World Series of Poker: Day 36
Here’s what to expect today at the World Series of Poker.
Wednesday’s schedule:
11 a.m. — $1,000 Tag Team No-limit Hold ’em (3-day event)
Noon — $5,000 No-limit Hold ’em (Day 2)
2 p.m. — $50,000 Poker Players Championship (Final table); $1,500 Seven-card Stud Hi-Low/8 or Better (Day 2)
3 p.m. — $25,000 High Roller Pot-limit Omaha (4-day event)
Players to watch:
* Michael Mizrachi tries for his third Chip Reese Memorial Trophy on Wednesday at the final table of the prestigious $50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship. “The Grinder” is the only two-time winner (2010 and 2012) in the 10-year history of the event, which features a rotation of eight poker games and has been compared to poker’s version of the decathlon.
Mizrachi is in second place behind professional poker player Justin Bonomo, the chip leader after each of the past three days. Brian Rast, the 2011 PPC champion, will be in third place when action resumes. The final six players have combined for seven bracelets and more than $15 million in WSOP earnings. The online stream of the event can be seen on a 30-minute delay at http://www.wsop.com/2016/live-video/.
Tuesday’s highlights:
* David Peters, one of tournament poker’s winningest players, captured his first career WSOP bracelet early Wednesday as he won the $1,500 buy-in No-limit Hold ’em event ($412,557) in front of a partisan crowd. Peters appears regularly in high roller tournaments around the world, and the 29-year-old from Toledo, Ohio, now has more than $12 million in documented live tournament earnings.
* Corey Thompson won the $1,000 buy-in Turbo No-limit Hold ’em event ($221,163) for his first career bracelet. It also marked the largest cash for the 27-year-old professional poker player from Winter Park, Florida, whose resume includes a Heartland Poker Tour main event title in 2015.
Quotable:
“I’m definitely surprised (it took this long to win a bracelet). Lot of close calls, almost every place at the final table except first. I knew it was coming, so it definitely feels amazing to finally get it.” — Peters, who cashed in 38 WSOP events prior to his long-awaited victory.
