2017 WSOP Fantasy Poker "Steve Ball challenge".. Staker game

[PokerPax]

I know you like your funny names John, there's a great one in event #41 the PLO.

Poor guy is called Willy Ding! 

[Bigfella42]

Has anyone paid for Poker Go and watched the live streams? I'm a bit reluctant to pay but if the coverage is good I might do a month for $10. Have seen a couple of negative posts about it bit that may have been simply due to stream delay. Interested in views on if it offers value for money.

Also really annoying that WSOP have wiped their historical videos off of you tube.

[MintTrav]

I know you like your funny names John, there's a great one in event #41 the PLO.

Poor guy is called Willy Ding! 

I see that Willy has cashed, Dave, and has previous cashes, so I'm sure he'll pop up again.

[MintTrav]

Has anyone paid for Poker Go and watched the live streams? I'm a bit reluctant to pay but if the coverage is good I might do a month for $10. Have seen a couple of negative posts about it bit that may have been simply due to stream delay. Interested in views on if it offers value for money.

Also really annoying that WSOP have wiped their historical videos off of you tube.

I wouldn't be worried about whether it's value for money if you're going to watch the Series for a month for $10. Can you just do a month or will you be stuck for longer? I wouldn't pay $120 a year for it.

[PokerPax]

I know you like your funny names John, there's a great one in event #41 the PLO.

Poor guy is called Willy Ding! 

I see that Willy has cashed, Dave, and has previous cashes, so I'm sure he'll pop up again.

Might be one to remember for next year then! 

[MintTrav]

Event 35: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em (ages 65+, 1 re-entry)

Winner	James Moore
Runners	1720
Paid	258
Final Table	9

Player	Position	Points
Chris Bjorin	72	1

Selector	Points
Irish Tom	1

James Moore became the first player to defend his title successfully this year. Heimiller and Mercier came very close, but Moore is the only one to get there.

Ken Aldridge was the most colourful player on the final table. Ken is known for two peculiarites. One is that he has worn his bracelet every day since he won it in 2009, never taking it off except to clean it. I can't remember what the other one is.

[MintTrav]

Event 36: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-handed)

Winner	Nadar Kakhmazov
Runners	574
Paid	87
Final Table	6

Player	Position	Points
James Obst	7	1
Mike Leah	17	1
Olivier Busquet	21	1
Michael Mizrachi	31	1
Niall Farrell	34	1
Adam Owen	40	1
John Racener	62	1
Bart Lybaert	65	1

Selector	Points
Ian	3
Irish Tom	3
Jo	3
Adam	2
Craig	2
Debbie	2
Karen	2
Leigh	2
Simon B	2
Barrie	1
Chris H	1
Del	1
English Tom	1
Gareth	1
Glenn	1
Luca	1
Paul H	1
Scottish Tom	1
Simon L	1
Stephen	1

[MintTrav]

Event 37: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em

Winner	Thomas Reynolds
Runners	2020
Paid	303
Final Table	9

Player	Position	Points
Michael Gathy	5	10
Ryan Leplante	52	1
Mike Leah	105	1
Roland Israelashvili	198	1
Loni Harwood	234	1
Phil Hellmuth	249	1
John Monnette	298	1

Selector	Points
John	11
Barrie	2
Gareth	2
Jo	2
Karen	2
Paul R	2
Simon L	2
Carl	1
Chris B	1
Chris H	1
Craig	1
English Tom	1
Glenn	1
Irish Tom	1
Leigh	1
Richard	1
Simon B	1
Stephen	1
Vince	1

Five pro's on the final table? No problem for 62-year-old accountant Tom Reynolds.


Tom 'My wife is very understanding' Reynolds.

[MintTrav]

Event 38: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship

Winner	Joe McKeehen
Runners	120
Paid	18
Final Table	9

Player	Position	Points
Ben Yu	4	12
J C Tran	5	10
Ian Johns	11	1
Shaun Deeb	12	1
Daniel Negreanu	13	1
Phil Hellmuth	16	1
Robert Mizrachi	17	1

Selector	Points
Barrie	13
Vince	13
Irish Tom	12
English Tom	3
Paul R	3
Richard	3
Adam	2
Gareth	2
Simon B	2
Simon L	2
Chris H	1
Craig	1
Debbie	1
Glenn	1
Ian	1
Jo	1
John	1
Karen	1
Leigh	1
Luca	1
Paxo	1
Scottish Tom	1
Stephen	1

How quickly they forget. How long since McKeehen won the Main Event? Two years. Five cashes last year, including two final tables. How many of us picked him on our teams? None. I predict that won't be the case next year after this.

