So ganz allmählich schrumpft das Feld bei WSOP Event #32, der $1.000 Seniors Championship in Richtung Bracelet-Vergabe, doch leider ohne deutsche Siegchancen.
Am dritten Turniertag ging Richard Behling als letzter Deutschsprachiger der 101 Spieler ins Rennen und hielt lange seine Siegchancen intakt, doch dann erwischte es ihn leider kurz vor dem Final Table.
Seine letzte Million reshovte er mit KQ gegen den Open-Raise von Matthew Davis, doch sein Gegner callte mit AK und bei lauter Blanks war dann auf Platz 11 Endstation.
Über das Preisgeld von $46.137 und einen echten Deep Run darf sich der beste deutschsprachige Senior aber auf jeden Fall freuen.
Am Ende des Tages tütete acht Spieler ihre Chips ein, aktueller Chipleader ist Gary Friedlander, der fast zwei Millionen Chips mehr als der Zweitplatzierte Bill Stabler hat.
Der Sieger erhält fast $663.000, alle acht Finalisten haben schon einmal $76.204 sicher.
WSOP Event #32, $1.000 Seniors Championship, Stand vor dem Finale
| Gary Friedlander | 8.080.000 |
| Bill Stabler | 6.085.000 |
| Matthew Davis | 6.010.000 |
| Bill Bennett | 2.735.000 |
| Frank Berry | 2.090.000 |
| Rachel Delatorre | 1.645.000 |
| Joseph Schulman | 1.510.000 |
| Scott Hamilton-Hill | 1.455.000 |
Bisherige Payouts bis Platz 100:
| 1 | $662.983 | ||
| 2 | $409.456 | ||
| 3 | $303.859 | ||
| 4 | $227.111 | ||
| 5 | $170.973 | ||
| 6 | $129.648 | ||
| 7 | $99.032 | ||
| 8 | $76.204 | ||
| 9 | Thad Smith | United States | $59.074 |
| 10 | Sotirios Zafiris | United States | $46.137 |
| 11 | Richard Behling | Germany | $46.137 |
| 12 | Felipe Quijano | United States | $46.137 |
| 13 | William Flachsbart | United States | $36.306 |
| 14 | Michael Gonzalez | United States | $36.306 |
| 15 | Daniel Rosenberger | United States | $36.306 |
| 16 | Frank Tomasetti | United States | $28.787 |
| 17 | Marc Lome | United States | $28.787 |
| 18 | Dennis Otto | United States | $28.787 |
| 19 | Marty Gorenc | United States | $23.000 |
| 20 | David Kanealii | United States | $23.000 |
| 21 | Kendale Limahai | United States | $23.000 |
| 22 | Colin Burton | Canada | $23.000 |
| 23 | John Lux | United States | $23.000 |
| 24 | Johnny Cuchia | United States | $23.000 |
| 25 | Richard Munro | United States | $23.000 |
| 26 | Kenneth Hutchinson | Canada | $23.000 |
| 27 | Gary Friedman | United States | $23.000 |
| 28 | Anthony Gianfermi | United States | $18.518 |
| 29 | Timothy Armstrong | Canada | $18.518 |
| 30 | Patrick Heneghan | United States | $18.518 |
| 31 | Jeffrey Hill | United States | $18.518 |
| 32 | Tommy Townsend | United States | $18.518 |
| 33 | Eric Liebeler | United States | $18.518 |
| 34 | Richard Kerman | United States | $18.518 |
| 35 | James Nelson | United States | $18.518 |
| 36 | Keith Lehr | United States | $18.518 |
| 37 | Lee Budin | United States | $15.025 |
| 38 | William Sindelar | United States | $15.025 |
| 39 | Barry Manning | United States | $15.025 |
| 40 | Jim McCrink | United States | $15.025 |
| 41 | Rodney Hobbs | United States | $15.025 |
| 42 | Richard Lombardo | United States | $15.025 |
| 43 | Jean-Paul Pasqualini | France | $15.025 |
| 44 | Laurence OHalloran | United States | $15.025 |
| 45 | Andrei Konopelko | Belarus | $15.025 |
| 46 | Michael Nassivera | United States | $12.287 |
| 47 | Ronald Bishop | United States | $12.287 |
| 48 | Barry Schultz | United States | $12.287 |
| 49 | William Wilkinson | United States | $12.287 |
| 50 | Daniel Rogers | United States | $12.287 |
| 51 | Geoffrey Campion | United States | $12.287 |
| 52 | David James | United States | $12.287 |
| 53 | Dimitrios Sampanis | Greece | $12.287 |
| 54 | Dean Hughes | United States | $12.287 |
| 55 | Larry Wright | United States | $10.128 |
| 56 | Jay Chung | United States | $10.128 |
| 57 | Allen Nielson | United States | $10.128 |
| 58 | Loren Cloninger | United States | $10.128 |
| 59 | Greg Frank | United States | $10.128 |
| 60 | Richard Jablonka | United States | $10.128 |
| 61 | Mike Allis | United States | $10.128 |
| 62 | Russell Fox | United States | $10.128 |
| 63 | Allan Rosen | United States | $10.128 |
| 64 | Stephen Leahy | United States | $8.414 |
| 65 | Keith Clarke | United States | $8.414 |
| 66 | James Reynolds | United States | $8.414 |
| 67 | Glyn Banks | United States | $8.414 |
| 68 | Steven Brown | South Africa | $8.414 |
| 69 | Curt Kohlberg | United States | $8.414 |
| 70 | Nick Tsoukalas | United States | $8.414 |
| 71 | Jehan Zaib | United Kingdom | $8.414 |
| 72 | Jimmy Earnest | United States | $8.414 |
| 73 | Per Hildebrand | Sweden | $7.046 |
| 74 | Michael Lang | United States | $7.046 |
| 75 | Douglas Hartwick | Canada | $7.046 |
| 76 | Gregory Baird | United States | $7.046 |
| 77 | John Short | United States | $7.046 |
| 78 | Jeffrey Miller | United States | $7.046 |
| 79 | Stephen Roselius | United States | $7.046 |
| 80 | Theodore Pasinski | United States | $7.046 |
| 81 | James Passas | United States | $7.046 |
| 82 | James Sileo | United States | $5.949 |
| 83 | Todd Dalrymple | United States | $5.949 |
| 84 | Manelic Minaya | United States | $5.949 |
| 85 | Donald Sawyer | United States | $5.949 |
| 86 | David Michaud | United States | $5.949 |
| 87 | James Mallen | Canada | $5.949 |
| 88 | Brian Foley | United States | $5.949 |
| 89 | Kelly Mccullum | United States | $5.949 |
| 90 | Michael Marucci | United States | $5.949 |
| 91 | Eric Laneve | United States | $5.063 |
| 92 | Deborah Phillips | United States | $5.063 |
| 93 | James Pritchard | United States | $5.063 |
| 94 | Sanford Tabin | United States | $5.063 |
| 95 | Kris Wagner | United States | $5.063 |
| 96 | Dean Schmidt | United States | $5.063 |
| 97 | Dan Dumont | United States | $5.063 |
| 98 | Shukri Mushahwar | United Kingdom | $5.063 |
| 99 | David Hobson | United States | $5.063 |
| 100 | Frank Sundey | United States | $4.345 |
