Running World Series of Poker Thread

Maguire has busted out.

 

So has Sully Erna of Godsmack fame.

 

Have a party planned for next Tuesday; final table, live. I love this shit.

By my estimations, the blind levels -- worst case scenario -- will be at 150K-300K to start the final table, with the average stack at 14.1 million -- or 47.1 big blinds. We're going to have some poker played, my friends. If they play fewer than 12 levels over the next two days (outside chance), the blinds will be even lower. It won't be an all-in fest like the $1,500 buy-in fields or your weekly WPT event.

And if Scotty Nguyen is at the final table that alone will be worth my $19.95.

 

I agree with that my friend. However, does anyone have anyone alive in the fantasy WSOP thread?

 

Great point.

I remember that table well. Also remember Hellmuth grandstanding about having his head shaved if Gardner won, since he (Gardner) would break Hellmuth's record for being the youngest ME winner.

I had just started following poker shortly before that and wondered who the hell that guy was. I started reading about him that day and found out.

 

IVE Coverage of Day 5 of the 2007 World Series of Poker $10,000 World Championship No-Limit Hold'em

Day 5 seating assignments and chip counts:
Table Seat Name Residence Chip Count
2 1 Charis Anastasiou Limassol, Cyprus 2,672,000
2 2 Avi Cohen Boston, MA 2,392,000
2 3 Richard Murnick Montclair, NJ 1,092,000
2 5 Jeff Tunkel Naperville, IL 2,323,000
2 6 David Wells Kent, England 684,000
2 7 John Spadavecchia Lighthoos Point, FL 1,428,000
2 8 Markus Gonsalves San Diego, CA 1,596,000
2 9 John Kalmer Chorleyville 1,536,000

3 1 Paul Spitzberg Tenafly, NJ 1,963,000
3 2 Paulo Loureiro New York, NY 1,761,000
3 3 Philip Hilm Cambridge 1,183,000
3 4 Hyon Kim Hillsborough, NJ 768,000
3 5 William Spadea South Easton, MA 827,000
3 6 Travis Belles Las Vegas, NV 274,000
3 7 Josh Evans Plano, TX 1,792,000
3 8 Christian Togsverd Copenhagen, Denmark 978,000
3 9 Thierry van den Berg Almere, Holland 955,000

4 1 Joe Shield St. Pete Beach, FL 586,000
4 2 Jeff Weiss Davie, FL 1,253,000
4 3 Bjorn-Erik Glenne Norway 526,000
4 4 Julian Gardner Manchester, UK 1,777,000
4 5 Jared Hamby Henderson, NV 645,000
4 6 Peter Darvill Vancouver, BC 441,000
4 7 Lee Watkinson Cheney, WA 1,860,000
4 8 Roy Winston Brooklyn, NY 1,420,000
4 9 Billy Willis Edmore, MI 816,000

5 1 Dag Martin Mikkelsen Stavanger, Norway 3,740,000
5 2 Chris Lovelace Brandon, MS 389,000
5 3 David Tran California 1,187,000
5 4 Hevad Khan Poughkeepsie, NY 2,200,000
5 5 Adam White Sun Valley, ID 1,820,000
5 6 Leonard Pruzansky Richmond, TX 304,000
5 7 Rep Porter Woodinville, WA 1,426,000
5 8 Michael Zinna San Antonio, TX 1,024,000
5 9 Humberto Brenes Costa Rica 1,140,000

6 1 Warren Karp Lake Forest, CA 1,068,000
6 2 Steven Garfinkle Bellingham, WA 730,000
6 3 Jeff "Mr. Rain" Banghart Bennington, NE 1,600,000
6 4 Mickey Seagle Marion, NC 242,000
6 5 Kevin Farry Manassas, VA 1,800,000
6 6 Kelly Jo McGlothlin Palmdale, CA 871,000
6 7 Senovio Ramirez III Mercedes, TX 682,000
6 8 Cody Slaubaugh Rugby, ND 1,139,000
6 9 Bob Slezak Omaha, NE 889,000

7 1 Thomas Koo Costa Rica 362,000
7 2 John Armbrust Austin, TX 892,000
7 3 Gus Hansen Monaco 1,604,000
7 4 Jason Koshi Los Angeles, CA 682,000
7 5 Tuan Lam Canada 1,900,000
7 6 Francois Safieddine Denver, CO 882,000
7 7 Diego Cordovez Palo Alto, CA 712,000
7 8 Brandon Adams Cambridge, MA 498,000

