A Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee hearing Friday on a bill addressing doping in horse racing also led to discussion of legal sports betting and online poker.
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Matthew Mendez, Florida native living in New Jersey, made WSOP history in Event #47, the $565 Online Pot-Limit Omaha Six-Max, winning the first open WSOP bracelet outside of Las Vegas.
Mendez won $135,077 in the event that brought a total field of 1,223 for a total prize pool of $635,960. Of the 1,223 entries, 566 were re-entries with 657 players, reported the WSOP.
Though this is Mendez’s second career WSOP final table. He came in eighth in the 2015 $1,500 Razz. After more than 12 hours of play, Marton Czuczor led the way, but Mendez simply waited for his opportunity. He came back from being down 5-to-1 heads-up to win his first bracelet
1st: Matthew ‘mendey’ Mendez ($135,077)
2nd: Marton ‘GS.GURU’ Czuczor ($82,865)
3rd: Anthony ‘heheh’ Zinno ($57,299)
4th: Alex ‘3shotwonder’ Smith ($40,256)
5th: Ankush ‘rickrosstheb’ Mandavia ($28,745)
6th: Ap ‘Maimai1990’ Chen ($20,859)
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With shared liquidity in Nevada and New Jersey, there were high hopes for this event, the first of its kind.
Late registration stayed open for the first three hours. Players started with 15,000 chips and blinds increased every 20 minutes. Re-entry was unlimited, but players had 30 seconds after busting to re-enter (without WSOP.com tournament tickets).
Players also could only play on the desktop client; Omaha wasn’t supported on the mobile client (no iPad or phone).
Seven hours in, the field reached the money; 99 players were paid.
The second of four online events for the WSOP proves successful as the first, winning records thanks to the heightened presence online.
The first tournament on June 3 drew 2,972 entries for a total prize pool of $974,816 with 333 cashes. This $365 WSOP.com No-Limit Hold’em event was the largest-field online tournament held in the regulated US online marketplace.
According to WSOP, Mendez has cashed a total of four times in the World Series of Poker.
His four cashes:
His total WSOP earnings come in at $165,604. His largest live cash to date is $213,192 at the 2016 $560 No-Limit Hold’em Deepstack in the Borgata Spring Open where he took first place. Overall, his total live earnings come in at $525,058, reported Hendon Mob.
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Last year, around this time, Scott Blumstein took to Twitter before the World Series of Poker Main Event to sell some action.
Selling to the wsop main event. If anyone wants a piece of the winner slide right on in. #primmedmind #simchanger #teamelite
— Scott Blumstein (@SBlum2711) June 21, 2017
A few of his friends bought in for $60. A month later, those investors collected $40,000 after Blumstein won the title.
It’s every poker player’s dream to play (and ultimately win) the Main Event. Chris Moneymaker‘s win of the prestigious event spurred many of today’s players to take up the game. For most poker players, the steep price tag to enter the Main Event is out of reach. And if you’re unable to find enough investors like Blumstein, there are still avenues to win your seat into poker’s most prestigious event at a fraction of the cost.
| Day & Time | (Local) | Event | Buy-In | Guarantee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., June 30 | 7:00 p.m. | 25 Tickets GTD to the 25 Seat WSOP Main Event Scramble [R&A] | $30 | $5,375 |
| Sat., June 30 | 7:15 p.m. | 2018 WSOP $10,000 Main Event Satellite [Re-entry] | $215 | $10,000 |
| Sun., July 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Last Chance Satellite to the 25 Seat Main Event Scramble [Super Turbo] | $10 | $215 |
| Sun., July 1 | 2:00 p.m. | Last Chance Satellite to the 25 Seat Main Event Scramble [Super Turbo, R&A] | $20 | $215 |
| Sun., July 1 | 3:00 p.m. | 25 Seat Scramble | $215 | $250,000 |
| Sun., July 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Satellite to the 2018 WSOP $10,000 Main Event [Re-entry] | $200 | $10,000 |
| Mon., July 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Satellite to the 2018 WSOP $10,000 Main Event [Re-entry] | $200 | $10,000 |
| Tues., July 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Satellite to the 2018 WSOP $10,000 Main Event [Re-entry] | $200 | $10,000 |
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Last-minute No-Limit Hold’em Mega Satellites are running on July 2 and July 3:
The Main Event has three Day 1s with the first starting at 11:00 a.m. on July 2. The remaining Day 1s begin at the same time on July 3 and July 4.
The Main Event is the tournament poker players wait for each summer. For a poker professional, it is the one tournament that is not to be missed. Until this year, it has always been the closing event of the series.
In a surprise move, the WSOP added tournaments to the end of the schedule.
Specifically look for:
Want to take your shot playing in what will likely be the most exclusive tournament field ever?
Satellites for the Big One for One Drop take place July 14:
There is plenty of play left at this year’s World Series of Poker. Don’t let your bankroll stop you from taking part in the action.
Take advantage of the remaining satellites. You might just fulfill a bucket list item by listening to the “Shuffle Up and Deal” as you take your seat in the 2018 WSOP Main Event.
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Delaware saw online poker revenue jump 15 percent during the first month of interstate online poker with New Jersey. More importantly, registrations were up six-fold compared to recent months.
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New York citizens hopeful that their legislature would pass a bill in 2018 that allows for regulated online poker will have to pin those hopes on 2019 as this year’s legislative session came to a close without such a measure finding approval in both the Senate and the Assembly.
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