WSOP Tuesday News, PokerStars Drops Philip

WSOP Event 33: Down to 3

It started as a simple $1K NLHE tournament at the 2014 World Series of Poker, and it attracted 1,688 players for a $1,519,200 prize pool. That paid the top 170 players.

Day 2 thinned the field from 115 to just 10 players after Faraz Jaka busted in 11^th place. Will Givens had the chip lead, and Dutch Boyd was in third.

David Olmsted was the first player eliminated on Day 3 to set the official final table, and players like Gabriel Nassif departed in eighth place and Vinny Pahuja in seventh. Pok Kim took fifth and Will Givens third.

At the start of three-handed play, Dutch Boyd had a slight lead over Paul Cogliano, and Steven Norden was on the shortest stack.

WSOP Event 34: Buchman Best

The $1,500 Seven Card Stud event drew 345 players to action for a $465,750 prize pool.

Day 2 brought only 60 players back and broke through the money bubble to pay the top 40. Play continued into the final table and ended with just six remaining.

Day 3 saw Nabih Helmi as the first to exit, followed by Bryn Kenney. Action was quick, and Eric Buchman took a lead into heads-up play against Alex Kravchenko and carried it through to the winner’s circle for his second bracelet.

1^st place: Eric Buchman ($118,785)

2^nd place: Alex Kravchenko ($73,360)

3^rd place: Aleksandr Denisov ($47,315)

4^th place: William Thompson ($34,273)

5^th place: Bryn Kenney ($25,206)

6^th place: Nabih Helmi ($18,802)

7^th place: Mallory Smith ($14,228)

8^th place: David Prager ($10,921)

WSOP Event 35: Day 2 Update

The $5K NLHE Eight-Handed tournament started on Monday with 550 players and a $2,585,000 prize pool. The top 56 players were to be paid, with $633,341 set aside for the winner.

Day 2 started with 170 players and headed toward the money bubble before the dinner break. Josh Arieh was in the chip lead.

WSOP Event 36: Day 2 Update

The $1,500 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball tournament attracted 241 players for a $325,350 prize pool. There would only be enough to pay 28 players and $89,483 to the winner.

Day 2 had only 38 players still in action, and Eric Wasserson ended up exiting on the bubble. Players like Max Pescatori, Chino Rheem, Mike Leah, Eli Elezra, and Phil Hellmuth departed throughout the late afternoon hours. With 13 left, Steven Wolansky led the field.

New WSOP Events: Omaha and Stud

The first new tournament of the day on Tuesday was a $1,500 PLO event, and a $10K Seven Card Stud Hi-Low event offered a championship opportunity starting at 4pm.

PokerStars Drops Daleroxxu

The report first came from the Twitter account of Dale Philip, also known as Daleroxxu. After having represented PokerStars Team Online for quite a while, the sponsored pro tweeted:

“Just been dropped from PokerStars for the goal celebration against Spain. Not the best news before an 11 hour flight.”

He was boarding a flight back home to Thailand after watching the World Cup and cheering for Holland. His tweets against Spain were spirited, which prompted PokerStars to drop him from the Team Online lineup.