WSOP Event #22 $1K NLHE Final
At one point during Day 3, the last two PNW players in the first “normal” $1K NLHE event of the series were at the bottom of the chip count with about 20 players left. Oregon’s Angel Farrington was down to 71K with blinds at 10K/20K/3K when she had a crucial double-up and then another after going back down to 46K. It wasn’t enough to keep her from going out in 11th place ($18.2K), but it was a valiant try. Cole Jackson’s (WA) comeback was even more impressive; he made it heads-up for a bracelet with Sam Greenwood, falling on the 26th hand after the next-to-last player was eliminated and winning $197K.
| 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 2
Two Portland-area players made it through Day 2, along with Newcastle, Washington’s Ian Johns, who will me making his third 2015 WSOP cash in this event. Esther Taylor-Brady of Vancouver has also cashed already. Jeffrey Mitseff—the roommate of well-known Portland player Jeremy Harkin—is in a solid 8th place out of the remaining 31.
Hitting the rail, but making the money in the last 80 players were Andrew Rennhack and Daniel Ratigan—both of Washington—who took about $3K each.
| 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 2
Chad Wassmuth of Idaho made his third 2015 WSOP cash in this event, placing 24th just before the end of the day for $16.2K. Scott Eskanazi of Mercer Island, Washington is still alive going into Day 3, in 15th place out of 23 remaining. The field started with 493.
| 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 |
WSOP Event #26 $1K PLO Day 1
Action was fast and furious in the PLO event. Even with extra chips, half the field was decimated by the second break of the day. Noah Merritt of Vancouver, Washington is the highest-placed PNW player at the end of Day 1, in 10th place of 129 remaining. Eric Pratt of Kennewick, Washington sits in 33rd. WSOP hasn’t posted anything on the 15 players who cashed on Day 1, so I don’t know about any results there.
WSOP Event #27 $10K Seven Card Stud Day 1
Scott Clements is in 28th place and Rep Porter is in 33rd. Both are from Washington. 51 of 91 players are coming back to Day 2, only 16 places pay.
Grand Poker Series #23 $350 HORSE
Seattle’s Chen Chun made the final table for a 9th place finish and $1K prize.
Grand Poker Series #24 $125 NLHE
Barry Pritchard of British Columbia was in a 10-way chop for $1.5K each at the final table.
PHamous Poker Series #12 $300 NLHE $100K Guarantee
Planet Hollywood got 749 entries for the latest edition of this tournament, nearly doubling the guarantee. Jean Marques of British Columbia was the most highly-placed PNW player, making $1.9K for 16th place. Dan (“The Accursed”) Silver of Portland took 50th. Rafael Stern (WA) placed 70th, Robert Corbeil (BC) was 76th, and Jin Liu (WA) made it into the money at 80th.
Today’s Las Vegas Series Events
It’s Monster Stack Day at the WSOP. It’s a one-shot tournament, no re-entry. Just ask @Kevmath. No afternoon bracelet event scheduled and no afternoon flight. If you don’t play it today, you can play it tomorrow, but if you bus you can’t No re-entry. Got it?
- Another Double Black Chip Bounty at the Venetian, $600 entry with a $40K guarantee. It’s a one-day event. Tonight’s game is a $600 entry PLO8 tournament. $40K guarantee and two days.
- Planet Hollywood runs a $200K guarantee one-day $400 NLHE event at 11am. Same thing tomorrow.
- Aria is running NLHE with $235 buy-in and a $150 buy-in, both one-day tournaments.
- Wynn Summer Classic #6 has the second of three starting days for its $400 NLHE with $100K guarantee.
- The Grand Poker Series has a $240 Seven Card Stud 8/B game at 11am and a $350 NLHE Black Chip Bounty at 1pm.
- And at Binion’s Poker Classic is a $10K guarantee $160 NLHE tournament.