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Another Amazing WSOP Adventure in the Books

19:43 UTC July 19, 2010 Seth Shafer

All good things must eventually come to an end, which is true of the bwin Team's 2010 WSOP trip. After nearly two weeks of enjoying the very best that Las Vegas has to offer, bwin players and staff have made their way back home, providing a great chance to reminisce and recap what an amazing time was had by all.

It'd take far too many pages to do justice to all of the fun, but some of the highlights included dune buggy racing in the desert, golfing at Angel Park, VIP bowling at Red Rock, and exploring the Grand Canyon.

Like all the bwin Team live events, every single detail was taken care of and accounted for during each Team outing. Players and their guests simply had to kick back and enjoy themselves, with transportation, reservations, and other details all arranged for them by bwin staff. With a new-found family of friends to hang out and see the sights with, it's impossible not to have a good time when on a live event trip with the bwin Team.

But the WSOP trip was more than just about having fun, as there was plenty of poker to be played as well. And, as always, the bwin Team more than held their own at the poker tables, collectively taking home over $150,000. Chipkicker67 and Bartoo1978 both cashed in preliminary WSOP events, and pylon1919 and Baldomer0 had deep Main Event runs, playing until Day 6 before they finally bowed out:

pylon1919: $57,102 (Event #57: Main Event)
Baldomer0: $48,847 (Event #57: Main Event)
Amatos: $36,463 (Event #57: Main Event)
AKplus1: $21,327 (Event #57: Main Event)

ChipKicker67: $4,135 (Event #53: $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout)
Bartoo1978: $2,387 (Event #54: $1,000 NLHE)

While the Team may be saying bon voyage to Vegas, it's time to say bonjour to France. The next stop on the bwin Team tour is the Partouche Poker Final starting in late August in Cannes. $15,000 trip packages are already up for grabs in the weekly online finals, so there's never been a better time to take your shot at joining the bwin Team for an extraordinary poker adventure.

Meet the 2010 November Nine

15:29 UTC July 18, 2010 Seth Shafer

It took an epic day of play (close to 17 hours) to whittle the remaining 27 players in the 2010 Main Event down to nine, but the final table is now set, with the following nine players returning in November to determine a 2010 Main Event champion:

1. Jonathan Duhamel: 55,375,000
2. John Dolan: 45,300,000
3. Joseph Cheong: 23,700,000
4. John Racener: 21,100,000
5. Filippo Candio: 19,850,000
6. Michael Mizrachi: 16,800,000
7. Soi Nguyen: 9,800,000
8. Matthew Jarvis: 9,625,000
9. Jason Senti: 8,475,000

Jonathan Duhamel and John Dolan are sitting on the biggest stacks, but it might very well be Michael "the Grinder" Mizrachi who's the favorite of the November Nine, as he's got nearly $9 million in lifetime tournament cashes to his credit, including winning the $50,000 Players Championship event at this year's WSOP for a $1,559,046 score.

As far as what they'll be playing for when they return in November, each player is guaranteed at least $811,823 but all eyes will be firmly on the top prize and a shot at a Main Event bracelet:

1st - $8,944,138
2nd - $5,545,855
3rd - $4,129,979
4th - $3,092,497
5th - $2,332,960
6th - $1,772,939
7th - $1,356,708
8th - $1,045,738
9th - $811,823

And Then There Were 27

22:42 UTC July 17, 2010 Seth Shafer

The last day of poker at the Rio until the November 9 return for the final table has just started, with 27 players returning but only nine to remain at the end of the day.

