WSOP Event $44 $50K Poker Players Championship Day 4
Shawn Buchanan of British Columbia took 8th place in this prestigious event, navigating through the 10-game mix to 8th place and $139K in prize money. The final 6 play it out today.
WSOP Event #45 $1.5K NLHE Day 3
The indomitable Tyler Patters0n of Washington State made it through over 1.6K players to the final two tables for 18th place and $15K. Today, the last two battle for the bracelet.
| In the Money Finish Position | Rank End of Day 2 | Rank End of Day 1 | Player | State | Chips End of Day 1 | Chips End of Day 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 20 | 9 | Tyler Patterson | WA | 119,200 | 234,000 |
| 56 | 32 | Christopher Brewer | OR | 77,000 | ||
| 91 | 76 | Takashi Matsushita | WA | 55,000 | ||
| 51 | 144 | Kyle Ho | BC | 37,600 | ||
| 192 | Dylan Linde | ID | 26,500 | |||
| 236 | Marshall Virtue | BC | 17,900 | |||
| 249 | Lance Uhden | WA | 12,800 |
WSOP Event #46 $3K PLO 6-Max Day 3
Dan Idema of BC picked up $53K for 6th place, eliminated on the first hand of the official final table. Four players are coming back for Day 4 after a long standoff.
| In the Money Finish Position | Rank End of Day 2 | Rank End of Day 1 | Player | State | Chips End of Day 1 | Chips End of Day 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 46 | Daniel Idema | BC | 80,000 | 970,000 |
| 27 | 9 | Cole Jackson | WA | 149,600 | ||
| 47 | 49 | Ami Barer | BC | 78,200 | ||
| 74 | 44 | Jordan Simoneau | OR | 80,600 | ||
| 74 | Michael Baxter | BC | 60,100 | |||
| 87 | Kevin MacPhee | ID | 52,400 | |||
| 100 | Shane Douglas | ID | 44,500 | |||
| 146 | Scott Eskanazi | WA | 17,600 | |||
| 152 | Douglas Corning | OR | 14,800 |
WSOP Event #47 $2.5K NLHE Day 2
Chad Wassmuth of Idaho was the only PNW player to cash in this event on Day 2; it’s his fourth cash of of the series and he’s more than quadrupled his earnings from previous WSOP and WSOP Circuit events. Oregon’s Kyle Zartman is 31st among the 41 players returning for Day 3. If he can place higher than 27th, it will be his largest WSOP cash to date.
| In the Money Finish Position | Rank End of Day 2 | Rank End of Day 1 | Player | State | Chips End of Day 1 | Chips End of Day 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 31 | 230 | Kyle Zartman | OR | 28,300 | 205,000 |
| 127 | 225 | Chad Wassmuth | ID | 29,600 | ||
| 105 | Nair Jayakrishnan | WA | 55,300 | |||
| 136 | Scott Clements | WA | 46,000 | |||
| 176 | Glenn Miller | WA | 36,200 | |||
| 201 | Gareth Struivig De Groot | BC | 32,500 | |||
| 247 | Dan Martin | OR | 25,700 | |||
| 314 | Stephen Stanard | ID | 10,900 |
WSOP Event #48 $1.5K Seven Card Stud Day 2
Kent Novick of WA cashed in 35th place. The event is at the final table today with no PNW players remaining.
WSOP Event #49 $1.5K PLO8 Day 1
It’s unusual that you see three names from a state with as small a population as Idaho in a list of 162 poker players, but the PLO8 brought them out. Washington’s Scott Clements is in the top 5 overall, ahead of the rest of the sizable contingent of PNW players coming back for Day 2. 90 make the money.
