2016 WSOP Fantasy Game & Staker

[MintTrav]

Event 33: $1,500 Summer Solstice No Limit Hold'em

Runners	1840
Paid	276
Final Table	9

Player	Position	Points
Chris Moorman	13	1
James Edwards	59
Dan Kelly	94	1
Aleksandr Denisov	190	1
Olivier Busquet	204	1

Selector	Points
Karen	1
Barrie	1
Steve	1
Craig	1
Chris	1
John	1
Dann	1
Glenn	1

59th place for James Edwards!!

Four players left, including former WSOPE Main Event winner Adrian Mateos. Jon Turner, aka online phenom "Pearljammer", has gone out fifth, adding yet another to his string of online and live top results. Almost into double figures now in WSOP final tables, but still not quite getting that elusive bracelet.

[MintTrav]

Event 35: $5,000 Six-Handed No Limit Hold'em

Runners	541
Paid	82
Final Table	6

Player	Position	Points
Stephen Chidwick	32	1
Niall Farrell	51	1
Ismael Bojang	53	1
Matt Waxman	63	1
Dutch Boyd	68	1

Selector	Points
Richard	2
Tom F	2
Simon B	2
Chris	2
Carl	1
Paul	1
Karen	1
Paxo	1
Luca	1
Neil	1
Craig	1
Steve	1
Adam	1

Michael Gathy, who finished second in the $1.5k Razz, won his third bracelet in this.

A few interesting names showing up in the cash in this one - Joe Hachem, Felix Stephensen, Jake Cody, Galen Hall all made their first cash of the year.

Chidwick - remember him? Where did he disappear to? This is his first cash in over a dozen events.

[MintTrav]

STAKER - WSOP #35 NLHE 6 Handed

Staker	Profit
Ross Freeman	£1,276

Just the one winner today, Ross benefiting from Chidwick"s return to form.


STAKER LEADERBOARD - Top Ten

Staker	Profit
Suzanne Hayward	£134,248
Simon Lawlor	£128,215
Simon Brooke	£  81,433
Ross Freeman	£  51,391
Shane Hopkins	£  38,759
Rob Swindells	£  35,080
Leigh Wiltshire	£  23,925
Shirley Cole	£  16,967
Karen Mead	£    9,778
Christopher Kelly	£    5,908

http://www.staker.co.uk/leaderboard.asp

[MintTrav]

Event 36: $2,500 Mixed Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Runners	394
Paid	60
Final Table	8

Player	Position	Points
Jason Mercier	11	1
Allen Kessler	27	1
Maria Ho	42	1

Selector	Points
Paxo	2
Carl	2
Karen	1
Barrie	1
Dann	1
Tom F	1
Glenn	1
Simon B	1
Suzanne	1
Luca	1
Neil	1
Steve	1
John	1
Paul	1
Craig	1

Hani Awad finished second in this event last year and won it this year, beating Farbice Soulier, who has previously won a bracelet and got to heads-up in the WSOPE Main Event.

Very pleased to see Wing Wong cash in this. I also see that Tournament Director Matt Savage finished 23rd.

Jason Mercier flopped again, with a lowly 11th place finish.

[MintTrav]

Can Mercier get that third bracelet?

There are probably nine more opportunities:

   #39   $10k Six-Handed No Limit Hold'em Championship
   #40   $2.5k Mixed Limit Triple Draw Lowball
   #43   $10k Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better Championship
   #47   $10k 2-7 Limit Triple Draw Lowball Championship
   #51   $10k Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha Championship
   #55   $50k Poker Players Championship   
   #62   $25k High Roller Pot Limit Omaha
   #64   $3k Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Lo Split 8 or Better   
   #67   $111k High Roller for One Drop No Limit Hold'em

If they all fail, there is:
   #61   $1k Tag Team No Limit Hold'em
The team can consist of 2-4 players. He only has to play one rounds of blinds to be eligible for a bracelet.

And if he really gets desperate, there is always:
   #65   $10k Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship      

[ThinkerJE]

59th place for James Edwards!!

Not as surprised as I was!!!

