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Tommy Nguyen Wins 2018 WSOP Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em for $1,037,451

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Tommy Nguyen won the 2018 WSOP Event #48: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em MONSTER STACK, making his way through an enormous field of 6,260 entries to win his first gold bracelet and the top prize of $1,037,451. This was without a doubt the biggest live tournament score for the 28-year-old from Oakville, Ontario.

“I don’t know. I’m just taking it all in right now. I dreamed of this and I believed I could make it. I came for a bracelet and I got it,” Nguyen told WSOP reporters after winning. “I just final tabled the millions event not too long ago in Montreal. It gave me a chance to come here. I took my shots. I felt really good. I played really good.”

Nguyen came right into the 4th and final day of this occasion in 22nd chip setting with 29 players remaining. Regardless of being just one of the fastest heaps to begin the day, however, he made his means to the unofficial final table in 6th position. After a couple of very early removals, he lost an all-in against a short stacked Michael Benko. Nguyen’s ace-king was outdrawn by ace-queen, which struck 4 clubs making a flush. After that hand, Nguyen was left as the quickest player with 7 remaining.

Nguyen discovered a double up not too long after that, and then knocked out Shyam Srinivasan in 7th place ($154,463), winning a race with ace-king versus pocket nines to climb near the top of the leaderboard. 2014 World Poker Tour Bay 101 Shooting Celebrity main event champ James Carroll sent Michael Benko to the rail in 6th place ($202,327) to keep himself within striking distance of the top spot.

Nguyen scored his next double up when he called Chris Chong’s shove with AClub SuitKSpade Suit and found himself up against ASpade Suit5Diamond Suit. Both players paired their aces on the flop, but by the river Nguyen’s king kicker was still enough to earn him the pot. He soared into the chip lead three-handed, while Chong was sent home in fourth place ($354,903).

Frank Rusnak was eliminated in third place, earning $475,212. He then continued to grind Carroll down, allowing him to double up once, prior to completing it with none apart from ace-king to finish the event stylishly. Carroll was awarded $640,916 as the runner-up finisher.

“I wasn’t even focused on the money,” said Nguyen. “I was focused on the bracelet. The pay jumps help because it puts you in a better position to win. I melted at the final table before, so I learned from my mistake. I came here, and I did it.”

Official Final Table Results:

Seat Name Country Payout (USD)
1 Tommy Nguyen Canada $1,037,451
2 James Carroll United States $640,916
3 Francis Rusnak United States $475,212
4 Chris Chong Singapore $354,903
5 Daniel Corbett United Kingdom $266,987
6 Michael Benko Canada $202,327
7 Shyam Srinivasan United States $154,463
8 Harald Sammer Austria $118,802
9 Rittie Chuaprasert United States $92,061

Loren Klein Wins $10,000 PLO Championship for $1,018,336

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Loren Klein defeated three-time WSOP bracelet winner Rep Porter in heads-up to win his third bracelet in three years with win in PLO Championship.

Klein won his 3rd bracelet on Tuesday evening after taking down the $10,000 PLO Championship event, besting a field of 476 entries, the biggest field in the history of the tournament, and earning $1,018,336. He a tough final table that featured several bracelets and bested Rep Porter heads-up.

Porter took home $629,378 for his runner-up finish and fell just shy of his fourth career bracelet. The 476-entry field was trimmed down to its final table on Monday evening. After Alexey Makarov and Mike Leah busted in eighth and seventh, respectively.

They bagged up the final six players and returned on Tuesday at 2 p.m. to play down to a winner on Twitch. Scott Bohlman, Ryan Hughes, Jerry Wong and Brandon Shack-Harris busted from sixth to third, leaving Porter and Klein to battle for the win.

Official Final Table Result:

Position Player Country Prize
1 Loren Klein United States $1,018,336
2 Rep Porter United States $629,378
3 Brandon Shack-Harris United States $433,259
4 Jerry Wong United States $303,491
5 Ryan Hughes United States $216,391
6 Scott Bohlman United States $157,097
7 Mike Leah Canada $116,166
8 Alexey Makarov Russia $87,522

David Brookshire Wins WSOP $2,500 Omaha/Stud Eight-Or-Better Event

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The 35-year-old from Baltimore, Maryland David Brookshire gained the first coveted gold bracelet of his career by winning the 2018 WSOP, $2,500 mixed Omaha/Stud eight-or-better.

