The last 13 days, 27 Events have been taking place in the Rio for the 50th World Series Of Poker and 20 bracelets were awarded to the best player in every event!
Event #19: $1,500 NLHE Millionaire Maker
They are 34 players left (out of 8,809 initially) to still dream about a bracelet with Josh Reichard leading the remaining players with 20,645,000 chips. Among the survivors, Ana Marquez, Steven van Zadelhoff, Joao Simao and Calvin Anderson are still in.
Event #20: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
An amazing heads-up between the experienced Eli Elezra and talented Anthony Zinno eventually turned to the advantage of the veteran who wins his fourth bracelet for $93,766.
Event #21: $10,000 NL 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Seven players will compete tomorrow for the bracelet and the title of Deuce to Seven World Champion. Amongst them: Jean-Robert Bellande, Prahlad Friedman, Paul Volpe and Jim Brechtel all fighting for $253,817 for 1st place.
Event #22: $1,000 Double Stack NLHE
After two complete days of what was originally scheduled as a two-day tournament, the remaining 11 players will be returning for a third and final day to play down to a winner. Coming into Day 2 Jorden Fox sat near the top of the chip counts and he now sits atop the leaderboard heading into the final day of play.
Event #23: $1,500 Eight Game Mix
The second day of Event #23: $1,500 Eight Game Mix has come to an end after ten levels. 28 players are left with Alexander Livingston coming out as the player to beat with 587,000 chips.
Event #24: $600 WSOP.com Online PLO Six-Handed
An event that saw top players compete for victory, finally won by Josh “loofa” Pollock ($139,740) against Jason “TheBigGift” Gooch ($85,560) in head’s up while Jared Bleznick finished third ($59,163). Note that the 5th place came for Phil “HeyGuys” Galfond who won $29,680. 652 players had taken part on this online PLO tournament.
Yesterday’s bracelet winners :
# | Buy-in | Event | Player | Prize |
20 | $1,500 | Seven-Card Stud | 🇺🇸 Eli Elezra | $93,766 |
24 | $600 | WSOP.com ONLINE Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed | 🇺🇸 Josh Pollock | $139,470 |
The notable pros results of the day with a great performance for Scott Seiver in Event #20 as well as Shaun Deeb in Event #24 :
Player | Place | Earnings | # | Event |
🇺🇸 Anthony Zinno | 2nd | $57,951 | 20 | $1,500 Seven-Card Stud |
🇺🇸 Phil Galfond | 5th | $29,680 | 24 | $600 WSOP.com ONLINE Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed |
🇺🇸 Scott Seiver | 8th | $8,337 | 20 | $1,500 Seven-Card Stud |
🇺🇸 Shaun Deeb | 13th | $5,647 | 24 | $600 WSOP.com ONLINE Pot-Limit Omaha 6-Handed |
🇺🇸 Barry Greenstein | 14th | $4,254 | 20 | $1,500 Seven-Card Stud |
Will Jean-Robert Bellande be able to win Event #21: $10,000 NL 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship to recover from his big loss at Triton Poker Cash Game Jeju? See you tomorrow for the answer!