With the World Series of Poker still going strong, there are always certain events that catch my eye. I certainly enjoyed watching the 3rd Event:Pot-Limit Omaha, where a great poker player Brandon Shack-Harris was able to come out with the victory; with it being his first WSOP bracelet and winnings of $205,634. He also went on to get 2nd place during Event #18: Seven Card Razz, so you can be sure he will continue his success.
The next event I have a personal fascination over, with the thousands of participants, 7977 to be exact, all aiming towards the bracelet and the million dollar cash prize for the winner; Event #8: Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold’em. This event obviously took a few days to get to the final table, but I always enjoy the banter between players, whether they are pro’s or not. The event winner, Jonathan Demmig played a great tournament, and came out on top. Demmig is actually relatively unknown, as he got on the map in 2011, but now he has a bracelet and $1,332,982 to back his career on. It was an impressive victory, even if he was knocked out early on in Event #21: No Limit Hold-Em; taking 105th place out of 2,043 participants.
The latest event that caught my attention was Event #19: No-Limit Hold’em. At the final table sat John Hennigan, a poker pro that you have probably seen on more than one occasion. His opponent was Ted Gillis, a relatively unknown player who only started playing in these big poker tournaments in 2013. Gillis was reserved as the other players at the final table kept knocking each other out, until there were only three players left at the table, Gillis being one of them. That is where Gillis turned into a much more aggressive poker player; which really caught me by surprise, seeing as how he had not done much up to that point. He focused on Dejan Divkovic, who had done him the favor of eliminating some of the players at the table.
Gillis had an 
against Divkovic’s 
, where he pushed all in and came out winning. With that previous victory, Gillis was now chip leader, making it easier to battle it out against Hennigan. Gillis held 
against Hennigan’s 
, after going back and forth, they finally went all in, with Gillis yet again coming out on top. I couldn’t believe it, and neither could Gillis, but it was a splendid final table.
This goes to show that playing passive or aggressive has its advantages, and Gillis certainly made use of both at the right times. Gillis walked away with his first WSOP bracelet and $514,027 in his pocket. Hopefully this former marine from Texas will play in other events this year, or the next.
Great Schnauzer 