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2016 WSOP Fantasy Game & Staker
Des:
--- Quote from: MintTrav on June 12, 2016, 08:51:55 AM ---
We got news for you. Guess who showed up to play? None other than cuddly Howard. For the first time since 2010, Howard Lederer is playing in the WSOP. I thought he would wait for the Players Championship, but he is playing #16 $10k 2-7 NLSD. The stalking horse, Chris Ferguson, has played several days without incident, so far as we know, so Lederer has obviously decided to chance it. Although Ferguson has played some mass events, I expect Lederer will stick to the $10k tournaments mainly populated by professiional players, where he is much less likely to come face-to-face with random punters bearing a grudge.
How is he getting on? It doesn"t matter - what matters is whether he gets through the day without being confronted.
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Wow...I knew of his apology and Ferguson"s return, but this is breathtaking given his crimes. Incredible.
Bigfella42:
--- Quote from: Des on June 12, 2016, 09:36:08 AM ---
--- Quote from: MintTrav on June 12, 2016, 08:51:55 AM ---
We got news for you. Guess who showed up to play? None other than cuddly Howard. For the first time since 2010, Howard Lederer is playing in the WSOP. I thought he would wait for the Players Championship, but he is playing #16 $10k 2-7 NLSD. The stalking horse, Chris Ferguson, has played several days without incident, so far as we know, so Lederer has obviously decided to chance it. Although Ferguson has played some mass events, I expect Lederer will stick to the $10k tournaments mainly populated by professiional players, where he is much less likely to come face-to-face with random punters bearing a grudge.
How is he getting on? It doesn"t matter - what matters is whether he gets through the day without being confronted.
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Wow...I knew of his apology and Ferguson"s return, but this is breathtaking given his crimes. Incredible.
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Please let either of them play the seniors and be seated next to Ger after a few coronas :)
Think it"s real bad that Ferguson is refusing to make any type of statement or apology. still turning up in his trademark hat as if nothing has happened. At least Lederer has tried to explain his version of events. I read on poker news that they have offered Ferguson the opportunity to make a statement and so far he has refused. A simple "I"m sorry for all that happened, it wasn"t intended and the company grew bigger than we could handle" while not being perfect would at least show contrition. On the other hand I expect the Amazon room is full of thieves, grimmers, cheats and hustlers, so maybe those two are in the perfect place :)
MintTrav:
Keith from The Office Wins A Bracelet
Rep Porter is one of those players whose name keeps coming up near the top of the updates, especially in the mixed games. This was his third bracelet and his second in Razz. We saw the first serious assault by Negreanu, who finished fourth. Daniel Weinman (7th) picked up his fourth cash of the Series, while the two lowest-placed cashers, Allen Kessler (69th) and Ismael Bojang (70th), both registered their third. Once again, Kessler slips in at the bottom.
Brendan Taylor pops in from the beach and finishes fifth.
MintTrav:
Event 13: $1,500 Seven Card Razz
Runners 461Paid 70Final Table 8
Player Position Points Daniel Negreanu 4 12 Shaun Deeb 8 4 Matt Waxman 21 1 Stephen Chidwick 22 1 Mike Watson 44 1 Max Pescatori 50 1 Dutch Boyd 53 1 Anthony Zinno 55 1 Maria Ho 56 1 Allen Kessler 69 1 Ismael Bojang 70 1
Selector PointsAdam 18Richard 15Paul 14Tom F 14Simon B 14Paxo 14Chris 14Karen 13Barrie 13Luca 13Neil 13Steve 13Glenn 12IrishTom 12Simon L 12Carl 3John 3Craig 1
We have never had a tournament where everyone has scored points, but it could happen this year. Mercier and Negreanu have both been backed by almost every selector, with just five passing on each of them (not the same five - in fact, no-one has rejected both of them). So, whenever they cash , there will be a chance of universal scoring. It didn"t quite happen this time, as only three of Negreanu"s haters scored elsewhere, with the other two missing out entirely.
Adam scored freely, having picked Negreanu, Deeb, Pescatori and Zinno.
MintTrav:
STAKER - WSOP #13 $1,500 Seven Card Razz
Staker Stake Winnings Profit Shirley Cole £1044 £29253 £28209 Karen Mead £1044 £15241 £14197 Rafael Rovira £1000 £5327 £4327 Bill Sheppard £1044 £2658 £1614 Richard Baker £1044 £1710 £666 Ian Witt £1044 £1300 £256 Ross Freeman £1044 £1220 £176
It"s a big return for the stakers. Karen and Shirley went big on Negreanu, Karen putting more than half of her stake on him and Shirley going all-out with 100%. Karen put almost half on Hastings, who didn"t come through this time, but her Negreanu result is enough for a huge profit.
Rafael split his stake between Deeb and Chidwick, and made a profit on both. Bill did the same, but went for a four-way split, with Deeb and Chids still making him a good profit.
So what is the best approach? At one end, you have Shirley putting it all on one player, with the potential to win huge or lose the lot. Richard did the same with Pescatori, whose min-cash meant a 64% profit. At the other extreme, Ian split his backing between eleven players and enough of them cashed to turn a profit for him. Most others were somewhere in between. Ian will score a lot of times when Shirley misses entirely, but will her occasional larger wins exceed his? What"s the best strategy? I don"t know the answer - that"s up to you to work out. 9pm tonight is the next deadline for staking in #18 HORSE.
Shirley and Daniel celebrating their win in the Razz
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