Covering the afternoon coverage of Sunday afternoon at the WSOP:
de Wolfe wins de Triple Crown
Roland de Wolfe became the second player (after Gavin Griffin) to win poker\’s Triple Crown (Winning a WSOP bracelet, WPT main event and EPT main event) with his triumph in the $5,000 PLO 8 or Better event, defeating Brett Richey in heads-up play. Dual Omaha bracelet winner Scott Clemens finished in 3rd.
Obligatory Limit Holdem Winner Mention
Sweden\’sTomas Alenius defeated Jason Tam heads-up in the $1,500 Limit Holdem event. Day 3 chip leader Al \”Sugar Bear\” Barbieri finished 3rd. Fortunately for the WSOP staff, they have Sweden\’s national anthem already downloaded.
Heads-Up Down to Sweet 16
Round 5 of the $10,000 NL Holdem Heads Up World Championship is down to its final 16 competitors, with one more round of play before the winners return on Monday. Among the survivors: Jason Mercier, Mike Caro, Leo Wolpert, Roberto Romanello, Bryan Pellegrino, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Dustin \”Neverwin\” Woolf, Johnny Chan and WSOP runner-up in 2008, Alec Torelli.
$2,500 PLO Debut a Success
A larger than expected field of 436 started the $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha event, with 153 returning after the dinner break. The unofficial chip leader is Jesse Rios, with another four levels of play to finish the day.
Late Night HORSE
The $1,500 HORSE event started about three hours ago and a field of 770 left the starting gate. No established chip leaders at this time, but they have eight levels of play to leader going into the first turn. Check out www.wsop.com and give Pokerati a visit during the rest of your Sunday evening/early Monday morning.
