WSOP Event #16 $1.5K NLHE Millionaire Maker
This was the big one, and Portland card room regular Micah Bell was the top PNW player in the field, finishing 21st for a prize of $45K in a field with some big names. He eliminated Bart Hansen, the man behind the training site Crush Live Poker, but then doubled up Erick “E-Dog” Lindgren before eventually losing to Lindren in a hand that took him and another player out at the same time while propelling Lindgren to 2nd in chips to start Day 4.
Day 1, Day 2, and ITM finish positions in the Millionaire Maker for players from Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Idaho are available here. 31 PNW players made it into the money, with Bell (WA), Darlene Lee (BC), Parminder Kumar (WA), and Bradley Zusman (OR) making it to the top 100 and Day 3. Results
WSOP Event #17 $10K Razz
Phil Hellmuth may have won a bracelet in this event (#14), but Tommy Hang of Washington had a good run to make 13th place for $19.6K. Results
WSOP Event #18 $1K NLHE Turbo
No PNW players made it into Day 2 (final day) of this event (only 29 of the 1,791 entries did), but ubiquitous Washington pro Tyler Patterson took 62nd for $4.2K, with Oregon’s Kyle Zartman close behind at 67th ($3.6K). Parviz Khorram (WA, 148th) and Kevin MacPhee (ID, 153rd) both cashed for just under $2K. Results
WSOP Event #19 $3K LHE 6-Max
Checking in on Day 2 of this event while the Millionaire Maker was running yesterday, it looked like it was going to be a good day for Portland’s Binh Nguyen, and the last report that mentioned him had him eliminating a player in the level before the dinner break, but he’s not on the roster for Day 3. In fact, none of the PNW players who made Day 2—Daniel Ratigan, Rep Porter, Ryan Turner, Christopher Holden (all WA); Dylan Linde (ID); or 2+2 PokerCast co-host Terrence Chan and Dan Idema (the brother of Adam Schwartz, the other Pokercast co-host), both from British Columbia—were on the roster for today.
WSOP Event #20 $1.5K NLHE
Portland’s Jacob Dahl, just off a near-miss for a bracelet in Event #3 $1.5K Omaha 8/B, is in position #17—over 100K—among the 272 returning players from a starting field of 1,844 for Day 2 of this event. Also returning from the NW: Christopher Paasch, Ken Lynn, Nicholas Nowak (OR); Parminder Kumar (who cashed at 65th yesterday in the Millionaire Maker), Tolga Ural, David Price, Scott Eskanazi, Dustin Leary (all WA); Thomas Taylor, Greg Mueller, Eric Vallee, and the afore-mentioned Dan Idema (BC); plus Kevin MacPhee of Idaho). 198 places pay, with $460K up top.
WSOP Event #21 $10K Omaha 8/B
Oregon’s Steve Chanthabouasy is 12th among the 101 remaining players for Day 2 of this tournament (that started with 157). Still a ways to go before the 18 places that pay. Joe Mitchell of Eugene is in 80th position. Scott Clements, Tai Nguyen, and Noah Bronstein represent Washington, with Calen McNeil in for British Columbia. Dylan Linde is there for Idaho.
Linde, McNeil, and Bronstein all cashed in the Millionaire Maker. Nguyen has already made the money in both Event #3 $1.5K Omaha 8/b and Event #13 $2.5K Omaha/Seven Card Stud 8/B this year.
Grand Poker Series #19 $350 NLHE $100K Guarantee
The Grand series at the Golden Nugget has massively missed a couple of their low buy-in two-day $100K guarantees since Colossus weekend. This event had 209 entries, which meant just over $60K of player contributions to the prize pool. Li An and Chen Chun—both of Seatttle, Washington, were there to collect some of the $40K overlay, finishing 7th and 15th, respectively.
Wynn Summer Classic #1 $300 NLHE $100K Guarantee
The Wynn got a somewhat better turnout for its $100K with three starting days, at 505 entries and a prize pool of more than $130K. The cashing field was more than half Nevada players, but Phillippe Olbrechts of Washington and William Firebraugh of Idaho took 5th and 38th, respectively. A deal gave the three top players $19.5K each, Phillippe took home just about $7K.