WSOP Fantasy - Event #57 - The Main Event (10K NLH) World Championship

The grand finale is upon us. 4 Day 1's followed by two day 2's and harmonic convergence on Day 3. I have two friends currently slugging it out in the satellite room trying to earn their seats. Snake5970 aka Ray failed to qualify online for only the second time in 6 years. The first two years (2005-2006) Ray qualified on PokerStars in the double or triple shootouts, then Ultimate Bet in 2007 (for like $33 bucks in December in some promo UB was running back then) then a missed year in 2008 and last year on Full Tilt in the final mega-seat giveaway. He failed to qualify again this year. Rich aka Silo (Ray's brother) has never played the Main Event. I received a text from Ray last night to the effect of "Cooler after Fing Cooler, Christ". Heck when you have Greg Raymer committing all his chips on Top Pair and a flush draw in the early levels of the Main Event to chip up, what do you expect in satellite play when people are antsy to qualify.

Which brings me to my horses for the Main Event, My Stable of 15. I included Greg Raymer as historically he has done pretty well making at least Day 2. Not this year. My stable is now at 14.

A Player Eugene Katchalov - playing Day 1C - thru to day 2A - thru to day 3 with $59300 - busted after dinner break on day 3.

A PlayerDan Kelly played day 1B - safely made it thru to day 2B - busted day 2B

A PlayerPhil Ivey - playing day 1D - made it thru do day 2 w/29k just below starting stack. Busted day 2B 1st level

A PlayerDavid "Bakes" Baker - played day 1B made it thru to day 2 w/below starting stack of 30K - busted day 2B

A Player Scotty Nguyen - playing day 1C made it thru to day 2A with just above starting stack - thru to day 3 with $67800 - thru to day 4 - thru to day 5 with $632,000 - busted one of last hands of day 5 $48,847

B PlayerPhil Hellmuth - Playing day 1C after his grand entrance in MMA attire - Busted day 1C

B PlayerCarlos Mortensen - playing day 1C - thru to day 2A with only 25k- busted day 2A

B Player David Williams - playing Day 1C - thru to day 2A easily - thru to day 3 with $65700 busted day 3

B Player John Juanda - played day 1D - busted day 1D

B Player Daniel Negreanu - playing Day 1C - thru to day 2A - made day 3 shortstacked $27900 - busted day 3

C PlayerMike Matusow - played day 1A - busted day 1A - never reported on by PokerNews as to how he busted.

C Player Jason Mercier -playing day 1D - made it thru to day 2B - Thru to day 3 - thru to day 4 - thru to day 5 w/$398,000 - busted day 5 finished 463rd for $27519

C PlayerGreg Raymer busted out day 1A

C Player Vitaly Lunkin - played 1A safely thru to day 2A on Friday - thru to day 3 with $134,400 - thru to day 4 - thru to day 5 $130,000 - busted day 5 $41967

C Player Prahlad Friedman - playing day 1D - made it thru to day 2B - thru to day 3 after a crazy/controversial hand - busted day 3

Wsop Fantasy - Event #52 -$25k No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed

Event #52: $25,000 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed


A Player Phil Hellmuth - dns per wsop entrants list
A Player John Juanda - is playing - made day 2 -busted on money bubble day 2
A Player Justin Bonomo - is playing - made day 2 - made day 3 busted 18th $58699
A Player Phil Ivey - is playing - made day 2 - busted day 2-KK cracked by AK of Bryn Kenney
A Player Mike Matusow - dns per wsop entrants list
B Player Isaac Haxton - is playing - made day 2 - made day 3- busted in 9th for $104,651
B Player Barry Greenstein - is playing - made day 2 - busted day 2
B Player Eugene Katchalov - is playing - made day 2 - made day 3
B Player Michael Mizrachi - is playing per entrants list busted day 1
B Player Daniel Negreanu - is playing - made day 2 - made day 3-finished 11th ($77,569)
C Player Vanessa Rousso - is playing - made day 2
C Player Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier - is playing
C Player Sorel Mizzi - is playing - made day 2 - busted day 2
C Player Scotty Nguyen - dns per wsop entrants list
C Player Erik Seidel - is playing - made day 2


Only The Grinder(Michael Mizrachi) busted on day 1 of all my horses who actually took to the felt. Sorrel Mizzi first to bust on day 2.

WSOP Fantasy - Events #28 & #29 Limit Holdem & PLO

Event #29 ($10,000) Limit Hold'em Championship (3 day)

Position Player
A Player Jennifer Harman - is playing - busted day 2
A Player Terrence "not Johnny" Chan - is playing - busted day 1
A Player David "Bakes" Baker - did not start per wsop entrant list but the Original david baker did
A Player Phil Ivey - is playing - busted day 2
A Player Daniel Negreanu - is playing - busted day 1
B Player Todd Brunson - is playing
B Player Greg "FBT" Mueller - Defending Champ - is playing
B Player Matt Hawrilenko - is playing -busted day 1
B Player Matt Glantz - is playing - busted day 2
B Player Erick Lindgren - is playing busted day 2
C Player Howard Lederer - is playing - busted day 1
C Player Brandon Adams - is playing - busted day 1
C Player Phil Hellmuth - is playing - busted day 2
C Player Kirk Morrison -did not start per wsop entrant list
C Player Andy Bloch - is playing busted day 1

Event #28 ($2,500) Pot-Limit Omaha (3 day)

