
Seniors Championship
Taruli Aritonang Quickly Recovers

Facing a button open and a three bet, Peter Bennett squeezed all-in on the big blind for 9,100 (9 BB) and saw initial raiser Taruli Aritonang shove to isolate.
Bennett dominated, exited the arena just as board 8♠ T♠ J♥ K♣ K♦ ran a broadway straight for Aritonang.
Player | Hand | Chips |
---|---|---|
TA Taruli Aritonang | A♥Q♦ D | 41,500(42 BB) |
PB Peter Bennett | A♦2♦ BB | busted |
Chip Count Update
Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
---|---|---|---|
PR Peter Randle | 15,000(19 BB) | 7 | 1 |
LP Lawrence Pashak | 36,200(45 BB) | 7 | 2 |
RG Rajesh Goyal | 34,400(43 BB) | 7 | 3 |
15,000(19 BB) | 7 | 4 | |
HC Harry Cheatham | 23,400(29 BB) | 7 | 5 |
ND Neil Davidson | 17,100(21 BB) | 7 | 6 |
SK Sean Keeton | 47,200(59 BB) | 7 | 7 |
84,000(105 BB) | 7 | 8 | |
48,600(61 BB) | 44 | 1 | |
RZ Rustem Zhugralin | 15,000(19 BB) | 44 | 2 |
JM James McCann | 18,500(23 BB) | 44 | 3 |
KI Ko Isayama | 13,600(17 BB) | 44 | 4 |
MW Michael Wood (3) | 55,300(69 BB) | 44 | 5 |
TH Todd Hansen | 26,600(33 BB) | 44 | 6 |
CT Calvin Tan | 33,500(42 BB) | 44 | 8 |
RF Rudolf Fourie | 14,000(18 BB) | 44 | 9 |
RS Roman Shcherbakov | 13,300(17 BB) | 45 | 1 |
MM Michael Murray | 28,700(36 BB) | 45 | 2 |
MW Mark Warren | 8,800(11 BB) | 45 | 3 |
OM Olivier Moyon | 20,000(25 BB) | 45 | 4 |
EB Eric Bennici | 13,500(17 BB) | 45 | 6 |
NS Nobuyasu Sato | 15,000(19 BB) | 45 | 7 |
25,000(31 BB) | 45 | 8 | |
AA Alfie Adam | 36,100(45 BB) | 45 | 9 |
MA Markus Albisser | 72,000(90 BB) | 46 | 3 |
BG Brian Green | 13,500(17 BB) | 46 | 4 |
TA Taruli Aritonang | 18,000(23 BB) | 46 | 5 |
WP Wayde Parker | 15,000(19 BB) | 46 | 6 |
PB Peter Bennett | 37,400(47 BB) | 46 | 7 |
DL Diego Lopez | 8,200(10 BB) | 46 | 8 |
RT Ronnie Tate | 54,000(68 BB) | 46 | 9 |
Peter Bennett Pads the Pot Further
With only 1,700 in the pot across board 7♦ K♣ 9♦ 4♥ 4♦ , Ronnie Tate went for an over bet of 2,600 against Peter Bennett on the big blind. Bennett responded with a check raise for 5,000 more, and left Tate unable to continue.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
PB Peter Bennett | 20,300(68 BB) |
RT Ronnie Tate | 2,500(8 BB) |
All Queens Out on the Felt
Peter Randle flicked in his last 1,400 and was in for a fourway pot onto flop Q♦ Q♥ J♦ .
Wayde Parker led out a 2,100 bet on the big blind, called by Peter Bennett behind. On turn 7♠ , Parker quickly surrendered after Bennett sent out a hefty 10,000 bet.
Randle Q♦ T♣
Bennett Q♣ T♥
Both with the same hand, the two chopped up the main pot as river K♣ completed the board while Bennett took the side pot for an additional boost.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
PB Peter Bennett | 17,700(59 BB) |
WP Wayde Parker | 7,700(26 BB) |
PR Peter Randle | 2,900(10 BB) |
Quick Double for Peter Bennett

With a pot of 2,500 seen in the middle on flop 4♠ 7♥ Q♦ , action saw player on the small blind lead all-in against two players behind. Peter Bennett found the call with top pair K♣ Q♠ , risking his last 7,200.
Opponent with 8♣ 4♣ , failed to catch up on either turn 9♦ or river K♦ , and Bennett was awarded the full double up.
Player | Chips |
---|---|
PB Peter Bennett | 16,900(85 BB) |
Wayde Parker Pulls a Runner Runner

Facing an early open and a call, Taruli Aritonang sent out a 700 three bet on the small blind. Wayde Parker right behind, came along and so did the two.
On flop J♥ K♥ 5♦ , Aritonang led 1,000 and was called by both Parker and initial raiser Peter Bennett. All three checked round turn 6♦ onto river 2♦ , where Parker gunned for a final 2,500. Bennett paid the price, and mucked as Parker showed a straight 4♠ 3♣ .
Player | Chips |
---|---|
WP Wayde Parker | 21,200(212 BB) |
TA Taruli Aritonang | 7,600(76 BB) |
PB Peter Bennett | 7,600(76 BB) |
Early in the Mix
Player | Chips |
---|---|
15,000(150 BB) | |
PB Peter Bennett | 15,000(150 BB) |
WP Wayde Parker | 15,000(150 BB) |
TA Taruli Aritonang | 15,000(150 BB) |
15,000(150 BB) | |
EB Eric Bennici | 15,000(150 BB) |
15,000(150 BB) | |
MJ Michael Jenkins | 15,000(150 BB) |
OM Olivier Moyon | 15,000(150 BB) |
MW Mark Warren | 15,000(150 BB) |