Daily Rewind: WCOOP Winners, Lederer's Video Interview, Tony Takes on Phil
In today's Daily Rewind we catch-up with the latest happenings from the WCOOP, get more details about the much anticipated interview with Howard Lederer and go behind the scenes of Tony vs. Phil.
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:
WCOOP report
There are less than 20 events left in this year's WCOOP and yesterday's action produced another three champions.
Following on from the previous day's play, the $2,100 No Limit Hold'em event crowned a winner in the form of the UK's "Aln_The_Kid".
A four-way deal during the finale of the tournament meant he walked away with $370,207, ahead of the second place finisher "HaramPara" from Germany who added $291,008 to their bankroll.
Also taking home virtual titles yesterday were Alexey "LuckyGump" Makarov, after he won the $320 PLO rebuy event for $110,112, and "busttard" from Germany who banked $84,661 after taking down Event 47.
Throughout this year's series, Randy Lew has been keeping track of his progress and despite only managing a handful of cashes he's still optimistic about his chances of taking down his first title.
In his latest vlog, Randy talks through his experience so far and breaks down some of the hands he's played during the series.
For all of the latest WCOOP action, including some colourful commentary, make sure you tune into the dedicated WCOOP radio show right here in the Daily Rewind.
Lederer latest words
Yesterday we brought you news that Howard Lederer was to give his first interview following the Black Friday shutdowns.
The interview was conducted by PokerNews and in the last 24 hours they've confirmed that interview was filmed and lasts for a total of seven hours. They also confirmed that the discussion will be released in separate segments throughout the course of this week.
Dubbed The Lederer Files, Matthew Parvis made it clear to Howard that "if he was looking for an outlet to make this easy on him in return for the opportunity to run a story" then he was "not interested".
News of the interview has quickly spread across the poker world and many pros have been quick to offer their personal opinions as to what they expect from the piece.
The first episode of the series has been released today and you can catch it below.
Tony's test
The Olympics may be over for another four years but yesterday two physical specimens embarked on a herculean battle across three different disciplines.
We are, of course, talking about Tony G and Phil Hellmuth's triathlon prop bet. A recent update on Party Poker's blog gave us some exclusive behind the scenes footage the dynamic duo proving that they aren't just beasts at the poker table.
Video clips of the "Tony Triathlon" are set to be released soon but to whet your appetite here are a couple of shots of two poker players in the form of their lives.
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| Tony looks pumped |
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| Hellmuth's time with Phelps has paid off |
High stakes corner
A positive day for the often volatile Finn Ilari "Ilari FIN" Sahamies left him atop of the high stakes leaderboard yesterday.
After playing over 1,500 hands, Sahamies logged off with more than $200,000 in profit, which was enough to put him ahead of the day’s second biggest winner: "1Il|1Il|1il|".
It was a reversal of fortune for Ben "Ben86" Tollerene in the last 24 hours as he went from winning over $400,000 this month to only being up around $130,000.
The drop in profit was due to a tricky session yesterday which saw him lose $271,612 over the course of 1,529 hands.
Also having a tough time at the felt in the last day were: Andreas "Skjervoy" Torbergsen, Terje "Terken89" Augdal and Matej "mtvdeuem" Cepon.
Daily Signoff
It's always nice to see the rogues get taken down and while this $52,600 pot probably didn't mean much to Howard, it's certainly fun to see him in a tough spot.
