World Series of Poker: Events #21-26
Scott Seiver, a 23-year-old pro from Las Vegas, wins Event #21 (no-limit hold'em) of the World Series of Poker. Manelic Minaya of Tampa cashes in his third event of the Series.
Event #21, No-Limit Hold'em, $5,000 entry, 731 entrants
Tampa Bay area players
42. Manelic Minaya, Tampa, $12,712
Jens Voertmann, a 38-year-old pro from Dortmund, Germany,
wins Event #22 (HORSE).
Event #22, HORSE, $3,000 entry, 414 entrants
Ante Up guests
8. Jennifer Harman, $30,851
20. Tom Schneider, $7,998
Blair Hinkle, a 22-year-old pro from Kansas City, Mo., and the brother of the winner of Event #2, wins Event #23 (no-limit hold'em).
Event #23, No-Limit Hold'em, $2,000 entry, 1,344 entrants
Ante Up guests
46. Barry Greenstein, $7,582
Tampa Bay area players
24. Christopher Dombrowski, Dade City, $13,208
Max Pescatori, a well-known 37-year-old pro from Milan, Italy, wins Event #24 (Pot-Limit Omaha/Pot-Limit Hold'em).
Event #24, Pot-Limit Omaha/Pot-Limit Hold'em, $2,500 entry, 457 entrants
Ante Up guests
No Ante Up Nationals, Ante Up guests or Tampa Bay area players cashed in Event #24.
Kenny Tran, a well-known pro from Arcadia, Calif, wins Event #25 (Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship).
Event #25, Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em World Championship, $10,000 entry, 256 entrants
Ante Up guests
35. Justin Bonomo, $14,438
60. Clonie Gowen, $14,438
Barry Greenstein wins the second bracelet of the year for the Ante Up guests with his victory in Event #26 (Razz). Manelic Minaya of Tampa cashes in his fourth event of the Series.
Event #26, Razz, $1,500 entry, 453 entrants
Ante Up guests
1. Barry Greenstein, $158,659
12. Tom Schneider, $10,202
Tampa Bay area players
37. Manelic Minaya, Tampa, $2,473
Toteboard note: Sharkey's right - my apologies. Got so wrapped up in mechanically updating the results that I didn't think to include Kenna James' cash in the Ante Up Nation totals. Sorry, KJ, and congrats again!
Ante Up WSOP totals
Ante Up Nation: 1 cash, 0 bracelets, $5,784 prize money
Ante Up guests: 28 cashes, 2 bracelets, $1,832,041 prize money
Tampa Bay area players: 16 cashes, 0 bracelets, $158,228 prize money
World Series of Poker photo
Christopher Cosenza is co-host of the longest running poker podcast on the planet, Ante Up! He started playing poker seriously in 2003 and his favorite players are Phil Ivey and Kenna James, though he tends to act like Phil Hellmuth if you make a bad play against him.
Scott Long, Ante Up!'s other co-host, is the author of the monthly Bet on It column in tbt*. He began gambling way too young (don't tell the fuzz!) and in the seventh grade, named his state "Gambleland" for a school project (State Animal? Loan shark, of course).
Some of these guys are so young... what was I think about doing all that studying in College.. maybe that was my prime!!
Posted by: Renee | June 16, 2008 at 03:03 PM
Kenny Tran is so sick...
Posted by: Mig | June 17, 2008 at 01:40 PM