The WSOP 2017 Thread

FCHD

It's time to start the 2017 thread, with the schedule now set in stone and 5 more events than last year. Two tag team events, 3 online events, and a tournament called the Giant that has weekly Day 1s with Day 2 coming on the first day of the Main.

31/05/17 Event  1 - $565 Casino Employees NLH, 2 Day Event, single re-entry
31/05/17 Event  2 - $10K Tag Team NLH (2-4 players per team), 3 Day Event
01/06/17 Event  3 - $3K Shootout NL, 3 Day Event
01/06/17 Event  4 - $1500 Omaha Hi-Low 8 or better, 3 Day Event
02/06/17 Event  5 - $565 Colossus III NLH, 5 Day Event, including 6 starting flights over 3 days
02/06/17 Event  6 - $10K 7 Card Stud Championship, 3 Day Event
03/06/17 Event  7 - $2500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (Limit), 3 Day Event
03/06/17 Event  8 - $333 WSOP.com Online NLH, re-entry, 1 Day Event ($333,333 guarantee)
04/06/17 Event  9 - $10K Omaha Hi-Low 8 or better Championship, 3 Day Event
05/06/17 Event 10 - $1K Tag Team NLH (2-4 players per team), 3 Day Event
05/06/17 Event 11 - $1500 Dealers Choice 6 Handed, 3 Day Event
06/06/17 Event 12 - $1500 NLH, 3 Day Event
06/06/17 Event 13 - $1500 2-7 Draw Lowball No Limit, 3 Day Event, single re-entry
07/06/17 Event 14 - $1500 HORSE, 3 Day Event
07/06/17 Event 15 - $10K Heads Up NLH Championship, 3 Day Event
08/06/17 Event 16 - $1500 NLH 6-max, 3 Day Event
08/06/17 Event 17 - $10K Dealers Choice 6-Max Championship, 3 Day Event
09/06/17 Event 18 - $565 PLO, 3 Day Event, unlimited re-entry (2 starting flights)
09/06/17 Event 19 - $365 The Giant NLH, unlimited re-entry, first of weekly Day 1s, restart on 8th July. Other Day 1s, 16th/23rd/30th June/7th July
10/06/17 Event 20 - $1500 Millionaire Maker, NLH, 5 Day Event (including 2 Day 1s)
10/06/17 Event 21 - $1500 Eight Game Mix 6-Max, 3 Day Event
11/06/17 Event 22 - $10K 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship No Limit, 3 Day Event, single re-entry
12/06/17 Event 23 - $2620 The Marathon (100 minute levels), 5 Day Event
12/06/17 Event 24 - $1500 Limit Hold'em,  Day Event
13/06/17 Event 25 - $1K PLO, 3 Day Event
13/06/17 Event 26 - $10K 7 Card Razz Championship, 3 Day Event
14/06/17 Event 27 - $3K NLH 6-Max, 3 Day Event
14/06/17 Event 28 - $1500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit), 3 Day Event
15/06/17 Event 29 - $2500 NLH, 3 Day Event
15/06/17 Event 30 - $10K HORSE Championship, 3 Day Event
16/06/17 Event 31 - $1K Seniors NLH, 3 Day Event
16/06/17 Event 32 - $1500 Mixed PLO 8, Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better & Big O, 3 Day Event
17/06/17 Event 33 - $1500 NLH, 3 Day Event
