WSOP Event #20 $1.5K NLHE Day 3

Kevin MacPhee (ID) is the last PNW player remaining at end of the the day, with just five players left. The event ran overtime on Day 3 and will play out on Day 4, starting at 1pm Pacific. Jacob Dahl of Portland went out in 25th place for $13.4K.

WSOP Event #21 $10K Omaha 8/B Day 3

Both of the Washington players who made Day 2 of the event already knew they had cashed when they came back for Day 3. Tai Nguyen took 12th for $30K; Scott Clements made it to the final table for 4th place and $129K.

WSOP Event #22 $1K NLHE Day 3

Two PNW players are left in the final 22 of 1,915 entries in this tournament. Central Oregon’s Angel Farrington sits in 10th place, with Cole Jackson of Seattle in 15th (this will be Angel’s first WSOP cash, it will be Cole’s second this year after placing 169th in the Millionaire Maker this weekend).

Just a handful (well, technically, a couple handfuls) of players who came back to Day 2 were going to bust outside the money, but three of the fourteen returnees did just that. Meanwhile, Jonas Mackoff of Vancouver, British Columbia, was the last player eliminated on Day , with Day 1 chip leader Kyle White out in 39th.

Shout out to Binh “Jimmy” Nguyen of Portland for his second 2015 WSOP cash. I’ve knocked him out.

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
2	15	9	Cole Jackson	WA	112,900	335,000
11	10	90	Angel Farrington	OR	42,100	427,000
23		15	Jonas Mackoff	BC	100,900
39		1	Kyle White	BC	184,900
74		66	Mikey Nguyen	WA	50,300
91		152	Chi Chan	BC	23,300
94		137	Scott Davies	BC	27,300
106		141	Seth Davies	OR	26,700
124		84	Alejandro Verduczo	WA	44,000
193		159	Binh Nguyen	OR	20,900
194		179	Kyle Ho	BC	17,100
		185	Alan Snow	WA	14,200
		196	Joe Baldwin	WA	10,500
		202	Chris Back	BC	8,100

WSOP Event #24 $1.5K HORSE Day 1

It’s a long way to the money yet for the 299 players in the HORSE tournament with only 80 getting paid. But nearly 800 entries created a $1M+ prize pool for what is arguably my favorite game. It looks like it’s a favorite of a lot of Northwesterners, as well, with a strong contingent of Washington State players in the mix, though none of them are in the top 10% of the field.

Rank End of Day 2	Rank End of Day 1	Player	State	Chips End of Day 1	Chips End of Day 2	In the Money Finish Position
8	136	Jeffrey Mitseff	OR	19,300	237,000	8
25	41	Ian Johns	WA	32,000	81,000	21
12	34	Esther Taylor-Brady	WA	33,400	188,000	25
	192	Andrew Rennhack	WA	14,300		63
	107	Daniel Ratigan	WA	21,600		67
	94	Michael Horowitz	WA	22,900
	128	Lee Goldman	WA	19,800
	174	Jason Lowe	WA	15700
	179	Dylan Linde	ID	15,100
	184	Thomas Taylor	BC	14,900
	206	Rep Porter	WA	12,100
	213	Bruce Burke	WA	11,500
	236	Greg Mueller	BC	9,500
	263	James George	WA	7,200
	289	Joseph Ogden	WA	3,800

WSOP Event #25 $5K NLHE 8-Max Day 1

About a fifth of the field of 493  is returning for Day 2, with 56 places paying. Tai Nguyen went straight from the $10K Omaha 8/B to this and is the most highly-placed PNW player.

Rank End of Day 2	Rank End of Day 1	Player	State	Chips End of Day 1	Chips End of Day 2	In the Money Finish Position
15	43	Scott Eskanazi	WA	87,200	318,000
	186	Chad Wassmuth	ID	16,200		24
	16	Tai Nguyen	WA	131,800
	17	Shawn Buchanan	BC	128,700
	97	Noah Villancourt	BC	53,900
	128	Lee Markholt	WA	39,700

Venetian DSE #22 $600 NLHE $40K Guarantee Double Black Chip Bounty

The Venetian is finally catching up a bit on their results. This event, which took place in one day on June 4th, paid $200 for every player you knocked out. and like a lot of tournaments over the last couple of weekends, blew the guarantee out of the water, with the main prize pool jumping up $103K. Paul Deng of Vancouver, Washington took 5th place for nearly $6K, with Micah Bell of Battle Ground, Washington in 10th for $1.7K, as an appetizer for his run in the Millionaire Maker the next day.

