{"id":2483,"date":"2018-07-04T23:15:25","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T06:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/?p=2483"},"modified":"2018-07-04T23:15:25","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T06:15:25","slug":"pnw-poker-leaderboard-hey-baby-its-the-fourth-of-july-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/?p=2483","title":{"rendered":"PNW Poker Leaderboard \u2014 Hey, Baby, It\u2019s the Fourth of July (2018)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As mentioned in the last leaderboard update,<strong> I\u00a0broke my wrist<\/strong> on Father&#8217;s Day weekend, and it&#8217;s put a bit of a kink into my plans,\u00a0<strong>not to mention my typing<\/strong>. Not only is this post late, but it only covers results available by\u00a0<strong>28 June 2018<\/strong>. Which means there&#8217;s a lot of stuff. So\u00a0<strong>pardon the brevity and I apologize if I didn&#8217;t get your results<\/strong>, I can only manage some of the highlights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Darrel Gallion<\/strong> of Stevenson had had just one cash on\u00a0<strong>Hendon Mob<\/strong> before this summer, then he min-cashed a\u00a0<strong>$250 WSOP Daily Deepstack<\/strong> on the 24th and got 2nd place in the same event\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=498270\"><strong>on the next day<\/strong><\/a>. Seattle&#8217;s <strong>Laine Tanaka<\/strong> got <a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=498258\"><strong>2nd in the same event a couple days earlier<\/strong><\/a> for his first cash.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jonathan Levy<\/strong> (Portland) got his second-ever cash getting official first place in a chop in an event at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=488773\"><strong>Aria Poker Classic<\/strong><\/a>. Do not confuse him with <a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/player.php?a=r&amp;n=70290\"><strong>the other Jonathan Levy<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congrats to Jonathan Levy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/2PokerGuys?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@2PokerGuys<\/a> for a great finish on Day 1B of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WSOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WSOP<\/a> Main Event. Demerits that his profile still lists (or ever listed) him living in &quot;Brooklynn&quot;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SMXAbvUX0u\">pic.twitter.com\/SMXAbvUX0u<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Poker Mutant (@pokermutant) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pokermutant\/status\/1014525022063325184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 4, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Hansen<\/strong> (Lava Hot Spring, Idaho) got his second cash in a big way outside Vegas orbit in a may result that was only recently reported, at the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=500269\"><strong>WSOP WARM-UP<\/strong><\/a>, in Hammond, Indiana, with a 2-way chop. The single cash moves him into 640th place on the overall PNW leaderboard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rep Porter<\/strong> (#6 on the leaderboard) came close to another WSOP bracelet in the <a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=472362\"><strong>WSOP Event #43 PLO Championship<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for the biggest money win of any PNW player during the middle of the series. Right behind him is Salem&#8217;s own <strong>Bill Stabler<\/strong>, at his second\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=472345\">WSOP Seniors NLHE<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>final table in seven years, taking 2nd this time. He moves up to #43. Taking 5th at the same final table was another PNW player:\u00a0<strong>Bill Bennet<\/strong> of Hoquiam.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dylan Linde<\/strong> continues to be the volume king, making two WSOP final tables in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=472352\"><strong>Event #39 LHE Shootout<\/strong><\/a> (4th place) and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=472356\"><strong>Event #43 NLHE<\/strong><\/a> just two days apart. <strong>Jesse Kertland<\/strong> of Ellensberg took 5th in the Shootout.<\/p>\n<p>Portland&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>George Wolff<\/strong>\u00a0is back in action, making the unofficial final table of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=472355\"><strong>Event #42 PLO High Roller<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kao Saechao\u00a0<\/strong>took 2nd place in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=495788\"><strong>GOLIATH #28 $500K GTD NLHE <\/strong><\/a>at Planet Hollywood, in what looks like at least a 2-way deal.\u00a0<strong>Michael York<\/strong> of Twin Falls came in 7th in the same event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott Ruegesegger<\/strong> of Monmouth had the biggest cash of his poker career with a win in a \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=498252\"><strong>$250 Daily Deepstack<\/strong><\/a> on the 19th.<\/p>\n<p>Before he headed out to the WSOP,\u00a0<strong>Chaz Wexler<\/strong> of Arlington popped into the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=495971\"><strong>WPTDeepstacks Main Event<\/strong><\/a> in Tampa to grab some money for 4th place.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arturo Davila, Jr.<\/strong>, from Buckley, Washington, took advantage of a nearly 12% overlay in the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=500301\"><strong>Venetian Deepstack Championship Series #68 $800K GTD NLHE 8-Max<\/strong><\/a> to nab 5th place.<\/p>\n<p>Seattle&#8217;s <strong>Laurence Hughes\u00a0<\/strong>won a a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=494558\">Wynn Summer Classic $50K GTD NLHE<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>tournament that more than doubled the guarantee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jeremy Harkin<\/strong>\u00a0and his mix-game pals continue their good runs. Harkin made the final table of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=472353\"><strong>Event #40 Mixed Big Bet<\/strong><\/a> for 6th place (after winning his bracelet earlier in the series), and\u00a0<strong>Jeff Mitseff<\/strong> took 7th in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=472353\"><strong>Event #50 Razz<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0after nearly making the final (15th) in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=472359\"><strong>Event #46 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo\/Stud Hi-Lo<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Spokane&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Sterling<\/strong> <strong>Lipscomb<\/strong>\u00a0took 2nd in one of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=498266\"><strong>$365 NLHE Turbo<\/strong><\/a> Daily Deepstacks on 23 June, then put some of that money into\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=472364\"><strong>Event #51 NLHE Bounty<\/strong><\/a> for 14th place.<\/p>\n<p>An ICM chop in a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=488777\"><strong>Aria Poker Classic NLHE Seniors<\/strong><\/a> tournament and 7th in the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=495543\">Grand Poker Series #39 NLHE Seniors<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>got\u00a0<strong>Clark Watkins<\/strong> of Eltopia, Washington on the board this edition. Albany&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Stephen Boyd<\/strong> took 3rd place in the Grand tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Boise&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Daniel McFaul\u00a0<\/strong>won another of the <a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=498257\"><strong>$365 Daily Deepstack NLHE Turbo<\/strong> <\/a>events on 20 June.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Steven Baker<\/strong> of Renton was runner-up at another\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=488769\"><strong>Aria Poker Classic NLHE Seniors <\/strong><\/a>tournament in at least a six-way chop. Sand Point&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Mike Kinney<\/strong> was 3rd.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dan Montoya<\/strong> from Kennewick placed 6th in another event at Planet \u00a0Hollywood <strong>GOLIATH #19 NLHE The Big Low Roller<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colin Gelker\u00a0<\/strong>of Blaine took 4th in an event that should be near and dear to Portland players: the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=495798\"><strong>GOLIATH #33 Big O<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This report wraps up with\u00a0<strong>Jared Dairy<\/strong>, who&#8217;s been a constant on the rails of Portland-area players deep in the series (and online) and bagged his biggest-ever recorded cash with a win in a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=498253\"><strong>$200 NLHE Daily Deepstack<\/strong><\/a> with nearly 300 entries.<\/p>\n<p>More soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As mentioned in the last leaderboard update, I\u00a0broke my wrist on Father&#8217;s Day weekend, and it&#8217;s put a bit of a kink into my plans,\u00a0not to mention my typing. Not only is this post late, but it only covers results &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/?p=2483\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2484,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_eb_attr":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,49,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-poker","category-live-games","category-tournaments"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4424.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1t0pn-E3","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}