As mentioned in a previous update, I've really taken an interest in the early events of this year's World Series of Poker. As I have only played no-limit and limit hold'em, I don't fully understand what's going on in games like omaha and razz but I'm getting an idea.
Since I've been playing more online poker recently and checking out blogs and forums, I'm tracking other players not just your big names (Negreanu, Ivey, Hellmuth, etc). Not that any of the bloggers I follow (Bond 18, Assassinato, etc) have had any great results as yet but there's still time and of course the main event yet to come.
Over the last week, the main stories have been about the double-bracelet wins by Brock Parker, Phil Ivey and then (Aussie) Jeff Lisandro. Here's the current Player of the Year Standings:
| Player of the Year Standings | View All-Time WSOP Player Stats |
| Name | WSOP POY Points | Bracelets | Cashed | 2009 WSOP Earnings |
| Jeffrey Lisandro | 255 pts | 2 | 5 | $619,131 |
| Ville Wahlbeck | 255 pts | 1 | 4 | $849,785 |
| Phil Ivey | 225 pts | 2 | 4 | $340,255 |
| John Brock Parker | 220 pts | 2 | 5 | $802,514 |
| James Van Alstyne | 220 pts | 1 | 3 | $519,080 |
| Roland De Wolfe | 195 pts | 1 | 5 | $410,063 |
| Angel Guillen | 180 pts | 1 | 3 | $846,238 |
| Pete Vilandos | 175 pts | 1 | 2 | $1,080,538 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 165 pts | 0 | 5 | $316,190 |
| Daniel Alaei | 165 pts | 1 | 3 | $587,102 |
As we speak, I'm following the live updates on Poker News as Phil Ivey goes for his 3rd bracelet of the series in event 41, the $5000 no-limit hold'em shootout. I didn't know what a shootout event was before this series and for those who don't, you have to win your table to make it through to the next round where you have to do the same thing again. When it gets down to the final few in the tournament they play 6-handed.
Phil Ivey has just been knocked out in 8th place so he will have to wait a while longer for another bracelet. The points will certainly help in the Player of the Year race tho.
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