Poker Concorde

At last years WSOP, we saw a resurgence of the professional players, as several bracelets were won by well known pros. The previous year had seen most of the bracelets won by unknown players. Whilst I have nothing against unknown players making a name for themselves, it is always nice to see those that dedicate much of their life to the game, being rewarded with bracelets.

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This year so far, the professionals have again been picking up a few bracelets, and the biggest success story so far is that of Phil Ivey. At the time of writing this, he has picked up 2 poker bracelets this year, taking his career total to 7. The first of these bracelets came in Event 8, the $2,500 No Limit, Deuce to Seven Draw. He picked up just over $96,000 for his win, in an event that had a relatively small field due to the fact that the game is rather obscure.

This takes nothing away from the achievement however, when you consider that many World Series bracelet hunting pros look to enter this type of tournament due to it’s smaller field. The second of Phil Iveys bracelets this year, was claimed in Event 25, the $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud hi/lo. Again, the starting field of 376 players was relatively small, but there were plenty of pros to be found at the tables.

Phil Iveys second bracelet win also netted him over $220,000, and probably much more in side bets with fellow professional players. Other familiar players to have picked up a bracelet this year include Daniel Alaei, Jeff Lisandro, Roland de Wolfe, and J.C Tran. There are events yet to be played too, so let us hope to see more great plays, and players, at the final tables of this years WSOP.