https://www.pokernews.com/tours/wsop/2025-wsop/event-56-2500-mixed-triple-draw-lowball/

Big chip deficit but Benny Glaser heads up for another bracelet.  Man is a machine

Congrats Stuart.

Looks like a lot of chips at your table (this WSOP app is still useful!).  Who is "retracted", two to your left?  Nicknames still annoying from k3k miles away.

Main draw wild cards.

Have picked up all 3 juniors with biggest potential in the women's and Searle in the men's.  Feels the right decision.  Watson gets in again.

Jay Clarke, Oliver Crawford, Dan Evans, George Loffhagen, Johannus Monday, Jack Pinnington Jones, Henry Searle

Jodie Burrage, Harriet Dart, Fran Jones, Hannah Klugman, Petra Kvitova, Mika Stojsavljevic, Heather Watson and Mimi Xu

Others

https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/atoz/wild_cards.html

I don't know if Raducanu Boulter can get in automatically.  If they intend to play, which was indicated, then I think they would need a wild card, as their doubles ratings aren't going to be good enough?

oops you beat me too it while i was copy and pasting

Are you surprised Raducanu and Boulter aren't there in the doubles? 

I am sure they said that they would be back for Wimbledon, and there are other pairs that haven't played much together that have got wildcards. 

Main draw wild cards.

Have picked up all 3 juniors with biggest potential in the women's and Searle in the men's.  Feels the right decision.  Watson gets in again.

Jay Clarke, Oliver Crawford, Dan Evans, George Loffhagen, Johannus Monday, Jack Pinnington Jones, Henry Searle

Jodie Burrage, Harriet Dart, Fran Jones, Hannah Klugman, Petra Kvitova, Mika Stojsavljevic, Heather Watson and Mimi Xu

Others

https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/atoz/wild_cards.html

I don't know if Raducanu Boulter can get in automatically.  If they intend to play, which was indicated, then I think they would need a wild card, as their doubles ratings aren't going to be good enough?

Oh FFS.  This is really grim.  Unlucky Rob. 

https://www.pokernews.com/tours/wsop/2025-wsop/event-47-2500-mixed-omaha-hi-lo-seven-card-stud/chips.747116.htm

Good luck Rob.

Might try and stay up for a tiny bit

Good news to wake up to.  Go Stuart

The fun part of the next week or 2 is guessing who is going to get a WC into Wimbledon and into the qualifies.

women
dead certs (if fit)
Dart
Jones
Burrage

do they give one to Watson and/or Miyazaki?

rest all non GB?

Men
Harris is a cert (if he doesnt get in without it)
Evans, Clarke and Choinski are highly likely
Possibly Monday being younger than all the above


i am guessing its going to count on overseas players who are outside the top 100 and can draw the crowds

I think Watson is bound to get one after qualifying for Queens and winning a match in the main draw.  Think I'd prefer Banks or Xu over Myazaki.  Just wait to see how this week and next week goes at least? There might be quite a few for Brits as Osaka doesn't need one and Wozniaki is pregnant.  Don't know if Andreescu has done enough historically to warrant one.

If I was deciding, I'd put Choinski as a definite no. He is off playing on clay when there is a choice of grass tournaments.  Not sure if he is serious.  Evans and Clarke are definites.  Harris could get in direct, but is definite?  Think Monday gets one too.  Had been steadily rising in the rankings with solid results.  Crawford can get one if solid this week (import like Choinski, but at least trying on grass).

Maybe they should be looking at Henry Searle? Don't know how high Kyle Edmund would need to be to get one?

Well, Choinski and Fery got through qualifying in Nottingham.  Pinnington Jones got to the final in Ilkley, and Peniston has already won a match in Nottingham. So more late competition than I was expecting.

Think getting to a final in Ilkley is enough to get a wildcard for Wimbledon, especially given he was given one above others at Nottingham.

So think Harris, Evans, Pinnington Jones and Clarke must be in for Wimbledon main draw.  The other 2 (or so) could be any from 5 or 6 now.