[MintTrav]

Event 37: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha

Runners	776
Paid	117
Final Table	9

Player	Position	Points
Daniel Negreanu	34	1
Max Pescatori	112	1

Selector	Points
Adam	2
Carl	1
John	1
Luca	1
Richard	1
Barrie	1
Simon B	1
Simon L	1
Chris	1
Steve	1
Paul	1
Karen	1
Tom F	1
Glenn	1
Paxo	1
Neil	1
IrishTom	1

[MintTrav]

Event 38: $3,000 Six-Handed Limit Hold'em

Runners	245
Paid	37
Final Table	6

Player	Position	Points
Joe McKeehan	4	12
Jason Somerville	17	1
Jonathan Duhamel	34	1

Selector	Points
IrishTom	13
Glenn	1
Craig	1
Suzanne	1

This looks like a tough one - quite a few bracelet-winners showing up in the cash list. As well as the three above, there was Matt Matros (3), Rep Porter (3), Ian Johns (2), Ylon Schwartz, Jesse Martin, Michael Moore, Kenny Hsiung, Eric Froehlich (2), Jeff Lisandro (6), as well as three-time runner-up Chris Klodnicki and Mikhail Semin on his fourth final table this year.

Kudos then to Rafael Lebron. Prior to this year, he had one cash in the WSOP - 400th in a mass event. He got 206th in #23, taking his lifetime WSOP winnings to almost $8k. Now, three days apart, he has finished second in #30 for $213k and has won #38 for $169k.

“I wasn"t the best player at the final table at all. I might have been the worst. But, I got lucky. This was my day.”

[MintTrav]

21 players left in #39: $10k 6-Handed NLHE and we have six of them - Selbst, Bonomo, Little, Seiver, Kitai and Volpe.
Leonard, Duhamel, Ausmus and Deadman have already cashed for us. Oodles of points at the end of this one. This event took 3½ hours of hand-for-hand play to get through the cash bubble. Deadman tried to call the clock on a player on another table during the hand-for-hand, but wasn"t allowed.

Just seven left in #40: $2.5k Mixed Triple Draw Lowball. Urbanovich, Mercier, Rutter and Watson have cashed.

Forty players won their tables in #42: $3k Shootout NLHE. Our interest lies with Ho, Mizrachi, Chidwick and Esfandiari.

[MintTrav]

To Event #38:

Selector	Points
Luca	186
Barrie	175
Carl	175
Steve	156
Tom F	130
Craig	129
Glenn	128
John	119
Paxo	116
Paul	116
Karen	116
Simon B	116
Neil	112
Suzanne	103
Dann	99
Chris	95
Richard	92
Simon L	58
Adam	57
IrishTom	39

Good job Irish Tom added 50% to his score in that last event.

[fandango]

** REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED **

Ok guys and gals we have 20 entrants generating a prizepool of £200.

1.. £120 + APAT National seat (please support Staker game)
2.. £50
3.. £30



Good luck all may your Horses run strong!!

Prizepool is £190.

1... £110 + APAT National seat
2... £50
3... £30

[karen]

I"m guess when Dann has finally paid that will be going onto 1st place ?  

[fandango]

I"m guess when Dann has finally paid that will be going onto 1st place ?  

Indeed Karen we will have a full £200 in pool..

[PokerPax]

21 players left in #39: $10k 6-Handed NLHE and we have six of them - Selbst, Bonomo, Little, Seiver, Kitai and Volpe.
Leonard, Duhamel, Ausmus and Deadman have already cashed for us. Oodles of points at the end of this one. This event took 3½ hours of hand-for-hand play to get through the cash bubble. Deadman tried to call the clock on a player on another table during the hand-for-hand, but wasn"t allowed.

Just seven left in #40: $2.5k Mixed Triple Draw Lowball. Urbanovich, Mercier, Rutter and Watson have cashed.

Forty players won their tables in #42: $3k Shootout NLHE. Our interest lies with Ho, Mizrachi, Chidwick and Esfandiari.

I also have Rhys Jones in #42 John  

[MintTrav]

Forty players won their tables in #42: $3k Shootout NLHE. Our interest lies with Ho, Mizrachi, Chidwick and Esfandiari.

I also have Rhys Jones in #42 John  

And he has just become the first player to qualify for the final table. Gotta have some sympathy for George Trigeorgis, who lost heads-up to Jones in the second round, losing with a full house to Jones" quads and then with trips to Jones" straight. Running like that, Jones must be favourite for the bracelet.

Edit: Chidwick and Ho have now also made it to the final table - the others are out.