| In the Money Finish Position | Rank End of Day 2 | Rank End of Day 1 | Player | State | Chips End of Day 1 | Chips End of Day 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 16 | 78 | Joseph Haddad | OR | 31,300 | 174,000 |
| 25 | 30 | Thomas Taylor | BC | 56,000 | ||
| 39 | 15 | Adam Coats | WA | 70,800 | ||
| 48 | 29 | James Roullier | OR | 56,700 | ||
| 52 | 4 | Scott Clements | WA | 119,000 | ||
| 54 | 75 | Quang Truong | WA | 32,000 | ||
| 75 | 81 | Phillip Riley | BC | 30,400 | ||
| 87 | 86 | Srider Nadarajah | OR | 28,300 | ||
| 89 | 128 | Louis Picconi | ID | 18,300 | ||
| 132 | Jacob Panzeri | ID | 17,000 | |||
| 141 | Dylan Linde | ID | 12,000 | |||
| 143 | Noah Bronstein | WA | 11,600 | |||
| 147 | John Murphy | WA | 10,300 |
WSOP Event #50 $10K Limit Hold’em Day 1
117 elites entered for the chance at 18 paying spots. 74 are left going into Day 2, including these PNW players: Ian Johns (WA, 14th), Daniel Idema (BC, 15), Shane Douglas (ID, 56), and Terrence Chan (BC, 69th).
WSOP Daily Deepstack $185 6/23
Dong Guo of Victoria, BC took 3rd of 246 entries, and Mans Montgomery of ID placed 12th.
WSOP Daily Deepstack $235 6/23
Jacob Panzera of Boise beat 922 others to take first place, officially winning $33K (chops aren’t recorded in the reports). BC’s Daniel Davies cashed for a bit less in 35th, with Troy Worth (BC), Jay Keeler (BC) and Lance Dodd (WA) in 89th, 91st, and 92nd. If you want to compare Daily Deepstacks prize pools, there’s a chart.
Venetian DSE Event #43 $1.1K PLO8 $150K Guarantee
253 players entered this event for a prize pool of nearly $250K, and $50K up top. Miltiathis Douvas of BC took 13th place for $3.7K.
Venetian DSE Event #44 $600 NLHE Seniors $250K Guarantee
661 entrants and a $345K prize pool garnered the final seven players $29K apiece, with an extra $8.5K going to first. David Simon of Idaho Falls was in the chop.
Venetian DSE Event #46 $400 NLHE Bounty $30K Guarantee
Almost doubling the prize pool (plus bounties) with 165 players, Stacey Vaughn of Bend, OR, scored $4.8K in prize money for 3rd.
Grand Poker Series #45 $150 NLHE
Judith Vigoren and Jordan Batterman of Washington both cashed in this 145-entry event.
Wynn Summer Classic $300 NLHE $25K Guarantee
The game on 6/23 more than doubled the guarantee, and Joseph Wailor of WA made the final table for $1.35K.
PHamous Poker Series Event #37 $150 PLO $5K Guarantee
Floyd Bangerter of Washington took 8th place of 103 entries. The prize pool was nearly $12K.
Today’s Las Vegas Series Events
- The WSOP’s $1.5K Dealer’s Choice starts this afternoon, with the $3K NLHE 6-Max kicking off at noon. Tomorrow is the $10K Ladies event (with a $9K discount for actual ladies) and the $10K PLO 8-Max.
- Today is the first of three Venetian flights in a $500K NLHE with a $1.6K buy-in. There’s a $300 satellite tonight. Tomorrow is a second flight for the $500K and a $300 $20K guarantee NLHE Survivor.
- Planet Hollywood has another busy day. It’s the first of the three flights to the $1M guarantee, a $165 satellite to the LIPS National Championship on Saturday, a $5K guarantee PLO8 game for $150, and another satellite to the $1M. Tomorrow is a $1M flight and a satellite to same.
- Aria has a $235 NLHE game at 1pm and a $150 NLHE at 7pm. Same tomorrow.
- The Wynn Summer Classic has $300 NLHE with $25K guarantees today through Monday.
- The Hollywood Poker Open at the M Resort kicks off today, with $235 satellites to the $2.5K Main Event ($500K guarantee, starting tomorrow). Starting times at 3pm, 7 pm, and a turbo at 10pm.
- The Grand Poker Series has the ever-popular Big O ($240) at 11am and a $350 NLHE Bounty ($100 for each knockout) at 1pm. Tomorrow is a $350 NLHE with $100K guarantee.
- Binion’s Poker Classic has a $550 satellite to the WSOP Main Event today with a $10K guarantee $160 NLHE game tomorrow.