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 #55 ($10,000) Pot-Limit Omaha Championship

Event #55 ($10,000) Pot-Limit Omaha Championship (3 day)

A Player Vitaly Lunkin - is playing - made day 2
A Player Robert Mizrachi - is playing
A Player Josh Arieh - is playing
A Player Jason Mercier - is playing - made day 2
A Player Phil Ivey - is playing
B Player Michael Mizrachi - is playing
B Player Richard Ashby - is playing
B Player David Williams - is playing - busted day 1
B Player Phil "omgclayaiken" Galfond - is playing
B Player Phil Hellmuth - is playing - made day 2
C Player Nenad Medic - is playing - made day 2
C Player Erick Lindgren - is playing - made day 2 - busted day 2
C Player Eric Liu - dns per wsop entrants list
C Player Robert Williamson III - is playing - made day 2
C Player Justin "Boosted J" Smith - is playing - made day 2 - busted day 2