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MintTrav:

The 2021 WSOP has started and so has the APAT WSOP Fantasy League.

This is an abridged version of the updates for those who don't have Facebook. The full updates are at https://tinyurl.com/APATWSOP-Updates.

MintTrav:
The teams:

MintTrav:
Event 1: $500 Casino Employees No Limit Hold'emWinner          James BarnettRunners          420Paid          63Final Table          9
Player          Position          Points          -          -          -         
Selector    Points                   -    -                  
Jimmy Barnett's reaction to winning the Casino Employees Event was different to the 2019 winner, who promptly withdrew from his dealing commitments for the Series. Jimmy has arranged with his boss to play some and deal some, so everyone should be happy.

MintTrav:
Event 2: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E.Winner          Jesse KleinRunners          78Paid          12Final Table          9
Player          Position          Points          Benny Glaser          3          15          Phil Hellmuth          6          8          Ben Yu          7          6          Daniel Negreanu          10          1          Cary Katz          12          1         
Selector    Points                   Jo 2    30                   Stephen 1    30                   Aneurin    24                   Barrie 2    24                   Gareth    22                   Carl 1    15                   Del    15                   Jo 1    15                   Rob    15                   Richard    10                   Chris H 1    9                   David    9                   Derek    9                   Jon    9                   Luca 2    9                   Nic 1    9                   Simon L    9                   Stephen 2    9                   Stu    9                   Tom    9                   Karen    9                   John 2    8                   Michael    8                   Barrie 1    7                   John 1    6                   Carl 2    1                   Luca 1    1                  

A stacked tournament ended up with a loaded final table, but an unknown winner. Klein's recorded tournament winnings prior to this, at $23k, were less than the buy-in for this event, though he is a high-stakes mixed-game player. Virtually everyone else in the tournament was a household name in poker circles, but Klein outlasted them all, having the satisfaction not only of winning, but of sticking a couple of beats on Hellmuth near the end. Phil has said he is targeting a multi-game bracelet this time, and this was a good attempt.

Matthew Ashton returned for this event. Having smashed the WSOP mixed games a few years ago, he seemed to lose interest, so it's good to see him again. All the top British mixed players (Ashton, Chidwick, Glaser, Owen) were present, as were the Germans, so it seems that the pro's have generally managed to find their way to Vegas.


Glaser is ready for a quick getaway as his lookalike opponent has all the chips.

MintTrav:
Event 3: $1,000 Covid-19 Relief No Limit Hold'em Charity EventWinner          Jeremy AusmusRunners          260Paid          39Final Table          9
Player          Position          Points          Daniel Zack          32          1          Shannon Shorr          38          1         

Selector    Points                   Carl 1    1                   Gareth    1                   Jo 2    1                   John 1    1                   Stu    1                  
Entries were surprisingly low for this - maybe the players weren't keen on an event where a percentage of the prize-pool is removed. That percentage was supposed to be 10% of the $1,000 entry fee. With 266 entries, the WSOP worked out that meant $25,000 for charity, so I guess they had a slice before calculating the 10%.
The tournament was a turbo with twenty minute levels, which probably also contributed to the low entries. It turned out to be quite pro-heavy and bracelet-holder Ausmus ended up winning his second.


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