WSOP Event #42 $1.5K NLHE Extended Play Day 4
As one of the short stacks, Yevgeniy Timoshenko (WA) was one of the first to fall, then Auddie Reynolds (OR) went out, as the last PNW player in the match. Five players are returning for very extended play on an unscheduled Day 5.
| In the Money Finish Position | Rank End of Day 3 | Rank End of Day 2 | Player | State | Chips End of Day 2 | Chips End of Day 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 8 | 14 | Auddie Reynolds | OR | 240,400 | 605,000 |
| 24 | 25 | 1 | Yevgeniy Timoshenko | WA | 405,400 | 226,000 |
| 33 | 108 | Vinny Ta | WA | 34,000 | ||
| 34 | 47 | Jesse Wilke | WA | 122,200 | ||
| 50 | 27 | John McClain | OR | 155,000 | ||
| 64 | 16 | Lance Dodd | WA | 223,800 | ||
| 107 | 110 | Enrique Villacres | WA | 31,500 | ||
| 108 | 78 | Floyd Bangerter | WA | 70,900 | ||
| 125 | Lazlo Somogyi | BC | ||||
| 129 | Shane Abbott | WA | ||||
| 149 | Phong Nguyen | WA | ||||
| 179 | Gerald Peltola | WA | ||||
| 181 | Michael Thorpe | WA | ||||
| 191 | Kim Nguyen | WA |
WSOP Event $44 $50K Poker Players Championship Day 3
BC’s Shawn Buchanan has 533,000 chips, near the middle of the pack, as 19 players battle for the 12 paying spots in the ten-game mix.
WSOP Event #45 $1.5K NLHE Day 2
Tyler Patterson (WA) is among the 24 remaining for Day 3 of this event that drew 1,655 entries. He’ll be mixing it up with Irish pro and ultra-marathon runner Dara O’Kearney and chip leader Jason Koon at his table. Three PNW players cashed Day 2 with three others falling short of the money. OR’s Christopher Brewer was one of the subjects of an epic write-up of a hand where another player certainly appeared to be trying an angle.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 20 | 9 | Tyler Patterson | WA | 119,200 | 234,000 |
| 56 | 32 | Christopher Brewer | OR | 77,000 | ||
| 91 | 76 | Takashi Matsushita | WA | 55,000 | ||
| 51 | 144 | Kyle Ho | BC | 37,600 | ||
| 192 | Dylan Linde | ID | 26,500 | |||
| 236 | Marshall Virtue | BC | 17,900 | |||
| 249 | Lance Uhden | WA | 12,800 |
WSOP Event #46 $3K PLO 6-Max Day 2
The field winnowed from 154 to 22, paying out about half the returning players. Dan Idema of BC is in 3rd place (former Portland resident David Tuthill is right behind him). Three players from the Northwest cashed, with Cole Jackson (WA) picking up his third of the series.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3 | 46 | Daniel Idema | BC | 80,000 | 970,000 |
| 27 | 9 | Cole Jackson | WA | 149,600 | ||
| 47 | 49 | Ami Barer | BC | 78,200 | ||
| 74 | 44 | Jordan Simoneau | OR | 80,600 | ||
| 74 | Michael Baxter | BC | 60,100 | |||
| 87 | Kevin MacPhee | ID | 52,400 | |||
| 100 | Shane Douglas | ID | 44,500 | |||
| 146 | Scott Eskanazi | WA | 17,600 | |||
| 152 | Douglas Corning | OR | 14,800 |
WSOP Event #47 $2.5K NLHE Day 1
There were 1,277 entrants and 327 are returning for Day 2. Eight are from the PNW, though none are in the top 100. 144 places pay.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 31 | 230 | Kyle Zartman | OR | 28,300 | 205,000 |
| 127 | 225 | Chad Wassmuth | ID | 29,600 | ||
| 105 | Nair Jayakrishnan | WA | 55,300 | |||
| 136 | Scott Clements | WA | 46,000 | |||
| 176 | Glenn Miller | WA | 36,200 | |||
| 201 | Gareth Struivig De Groot | BC | 32,500 | |||
| 247 | Dan Martin | OR | 25,700 | |||
| 314 | Stephen Stanard | ID | 10,900 |
WSOP Event #48 $1.5K Seven Card Stud Day 1
40 players will make the money in this small field of 327. 77 players are coming back for Day 2, including two from Washington: Kent Novick and Andrew Rennhack, currently in 18th and 20th places.
