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  • #16
    Re: Chess players at WSOP

    Playing the side events at the WSOP is a whole lot better. The main event is structured horribly, as I found out when I played in it last year.

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    • #17
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      Originally posted by Hikaru Nakamura View Post
      Playing the side events at the WSOP is a whole lot better. The main event is structured horribly, as I found out when I played in it last year.
      LOL try playing the 1K with 3K in chips to start and blinds at 25-50 against a bunch of weekend tourists if you think the main has a bad structure.

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      • #18
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        Originally posted by David Ottosen View Post
        I just got back (played events 18 and 21 with no success). Trying to talk myself out of going back for the main event.

        It's safe to say the Cunningham-Lederer bet will never be resolved as Lederer is in hiding outside the US.
        I don't see you on the final results page?

        Norm

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        • #19
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          Originally posted by Normand Arsenault View Post
          I don't see you on the final results page?

          Norm
          maybe you missed my "with no success" comment :(

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          • #20
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            Originally posted by Hikaru Nakamura View Post
            Playing the side events at the WSOP is a whole lot better. The main event is structured horribly, as I found out when I played in it last year.
            Depends what you're playing. The dailies have outstanding structures for your dime, but alot of the low level NLH events (like the $1k and $1.5k) have some of the worst tournament structures I've ever played. 3k and 4.5k starting stacks at 25-25 is not good. That said, they are littered with fish so it's hard to turn down.

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            • #21
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              A friend of mine who went bust in one of the early $1.5k NLH events told me he won it back (and a lot more!) in cash games.

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              • #22
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                Originally posted by David Ottosen View Post
                Trying to talk myself out of going back for the main event.
                I failed to talk myself out of it. GL to me!

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                • #23
                  Re: Chess players at WSOP

                  Some bad news re: Canadian poker players:

                  Tyler was out of the money (at least in the one event in which I saw him registered). $1500 buy-in.

                  Jeff Sarwer hasn't been in the money in any of the half-dozen events in which I saw him registered (including a $10k buy-in 6-player-per-table hold'em event). So he's down about $20k (assuming he paid the full buy-in price).

                  (of course - the above two may have won something in minor events or cash games)

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                  • #24
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                    Originally posted by Hugh Brodie View Post
                    Some bad news re: Canadian poker players:

                    Tyler was out of the money (at least in the one event in which I saw him registered). $1500 buy-in.

                    Jeff Sarwer hasn't been in the money in any of the half-dozen events in which I saw him registered (including a $10k buy-in 6-player-per-table hold'em event). So he's down about $20k (assuming he paid the full buy-in price).

                    (of course - the above two may have won something in minor events or cash games)
                    Yeah, I had a nightmare table draw towards the end of day 1 of event 56... It's OK though, I just shipped ~$14,000 in one of the $235 deep stacks.

                    :)

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                    • #25
                      Re: Chess players at WSOP

                      Day 2 of the WSOP Main Event is in progress. Here is how some Canadian chessplayers are doing:

                      Dinara Khaziyeva: currently in 312th place with 74,250 chips.
                      David Ottosen: currently in 1577th place with 28,250 chips.
                      Jeff Sarwer made it through to Day 2, but I don't see his name on the chip counts any more.

                      There were originally 6,598 entries - with a $10k buy-in (that doesn't mean everyone paid that much - some qualified from "satellite" events - since the prize fund is "only" $62,021,200").

                      There are 666 prizes, so if the tournament ended now, Dinara would win $32,871.

                      (Roberto Luongo has 48,000 chips).

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                      • #26
                        Re: Chess players at WSOP

                        Originally posted by Hugh Brodie View Post
                        Day 2 of the WSOP Main Event is in progress. Here is how some Canadian chessplayers are doing:

                        Dinara Khaziyeva: currently in 312th place with 74,250 chips.
                        David Ottosen: currently in 1577th place with 28,250 chips.
                        Jeff Sarwer made it through to Day 2, but I don't see his name on the chip counts any more.

                        There were originally 6,598 entries - with a $10k buy-in (that doesn't mean everyone paid that much - some qualified from "satellite" events - since the prize fund is "only" $62,021,200").

                        There are 666 prizes, so if the tournament ended now, Dinara would win $32,871.

                        (Roberto Luongo has 48,000 chips).
                        Prize fund is less than 10K x entries because there is a house fee. Everyone who won a satellite essentially won $10K that they used to enter the tourney.

                        Sarwer tweeted that he busted today.

                        I play again tomorrow; day 1 was frustrating.

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                        • #27
                          Re: Chess players at WSOP

                          Originally posted by Hugh Brodie View Post
                          There were originally 6,598 entries - with a $10k buy-in (that doesn't mean everyone paid that much - some qualified from "satellite" events - since the prize fund is "only" $62,021,200").
                          Hugh,

                          Every entry is $10K, even if a player wins an entry from a satellite. Winning an entry means that $10K from the satellite prize pot goes to the Main Event entry.

                          The entry fee is actually $9,400 (prize fund) + $600 (casino's take). $9,400 x 6,598 = $62,021,200.

                          Jordan
                          Last edited by Jordan S. Berson; Wednesday, 11th July, 2012, 06:47 AM. Reason: I'm less than perfect ;)
                          No matter how big and bad you are, when a two-year-old hands you a toy phone, you answer it.

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                          • #28
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                            I am a day 2 casualty.

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                            • #29
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                              David,

                              Sorry to hear that...

                              Did you hear if the final table is still going to be held in November?

                              Jordan
                              No matter how big and bad you are, when a two-year-old hands you a toy phone, you answer it.

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                              • #30
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                                Originally posted by Jordan S. Berson View Post
                                David,

                                Sorry to hear that...

                                Did you hear if the final table is still going to be held in November?

                                Jordan
                                Held at the end of October (not sure why different from Nov)

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