A Player Phil Ivey - is playing
A Player John Juanda -dns per wsop list
A Player David "Bakes" Baker - is playing
A Player Jason Mercier - is playing - busted day 1
A Player Scotty Nguyen - is playing
B Player Robert Mizrachi - dns per wsop list
B Player Nenad Medic - is playing
B Player Josh Arieh - is playing
B Player David Benyamine -dns per wsop list - playing 10k limit
B Player Nikolay Evdakov -dns per wsop list
C Player David Chiu - dns per wsop list
C Player J.C. Tran - defending champion - is playing
C Player Robert Williamson III - is playing
C Player Richard Ashby - is playing
C Player Eugene Katchalov -dns per wsop list

WSOP Fantasy - Event #21 ($1,500) Seven Card Stud

Event #21 ($1,500) Seven Card Stud (3 day)

Position Player
A Player Brandon Adams - dns per wsop entrants list
A Player John Juanda - dns per wsop entrants list
A Player David "Bakes" Baker - dns per wsop entrants list final 14 2-7 lowball
A Player Barry Greenstein - dns per wsop entrants list
A Player Daniel Negreanu
B Player Phil Ivey - is playing
B Player Doyle Brunson - dns per wsop entrants list
B Player Kirill Gerasimov - is playing
B Player Matt Glantz -dns per wsop entrants list
B Player Cyndy Violette - is playing - busted day 1
C Player Fabrice Soulier - dns was playin PLO
C Player Jeffery Lisandro
C Player Steve "mrsmokey1" Billirakis
C Player Todd Brunson
C Player Nikolay Evdakov - is playing

WSOP Fantasy -Event #13 -$1000 NLHE

Event #13 ($1,000) No-Limit Hold'em (4 day)

Position Player
A Player James Akenhead is playing day 1A - busted out
A Player Shannon Shorr
A Player Annette Obrestad is playing day 1B - busted out
A Player Lex Veldhuis
A Player Vitaly Lunkin is playing day 1A -made day 2 and cashed
B Player Praz Bansi
B Player Jeff Madsen
B Player Nikolay Evdakov
B Player Joe Cada is playing day 1B - busted out
B Player Sorel Mizzi is playing day 1B -busted out
C Player Annand (Victor) Ramdin is playing day 1A - made day 2 and cashed
C Player Erica Schoenberg is playing day 1B - busted out
C Player Tim "Tmay420" West is playing day 1A - busted out first level
C Player Erick Lindgren
C Player Adam Levy - is playing day 1A

WSOP Fantasy - Events 11-12 - $1500 NL & L DONKAMENTS

2 Donkaments begin today: One of the No-limit variety and the other of the limit variety. Tomorrow the second of the $1000 super-donkaments begins. Last year there was 1 $1000 buy-in open event referred to as the "STIMULUS SPECIAL".

Here's hoping that Kirk Morrison shakes the bad ju ju and has some run good so CK and I can get our Kirk fix. Hopefully, he doesnt head back to the hills of New Zealand before the Main Event comes up. I finally cracked a top 2000 finish to earn a spot in my first FULL TILT freeroll thanks to ROOTHLUS aka Adam Levy in a donkament no less. I should also earn another spot thanks to Neil Channing's runner-up finish in the 5k shoot-out.


Event #11 ($1,500) No-Limit Hold'em (3 day)

Position Player
A Player Andy Black - not playing made day 2 of 10k stud event
A Player Michael Binger is playing - busted day 1
A Player Nikolay Evdakov - not playing made day 2 of 10k stud event
A Player Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier is playing made it to day 2
A Player Adam Levy-out in first level - lol donkments
B Player Antonio Esfandiari is playing - busted day 1
B Player Eric Froehlich
B Player Isaac Haxton is playing - busted day 1
B Player Jeff Madsen busted out in first level -repeat lol donkaments
B Player Annette Obrestad is playing - busted day 1
C Player Shaun Deeb is playing
C Player Maciek "Michael" Gracz is playing
C Player Alex Jacob is playing - busted day 1
C Player Sorel Mizzi is playing is playing - busted day 1
C Player Vanessa Rousso is playing - busted out early day 1

Event #12 ($1,500) Limit Hold'em (3 day)

A Player Eric Froehlich is playing - busted day 1
A Player Annand (Victor) Ramdin is playing busted day 1
A Player Justin Bonomo is playing busted day 1
A Player Chris Ferguson is playing busted day 1
A Player Thomas "Thunder" Keller
B Player Greg "FBT" Mueller
B Player Billy Argyros
B Player Kassem "Freddy" Deeb
B Player Chip Jett
B Player Kathy Liebert
C Player Richard "Quiet Lion" Brodie
C Player Michael Craig is playing busted day 1
C Player Howard Lederer
C Player Steve Zolotow
C Player Jon "PearlJammed" Turner

WSOP Fantasy - Event #8 -$1500 No-Limit Holdem

Another day another donkament. Annette Obrestad made her WSOP debut but busted early when her set of 7's got out drawn on the river. Standard as the on-line pros would say. And welcome to the WSOP, Annette. I'm sure she will fair much better in one of the larger buy-in events.

My picks for this three day event:

Position Player
A Player Annette Obrestad is playing busted
A Player Joe Cada is playing busted
A Player Shaun Deeb is playing busted
A Player Eric Froehlich
A Player Adam Levy is playing busted
B Player Michael Binger
B Player Humberto Brenes is playing
B Player Terrence "not Johnny" Chan
B Player Jimmy "Gobboboy" Fricke is playing busted
B Player Andrew "luckychewy" Lichtenberger is playing
C Player Jean-Robert Bellande is playing
C Player Steve "mrsmokey1" Billirakis
C Player Scott Clements
C Player Isaac Haxton
C Player Jeff Madsen is playing busted