17/06/17 Event 34 - $10K 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) Championship, 3 Day Event
18/06/17 Event 35 - $1K Super Seniors NLH, 3 Day Event
18/06/17 Event 36 - $5K 6-Max NLH, 3 Day Event
19/06/17 Event 37 - $1K NLH, 3 Day Event
19/06/17 Event 38 - $10K Limit Hold'em Championship, 3 Day Event
20/06/17 Event 39 - $1000 Super Turbo Bounty NLH, 1 Day Event
20/06/17 Event 40 - $1500 7 Card Stud, 3 Day Event
21/06/17 Event 41 - $1500 PLO, 3 Day Event
21/06/17 Event 42 - $10K 6 Max NLH Championship, 3 Day Event
22/06/17 Event 43 - $1500 Shootout NLH, 3 Day Event
22/06/17 Event 44 - $3K HORSE, 3 Day Event
23/06/17 Event 45 - $5K NLH 30-minute levels, 3 Day Event
23/06/17 Event 46 - $1500 Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low 8 or better, 3 Day Event
24/06/17 Event 47 - $1500 Monster Stack NLH, 5 Day Event (including 2 Day 1s)
24/06/17 Event 48 - $10K 7 Card Stud Hi-Lo Split 8 or Better Championship, 3 Day Event
25/06/17 Event 49 - $3K 6-Max PLO, 3 Day Event
26/06/17 Event 50 - $1500 Bounty NLH, 3 Day Event
26/06/17 Event 51 - $10K Pot Limit Omaha Hi-Low 8 or Better Championship, 3 Day Event
27/06/17 Event 52 - $1500 NLH, 3 Day Event
27/06/17 Event 53 - $3K 6-Max Limit Hold'em, 3 Day Event
28/06/17 Event 54 - $10K 8-Max PLO Championship, 3 Day Event
28/06/17 Event 55 - $1500 Seven Card Stud, 3 Day Event
29/06/17 Event 56 - $5K NLH, 4 Day Event
29/06/17 Event 57 - $2500 Mixed Omaha/7 Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or better, 3 Day Event
30/06/17 Event 58 - $1500 NLH, 3 Day Event
30/06/17 Event 59 - $2500 Mixed Big Bet Event, 7 game mix, 3 Day Event
01/07/17 Event 60 - $888 Crazy Eights 8 Max NLH re-entry, 4 Day Event including 4 starting flights over 2 Days
01/07/17 Event 61 - $3333 WSOP.com Online NLH High Roller, 1 Day Event
02/07/17 Event 62 - $50K Poker Players Championship 6 Max, 5 Day Event
03/07/17 Event 63 - $1K NLH, 3 Day Event
03/07/17 Event 64 - $1500 Mixed NLH/PLO 3 Day Event
04/07/17 Event 65 - $1K NLH 30-minute levels, 2 Day Event
05/07/17 Event 66 - $1500 NLH, 3 Day Event
05/07/17 Event 67 - $25K High Roller PLO 8-Max, 4 Day Event
06/07/17 Event 68 - $3K NLH, 3 Day Event
06/07/17 Event 69 - $1500 Razz, 3 Day Event
07/07/17 Event 70 - $10K Ladies NLH Championship, 90% discount for ladies, 3 Day Event
07/07/17 Event 71 - $1000 WSOP.com Online NLH, re-entry, 1 Day Event
07/07/17 Event 72 - $111,111 High Roller for One Drop NLH, single re-entry, 3 Day Event
08/07/17 Event 73 - $10K Main Event NLH Championship, multi-day event with 3 Day 1s
08/07/17 Event 74 - $1111 Little One for One Drop NLH, unlimited re-entry, 5 day Event including 3 Day 1s


