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2018 WSOP Fantasy poker league..
MintTrav:
The one player to cash in the $10k 2-7, who didn't have a long WSOP pedigree, was Illya Trincher. That's not to say he doesn't know how to play - his father Vadim Trincher won a WPT Championship and Illya has played a lot at a high level, but mainly high-stakes cash.
The Trinchers' main activity was operating a multi-million dollar sports-betting book and high-stakes poker games for millionaires and billionaires, a lot of it being run from Vadim's apartment in Trump Tower. They are believed to have had the richest sportsbook in the world, as well as laundering over $100m of Russian crime money. Vadim also holds the distinction of having sued Donald Trump, claiming $6m over a leak from the apartment above, previously owned by Bruce Willis and Demi Moore until they divorced, and owned by Trump at the time of the leak.
Anyway, the whole thing was highly illegal and they all went down for it, with 29 people prosecuted (one of them being Molly Bloom). Vadim got five years and he and one other were ordered to forfeit $20m each. Illya was sentenced to six months prison and six months home confinement and had to cough up $6.4m. https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/newyork/news/press-releases/defendant-sentenced-in-manhattan-federal-court-to-six-months-in-prison-and-six-months-home-confinement-for-being-a-leader-of-an-international-multi-million-dollar-illegal-sports-gambling-business
Illya spent the week before he went inside playing $2k/$4k at Bobby's Room with Phil Ivey and two of the others involved (one of them being Abe Mosseri, who won a second bracelet last year) before flying to New York by private jet to begin his sentence. He has kept a low profile since then until he showed up for the $10k PLO last week. He was 12th in the $10k 2-7 (the Brunson tournament) and is currently 7th out of 52 remaining in the $10k HORSE (#27). It would be interesting to see how a Trincher win would be handled.
MintTrav:
That 2-7 tournament was something of a rogues gallery. Another correct answer would have been Shawn Sheikhan, owner of a chain of tobacco shops / tattoo parlours round Vegas. I haven't heard of him for a couple of years, but he showed up for this event (looking a bit rough) and was another who reached the final table. Shawn did nine months in the clink, plus five years probation, for sexual battery.
MintTrav:
The Millionaire Maker has finished, and Joe McKeehen was third, which means points for Jon, Tom F, Chris K, Nic and Derek.
#24 is down to 60 players, but we just have Jacobson and Moorman mid-pack. I also notice Scotty and Staszko are going, as are two of my favourite players, Zu Zhou and Yew Kan.
#25 and #26 are near their end, but we have no-one on the final table of either, and very few who cashed. Not many points coming here.
#27 is where the action is now - this one could be huge for Craig. There are 16 players going into Day 3. John Hennigan is third in chips, and he is only on one team, owned by Craig. Randy Ohel is on two teams - both of which belong to Craig. Barrie, Paxo, Jo, Richard, Karen, Stephen and Chris H will all be cheering for Zinno, currently 12th, while, Paxo, Stephen, Carl, Chris B and Chris K will be hoping that Robert Mizrachi will recover from last place of those still in. Others still in include Aylar Lie's husband Albert Daher, who crushed the recent EPT in Monte Carlo, winning both the High Roller and the Turbo, Carol Fuchs, Bakes and...........Illya Trincher. Don't take your eyes off this one!
Albert Daher's extra luggage from the Monte Carlo EPT
MintTrav:
Event 25: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or BetterWinner Benjamin DobsonRunners 596Paid 90Final Table 8
Player Position Points Barry Greenstein 18 1 Mike Matusow 30 1 Brian Hastings 39 1
Selector Points Adam 1 Carl 2 1 Dave 1
Yeah, great picking guys.
Although it's his first bracelet, Ben Dobson's win is no surprise and he's well-used to posing for winner's photos. He has also had his fair share of online success, including chopping the Sunday Million.
MintTrav:
Event 21: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Millionaire MakerWinner Arne KernRunners 7361Paid 1105Final Table 9
Player Position Points Joe McKeehen 3 15 Joseph Cheong 23 1 JC Tran 42 1 Jonathan Tamayo 155 1 Chris Moorman 191 1 Jeff Gross 207 1 Ryan Riess 294 1 Andrey Zaichenko 344 1 Martin Jacobson 426 1 Conor Beresford 465 1 Marc MacDonnell 494 1 Ryan Laplante 575 1 Phil Hellmuth 715 1 Eddie Blumenthal 736 1 Reiner Kempe 751 1 Barry Greenstein 757 1 Shaun Deeb 965 1 Joe Cada 1001 1 Ismael Bojang 1022 1 Phil Ivey 1024 1 David Pham 1095 1
Selector Points Selector PointsChris K 16 Del 1Derek 16 Gareth 1English Tom 1 16 Glenn 1 1Jon 16 Glenn 2 1Nic 2 16 Irish Tom 1 1Barrie 2 3 Jake 1Debbie 3 James 1 1English Tom 2 3 Jo 1 1Jordan 3 John 1 1Tommy 3 John 2 1Aneurin 2 Justin 1Brian 2 Luca 2 1Carl 2 2 Nic 1 1Chris H 2 2 Paul 1Dave 2 Paxo 1 1Irish Tom 2 2 Paxo 2 1James 2 2 Richard 1Jo 2 2 Rob 1Karen 2 Simon B 1Nathan 2 Simon L 1Stuart 2 Stephen 1 1Vince 2 2 Stephen 2 1Adam 1 Suzanne 1Barrie 1 1 Vince 1 1Chris B 1
A rare bracelet for Germany, but what can you say about Joe McKeehen? On top of winning the Main Event, he has now final-tabled the Monster Stack, the High Roller One Drop and The Millionaire Maker. Before any of that, he was World Champion at Risk. What next? No-one picked him last year, and he won another bracelet. This year he has five supporters, who are very happy that he has already chalked up two third-places. I'm confident he will be on even more teams next year. Ralph Massey was 7th in the Colossus last year and his 8th place in this made him the first player to reach the final of both. Barny Boatman also reached another final table.
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