Venetian DSE #24 $400 NLHE $30K Guarantee Black Chip Bounty

234 players in this tournament made a main prize pool of $56.6K, and while the bounties were a smaller percentage of the buy-in, they were still $100 per player. Daniel Harold of Portland came in 4th for $5.3K. There were several cashes from Canada, but the Venetian doesn’t believe in putting cities on non-US hometowns, so I’m sorry to any BCers I’m leaving out. John Tornillo, Jr. of Sterling, Washington tied for 18th place in this event, winning $700.

Venetian DSE #25 $600 Omaha 8/B $100K Guarantee

This was a 2-day event that had over 300 entries and a $169K prize pool. Jesse Hampton of Mercer Island, WA made it to 3rd place for a nice $17.4K prize. No other PNW players despite Portland being cray for Omaha.

Venetian DSE #26 $600 NLHE $120K Guarantee

Interestingly enough, despite starting just the day after Event #25, having the same buy-in, a larger guarantee, and being a more popular game (not with me, just in general), this event got fewer entries. The prize pool still made the guarantee, up to $138K. Joseph “Jammin Jay” Zeman of Seattle took 15th for $2.1K.

Binion’s Poker Classic #19 $220 Omaha 8/B

Mike Vejraska of the anonymous-sounding “Smith”, Oregon came in 7th of 113 for $1.4K.

Grand Poker Series #22 $150 NLHE

British Columbia’s Keith Bell came in 3rd of 168 for just under $1.8K and Alexander Wolf of Washington took 16th for $270.

Upcoming Las Vegas Series Events

Things are heating up for the start of the Monster Stack tomorrow. My Colossus-weekend article about how to spend your poker time productively may still be relevant. Today’s events:

• Event #26 $1K PLO and Event #27 $10K Seven Card Stud should make the folks wanting a break from NLHE at the WSOP happy, plus give everyone some fun dealer-related stories.
• It’s Bounty Day at the Venetian! Both events play out in one day. The noon event for today and tomorrow is the $600 NLHE Double Black Chip Bounty (see above) with a $40K guarantee. In the evening tonight is a $400 NLHE Black Chip Bounty with a  $30K guarantee.
• Planet Hollywood has two smaller events today, but one that’s sure to draw players from PDX. 11am is the $200 NLHE with a $25K guarantee. The 2pm game is $150 buy-in Big O 6-Max. Have I mentioned that Big O is the Devil’s Game?
• Aria is running NLHE with $235 buy-in and a $150 buy-in, both one-day tournaments.
• Wynn Summer Classic #6 has the first of three starting days for its $400 NLHE with $100K guarantee.
• The Grand Poker Series has an event I wish I was in town for: #27 $560 NLHE 6-Max.
• And at Binion’s Poker Classic is a $10K guarantee $160 NLHE tournament.

Lots of people heading down for the Monster Stack today and tomorrow. Saturday and Sunday are starting flights (2 on Saturday) for a $250K guarantee for $600 NLHE that I expect will probably break $400K easily. Planet Hollywood has a $200K guarantee ($400 NLHE) Friday and Saturday, and the third edition of the Goliath ($500K guarantee, $565 NLHE) on Sunday. Aria’s schedule doesn’t vary except for the chance to practice your 2-7 Triple Draw for the (relatively) low price of $450 on Sunday. Wynn has the second and third flights of the $100K event that starts today on Friday and Saturday. Golden Nugget has its own black chip bounty and a Stud 8/B game tomorrow, with $100K guarantees scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. And the weekend at Binions has a couple of non-NLHE $10K events: PLO8 on Saturday and HORSE on Sunday, both for $220.

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