Nobody really stepped up on the women's side.

Klugman and Xu both get wildcards for Nottingham Open.  Together with Dart and Jones.

Watson and Burrage wildcards to qualifying.

Direction of travel indicated at LTA?  Glad to see it.

Wonder if Miyazaki is injured?

Indeed we shall see.

You keep getting into position Tony, one of these days....

Maybe Tom, maybe. Being brutally honest, & this is not false modesty, I'm not good enough at the $1,600 Buy-In level & need to get very lucky. But when I somehow get into the money spots at that price level it's SUCH a thrill.

Whereas at, say, up to $600 or $800 I do genuinely fancy my chances & only have to get a bit lucky.





I'm utterly fascinated at how our minds work in these things, self-confidence (or not) & self-esteem.

Anyway, Venetian beckons. Will try & do some 'photos, it's such a lovely & well-run room. Chalk & cheese compared to the grand sounding MGM Grand.    

at the 1600 level are the players really that different than at 800 or 600? surely its generally the same sort of people doing just what you are doing buy in wise . jumping into what is on that day at varying stakes . some will be really good , some really bad. and you have half a century of experience against most of them.

From my perspective, 1100 at Wynn felt easier than 600 at MGM.  1500 WSOP probably easier than both.

Saw Kessler moaning about getting Negreanu and Matusow at his table.  Suggest Matusow, Negreanu and Kessler at the same table in a 10k PLO8  feels easier than that 1.5k at WSOP.

Think a lot of it is just psychological.  Am 800 feels much cheaper than a 1,500 and even an 1100.

The fun part of the next week or 2 is guessing who is going to get a WC into Wimbledon and into the qualifies.

women
dead certs (if fit)
Dart
Jones
Burrage

do they give one to Watson and/or Miyazaki?

rest all non GB?

Men
Harris is a cert (if he doesnt get in without it)
Evans, Clarke and Choinski are highly likely
Possibly Monday being younger than all the above


i am guessing its going to count on overseas players who are outside the top 100 and can draw the crowds

I think Watson is bound to get one after qualifying for Queens and winning a match in the main draw.  Think I'd prefer Banks or Xu over Myazaki.  Just wait to see how this week and next week goes at least? There might be quite a few for Brits as Osaka doesn't need one and Wozniaki is pregnant.  Don't know if Andreescu has done enough historically to warrant one.

If I was deciding, I'd put Choinski as a definite no. He is off playing on clay when there is a choice of grass tournaments.  Not sure if he is serious.  Evans and Clarke are definites.  Harris could get in direct, but is definite?  Think Monday gets one too.  Had been steadily rising in the rankings with solid results.  Crawford can get one if solid this week (import like Choinski, but at least trying on grass).

Maybe they should be looking at Henry Searle? Don't know how high Kyle Edmund would need to be to get one?

Always the ones you must expect

https://www.pokernews.com/news/2025/06/poker-playing-pirate-scotter-clark-arrested-48793.htm

Do you remember this guy Tikay?  Had the misfortune of him at my O8 tables a couple of days running a few years ago.  Spent the day shilling some bitcoin poker site and harassing the waiting staff and any other woman in his presence.  Was deeply unpleasant from what I remember.

Congrats Stuart.  That 22 was one ballsy call.  Would have been so gutting if he flipped over an ace.  Assume it was partly a read?

Anyway good luck later, hope you final table.

Good luck Stu. Sending good vibes from Blighty for the rest of the series

Hi Tony

You lost your phone?  Quite a turnout for Big O, nearly 1,500 already.  Quite a turnout, will get more practice for next time, as now bigger than PLO8 and mixed O8.  Can see you at 268 still, but guess the chip count is as unreliable as ever.

Just for info, I used the monorail today.  It is easy to get to from the Horseshoe end.  The station is just past the gym downstairs.  Don't know about MGM.  Might use it much more if I come back.  

Good luck anyone still in.

Tony has 82.5k according to the App.  Good luck, hope the new aggro Tony goes far.