{"id":27004,"date":"2019-07-02T18:35:57","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T18:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=27004"},"modified":"2019-07-03T19:56:40","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T19:56:40","slug":"wsop-weekly-main-event-cranks-up-zinno-seiver-win-gold-nj-player-leads-poy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/wsop-weekly-main-event-cranks-up-zinno-seiver-win-gold-nj-player-leads-poy\/","title":{"rendered":"WSOP Weekly: Main Event Cranks Up; Zinno, Seiver Win Gold, NJ Player Leads POY"},"content":{"rendered":"
There will be a buzz in the air this week at the WSOP<\/a> as the Main Event kicks off on Wednesday. That doesn\u2019t mean the poker stops. Several other tournaments also remain as the big one plays out.<\/p>\n In other news, Anthony Zinno<\/b> and Scott<\/b> Seiver <\/b>both won bracelets in the last week. A New Jersey poker<\/b><\/a> player also leads in the Player of the Year race.<\/p>\n Play Online Poker for Real Cash Prizes \u2013 US Players Accepted<\/p>\n<\/div>\n For a complete guide to the WSOP, <\/b>click here<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n For a complete programming guide on watching the WSOP on TV or online, <\/b>click here<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n A quick look at the WSOP <\/b>Player of the Year race<\/b><\/a> shows New Jersey\u2019s <\/b><\/a>Dan Zack<\/b><\/a> atop the leaderboard. It\u2019s been a massive summer for this pro from Princeton.<\/p>\n He started things off with a 12th-place finish in the $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty.<\/b> That was followed with his first bracelet in the $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw<\/b> for $160,447.<\/p>\n Zack then made back-to-back final tables last week:<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s very exciting given I grew up closely following the Player of the Year races of 2004 to 2011 when I was in middle school and high school,\u201d he told USPoker<\/i>. \u201cIt was always a dream of mine, but also stressful at the same time. Any time you brick an event you can feel everyone else breathing down your neck in the standings.\u201d<\/p>\n Now with 11 cashes, he leads Phil Hui<\/b> (second), Shaun Deeb<\/b> (third), Scott Clements<\/b> (fourth), and Jason Gooch<\/b> (fifth). Deeb is hoping to win for the second straight year after adding two bracelets last summer.<\/p>\n The POY race extends to the WSOP Europe<\/a> with 10 bracelets up for grabs. That event is set for Oct. 15 to\u00a0Nov. 4 at King\u2019s Casino<\/b> in the Czech Republic. With just a little over two weeks remaining, it will be interesting to see if his big run continues.<\/p>\n A few names stand out from the past week\u2019s action and added another bracelet to their collection. Three-time World Poker Tour<\/strong> champion Anthony Zinno<\/b> added yet another trophy to his collection last week. The pro from Boston, Mass., took down the $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi\/Lo<\/b> for $279,920.<\/p>\n Zinno had already finished runner-up in the $1,500 Seven Card Stud<\/b> event for $57,951. He also took third in $1,000 Tag Team<\/b> for $36,664 with John Hinds as his partner<\/b>.<\/p>\n In the $10,000 Razz <\/b>event, Scott Seiver<\/b> added his third bracelet and $301,421 on Saturday. The event featured 116 players looking for a nice lowball championship.<\/p>\n Getting there wasn\u2019t easy, with a final table that included Andrey Zhigalov<\/b> (second), Chris Ferguson<\/b> (third), Dan Zack<\/b> (fourth, Daniel Negreanu<\/b> (fifth), and Andre Akkari<\/b> (sixth).<\/p>\n Seiver is one of the best mixed games players around and proved that in this event. He now has gold in Razz, Limit Hold\u2019em, and No Limit Hold\u2019em \u2013\u00a0and Seven Card Stud and Mixed Triple Draw Lowball as runner-up<\/p>\n \u201cThese limit games at the World Series<\/a> are really the only time all year you get to play these tournaments for a real buy-in against good players, and it\u2019s just really fun to get to do,\u201d Seiver said. \u201cI think they\u2019re really fun, really interesting games.