2010 Main Event players have been battling it out at the felt since July 5th and it all comes down to this. When play ends today at the Rio, the final table of nine players will be set, wh'll return in November to decide the 2010 Main Event champion. Here are the table draws to start the day:

Table 100
Seat 1: Michael Mizrachi (6,300,000)
Seat 2: Scott Clements (7,250,000)
Seat 3: Michiel Sijpkens (7,765,000)
Seat 4: John Dolan (2,175,000)
Seat 5: John Racener (10,470,000)
Seat 6: Brandon Steven (6,045,000)
Seat 7: Redmond Lee (3,315,000)
Seat 8: William Thorson (3,680,000)
Seat 9: Mads Wissing (3,070,000)

Table 101
Seat 1: Johnny Lodden (1,560,000)
Seat 2: Joseph Cheong (24,490,000)
Seat 3: Jason Senti (13,550,000)
Seat 4: Matt Affleck (12,515,000)
Seat 5: Matthew Jarvis (13,300,000)
Seat 6: Matthew Bucaric (2,270,000)
Seat 7: David Baker (6,825,000)
Seat 8: Filippo Candio (10,020,000)
Seat 9: Ronnie Bardah (2,525,000)

Table 102
Seat 1: Adam Levy (4,745,000)
Seat 2: Benjamin Statz (9,885,000)
Seat 3: Soi Nguyen (23,100,000)
Seat 4: Duy Le (7,225,000)
Seat 5: Jonathan Duhamel (10,520,000)
Seat 6: Robert Pisano (8,060,000)
Seat 7: Pascal LeFrancois (15,780,000)
Seat 8: Hasan Habib (1,510,000)
Seat 9: Patrick Eskandar (1,655,000)

The WSOP Rolls On

05:29 UTC July 17, 2010 Gareth 'Jesus' Young

The 2010 WSOP may be over for the bwin Team, but the Main Event marches ever closer to the November Nine finish line. The Day 7 dinner break has just landed here in the Rio, and boy did it land in style!

In the last hand before the players 90 minute refuge from the felt, Cuong Nguyen and Theo Jorgensen got it all-in with a flop of K♣ 5♥ 9♣ dressing the table. The pot was a mammoth 19,520,000! It's a serious amount of chips we're talking about, so serious that it would propel one of the players to the very top of WSOP chip count pages worldwide. Theo turned over A♣ 3♣ for the flush draw and Cuong tabled K♥J♣ for top pair. The turn dropped a T♦ upon the felt and with the river flashing out a 3♦, Danish Pro Theo Jorgensen had his chip stack dramatically cut.

Just 42 players have survived the landmine filled seven days of poker, from the starting field of 7,319. It's been a fantastic Main Event so far, with everyone seeming to still have their favourite player still in contention. Just 33 more to fall before we find out who's part of the November Nine...

pylon1919 Cashes for $57,102

00:26 UTC July 16, 2010 Seth Shafer

The curtain has just fallen on the last bwin player standing here at the WSOP, with pylon1919 exiting in 144th place and cashing for $57,102. pylon1919, Michael Mizrachi, and Peter Jetten saw a flop of As 2s Js, with pylon1919 check-raising and getting a fold from Mizrachi but a call from Jetten.

The turn was the 4s, with pylon1919 shoving all-in and his opponent making the call. pylon1919 tabled pocket fours for a turned set but his opponent was way ahead with Ad Qs. pylon1919 needed the board to pair (or a 4 for quads) but the river was a blank, ending pylon1919's run here at the 2010 WSOP.

While it's sad to see our two final bwin players fall, it's been an amazing run for the Team here at the 2010 WSOP, with four players making the money and two surviving all the way to Day 6. Our Main Event cashers took down a total of more than $160,000 in cold, hard cash, with Bartoo1978 and Chipkicker67 also making the money in side events.

pylon1919: $57,102 (Event #57: Main Event)
Baldomer0: $48,847 (Event #57: Main Event)
Amatos: $36,463 (Event #57: Main Event)
AKplus1: $21,327 (Event #57: Main Event)

Bartoo1978: $2,387 (Event #54: $1,000 NLHE)
ChipKicker67: $4,135 (Event #53: $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout)


Baldomer0 and pylon1919 proudly represented the bwin Team all the way through to Day 6

This Is The WSOP

00:15 UTC July 16, 2010 Gareth 'Jesus' Young

Following the earlier exit of Baldomer0, the bwin Pokerblog reporting team is currently wading through the reality that the 41st World Series of Poker is drawing to a conclusion...until November of course.

With the sobriety of the situation seeping through the team, it's not quite time for the final reflection of the Main Event or the wrap-up stating the highs and lows of this years experience, but there's still enough time to dwell over the ifs and buts up to this point.

