$1,000,000 One Drop WSOP Event June 30th 2012

[thetrinity]

this is pretty much the most skill based tournament you are ever gonna see. 25-30 hours of actual play in a 48 person tournament.

[BiTeMe UsAdOj]

i see that someones asked about the hole cards being shown, and emily has said no. wont it be like the 2011 live coverage where the hole cards were shown after the hand if the flop was seen?

No... not gonna be like that.

Click here for more info

"Every bracelet event will have live final table coverage (hole cards only on WSOP ME final table in October)"

"According to Bart Hanson on LATB, ESPN has done away with live cards up streaming for the bigger events. This is of course a minor travesty. Last year's coverage was fascinating, giving a much deeper look into the game. It was a starting point, and I mistakenly was looking forward to improved coverage this year. Supposedly ESPN believes this was a failed experiment last year, and that live streaming coverage detracts from their packaged highlight shows. Guess could also be a financial decision by ESPN."

[Filmoz]

I love how the profession of everyone not from Asia is noted with some specificity - "Hedge fund manager," "Venture capitalist," "Professional poker player," etc., but the Asian businessmen are just "Asian businessman."

[Cuse4tw]

my heart goes out to Roxxy.....he bubbled this late last night. sucks man

[CanuckG]

Hope its Rast vs Antonio HU

[k13]

Russian folded a hand, history was made.

[BigDaddy]

Hope its Rast vs Antonio HU

i hope not

they most likely have a deal already in place

i want someone to be playing that is playing to win.

[thetrinity]

if they arent gona do it like they did the live 2011 coverage then this is gona suck. it was only good cuz you got to see what they had the maority of hands.

[thetrinity]

i hope not

they most likely have a deal already in place

i want someone to be playing that is playing to win.

deals galore except for laliberte and yong.

[lunchbawks]

hellmuth is so sick just won a razz bracelet for 500k, now he's sitting at the final table 1m buy in

[CanuckG]

i hope not

they most likely have a deal already in place

i want someone to be playing that is playing to win.

telling me neither of them want to win?

[BigDaddy]

deals galore except for laliberte and yong.

i understand that

but i would say hellmuth doesn't have any deals with a player at the table?

that is my point

[Cuse0323]

glad they aren't showing hole cards, that isn't how it should be. Rooting for Phil or Bobby.

[BigDaddy]

telling me neither of them want to win?

of course

i am just saying that if the money is already being split or cut up what does it really matter?

[Cuse0323]

of course

i am just saying that if the money is already being split or cut up what does it really matter?

The players aren't making deals with each other so it does matter.

[thetrinity]

the 26+ mil at stake is an enormous amount for the poker players that are left, cant fault them for divvying it up.

[k13]

telling me neither of them want to win?

All these geeks want to do is chop it up, every FT chop it up, they'd chop everything up if they could.

I'm sure Trickett and Esfandari would take the $18/$10 million and give the "title" to Guy. No doubt about it.

[CanuckG]

of course

i am just saying that if the money is already being split or cut up what does it really matter?

well they cant really split up 5th-8th place since its barely above buyin plus they have to split a per entage with their backers.

[Cuse0323]

All these geeks want to do is chop it up, every FT chop it up, they'd chop everything up if they could.

I'm sure Trickett and Esfandari would take the $18/$10 million and give the "title" to Guy. No doubt about it.

It really doesn't matter until the top 4 with this prize pool, then maybe they would want to chop. Still, I think they're all playing to win now.

[thetrinity]

everyone makes deals in poker. this is nothing new. hellmuth is the one who cares the most about actually winning the bracelet besides maybe guy. with that said, everyone is gona play to win no matter what deal is in place.

[k13]

It really doesn't matter until the top 4 with this prize pool, then maybe they would want to chop. Still, I think they're all playing to win now.

They would have to do it behind closed doors, don't think chopping is allowed at WSOP.....not sure.

After taxes/backers/etc. the winner will probably get like $180k...lol

[Cuse0323]

They would have to do it behind closed doors, don't think chopping is allowed at WSOP.....not sure.

After taxes/backers/etc. the winner will probably get like $180k...lol

Yeah they obviously can't chop in a WSOP event, I will never chop in a tournament in my life unless I'm a very short stacked and for some reason the table wants to. I think the winner will take home for than 180K here.

[thetrinity]

id love to know how much of the mil the poker players actually put up of their own money.

[thetrinity]

kinda pissed no one got a line on this final table either. wouldnt have mind havin a bet on it.

[biggie12]

is the final table going now i dont see any streams when does it start?

[YorkHunt]

Whats Iveys chip count going into the FT?

[99Boxster]

Ivey got donked down yesterday

[cankid]

can someone post updated table and chip counts, thx

[CanuckG]

lmao love live stream showing behind scenes stuff

[CanuckG]

1 Antonio Esfandiari 39,775,000
2 Sam Tricket t35,600,000
3 Guy Laliberté 20,700,000
4 Brian Rast12,700,000
5 Phil Hellmuth 11,475,000
6 Richard Yong 8,875,000
7 David Einhorn 8,225,000
8 Bobby Baldwin 6,550,000

Read more: http://www.pokernews.com/live-report...limit-hold-em/

[CanuckG]

http://www.time4tv.net/2011/09/espn-2.html or wsop.com for stream

[Jimmy Proffett]

It's on ESPN but there might be a delay.

So glad that Hellmuth is to the right of Antonio. Always good action and talk between those two, esp. when Antonio starts punishing Phil and the tears begin.

[CanuckG]

15 min delay

[k13]

Esfandari loses KK to AA vs Einhorn.

[k13]

I love how the profession of everyone not from Asia is noted with some specificity - "Hedge fund manager," "Venture capitalist," "Professional poker player," etc., but the Asian businessmen are just "Asian businessman."

Yeah they should just have one professoin for all of them : thief