WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. Final: Live Update - Interactive

[snoopy1239]

 

[snoopy1239]

Chip Reese -- 1,756,000
Doyle Brunson -- 1,227,000
Andy Bloch -- 934,000
Phil Ivey -- 885,000
Jim Bechtel -- 841,000
David Singer -- 745,000
Dewey Tomko -- 438,000
T.J. Cloutier -- 351,000
Patrik Antonius -- 13,000
Jen Mason -- 1,000

[snoopy1239]

1st -- $1,784,640

2nd -- $1,029,600

3rd -- $617,760

4th -- $549,120

5th -- $480,480

6th -- $411,840

7th -- $343,200

8th -- $274,560

9th -- $205,920

[Djinn]

They are about to commence - sitting down and all, so I am going to go hover and listen to the announcements. 

It looks like the cream has pretty much risen to the top in this mixed event, giving credence to the opinion that such games are a truer test of all-round poker skill...but now it's NLHE so it's anybody's game.

P.S. We're not sure of the seat order - coming right up.

[snoopy1239]

Jen and I were talking in the taxi about how disappointing it is to see this turn into a No Limit Event just for ESPN. IT really should be about the poker, not television.

Making it No-Limit will not only remove some of the skill factor that players have displayed to reach this final, but also result in the winner of this table being partly the No Limit Champion, rather than the H.O.R.S.E. At the moment, in my humble opinion, we have several H.O.R.S.E champions - it seems unbalanced to suddenly introduce a whole new game.

In this final, we have Reese, Ivey, Brunson, Antonius, Cloutier, Tomko, and Bethchel (who many don't know is a Main Event winner). Bloch is darn handy too. But what this shows us is that the cream reall has risen to the top, making this event a much better depiction of which players are the strongest.

[snoopy1239]

Seat 1: Jim Bechtel -- 841,000



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[Jon MW]

Any opinions amongst the aficionados on who's the best NLHE player of those left?

[snoopy1239]

Seat 2: Doyle Brunson -- 1,227,000

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[snoopy1239]

Seat 3: Chip Reese -- 1,756,000

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[snoopy1239]

Seat 4: Dewey Tomko -- 438,000

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[snoopy1239]

Seat 5: Andy Bloch -- 934,000

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[snoopy1239]

Seat 6: T.J. Cloutier -- 351,000

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[snoopy1239]

Seat 7: David Singer -- 745,000

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[snoopy1239]

Seat 8: Patrik Antonius -- 13,000

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[snoopy1239]

Seat 9: Phil Ivey -- 885,000

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