Although the final table featured 5 bracelet winners, the title and the lion’s share of the $904,500 prize pool went to relative unidentified David Brookshire. He previously earned $8,285 and a WSOP Circuit ring in an Los Angeles Omaha eight-or-better event last December. Earlier this month, he won an $800 buy-in PLO eight-or-better event at the DeepStack Championship Poker Series for $20,580, and recently, he took second in a $600 Omaha/Stud eight-or-better event for another $13,861.

“This is a great event,” Brookshire told WSOP reporters. “I love all the mixed-games events and now I’m going to have a bankroll to be able to play all of them for the next few years, hopefully. I’ve got to run it up. There’s a lot of events I’ve missed because I can’t afford to play them, and that’s going to change right now.”

Brookshire conquered a massive heads-up deficit against bracelet winner Brendan Taylor, that at one factor held an 8:1 benefit. Various other WSOP champs at the last table were Daniel Ospina (Third), Tyler Groth (Fifth), Hani Awad (Sixth), as well as Eric Rodawig (8th). Ospina won his arm band previously this month, taking down the $1,500 no-limit 2-7 lowball event.

Final Table Payouts (POY points in parentheses):

1st: David Brookshire, $214,291 (987.53)
2nd: Brendan Taylor, $132,443 (493.77)
3rd: Daniel Ospina, $89,968 (444.39)
4th: Ian Shaw, $62,331 (395.01)
5th: Tyler Groth, $44,059 (370.32)
6th: Hani Awad, $31,789 (345.64)
7th: William Shelton, $23,429 (296.26)
8th: Eric Rodawig, $17,628 (271.57)

Shaun Deeb Wins the 2018 WSOP Event #42 $25K Pot-Limit Omaha

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Shaun Deeb, a native of Troy, NY and a professional poker player won the 2018 World Series of Poker $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller, topping a tough field of  230-entry (181 unique entries + 49 re-entries) to win his third career gold bracelet and the $1,402,683 first-place prize. The top 35 players made the money, with a minimum cash worth $37,500.

This was the largest live tournament cash and it brought his lifetime live tournament earnings to more than $5.5 million. This was Deeb’s tenth final table finish at the WSOP and his 3rd in this particular game.

“A couple of years ago, I made two PLO final tables but got seventh and eight. I really felt like I got unlucky, but there’s such variance – cracking aces, having aces hold, it’s everything in this tournament at a final table,” Deeb told WSOP reporters after closing the deal. “I got a great start to the day, got the chip lead, was really never in a bad spot. I was able to control the pot size the way I wanted to in almost every hand. It really helps to not get in an inflated pot with a marginal hand.”

Deeb entered the 5th and final day in fourth chip position with six players remaining, but just a few big blinds separated most of the players in the middle of the pack. There was lots of challenging competitors signing up with Deeb at the final table, with his five opponents combining for eight WSOP bracelets and more than $43.5 million in lifetime live tournament earnings.

Here is the Final table Result of Event #42 $25K Pot-Limit Omaha:

Place Winner Country Prize (in USD)
1 Shaun Deeb United States $1,402,683
2 Ben Yu United States $866,924
3 Scotty Nguyen United States $592,875
4 James Calderaro United States $414,134
5 Jason Koon United States $295,606
6 Ryan Tosoc United States $215,718
7 David Benyamine France $161,020
8 Bogdan Capitan Romania $123,004

Robert Peacock Wins WSOP Gold in $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Double Stack

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The first-ever World Series of Poker double stack event drew a massive field of 5,700 entries to create a $5,130,000 prize pool. The 33-year-old high-stakes poker pro Robert Peacock wins his first bracelet and the top prize of $644,224.

Peacock started playing professionally in 2009 and moved from New York to Las Vegas about a year after Black Friday to play in Sin City full time. As a full-time cash game player in Vegas, he’s made friends with some of the brightest minds in the game.

“I mean, I ran so good to get here,” said Peacock. “I came in to Day 2 with like 12 big blinds and then just won all of my all ins for the tournament life. That’s the strategy, right? Play good, run good? I was ahead in almost all of them and the worst-case scenario was a flip. It’s crazy.”

Robert Peacock entered the final table in second chip position behind Joshua Turner. He left to a solid beginning by knocking senseless Tomas Teran Paredes in tenth place for $44,407, however really did not another elimination until taking own Jacky Wong in fourth place ($219,952).

Keeping that Peacock took a substantial introduce three-handed play. By the time the final 3 nabbed up chips to return for a 5th and final day, Peacock had virtually 4 times as many chips as his nearest challenger Nicholas Salimbene. Peacock won a race with pocket threes versus Joshua Turner’s KSpade SuitQDiamond Suit to send him home with $294,760 as the third-place finisher.

