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2017 WSOP Fantasy Poker "Steve Ball challenge".. Staker game

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MintTrav:
Event 30: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. ChampionshipWinner          David BachRunners          150Paid          23Final Table          8
Player          Position          Points          Jason Mercier          5          10          Daniel Negreanu          6          8          Brian Rast          11          1          Brandon Shack-Harris          16          1          Stephen Chidwick          21          1         
Selector          PointsEnglish Tom          20Paul R          20Barrie          19Craig          19Gareth          19Glenn          19Jo          19Karen          19Luca          19Paxo          19Richard          19Simon B          19Stephen          19Vince          19Adam          18Debbie          18Carl          11John          11Del          10Irish Tom          10Chris H          9Leigh          8Scottish Tom          8Ian          1Paul H          1

There are loaded final tables, and there is this, another level again.

Last year's winner, Mercier, came close to a back-to-back and Negreanu was on his third FT, chasing Player of the Year points. Jerry Wong had a decent year in 2016 - six cashes and $1.1m for reaching the November Nine. This FT was his third cash so far this year.

Don Zewin finished third for the fourth time, one of them in this event two years ago. He has also had a second spot. Andrew Brown, Eric Rodawig and Yuebin Guo have all played several WSOP FTs. Guo has previously been third in HORSE and sixth in 8-Game, but Brown and Rodawig both have a bracelet at home.

The win could have gone in any direction, with most of them taking a turn to hold a big lead a some point of the final.

And then there was David Bach, who won his second bracelet in a week, having already won the Dealer's Choice. He also won the $50k HORSE a few years ago. Bach is an all-rounder - as well previous wins in SCOOP and Aussie HORSE events, he has won the Sunday Millions.

Great poker achievements, but the guy is an updater's nightmare, piling his chips all around randomly and having a liking for putting them in piles of 16.

MintTrav:
Scores so far:

Selector          PointsBarrie          164Jo          150Adam          136Craig          128Debbie          123Simon B          121English Tom          116Luca          112Paul R          103Richard          102Vince          97Stephen          95Carl          88Glenn          87Chris H          77Paxo          77Simon L          76John          76Gareth          76Karen          76Scottish Tom          75Leigh          69Ian          61Irish Tom          48Chris B          41Del          39Paul H          31

MintTrav:
Event 29: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'emWinner          Gaurav RainaRunners          1086Paid          163Final Table          9
Player          Position          Points          John Monnette          79          1          Ismael Bojang          85          1          Chris Ferguson          118          1          Adrian Mateos          149          1         
Selector          PointsBarrie          1Carl          1Craig          1Irish Tom          1Jo          1John          1Karen          1Paul R          1Richard          1Stephen          1

#29 has finally been put out of its misery.This event was pro-light, and it showed. There was some dubious play on the final table before it got to heads-up but, once it reached that stage, the standard of play collapsed. This was one of the weakest heads-up it has been my misfortune to follow, made all the worse when contrasted with the stellar play by both players in the Moorman-Dias heads-up the day before. Either of those would have eaten either of these guys in no time. The less-worse of the two, Raina, deservedly won out in the end.

MintTrav:
Meanwhile, the Seniors is down to three tables. 24 players left and our man is still there, though he seems to have nodded off.

MintTrav:
Quote from the updates of the Super-Seniors, for players aged 65+. "Each time we have returned from break, at least one of the players has lost their seat. The floor calls out asking if anyone recognizes the player and a silence falls over the crowd until someone pipes up with their location."

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