So, this is the second part of our WSOP recap. Now that things are up-to-date you can expect some normal posts about whats going on in the most important poker tournament series of the world.
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Event #20 ($1,500 Pot-limit Hold’em)
In the second final table of his WSOP history, John-Paul Kelly captured his first gold bracelet. The young British player, known as JP 5-time or MavFish on the internet, did his job on a final table with not many poker stars (Seidel was the only well-known player) and took home a sweet paycheck worth of $194,434.
Event #21 ($3,000 H.O.R.S.E event)
In HORSE events players maximize their strong points and do their best to minimize losses during games in which they are weak. Zac Fellows did this really well, as he took down the $3K HORSE event for a $311,899 prize. It’s the second time Fellows finds himself at a heads-up match during a WSOP. Last year, he was the runner-up at one of the $1,500 Limit Hold’em events.
Event #24 ($1,500 No Limit Hold’em)
The $1,500 events are the ones with the biggest turnout of the whole WSOP, except, maybe, for the Main Event. Event 24 had 2506 entries and a $3.4 million prize pool. The "curious" thing about the winner, Panayote Vilandos, is that he is 69 years old. It's definitely nice to see some of the old ones taking down one of the big events. Besides the bracelet, Vilandos got himself an insane payout: $607,206. It's his second big score in this year's WSOP. He finished in 2nd place at event #4, the $1,000 no limit hold’em.
Panayote Vilandos
Event #25 ($2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud HL/8 or Better)
If there's anyone you wouldn't like to bet against, it must be Phil Ivey. He just won his second bracelet this year, and his 7th bracelet overall. Some tough players such as Carlos Mortensen and Jon "PearlJammer" Turner were at the final table, which just adds to the significance of Ivey's win.
Ivey is happy.
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Event #26 ($1,500 Limit Hold'em)
Swedish player Tomas Alenius defeated a field of 643 in order to win the event #26 and capture his first gold bracelet. Alenius had to come back from a 1:3 chip disadvantage against Jason Tam. The final hand was as impressive as his recovery, as he beat Tam's K-high flush with a full house of his own. Alenius cashed in $197,488!
Event #27 ($5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better)
Roland De Wolfe wrote his name in poker history this week, as he won his first WSOP bracelet and became only the second man to win the poker triple crown (WPT, EPT and WSOP titles). Wolfe said he had a tough time in this tournament, as he had played only some hours of PLO8 prior to this event. Wolfe earned $246,616 for his win. |