WSOP Daily Deepstack $135 6/22
87 entries, Donald Thompson (WA) made the final table for a min-cash.
WSOP Daily Deepstack $185 6/22
Portland’s Jason Luizzi took 7th out of a field of 203.
WSOP Daily Deepstack $235 6/22
Donald Martorello of Idaho made it to 16th out of 925 entries. Mark Daniel Hughes (BC) took 58th, and Steven Hartsock (OR) cashes for a second consecutive day in the Deepstacks at 94th. Pascual Iribarren taken 98th.
Just for fun, I’ve posted an interactive chart of Deepstacks prize pools. I’ll keep it updated through the summer.
Grand Poker Series Event #40 $250 NLHE Seniors
580 entries made for a prize pool of $116K, with the top two players chopping over $40K between them. Bonnie McCurdy of Boise got 6th place, with Seattle’s Joseph “Jammin’ Jay” Zeman in 7th. Other PNW finishers were Mark Wills (WA, 31st), Randolph Martin (BC, 37th), and John Farmer (OR, 49th).
Grand Poker Series Event #41 $350 NLHE $100K Guarantee
The Golden Nugget made their guarantee on this event for the first time in several weeks. As in the Seniors event, the top two players chopped for $20K each. Adam Croffut (WA) cashed in his third $100K of the series, in 8th place. John Farmer (OR) double-headed this and the Seniors event, making it to 12th. James Jacka (WA) cashed at Planet Hollywood over the weekend and takes 25th here.
Grand Poker Series Event #42 $560 HORSE
Jesse Hampton of Washington was the only PNW finisher in the 144-entry field, making it to 6th in the best game ever.
Wynn Summer Classic $300 NLHE $25K Guarantee
170 entries. Daryl Roberts of Idaho was the lone PNW player to cash, in 17th.
PHamous Poker Series Event #36 $130 NLHE Double Stack Turbo $5K Guarantee
Brent Kaiway of BC placed 4th of 90.
Today’s Las Vegas Series Events
- The $1.5K PLO8 is today at noon at the WSOP. Limit Hold’em $10K is at 4pm. Tomorrow is the $3K NLHE 6-Max and $1.5K Dealer’s Choice.
- It’s the second (and last) flight for the Venetian $200K guarantee NLHE ($600 buy-in). Tomorrow is the first of three flights in the $500K NLHE with a $1.6K buy-in. Satellites ($300) run tonight and tomorrow night.
- Planet Hollywood has a busy day with a $25K guarantee NLHE 8-Max ($500); $5K guarantee $250 entry Dealers Choice, $200 NLHE Tag Team, and $200 satellite to the $1M guarantee that starts tomorrow ($1.15K entry). Tomorrow is the first of the three flights to the $1M guarantee, a $165 satellite to the LIPS National Championship on Saturday, a $5K guarantee PLO8 game for $150, and another satellite to the $1M.
- Aria has a $235 NLHE game at 1pm and a $150 NLHE at 7pm.
- The Wynn Summer Classic has $300 NLHE with $25K guarantees today through next Monday.
- There’s nothing today for the Hollywood Poker Open at the M Resort, but $235 satellites to the $2.5K Main Event ($500K guarantee, starting Friday) start tomorrow.
- The Grand Poker Series has a $240 HORSE tournament at 11, with a $150 NLHE game at 1pm.
- Binion’s Poker Classic is running a $220 entry NLHE 6-Max with $10K guarantee. Tomorrow is a $550 satellite to the WSOP Main Event.