Two more WSOP bracelet winners. Doug Polk challenges Daniel Negreanu to heads-up match in latest twist to feud. Find these stories and more in the Wednesday Hit and Run.
William Romaine and Lev Gottlieb win latest WSOP bracelets
William “SlaweelRyam” Romaine is the latest winner at the World Series of Poker, taking down the $1000 Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better 6-max to win his first bracelet and a $110,672.62 first-place prize. Romaine outlasted 525 entries including Mark “victb” loli ($68,478) in his path to the title. Notable top finishers in the event included Upeshka De Silva (9th – $7880.25), Norman Chad (13th – $4,638.37) and Ryan Laplante (22nd – $3,690)
On GG Poker, unknown Lev “LevMeAlone” Gottlieb won the $10,000 Short Deck No Limit Hold’em Championship (Event #43) on Wednesday to take home $276,393 and his first WSOP bracelet, outlasting a field of 130 included Mikita Badziakouski ($210,249) heads-up.
If you missed the action of the WSOP.com event, you can check out the final table $1,000 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 8 or Better 6 Max from the link below:
Up next
On Wednesday, WSOP.com hosts Event #39, the $2,000 No Limit Hold’em Deepstack beginning at 3 PM PT while GG Poker runs the $2,500 NO Limit Hold’em 6-Handed. Poker fans can keep up with both tournaments through live updates via WSOP.com website. Check out Event #29 here and Event #46 here. When the WSOP.com event is down to a final table, you can follow coverage from the Poker Central YouTube channel.
Quick hitters
– In the latest twist in the Daniel Negreanu-Doug Polk feud, Doug Polk has challenged Negreanu to a heads-up match, which elicited a series of responses from Kid Poker. Poker fans can dream but the heads-up match will likely not happen but that hasn’t stopped Poker Shares from setting a market on it, putting Polk at a slight favorite.
Can I at least set the rake structure?
— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) July 28, 2020
– In Wednesday’s featured poker training video, we continue our look at Reasons14’s “SNG Strategy” series. In this episode, Reasons14 plays a series of $5 SNGs at various field sizes, where he talks about adjustments made at the looser SNGs.
Best poker videos on the Internet
– Want to catch up with the latest happenings at the WSOP? Check out the WSOP Recap Show featuring Norman Chad, Maria Ho and Tony Dunst:
– Jaime Kersetter and Marle Cordeiro of The Rake welcome Ebony Kenney to about Daniel Negreanu’s recent meltdown, Coronavirus and gender stereotypes in poker, among other topics.
– Poker Central continues their look at past World Series of Poker Main Events as they examine the top 5 hands from the 2010 WSOP Main:
– Check out Parker “tonkaaaa’ Talbot take down the $2,100 No Limit 8-max at the Stadium Series on PokerStars.
