12 Jul 12

Daily Rewind: MicroMillions Begins, WSOP National Championship, Regulation News

Today on the Daily Rewind we have the latest from the World Series of Poker, the biggest micro stakes series of the year begins, and see a crazy misdeal from the Rio. Also, regulators from Spain, Portugal, Italy, and France are in talks to share their liquidity.

The Daily Rewind is your one-stop-shop for a sharp review of the day in poker. Join us here for a mix of the latest news and a more irreverent insight into the poker world. Today we discovered the following topics for you:

WSOP Day 2C & National Championship

The final day 2 of the main event is done and dusted, with Michael Hack leading the way at the top of the chip counts. 911 players survived in total, including Jake Cody, Marvin Rettenmaier, Ben Lamb, and Phil Galfond.

All of of the players come together today for day 3, as the remaining 1,765 participants will be slowly working towards the most infamous bubble in poker history.

WSOP 2012: Results & Coverage

Elsewhere, the WSOP National Championship concluded last night. This was an exclusive event for the top 100 qualifiers in the WSOP-C circuit leader board, and 57 of the highest ranked WSOP POY points earners, with a prize pool of $1.57 million.

Although this wasn't part of the official WSOP schedule of bracelet events, a bracelet was awarded to eventual winner Ryan Eriquezzo, as well as the first prize of $416,051. Eriquezzo qualified for this event by winning the WSOP-C championship in Atlantic City.

WSOP National Championship

Final Rankings 
Place Name Prize
1st Ryan Eriquezzo
 $416,051
2nd Nikolas Stone
 $257,119
3rd Huy Nguyen
 $186,265
4th Matt Keikoan
 $137,265
5th Yung Hwang
 $103,322
6th David Baker
 $79,002
7th Sam Stein
 $61,434
8th Amanda Musumeci $48,576

   Players: 1 (157) | Prize Pool: $1,570,000   

MicroMillions starts today

The biggest low stakes poker festival in online poker starts today, as PokerStars is set to host another Micro Millions.

100 tournaments will take place over 10 days, with buy-ins between $0.11 and $22. The tournaments are spread out through the entire day, so players from all time zones can take part.

The $22 main event has a $1 million guarantee and a staggering first prize of at least $150,000.

Check out the MicroMillions Schedule.

micromillions

France, Italy, Portugal, and Spain to share liquidity?

Last month regulators from four European countries met in Barcelona to discuss the possibility of a shared liquidity pool in online poker.

Italy's AAMS, Spain's DGOJ, France's ARJEL, and Portugal's SCML met up for a meeting which was aimed at "confirming their common willingness to promote an operational cooperation in the field of regulation and enhancing exchanges of information.”

"In addition, discussions took place on the conditions necessary for a possible shared liquidity in certain games among some of the countries participating to the meeting."

Spain, Italy, and France already operate with a segregated liquidity pool. The four regulatory bodies will reconvene in December for another meeting.

Source: PokerFuse.com.

Two players flop the nut flush at the Rio

The dealing at the WSOP is once again coming under fire, this time in the cash games. Last night this picture was posted on 2+2 where two players were dealt the ace of spades in a hand which saw both of them flop the nut flush.

According to the poster, the floorman commented that he has seen this happen five or six times already in this year's WSOP. The hand was declared a misdeal.

misdeal
Surely ace-king of spades wins it?

Daily Signoff

Sometimes the WSOP is a tense affair, and few WSOP moments get more tense than the 2008 WSOP HORSE final table with an incredibly drunk Scotty Nguyen: