WSOP 2019 Updates

[BigAdz]

I was just thinking that the only thing TonyT hadn't mentioned was having a shit, but then he mentions he had a wank.

On this basis, I guess he must be constipated.

Not got quite the same flow or colour of other diary posts, but at least each one doesn't finish with a Gif.

I see how Vegas makes its money now.

[Doobs]

This is an interesting hand

https://uk.pokernews.com/tours/wsop/2019-wsop/event-22-1000-double-stack/chips.225026.htm

It may be misreported, but it seems to me that if she has only put 105,000 chips over the line and never said all in, then I don't see how the ruling was that it was all in.

Her opponent has checked the amount of call and called that amouny, and has accepted the action as presented to him.  I don't understand how they can say he had accepted any other action.  I fully accept that he is very likely to have just shoved the extra if he thought that she was 25k short, or that they would have got it all in on the flop, but thes things shouldn't matter?  If my intention is to raise 600, and I say raise and put in 5100, nobody ever rules that I only ever intended to raise 600.  And if they both turn there hands over pre, then neither can take an aggressive action after the flop?  It also grates a bit because she benefits as she is the only one of the two who knows that she has held the 25k back.   I don't think any of this is an angle.

[Karabiner]

Are they not using the allin button this year?

[Jamier-Host]

Keep 'em coming Tony and GL tomorrow.

Ditto - enjoyed those!

[celtic]

This is an interesting hand

https://uk.pokernews.com/tours/wsop/2019-wsop/event-22-1000-double-stack/chips.225026.htm

It may be misreported, but it seems to me that if she has only put 105,000 chips over the line and never said all in, then I don't see how the ruling was that it was all in.

Her opponent has checked the amount of call and called that amouny, and has accepted the action as presented to him.  I don't understand how they can say he had accepted any other action.  I fully accept that he is very likely to have just shoved the extra if he thought that she was 25k short, or that they would have got it all in on the flop, but thes things shouldn't matter?  If my intention is to raise 600, and I say raise and put in 5100, nobody ever rules that I only ever intended to raise 600.  And if they both turn there hands over pre, then neither can take an aggressive action after the flop?  It also grates a bit because she benefits as she is the only one of the two who knows that she has held the 25k back.   I don't think any of this is an angle.

If she lost the hand do you think she would have just handed over the 25k chip too, or claimed she wasn't all in?

[Doobs]

This is an interesting hand

https://uk.pokernews.com/tours/wsop/2019-wsop/event-22-1000-double-stack/chips.225026.htm

It may be misreported, but it seems to me that if she has only put 105,000 chips over the line and never said all in, then I don't see how the ruling was that it was all in.

Her opponent has checked the amount of call and called that amouny, and has accepted the action as presented to him.  I don't understand how they can say he had accepted any other action.  I fully accept that he is very likely to have just shoved the extra if he thought that she was 25k short, or that they would have got it all in on the flop, but thes things shouldn't matter?  If my intention is to raise 600, and I say raise and put in 5100, nobody ever rules that I only ever intended to raise 600.  And if they both turn there hands over pre, then neither can take an aggressive action after the flop?  It also grates a bit because she benefits as she is the only one of the two who knows that she has held the 25k back.   I don't think any of this is an angle.

If she lost the hand do you think she would have just handed over the 25k chip too, or claimed she wasn't all in?

I really don't know.  She seems nice enough, and I can't remember any real complaints abut her (I am sure I have heard the odd bit of chauvinst crap), but I have no idea what her intentions were.  It seems odd to have got to the end of the hand before she remembered she hadn't put 25k in.  You'd think she'd just flip the 25k in when she turned over if she believed it was all in, or at least say "whoa I still have 25k" when he flips.  The whole thing seems odd, which makes me think it was just misreported.  We all have brain fades every so often, but even if it was one, why does she get the extra 25k?

[celtic]

This is an interesting hand

https://uk.pokernews.com/tours/wsop/2019-wsop/event-22-1000-double-stack/chips.225026.htm

It may be misreported, but it seems to me that if she has only put 105,000 chips over the line and never said all in, then I don't see how the ruling was that it was all in.

Her opponent has checked the amount of call and called that amouny, and has accepted the action as presented to him.  I don't understand how they can say he had accepted any other action.  I fully accept that he is very likely to have just shoved the extra if he thought that she was 25k short, or that they would have got it all in on the flop, but thes things shouldn't matter?  If my intention is to raise 600, and I say raise and put in 5100, nobody ever rules that I only ever intended to raise 600.  And if they both turn there hands over pre, then neither can take an aggressive action after the flop?  It also grates a bit because she benefits as she is the only one of the two who knows that she has held the 25k back.   I don't think any of this is an angle.

If she lost the hand do you think she would have just handed over the 25k chip too, or claimed she wasn't all in?

I really don't know.  She seems nice enough, and I can't remember any real complaints abut her (I am sure I have heard the odd bit of chauvinst crap), but I have no idea what her intentions were.  It seems odd to have got to the end of the hand before she remembered she hadn't put 25k in.  You'd think she'd just flip the 25k in when she turned over if she believed it was all in, or at least say "whoa I still have 25k" when he flips.  The whole thing seems odd, which makes me think it was just misreported.  We all have brain fades every so often, but even if it was one, why does she get the extra 25k?

Aye, giving her the extra 25k seems a mistake imo.

[tonytats]

Paul Fowler ex Luton reg 5 th in aria plo for $3500 yesterday
Playing the Rio $600 plo today and the 1 k weds
I think you know him tony ? / met him late on in a plo event last year

[tikay]

Some good news about a special blonde in Vegas.