Peacock held roughly a 2-to-1 lead over Salimbene. It took just 17 hands for him to convert the lead into the win. In the final hand Salimbene moved all in for around ten big blinds from the button and Peacock quickly called out of the big blind with KHeart SuitQHeart Suit. He was in a dominant position against KClub Suit2Heart Suit. The board ran out 8Heart Suit8Diamond Suit7Club SuitKSpade Suit9Heart Suit and Peacock’s kicker played, earning him the pot and the title. Salimbene was awarded $397,908 for his runner-up showing.

Peacock held approximately a 2-to-1 lead over Salimbene. It took simply 17 hands for him convert the lead into the win. In the final hand Salimbene moved all in for around 10 big blinds from the button and Peacock swiftly called out of the big blind with KHeart SuitQHeart Fit. He remained in a leading position against KClub Suit2Heart Suit. The board ran out 8Heart Suit8Diamond Suit7Club SuitKSpade Suit9Heart Suit as well as Peacock’s kicker played, making him the pot and the title. Salimbene was awarded $397,908 for his runner-up proving.

Official Final Table Results

Place Player Country Prize (USD)
1st Robert Peacock United States $644,224
2nd Nicholas Salimbene United States $397,908
3rd Joshua Turner United States $294,760
4th Jacky Wong Hong Kong $219,952
5th Ralph Wong United States $165,342
6th Daniel Eichhorn United States $125,215
7th James Ostrowski United States $95,538
8th Pfizer Jordan United States $73,446
9th Takao Shizumi Japan $56,891

Hard Rock Casino’s Giant Guitar Has Even Bigger Mistake

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The Hard Rock Casino will open at noon in Atlantic City, N.J., on June 28. The Hotel & Casino invested $500 million renovating the soon-to-be-opened facility. The sign, 30-foot-tall Gibson Les Paul modeled after a Gibson Les Paul guitar, was put up Thursday morning without officials noticing the word “rhythm” was misspelled on the rhythm and treble switch. It included the letter “E.”

The giant guitar is one of two expected to go up at the new resort, with the second slated for installation Saturday at the resort’s entrance.

Hard Rock officials say the typo was corrected Thursday afternoon by removing the extra vinyl letter.

New York lawmakers Fails to Pass Sports Betting Bill

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New York lawmakers failed to pass a new controversial sports betting law by Wednesday’s deadline, leaving state gaming authorities with an outdated legislation to establish laws on exactly how wagerers could bet on sporting activities this year.

“The Assembly did not have sufficient votes to move the bill,” Republican Senator John Bonacic told reporters. “There was just no appetite for gaming.”

It counts as a missed out on possibility that leaves New York City in a prone setting with next-door neighbor New Jersey operating and also quickly offering online wagering. Disallowing an unique session, New York lawmakers could take another look at the sporting activities wagering costs when they reunite in January 2019.

In the meantime, state gaming authorities are entrusted to deal with a 2013 regulation to establish how and when to release sporting activities publication licenses as well as various other guidelines, however there are significant imperfections that put limitations on wagerers that will certainly not do anything to deter them from taking their organisation in other places – either throughout the Hudson or to the unlawful, underground market.

The 2013 legislation just enables the 4 state-run online casinos to provide sportsbooks: Rivers Casino & Resort in Schenectady, Resorts World Catskills near Monticello, del Lago Resort & Casino in the Finger Lakes and Tioga Downs in the Southern Tier.

The regulation needs gamblers to put wagers in person and does not consist of online or mobile wagering. Sorts of wagers can consist of result as well as in-game betting.

Dan Bilzerian Gets Felted In $1-$2 Poker Cash Game With Seven-Deuce

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Earlier this month, high-stakes poker player and Instagram star Dan Bilzerian reportedly threw a party at a $100 million manor in L.A, however this previous weekend break he was discovered playing $1-$2 no-limit hold ’em at a casino in Las Vegas.

Poker vlogger Brad Owen recorded some video clip footage of the session, that included a hand in which Bilzerian moved all in with 7-2 off suit on a board analysis 6-3-2-5. Owen called Bilzerian’s all-in bet of $150 with 7-5 as well as won the hand. There was one more hand in which Bilzerian moved all in preflop for $280 without taking a look at this cards. He lost and then shortly thereafter left the poker room with model Sofia Bevarly, who was also in the poker game.

In accordance with Owen, the game broke after Bilzerian left.

Bilzerian, that declares total assets of $100 million, claimed in 2015 that he when had $18 million on the table in a high-stakes poker game versus a billionaire.

