{"id":3435,"date":"2019-10-27T14:35:47","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T21:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/?p=3435"},"modified":"2019-10-27T14:47:20","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T21:47:20","slug":"pnw-poker-leaderboard-27-october-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/?p=3435","title":{"rendered":"PNW Poker Leaderboard \u2014 27 October 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I was informed today by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/poker_media?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@poker_media<\/a> that my status as a member of the poker media is in question. Looks like I\u2019m gonna need to work something pretty soon here. Anyone got any jobs? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RGPokerSeries?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RGPokerSeries<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WSOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WSOP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PokerNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PokerNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zGqGJF7Atr\">pic.twitter.com\/zGqGJF7Atr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Samuel Cosby (@MrCleverFox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrCleverFox\/status\/1187477549514776579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When last\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/?p=3102\">we checked in on our buddy\u00a0<strong>Sam Cosby<\/strong> earlier this year<\/a>\u2014formerly a member of the <strong>respectable poker media<\/strong> and <strong>now a degenerate circuit grinder<\/strong>\u2014it was to chide him for not getting his hometown updated on\u00a0<strong>Hendon Mob. <\/strong>But it&#8217;s happened now and we at Mutant Poker are happy to welcome Cosby into the fold of the Pacific Northwest Poker Leaderboard with his 2nd place finish at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=619881\"><strong>WSOPC Hammond #10 NLHE<\/strong><\/a>. During the summer he would have been down around #458, but he&#8217;s debuting this edition at #268.<\/p>\n<p>Another PNW player at WSOPC Hammond was Wilsonville&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Eric Jarosh<\/strong>, who finished 14th in\u00a0<strong>Event #12 $1M GTD NLHE Main Event <\/strong>for his biggest recorded cash. Jarosh jumps nearly 400 places on the Leaderboard, to #590.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Affleck\u00a0<\/strong>maintains his #12 with a 7th-place finish in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=609801\"><strong>Wynn Fall Classic $1M GTD NLHE Championship<\/strong><\/a>, which brought in 1,024 entries at $1,600 apiece.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/gribben_riu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/gribben_riu.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/gribben_riu-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Back at the\u00a0<strong>Chinook Winds Fall Coast Poker Classic<\/strong>, my nemesis\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/?p=3384\"><strong>John Gribben\u00a0<\/strong>(Olympia) chopped with me<\/a> for only his second recorded cash. Then he headed down to\u00a0<strong>Run It Up Reno IX<\/strong> to win even bigger (and no chop) in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=582073\"><strong>Event #1 $100K GTD NLHE Miini Main Event<\/strong><\/a>, over 408 others. Gribben jumps from #1879 on the Leaderboard to #661.<\/p>\n<p>Baker City, OR&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Dennis Jones<\/strong> notched his biggest-ever score in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=610693\"><strong>RunGood Bossier City $100K GTD NLHE Main Event<\/strong><\/a>. The tournament more than doubled the guarantee, and Dennis took 2nd. Jones moves from #2444 to #791.<\/p>\n<p>All the way back in Pennsylvania,\u00a0<strong>Po Ying\u00a0<\/strong>(Seattle) debuts #1414 with a 6th-place finish at \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=609257\"><strong>Parx Big Stax XXXI #2 NLHE<\/strong><\/a>, with over 1,400 entries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nicky Komphouvong<\/strong> from Portland climbs 750 places to #827 with his 7th-place finish in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=616541\"><strong>Big Poker Oktober\/CardPlayer Poker Tour $500K GTD NLHE Main Event<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at the Bicycle Casino in LA. \u00a0It was Komphouvong&#8217;s\u00a0lrgest-recorded cash.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/venues\/wildhorse-resort-casino-160\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-26-at-10.20.36-PM-195x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-26-at-10.20.36-PM-195x300.png 195w, https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-10-26-at-10.20.36-PM.png 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a>Regrettably,\u00a0<strong>Muckleshoot Casino<\/strong> submitted only the top ten finishers to Hendon Mob for the recent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/festival.php?a=r&amp;n=32045\"><strong>Fall Poker Classic<\/strong><\/a>. It&#8217;s better than\u00a0<strong>Wildhorse Casino<\/strong> having submitted the Summer Poker Round Up as another Spring Round Up and including the results from only the first event, but as a poker reporter, you kind of expect full reporting, like any other major series.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway,\u00a0hometown (Auburn) player\u00a0<strong>Damon Kerkes\u00a0<\/strong> won\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=623433\"><strong>Muckleshoot Fall Poker Classic #1 $80K GTD NLHE<\/strong><\/a> to jump onto the Leaderboard at #1865 with his first big cash.