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Former MLB All-Star Turned PBA50 Pro Bowler Goes Deep in WSOP Seniors Event

A one-time all-star pitcher in the show, John Burkett found success on the mounds of Major League Baseball parks across the country. After hanging up his glove, he's found more on the lanes of bowling alleys across America, now a member of the PBA50 senior tour. Saturday, he found success at the 2015 World Series of Poker, cashing in the $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship and running deep into Day 2.

"This is great," he told PokerNews. "I've never made it through a field this big before.