Hello guys! The 40th Annual WSOP just started and we are back with the lp newsblog! Just like last year, we will cover all the WSOP events, focusing mainly on LPers results (if possible!). So please let us know in case some of our mates are luckboxing doing good in one of the events of this year's world series!
The first post is a copy-paste of the front page news post:
Phil Ivey wins 6th WSOP bracelet
 It's always a good thing when a professional players wins a WSOP event. Phil Ivey, one of the best poker players of the world, just won his 6th WSOP bracelet, first in four years. Ivey won the $2,500 Deuce-to-Seven Lowball event, which paid him a total of $96,361 .
Ivey started the final table with only the second smallest stack. We all know how good the man is, though, and he steadily chipped his way up into contention, giving himself a shot at the title. Its a known fact that Deuce-to-seven is not the most popular game, so it's not really a surprise that we see a turnout of only 147 players. None the less, some of the best players of the professional poker scene were among these players. Players such as Jimmy "Gobboboy" Fricke, Erick Lindgren, Gavin Griffin, Doyle Brunson and Daniel Negreanu were some of the guys who were victimized some point at the tournament.
"I don't play that much Deuce, so I am pretty proud that I won a bracelet in this event," said Ivey after the match."Every time you win a bracelet, especially now, it is a major accomplishment."
There are rumours that Ivey had a lot of money on a bet involving WSOP results. Rumours include some of Ivey's opponents at the World Series, such as Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu and Ted Forrest. Daniel Neagreanu actually admitted having a bet with Ivey:
"We have a bet standing," Negreanu said. "Last year I beat him for $200,000 winning a bracelet, and we have $200,000 on every bracelet. So he won that, but I also have bets on him in my fantasy stuff, he's my first pick. So I lost $200,000 but I won pretty close to that back anyway."
Apparently, the first prize was not the most important thing in Phil Ivey's victory.
Final Table Payouts 1. Phil Ivey - $96,361
2. John Monnette - $59,587
3. Yan Chen - $38,892
4. Eric Kesselman - $26,757
5. Rodeen Talebi - $19,346
6. Raphael Zimmerman - $14,663
7. Elia Ahmadian - $11,627 |
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