“For me, I just let people talk sh-t about my poker, and that I was bad and that I had a trust fund,” he told In Depth with Graham Bensinger in defense of his card skills.

Have a look at Owen’s vlog to obtain a glance of some of Bilzerian’s $1-$2 hands.

Fahrintaj Bonyadi Wins 2018 WSOP $1,000 Super Senior’s Event

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Farhintaj Bonyadi won the 2018 World Series of Poker $1,000 Super Senior’s no-limit hold’em event for $311,451. The 83-year-old beat an area of 2,191 players, every one of which needed to go to the very least 60 years old in order to get involved. Bonyadi is the mother of three-time bracelet winner Farzad Bonyadi, and also with this win,  both also become the first mother-son duo to win WSOP gold. Along with her very first bracelet, becomes the first female to win a bracelet event of the summer.

“It’s just only my first bracelet,” Bonyadi told WSOP reporters after claiming the title. “I’m so happy. My son has three. I’m just so happy.”

Farzad educated his mom how to play poker, as well as existed on the rail when she removed this event for the most significant title of her career.

“I was standing there for 20 hours trying to help her out, but she did it on her own,” said Farzad. “I’m so happy for her. She deserves it. She’s been cashing so many times. She won a tournament for $50,000, for $45,000, but this is her biggest score.”

Bonyadi entered into the final table in 7th chip position. She had the ability to knock Paul Lee out in 3rd area ($ 140,273) to go into heads-up play against Robert Coastline at a 3-to-1 chip disadvantage. By the time play was stopped at the end of day 3 Beach had actually expanded that benefit to 4.5-to-1.

In spite of being down, Bonyadi chose not to quit. The also inevitably fought it out for 175 hands of heads-up action. Bonyadi was able to fight her way into the lead by the time the final hand occurred.

Official Final Table Results

Place Player Country Prize
1 Farhintaj Bonyadi United States $311,451
2 Robert Beach United States $192,397
3 Paul W Lee United States $140,273
4 Linda Iwaniak United Kingdom $103,215
5 Russell Sutton Canada $76,655
6 Alan Denkenson United States $57,465
7 Charles Thompson United States $43,489
8 Neil Henley United States $33,227
9 Bill Fogel United States $25,633

Michael Mizrachi wins $50K Poker Players Championship

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Michael Mizrachi won the most desired World Series of Poker titles on Tuesday night, for the 3rd time in his career. The poker pro from South Florida defeated 87 of the world’s best players to win the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for the 3rd time in his career, getting his 4th World Series Of Poker title. He was the chip leader at the end of Day 2, 3, 4 and took it down on the 5th and final day, going almost wire-to-wire with the chip lead.

Michael Mizrachi defeated John Hennigan heads-up that dropped simply reluctant of his 2nd Poker Players Championship title as well as 6th career bracelet. Just like a lot of PPC final tables, it was full of leading poker talent.

Dan Smith, Mike Leah, Benny Glaser as well as Aaron Katz completed the last 6 players. Smith and Katz were attempting to gain their initial WSOP titles, while Glaser and also Leah were planning to include an additional one to their career. Smith, a popular big bet player and high roller regular, completed in 3rd, Leah busted in 4th, three-time bracelet winner Glaser hit the rail in fifth and Katz was the first to go.

Mizrachi took simply less than a 4-to-3 introduce heads-up play against Hennigan. Mizrachi extended his lead by winning a couple of vital pots throughout the three-way draw deuce-to-seven round, then secured the deal when the game changed to no-limit hold ’em. In the final hand, Mizrachi increased to 225,000 from the button with the blinds at 200,000-400,000. Hennigan three-bet to 750,000 from the big blind and Mizrachi called.

The flop brought the QHeart Suit9Spade Suit5Heart Suit and Hennigan produced a wager of 700,000. Mizrachi made it 2,000,000 to go, just to have Hennigan shove for 5,300,000. Mizrachi swiftly called with the 9Heart Suit8Heart Suit for a set and also a flush draw. Hennigan held the JDiamond Suit10Club Suit for an open-ended straight draw. Mizrachi struck the 10Heart Suit right now to leave Hennigan drawing dead. The 8Diamond Suit on the river was a plain formalitu, eliminating Hennigan in second place for $765,837.

Final Table Results of $50K Poker Players Championship

Place Winner Country Prize (USD)
1 Michael Mizrachi United States $1,239,126
2 John Hennigan United States $765,837
3 Dan Smith United States $521,782
4 Mike Leah Canada $364,197
5 Benny Glaser United Kingdom $260,578
6 Aaron Katz United States $191,234

 

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