WSOP In Full Swing, and The EPT Has Ended

It has been a great week for poker fans from all over the world seeing as how the EPT Main Event was an amazing show of skill and luck, and the WSOP has already begun, with 5 events going on right now; Event #1 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em Event has ended with Roland Reparejo taking the victory away from Corey Emery, and the cash prize of $82,835.

The End of the EPT

The end of the European Poker Tour has come, and the poker players are now looking forward to the WSOP that is going on right now. However, the end of the Main Event in Monaco was nothing but surprising. Down to the last two players, poker favorite Jack Salter was up against Antonio Buonanno at the final table. The Buonanno was holding  while Salter had . Buonanno was first to act, as he raised, where Salter quickly went all in, and Buonanno called. The final hand wasn’t that exciting, as the final cards were    ; with Buonanno taking his first EPT victory, along with €1.24 million. It certainly wasn’t the most exciting way to end the tournament, but it was a well played hand.

The WSOP Starting Events

The WSOP started a couple of days ago on Tuesday, May 27th with its first event, the Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em Event; as mentioned above. With this event over with, there are a total of 5 other events going on currently:

Event #2: Mixed Max No-Limit Hold’em: Only two players left on the last day, Jason Mo (5,860,000) and Vanessa Selbst (3,960,000). It is certainly going to be a hard battle for either one of these great players, with high hopes for Selbst.

Event #3: Pot-Limit Omaha: Steve Billirakis is the current chip leader with 961,000, with only 6 other players left out of the 1,128 participants that started.

Event #4: No-Limit Hold’em: On its second day, out of the 2,224 entries, there are only 186 players left, with Miguel Proulx taking first place in chip count (120,500).

Event #5: Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball: Mike Peltekci with his 171,100 chip count, takes the lead ahead of the remaining 54 players.

Event #6: No-Limit Hold’em Shootout: This event is just getting started, with no one taking the lead so far. There are a total of 262 players aiming for the $96,600 prize pool.

This year’s WSOP has certainly met and exceeded my expectations with not only the enormous poker player turnout, but the way things are progressing. I have been able to see many great players, hands, and victories; enough to make me want to get a game of poker going right now!