<\/p>\n \u201cAlso, a lot of it for me is effort. These are a lot of the games I love the most, so I feel like I\u2019m giving my most focus. People like to pretend otherwise, but it really does matter in poker. When you\u2019re trying to bring your A-game no matter what, it really does help a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n In the $50,000 Poker Players Championship<\/b>, many eyes were on Phil Ivey<\/b> entering Day 4. He led the remaining 12 players and looked to be in prime position for bracelet No. 12.<\/p>\n That wasn\u2019t meant to be and Ivey bowed out in eighth place for his fourth cash in the event. Day 5 featured a final table of Phil Hui, Shaun Deeb, Bryce Yockey, Dan Cates, John Esposito<\/b>, and Josh Arieh<\/b>.<\/p>\n Hui, from San Antonio, Texas, came out on top and took home $1.1 million and his second bracelet. While that is big news, the amazingly bad beat Yockey took in getting eliminated may have been even bigger news.<\/p>\n Pour a little out for the homie Bryce Yockey. The worst beat I’ve ever seen . You’ll be back Bryce pic.twitter.com\/NOnFdOPH2c<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Nick Schulman (@NickSchulman) June 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty<\/b> offers a nice example of how international poker, and the WSOP, has become. Germany\u2019s Jonas Lauck<\/b> earned his first bracelet for $260,335.<\/p>\n The UK\u2019s Robert Bickley<\/b> earned runner-up and Brazilian Fernando Viana<\/b> took third. The final table also included another player from the UK and a Canadian player as well.<\/p>\n Players from every state in the US and more than 120 countries have already played this summer\u2019s action.<\/p>\n One of those Americans finishing big was Joe Foresman<\/b>. An amateur who works as a graphic designer in Las Vegas, he won the $400 Deepstack Championship<\/b> for $397,903.<\/p>\n His first bracelet comes in his second cash as well as a Main<\/b> Event<\/b> seat added to the prize pool. Well-regarded pro Will Givens<\/b> took runner-up and Foresman knew he had his work cut out for him.<\/p>\n \u201cHonest to God after playing three hands with Will, I was terrified to play him heads up,\u201d Foresman told WSOP.com<\/i><\/a> afterward. \u201cI couldn\u2019t even fathom this. I would have been happy with second, I would have been happy with third, this is unreal.\u201d<\/p>\n In the $1,000 WSOP.com<\/a> online NLHE Championship<\/b>, New York\u2019s Nicholas \u201cIllari\u201d Baris <\/b>added his first bracelet for $303,738. Chris Ferguson<\/b> and\u00a0 David Baker<\/b> also made the final table.<\/p>\n This mid-tier buy-in should attract a nice field looking for some short-handed action before the Main Event kicks off.<\/p>\n This four-day event has some special meaning for longtime pro Jean\u2013Robert Bellande<\/b>. He took down this event last summer for his first bracelet. The payout he earned will also interest players.<\/p>\n Bellande added $616,302 to his live tournament winnings in an event that featured 621 buy-ins. Look for a similar or bigger field this week.<\/p>\n The world championship of No Limit Hold\u2019em may start on Wednesday, but limit fans get their shot on Tuesday. Limit Hold\u2019em may have lost popularity in recent years, but it\u2019s a big part of mixed game tournaments.<\/p>\n Fresh off his third bracelet, it\u2019s a good bet 2018 champion Scott Seiver will be back in the field to defend his title. Last year\u2019s field produced 114 runners and Seiver took home $296,222.<\/p>\n The turnout pales in comparison to other championship and Hold\u2019em events, but the old school limit action remains.<\/p>\n The world championship<\/b> of poker kicks off this week with the first starting flight set for Wednesday. The second and third starting flights run on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n All players in flights 1A and 1B then return on Saturday and those from flight 1C returning on Sunday. The final three players are set to play to a winner on July 16.<\/p>\n\n
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WSOP Quick Links<\/span><\/h2>\n
New Jersey player leads Player of the Year race<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Big names strike gold<\/span><\/h2>\n
Hui takes the PPC<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Winners Circle<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Event 70: $5,000 NLHE Six-Handed (July 1)<\/span><\/h2>\n
Event 72: $10,000 Limit Hold\u2019em Championship (July 2)<\/span><\/h2>\n
Event 73: $10,000 Main Event (July 3)<\/span><\/h2>\n