Having Baldomer0, Amatos and AKplus1 cashing for a combined total of $106,637 from the Main Event alone, there's always plenty of food for thought in regards to how hands could have been played differently, or how situations could have favoured our players instead of giving them the wrong rub of the grain. The aforementioned players had a great 2010 WSOP and are commended for going as far as they did. Personally speaking, I'm overjoyed that 4 players landed ITM this year, and in turn, witnessed some great poker from each of them.

ChipKicker67 and Bartoo1978 also held their own in the side events, and totalled winnings of $6,522 from events #53 and #54 respectively. Even our friends of bwin turned out in force to put in a good shift at the felt, so even though we're down to railing our last bwin Team player, pylon1919, it's not over til the fat lady sings, and right now...I'm hearing tune after glorious tune.

pylon1919 Holding Firm

23:55 UTC July 15, 2010 Seth Shafer

Not much action to report from our sole remaining bwin player pylon1919 at the moment. He's holding steady around the 1 million chip mark after his table was broken for the second time today. He's currently seated at the same table as Michael "the Grinder" Mizrachi, who's in the top ten in chips with nearly 4 million.

Robert Pisano is the overall leader with 5.5 million and average stack is currently at 1.4 million chips. Just 153 players remain here in the 2010 WSOP, a tiny sliver of the starting field of 7,319. Blinds are now 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante.

Cha-ching!

23:06 UTC July 15, 2010 Seth Shafer

162 players are now left in the 2010 WSOP, which means that pylon1919 and the other players are now guaranteed to make at least $57,102. If they can make it to 99th place, their payday will jump up to at least $67,422.

pylon1919 is here on a complete freeroll, so his ROI is pretty massive so far with a minimum of $57,102 locked up. He mentioned earlier today that he qualified for the Aussie Millions through a $5 tournament, so he's definitely getting good value for his money with two live trips with the bwin Team under his belt and a big cash guaranteed here at the 2010 WSOP.

For anyone else looking to duplicate his freeroll magic, the bwin poker blog freerolls are paying out a $93 + $7 ticket to the upcoming $160K Partouche Poker online satellite, which is a great way to take a free shot at joining the bwin Team in Cannes.


pylon1919 is now guaranteed to take home at least $57,102

Baldomer0 Finally Bows Out

22:28 UTC July 15, 2010 Seth Shafer

Bittersweet news at the Rio early on Day 6, as Baldomer0 has just been knocked out of the 2010 Main Event. He was playing at one of he ESPN feature tables and lost a big chunk of his stack in a few earlier hands before finally found a spot to open shove his last 100,000 chips in from late position. It folded around to the big blind who looked him up with KJ, which was ahead of Baldomer0's 6s 7s.

Baldomer0 had live cards, at least until the flop of Q Q K was dealt. Another K on the turn completely slammed the door on our Spaniard, who finished in 187th place and cashed for $48,847.

In happier news, pylon1919 has continued his heater from late last night and is up to about 1.2 million in chips. His table was one of the first to break so he didn't have time to bust Johnny Chan, but his new table is treating him well so far.


Baldomer0 making the long lonely walk to pick up his slip to collect his $48,847 in winnings

Shuffle up and Deal on Day 6

21:50 UTC July 15, 2010 Seth Shafer

Cards are in the air here on Day 6, with the players finishing out the last hour of level 21 with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and a 2,000 ante, after which the price of poker goes up to 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante. The plan is to play five full levels today, which will be the longest day of poker so far here at the 2010 Main Event.

No real hands of note for the two bwin players so far. We chatted with pylon1919 right before action started today and he passed along a funny story involving his tablemate Johnny Chan. Sharp eyed blog readers will have noticed the autographs on pylon1919's hat that he's been collecting from famous poker pros during the Main Event.

He said he'd asked Johnny Chan earlier for his autograph during a break ni the hallways but that Chan had ignored him and went on his way. pylon1919 claimed he was looking for payback today at the tables, as he tries to add some of Chan's 2.5 million+ chips to his stack.


pylon1919 hopes to add Johnny Chan's stack to his own in lieu of getting his signature on his hat


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