Saturday saw the One Drop Event #47 keep on grabbing the limelight, as it overran it’s scheduled time, over shadowing some of the other smaller events. We still managed to grab the information to bring you all the important action from the Rio
Event #47
We have a new One Drop Champion in Anthony Gregg, who has triumphed over the 4 handed extra day added to the event. The extra day was added after play had run through the three scheduled days, and we were still left with four players, including last year’s One Drop winner, Antonio Esfandiari. If you want to know how Gregg managed to emerge triumphant with a $4,830,619 pay day, we’ll have a full report from the final table published later. Until then, this is how the final nine got paid:
Anthong Gregg (c)Eddie Malluk/WSOP
- Anthony Gregg – $4,830,619
- Chris Klodnicki – $2,985,495
- Bill Perkins – $1,965,163
- Antonio Esfandiari – $1,433,438
- Richard Fullerton – $1,066,491
- Martin Jacobson – $807,427
- Brandon Steven – $621,180
- Nick Shulman – $485,029
- Olivier Busquet – $384,122
Event #49
This event may have created my favourite moment of the series so far. Poker Legend, Barny Boatman, was able to beat out 2,246 other players to take his first bracelet in the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Event #49. Barny is one of the driving forces behind the Hendon Mob website that is so helpful as a resource for players and poker media alike. The $546,080 cheque for winning the event is very much going to have been a secondary concern for Barny, given this was his first title, and he has been so close before. A full report will be up later, but until then, you’ll have to make do with the final table payouts:
- Barny Boatman – $546,080
- Brain O’Donoghue – $338,745
- Van Tran – $239,339
- Tara Kripps – $172,087
- Aditya Prasetyo – $125,372
- Robin Ylitalo – $92,550
- Paul DaSilva – $69,192
- Noah Sandler – $52,387
- Roger Lussier – $40,162
Event #50
We also have a winner in the $2,500 10 Game Mix 6-Max Event #50 when Brandon Wong picked up the bracelet and $220,061 by beating Sebastian Saffari heads up. The day started with 20 players, and players were eliminated in a steady stream. A full report will be up later today, covering the action from the final table. Until then, you’ll just have to make do with the final table payouts.
- Brandon Wong – $220,061
- Sebastian Saffari – $135,932
- Philip Sternheimer – $87,397
- Christopher Geroge – $57,954
- Scott Abrams – $39,564
- Loren Klein – $27,792
Event #51
The Ladies Event #51 has come down to a final nine players, heading into the third and final day, and will be back tomorrow to play down to a winner. Players not coming back include Jackie Glazer (83rd for $1,923), Marsha Wolak (74th for $2,137), Liv Boeree (54th for $3,168) and Danielle Anderson (44th for $3,709). The stacks for the finla table are going to be:
- Shana Matthews – 497,000
- Chris Priday – 455,000
- Elanor Gudger – 398,000
- Connie Bruce – 360,000
- Kristen Bicknall – 316,000
- Amanda Baker – 277,000
- Leanne Haas – 272,000
- Julie Monsacre – 188,000
- Cindy Kerslake – 100,000
The ladies will be back in their seats at 1pm Vegas time, and will be playing to a winner.
Event #52
We are down to just 18 players in the $25,000 No Limit Hold’em 6-Max Event #52 at the end of Day 2, and many top quality player haven’t made it into the money. The 18 remaining players are the only ones who can say they have cashed the 2013 WSOP Event #52, with a minimum of $53,781 each. We lost Jason Mercier, JP Kelly, FTR’s own Max Steinberg, and the winner of the One Drop Event #47, Anthony Gregg.
The big stacks coming back for the final day are:
- Max Lehmanski – 1,982,000
- Stephen Chidwick – 1,782,000
- Phil Galfond – 1,479,000
- Dani Stern – 1,469,000
- Steve Sung – 1,227,000
- Kevin Eyster – 832,000
- Todd Terry – 676,000
- Shannon Shorr – 645,000
- Ognjen Sekularac – 509,000
- Keith Lehr – 449,000
The players will back to find a winner at 14:00pst.
Event #53
The first day of the $1,500 No Limit Hold’em Event #53 saw 2,816 players start, but only 320 make it all the way to the end of the day. Notables who were cut down in their prime included Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak and Maria Ho.
Notables who still have chips going into the second day are Neil Channing (4,500), Ben Volpe (14,000), Mike Watson (24,000) and Humberto Brennes (43,000).
The big stacks coming back for Day 2 are:
- Alban Juen – 168,300
- Arden Cho – 124,800
- Chance Kornuth – 120,300
- Tonio Rodev – 112,700
- Peter Martin Jr. – 104,800
- David Vamplew – 98,800
- Than Lam – 95,600
- Mathieu Laforce – 88,800
- Joe Tushnet – 84,800
- Darren Rabinowitz – 82,800
The players will be back with the cards in the air at 1pm Las Vegas time, and will be playing down towards a final table.
Player of the Year
Saturday saw the inclusion of Anthony Gregg and Chris Klodnicki both break into the top ten of the 2013 WSOP Player of the Year race after their first and second in events #47. Nothing much else has been happening, and Daniel Negreanu is still ensconced at the top of the table.
- Daniel Negreanu – 470.53
- David “Bakes” Baker – 459.10
- Tom Schneider – 438.51
- Marco Johnson – 430.63
- Chris Klodnicki – 400.80
- Anthony Gregg – 390.00
- Jared Humby – 368.73
- Daniel Kelly – 344.70
- Jason Duval – 328.85
- Mark Radoja – 327.75
Sunday is not a day of rest this week, and sees the final tables of Events #51 and #52, as well as the continuation of Event #53. We’ll also see the start of both the $1,000 No Limit Hold’em Event #54 and the $50,000 Poker Players Championship Event #55. We’ll be bringing you the final table reports, and the daily update as usual tomorrow.