Event 58 - $5K 6-Max NLH, Day 4 of 4, 595 entries
It's a first bracelet (after several near misses including 2 second places) for Jean-Robert Bellande.
JRB finished off Scot Dean Lyall (yet another very deep run for a British player) by winning 11 out of the last 12 hands. First prize was $616K, while Lyall more than doubled his career earnings with his $380K payday.
Well known online player Andrew Graham finished third.
Event 60 - $10K Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low 8 or Better Championship, Day 3 of 3, 218 entries so far
Taking a break from organising a brand new poker site, Phil Galfond earned his third bracelet in a game that isn't among his regular high stakes online repertoire.
He only took the lead in the event partway through heads-up play with Day 2 leader Michael McKenna who had finished fourth in the $1500 Razz just last week.
On an all-American final table, Ali Abduljabber was the third placed finisher.
Event 6, the $365 Giant NLH, Day 2 of 3, total of 8920 entries
One of the shorter stacks at the FT, Jeremy Perrin's first ambition was to ladder up a few spots. Once had had sixth he aimed for third, and only when he made the Top 3 did he think about winning it.
He beat Puerto Rican Luis Vazquez heads up, with Bulgarian Svetlozar Nestorov third, the top 3 picking up $250K, $155K and $118 respectively.
Alexander Lekhov's fifth place was his second FT of the series.
Event 62 - $888 Crazy Eights 8 Max NLH re-entry, 3 Day Event including 4 starting flights over 2 Days, $888,888 guarantee first prize, 2495 entries
The final 2 starting flights of the Crazy Eights were concluded with a familiar name at the top of the 1C listings - Chris Moorman. Several other Brits through - Mark McGovern, Oliver Price, Ian Simpson (who I believe was a guest in the days of Channel 861) and Conor Beresford,
Some other well known names progressing too including Sorel Mizzi, Eric Baldwin, Marvin Rettenmaier & Ylon Schwartz
Flight 1D contributes 138 players to the Day 2 total with Andrew Wilson fresh from his cash in the Tag Team event as top Brit with Andrew Hills and Katie Swift both through too.
Matt Salsberg is the leader from this flight with former ME winner Ryan Riess (and his almost namesake Ryan Weiss) bagging chips and moving on to Day 2.
Event 64 - $10K 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo Split 8 or Better Championship, Day 1 of 3, 133 entries so far
A little under half of the starting field made Day 2, with the reigning champion of this event, Chris Vitch, topping the table. He is also looking to become one of a very few players to win bracelets in three straight years.
The good news from a UK perspective is that Stuart Rutter is continiung to have a fine series. 6 cashes including 3 at $10K entry levels could be added to as he lies third overnight, with Daham Wang in second.
Sonny Osman also sits inside the Top 10 with Adam Owen, Benny Glaser and Jason Gray are also through.
Event 11 - $365 PLO Giant, Final starting flight
You wouldn't exepct to see Michael Mizrachi playing too many events at this entry level, but he's had a go at this one and ended the day as the chip leader of this flight.
He is in fact the overall leader across the 5 flights, his 1.845m chips outranking all the other qualifiers. He leapt to the top of the listings midway through the day, had a little bit of a blip, but then hit quads on the penultimate hand to regain the advantage.
There isn't a full list of the qualifiers online yet, if there is anyone particularly noteworthy I'll update later.
To Start Today
It's the big one.
Event 65 - $10K Main Event NLH Championship, multi-day event with 3 Day 1s
It doesn't look like we are getting any TV coverage of the early action in the UK this year. Last year we got at least 2 hours per day from the beginning (remember the clash between Vanessa Selbst and Gaelle Baumann?) but I can't see anything on the Programme Guide for today.
Gutted hope there will be coverage later in the event remember the selbst hand well she wanted to fold too
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