Another 2016 Champion came close to defending. Ian Johns was chip-leader, but wasn't able to close it out.


Jim McKeever - forgotten

[Curlarge]

Has anyone paid for Poker Go and watched the live streams? I'm a bit reluctant to pay but if the coverage is good I might do a month for $10. Have seen a couple of negative posts about it bit that may have been simply due to stream delay. Interested in views on if it offers value for money.

Also really annoying that WSOP have wiped their historical videos off of you tube.

I've got the 1 month pass. It's pretty good tbh.

[MintTrav]

Event 39: $1,000 Turbo Bounty No-Limit Hold'em ($300 per player)

Winner	Rifat Palevic
Runners	1868
Paid	280
Final Table	9

Player	Position	Points
Park Yu Cheung	43	1
Dzmitry Urbanovich	90	1
Max Pescatori	116	1
Chris Ferguson	135	1
Mike Leah	272	1

Selector	Points
Craig	2
Glenn	2
Irish Tom	2
Leigh	2
Carl	1
Chris H	1
Del	1
Gareth	1
Jo	1
Karen	1
Paul R	1
Paxo	1
Stephen	1
Vince	1

A new event, super-turbo bounty. The whole thing took 15 hours end-to-end. I don't know if that's a record, but it might be.

The only memorable thing about it was that Francisco Lingaling cashed in 150th place.

[MintTrav]

Event 40: $1,500 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo 8/b

Winner	Ernest Bohn
Runners	595
Paid	90
Final Table	8

Player	Position	Points
Justin Bonomo	5	10
Max Pescatori	6	8
Chris Bjorin	24	1
Mike Leah	33	1
Randy Ohel	38	1
Allen Kessler	39	1
John Racener	46	1
Chris Ferguson	49	1
Michael Mizrachi	61	1
Dan Smith	70	1
Roland Israelashvili	72	1

Selector	Points
Del	20
Glenn	19
Debbie	12
Jo	12
Simon B	12
Adam	11
Chris H	11
Craig	11
Gareth	11
Ian	11
Luca	11
Paul R	10
Scottish Tom	10
Stephen	10
Carl	8
Paxo	8
Vince	8
Irish Tom	4
Barrie	2
John	1
Karen	1
Leigh	1
Simon L	1

NLHE may be a young man's game now but this was just like old times - Ted Forrest, Don Zewin, David Sklansky all in the top dozen or so.

Heads-up was between these two bucks:

              v             

William Kohler                                                  Ernest Bohn

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo - for those times when you feel like the world is going too fast nowadays.

[MintTrav]

Event 41: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha

Winner	Loren Klein
Runners	870
Paid	131
Final Table	9

Player	Position	Points
Thomas Taylor	109	1

Selector	Points
Leigh	1

Plenty of well-known names cashed in this, and we had none of them. Not our finest hour.
[Modified to include Thomas Taylor and a point for Leigh.]

The event would be totally forgettable for us if it wasn't for Paxo spotting Willy Ding.

TJ Cloutier (now aged 77) made the final table. Actually, his name has cropped up quite high in several tournament updates.

[PokerPax]

Event 41: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha

Winner	Loren Klein
Runners	870
Paid	131
Final Table	9

Player	Position	Points
-	-	-

Selector	Points
-	-

Plenty of well-known names cashed in this, and we had none of them. Not our finest hour.

The event would be totally forgettable for us if it wasn't for Paxo spotting Willy Ding.

TJ Cloutier (now aged 77) made the final table. Actually, his name has cropped up quite high in several tournament updates.

Unfortunately not in the seniors where I had him staked on staker! 

[TheHitDogAF]

#41

109 Thomas Taylor
 

Although we all know that Leigh is not really in the running