Tal has made Day 2 of the WSOP Doublestack.

Not in good shape, he has 106k at 6k/12k/12k & it's a Super Turbo thing, but he's in the money, that's the main thing. First WSOP cash is the best thing ever for a rec.

Given his precarious stack, I was there just after the noon start, & I promised not to hang around given my bokking abilties.


Lovely picture, though it's a shame about the shirt;

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[tikay]

Slightly intimidating to be sitting to the right of Billy Big Stack too;

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[tikay]

But then, before I could depart, a problem arose.

Fella round the back opens, & Tal jams.

I almost ran away, what with my rep & everything.

Villain has the A-Q, & our man had the 7-7;

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[tikay]

Never in doubt.

Lord Bok? Not me Sir, not me.

Don't think I'll press though.

[Marky147]

Flipadelphia!

Good luck, Tal.

[Karabiner]

Love the shirt Simon - Swallows and Amazons possibly?

GL that man 

[tikay]

Event 18 - $10K, Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, Day 4 of 4, 183 entrants


Frankie O'Dell became the first person in WSOP history to win a third bracelet exclusively in Omaha Hi-Lo as he took the $10K event to add to bracelets way back in 2003 and 2007.

This one earned him more than the other two put together, $443,641. The new grandfather deafeated Owais Ahmed heads-up with another former bracelet winner Robert Mizrachi in 3rd.


Event 19 - $1500 Millionaire Maker, Day 2 of 5, 8809 entries


Its The Cosby Show in the Millionaire Maker as Samuel Cosby is the Day 2 chip leader, the only player over 3 million in chips.

The second placed player is listed as "Did Not Report" with Nathan Russler in third.

Former ME winner Joe McKeehen is the first well known player in 4th spot, while Calvin Anderson is near the top of the listings for the second day running and some other players inside the top 200 of 309 are Kathy Liebert, JC Tran, Bruno Politano and Brock Parker

Brits? Stefan Fanian (42nd), Paul Hizer (98th) and Ben Farrell 118th, with others including Sam Welbourne and Peter Charalambous


Event 20 - $1500 Seven Card Stud, Day 2 of 4, 285 entries


They did stop at 6 players and will resume for the FT with almost a two-way at the top between Anthony Zinno and Eli Elezra who between tham have over 80% of the chips in play.

They each have over 50 Big Bets, Valentin Vornicu has 11, while Rep Porter, Phongthep Thiptinnakon and David Singer are on fumes, with only about 5 Big Bets between the three of them so we may some laddering up considerations even at this level.


Event 21 - $10K No Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw, Day 2 of 4, 91 entries


In contrast to Event 20, this one will finish with only 3 days play but not today as they have reached a Final Table, but will take a day's break before playing to a finish on Tuesday.

Some well known names among the 7, with Jean-Robert Ballande the chip leader, Prahland Friedman in second and Paul Volpe (who won this corresponding event in 2014) third.

I'm not finished yet, as the most successful player in WPT history Darren Elias 4th, 1993 ME winner Jim Bechtel 5th and 2-7 lowball specialist Vince Musso trailing in 7th.

That leaves Brazilian Pedro Bromfman who the most impressive thing I can say about is that he was the Day 1 chip leader.


Event 22 - $1000 Double Stack NLH, Day 1 of 2, 3253 entries


Nearly 90% of the players were eliminated by the end of Day 2 with an Bulgaria/Israel/Portugal top 3 - Ivan Uzunov, Timur Margolin and Jose Carlos Brito the players concerned.

It's rare that the biggest name in a WSOP event isn't actually a poker player, but that's possibly the case here as sitting in 50th spot is former Olympic boxing champion Audley Harrison nowadays listing Westlake Village, California as his home town.

Jennifer Tilly & Maria Ho are perhaps the two best known actual poker players, but this is going to be fast and furious on Day 2 playing down to a winner and my money is on a comparitive unknown taking the bracelet.


Event 23 - $1500 Eight Game Mix, Day 1 of 3, 612 entries


A record field of 612 entered, 225 are still with 92 to be paid after the bubble bursts some time on Day 2. The winner will take home $177K

Aleksandr Gofman currently has the chip lead and there's a decent gap back to second placed Mihails Morozovs with the first of the big names, Michael Mizrachi 3rd and "Miami" John Cernuto 4th.

Phil Hellmuth has had a relatively quiet time in the live events so far, but he's made two here alongside both David Bakers, Chris Ferguson (boo), Allen Kessler, Jen Harman, Shaun Deeb etc.

Philip Long took this bracelet for GB last year and he's still involved, as is another former winner Ron Ware, and some more UK players Patrick Leonard, David Tarbet, Toby Lewis and Adam Owen (first mention this year I think)


Event 24 - $600 WSOP.com Online PLO 6 handed, 1 Day Event, 1216 entrants

13 hours of online PLO were necessary to reduce a field of 1216 down to 1, and when all the virtual chips had settled, they were in the possession of Josh Pollock who was collecting his second overall bracelet, his first also coming in PLO but in the live environment back in 2013.

Jason Gooch and Jared Bleznick were second and third while the best known player on the FT was 3-time bracelet winner Phil Galfont who went out in 5th.



To start today

Event 25 - $600 PLO Deepstack, 2 Day Event

Event 26 - $2520 NLH Marathon, 6 Day Event

Event 27 - $1500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or better, 4 Day Event