I think I've typed up all that lot OK, but please let me know of any mistakes.

scouse_red

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM IMHO WSOP 2016 was probably one of the threads of the year so really can't wait to read this one

Thanks for all the effort you put into FCHD

stokefc

im glad your doing this again Barney top thread last year *thunderous applause* wp m8

TimmyRaRa

Cant wait for this thread and hopefully i mite go over there and play a few small events.

Tikay10

My favourite thread of the year, every year.

Thanks Barny, can't wait.

Glenelg

Another "Can't wait" 

 Always enjoy this thread.

SoLack

Yay, No1 bestest threads ever.

FCHD

With the first events now just two days away, time to bring this thread back up to the top.

Of course the big WSOP news in recent times is that the November Nine concept has been dropped, and that the final table with be played out three days after the Final Table is reached.

Anyone got any last minute predictions?

Tikay10

Yay, off we go.

weecheez1

Brilliant something to read with my morning coffee 

markycash

Always a great thread.

Hope the Sky qualifiers do well!

Brrrrrrr

Can't believe it is that time again already.

Will read with interest - thanks for putting it all together.

SoLack

So, the main ft will be around 16-18 July?

Bromley023

Yes!!!

The start of this thread always gets me excited for the summer.

Let's go....

markycash

In Response to Re: The WSOP 2017 Thread:

So, the main ft will be around 16-18 July?
Posted by SoLack

The start the Main Event FT is on the 20th of July and they play down to 6 players. The 6 remaining players battle down to 3 on the 21st of July before the final 3 return to finish things off on the 22nd of July.

FCHD

Starting today:

Event  1 - $565 Casino Employees NLH, 2 Day Event, single re-entry
Event  2 - $10K Tag Team NLH (2-4 players per team), 3 Day Event

FCHD

Cards are in the air! Or so I assume as the WSOP Updates page hasn't actually said so yet. The Casino Employees event 1 started at 11:00 Vegas time, 7:00pm here with the $10K Tag Team Event 2 set to follow four hours later. One nme who is expected to be playing in Event 2 is 23-time Olympic gold medallist Michael Phelps, who has a bit of poker pedigree in his team - Antonio Esfandiari, Jeff Gross and Brian Rast.

A word about how I intend to update the thread this year, it's sort of in three parts.

1) Evening updates - anything interesting that happens while I'm up and about in our evenings

2) Morning updates - overnight action. results etc, whatever is available before I go to work, and if any events are still in progress at that point...

3) Lunchime updates - close of play updates, depending on whether I can get wifi wherever I am stationed at the appropriate time.


Anything anyone else sees that they think is of interest during the WSOP, please add here to increase the general enjoyment of everyone.



Update - in the time it took to write this post, it has been confirmed that Jack Effel has done the "shuffle up and deal" speech and there is just one player listed on the chip stack page - Brandon Miller who had one cash for just over $3000 in last years Event 23. Hope he isn't feeling too lonely....

SoLack

In Response to Re: The WSOP 2017 Thread:

In Response to Re: The WSOP 2017 Thread : The start the Main Event FT is on the 20th of July and they play down to 6 players. The 6 remaining players battle down to 3 on the 21st of July before the final 3 return to finish things off on the 22nd of July.
Posted by markycash

Thanks man.

spinace

Great thread FCHD will read with interest thanks for your efforts.

FCHD

Event 1 - $565 Casino Employee's NLH, Day 1 of 2, 651 entrants
As usual, the employees' event gets us underway, with a disappointing 5% drop in entrants.

Twenty levels of harem scarem hold'em on Day 1, and at the end of level 17 (so at the last break of the day), we're already down to 21 players.

No news of any UK cashes so far, or in fact anyone many people would have heard of as the likes of last year's November Niner Kenny Hallert, former bracelet winner Dana Castaneda, broadcasater David Tuchman, Erica Lindgren and Molly Mossey all went out before the bubble.

The winner will collect $68817.


Event 2 - $10K Tag Team NLH (2-4 players per team), Day 1 of 3, 100 team entered so far
Late reg is still open on Event 2, so the 100 teams may well be exceeded when the time comes and the final field is declared.

Most of the really big WSOP names seem to be present, as we have team such as "Team Hellmuth", "Team Negreanu" and "Team Mercier" and several other ME winners have been mentioned in passing such as Martin Jacobson & Ryan Reiss.

There is a "Team UK" consisting of Niall Farrell, Chris Moorman & Craig McCorkell, and Stephen Chidwick and Liv Boreee have also been mentioned as playing in other teams.

10 60-minute levels to get through today and we're only midway through Level 7 so still lot of play on Day 1.


To Start Today
Event  3 - $3K Shootout NL, 3 Day Event
Event  4 - $1500 Omaha Hi-Low 8 or better, 3 Day Event

FCHD

Event 1 goes forward to Day 2 with just 11 players, none of whom have ever won a bracelet before. The last previous bracelet winner, Brandon Barnette who won this in 2015, exited in 20th (making it the third straight year in which he has cashed in the Employees' Event)

Event 2 managed to attract 102 teams by close of registration and exactly half have made Day 2. It is a familiar look to the top of the board even though this is a brand new event as Doug Polk and Ryan Fee are in the top team and they won the smaller Tag Team event last year. This time aroud they are joined by Jason Mo & Michael Finstein to make a foursome.

Brits represented include the teams of Stephen Chidwick, Jack Salter & Liv Boeree.