8 1 Philip Yeh Stenungsund, Sweden 1,775,000
8 2 Tommy Le Orange County, CA 850,000
8 3 Alex Kravchenko Moscow, Russia 2,274,000
8 4 Maria Ho Arcadia, CA 885,000
8 5 Zhuang Han Smithtown, NY 820,000
8 6 Alan Keating Birmingham, AL 396,000
8 7 Floyd Clark Littleton, CO 1,146,000
8 8 Jerry Yang Temeula, CA 1,150,000
8 9 Ryan Lawrence Lethbridge, Canada 1,046,000

9 1 Willie Tann London 912,000
9 2 David Names San Ramon, CA 330,000
9 3 Reagan Silber Las Vegas, NV 1,232,000
9 4 Paul Kershaw England 654,000
9 5 Kevin Kim Los Angeles, CA 1,000,000
9 6 Richard Harris Wales 2,662,000
9 7 Sven Niklas Heinecker Hamburg, Germany 1,908,000
9 8 Huck Seed Las Vegas, NV 1,546,000
9 9 Dario Minieri Rome, Italy 1,400,000

10 1 Kirk Morrison Wichitam, KS 1,393,000
10 2 Robin Bergren Saskatoon, SK 725,000
10 3 Brian Tracy St. Louis, MO 399,000
10 4 Andreas Krause Stuttgart, Germany 95,000
10 5 Lee Childs Reston, VA 1,657,000
10 6 John Bird Dade City, FL 1,018,000
10 7 Pete de Best Yorba Linda, CA 360,000
10 8 Ray Henson Houston, TX 1,111,000

11 1 Andrew Gunderson Hoboken, NJ 326,000
11 2 Daniel Alaei Las Vegas, NV 1,219,000
11 3 Jeff Bryan Fort Calhoun, NE 1,152,000
11 4 Raymond Rahme Johannesburg, South Africa 1,763,000
11 5 Kenny Tran Arcadia 958,000
11 6 Tom Peterson La Crosse, WI 1,200,000
11 7 Nicolas Atlan Paris, France 1,837,000
11 8 Alan Levin Sante Fe, NM 377,000

12 1 Chad Brown Los Angeles, CA 860,000
12 2 Francis Cagney Laguna Niguel, CA 1,318,000
12 3 Richard Crowell Scottsdale, AZ 306,000
12 4 Matt Keikoan San Rafael, CA 1,556,000
12 5 Ayaz Mahmood Houston, TX 538,000
12 6 Hoa Nguyen Fairfax, VA 1,645,000
12 7 Kenneth Smith Levittown, NY 437,000
12 8 Mikkel Madsen Copenhagen, Denmark 933,000

13 1 Justin Sadauskas Chicago, IL 1,115,000
13 2 Jason Welch Fort Collins, CO 618,000
13 3 Isaac Haxton Syracuse, NY 804,000
13 4 Stig Top-Rasmussen Köthern, Germany 1,080,000
13 5 Mark Ellerbe Richmond, TX 952,000
13 6 Stefan Mattsson Stockholm, Sweden 1,704,000
13 7 Naseem Salem Spring Valley, CA 411,000
13 8 Dennis Perry Williamstown, KY 464,000
13 9 Ronald Kluber Seoul, South Korea 1,559,000

14 1 Lamar Wilkinson Pacheco, CA 521,000
14 2 Cory Carroll UK 1,415,000
14 3 Ed de Haas Amsterdam 1,045,000
14 4 Jimmy Blevins Oakland, NE 835,000
14 5 Allan King San Diego, CA 1,000,000
14 6 Scott Freeman Oak Park, IL 1,793,000
14 7 Ryan Elson Canton, OH 2,137,000
14 8 Scotty Nguyen Las Vegas, NV 1,175,000
14 9 Bill Edler Las Vegas, NV 490,000

 

I am 95% sure Hellmuth bet to shave his head if Varkonyi won. And Varkonyi won, so at the end of the bracelet ceremony Hellmuth got in the chair and had his head buzzed.

 

I'd expect the pros to really start coming to the front today. This is when the pressure starts building, and the pros have a lot of chips to play with.

I'm thinking Chad Brown will make a big move today. You've gotta think among Scotty Nguyen, Lee Watkinson, Kirk Morrison, Huck Seed, Humberto Brenes and Julian Gardner that 2 or 3 of them will make the final table at this point.

 

You are correct that it was Varkonyi that Hellmuth bet against. You can still watch him getting his head done at the end of the tournament when ESPN reshows the final table on Classic.

 

If we can get three really top-end pros at the final table it would be tremendous. Proof that weeding out the draw really was addition by subtraction.

 

Chad Brown is done.

Gus Hansen was just crippled and is down to $400,000.

 

What he said.

You're both correct. My bad.