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Max Young\u00a0<\/strong>sticks in the #20 spot with two runner-up cashes. He came in 2nd in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=623435\"><strong>Muckleshoot #2 NLHE<\/strong><\/a>, then headed quickly down to Reno where he just missed out on the <strong>PokerStars<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Platinum Pass<\/strong> to next year&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>EPT Barcelona<\/strong>, in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=607871\"><strong>Run It Up Reno #10 IX NLHE Moneymaker&#8217;s Road to the PSPC<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3443\" style=\"width: 238px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3443\" class=\"wp-image-3443 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/muckleshoot-2019-fall-3-e1572209904134-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/muckleshoot-2019-fall-3-e1572209904134-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/muckleshoot-2019-fall-3-e1572209904134.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adam Croffut (seated), Dan Beecher (behind, left), and Kenneth Richardson, Jr. (behind, right), photo via Heather Beecher<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Everett&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Adam Croffut<\/strong> moves up two spots to #57 with his win in\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=623437\">Muckleshoot #3 $80K GTD NLHE<\/a><\/strong>;\u00a0<strong>Dan \u201cGoofy\u201d Beecher<\/strong> (Portland),\u00a0<strong>Kenneth Richardson, Jr.\u00a0<\/strong>(University Place, WA), and\u00a0<strong>Chong Lee<\/strong> (Tacoma) tied in second place. Richardson and Lee are making their first appearances on the Leaderboard, at #1734 and #1752. Beecher moves up to #216 from #234.<\/p>\n<p>Dupont, WA&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Alex Ding<\/strong> only has one recorded cash, but since it&#8217;s for first place in the \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pokerdb.thehendonmob.com\/event.php?a=r&amp;n=623439\"><strong>Muckleshoot Fall Classic $140K GTD NLHE Main Event<\/strong><\/a>, it&#8217;s a nice one to have. There was a seven-way ICM deal in the 350-entry tournament (the prize pool went nearly $100K over the guarantee). Ding&#8217;s victory puts him in #1214 on the Leaderboard. Coming in 2nd was Lynden, WA&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Dave van Weerdhnizen<\/strong>, climbing more than 100 places to #350. Third place in the tournament went to\u00a0<strong>Jennifer Hughes<\/strong> from Gig Harbor, gaining more than 400 places to land at #615. A couple of slots in the deal fell to players from out of the northwest, but 6th was Post Falls, ID&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Nathan Thrush<\/strong>, getting his first major cash and landing on the Leaderboard at #1463. Finally, <strong>Matthew Dvorsak<\/strong>, from Tacoma, took 7th, jumping up almost 200 places to #290.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s the last report before the\u00a0<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/2019-Fall-Poker-Round-Up-Tournament-Structures.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Wildhorse Fall Poker Round Up<\/strong><\/a> (7\u201417 November, PDF link with schedule and structures) but I do want to give a shoutout to this site&#8217;s benefactor\u00a0<strong>Jeremy Harkin<\/strong> for the dedication to Big O that took him to the middle of Texas to play the <strong>Permian Basis Poker Series High Roller Big O<\/strong> (and to win it.) And don&#8217;t forget to pick up a copy of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/anteupmagazine.com\"><em><strong>Ante Up Magazine<\/strong><\/em><\/a> if you see one (or read it for free online) the <a href=\"https:\/\/anteupmagazine.com\/product\/november-2019\/\"><strong>November issue is my debut as their PNW Ambassador<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WormHarkin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WormHarkin<\/a> on taking down the Big O HighRoller Event <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KojacksPoker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KojacksPoker<\/a> in Midland, TX. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KojacksPoker?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KojacksPoker<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OHt89vk92l\">pic.twitter.com\/OHt89vk92l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bart (@bartdesoma) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bartdesoma\/status\/1187637723156205569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was informed today by @poker_media that my status as a member of the poker media is in question. Looks like I\u2019m gonna need to work something pretty soon here. Anyone got any jobs? @RGPokerSeries @WSOP @PokerNews pic.twitter.com\/zGqGJF7Atr &mdash; Samuel &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/?p=3435\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3434,"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-3435","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\/2019\/10\/IMG_5571-e1572113624125.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1t0pn-Tp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3435","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=3435"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3448,"href":"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3435\/revisions\/3448"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mutantpoker.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}