Famous pros exchange punches over poker debt
In today's Daily Rewind we find out about a physical fight in the Rio and see who denied Phil Hellmuth a record 14th WSOP bracelet.
Lisandro and Cantu fight
Anyone who's watched the WSOP over the last few years will know that Jeff Lisandro isn't afraid of a confrontation.
The fiery Aussie famously threatened to "take [Prahlad Friedman's] head off" during the 2006 WSOP Main Event for failing to put in his ante, but since that time he claims to have mellowed.
However, according to various sources, Lisandro and Brandon Cantu were involved full-blown fight over an unpaid debt last night and in amongst the shouting "a couple of punches were thrown" and a shirt was "ripped".
The incident caused a storm on Twitter and after the fact Thomas 'SrslySirius' Keeling spoke to Lisandro who claimed the bystanders were mistaken and "no punches" were thrown.
Million Maker's impressive turnout
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| Crowds gather in the Rio |
The WSOP's second annual Millionaire Maker became the second largest live tournament in history this weekend after 7,977 players took to the felt.
The $1,500 tournament crammed an insane amount of players into the Rio on Saturday to sit just behind the 2006 WSOP Main Event (8,773 hopefuls) as one of the biggest MTTs ever.
The impressive feat was made possible by splitting the event into two flights (4,722 players and 3,255 players) and after a flurry of opening action less than 1,600 players made it through the session.
With $1,319,587 up for grabs and Day 2 drawing to a close earlier today, the likes of Matt Salsberg, Randy Lew and Rhys Jones all made it through, but leading the final 181 hopefuls was Yuliyan Kolev.
At present the massive event is expected to finish tomorrow, but because of the tournament's size that could be subject to change.
Hellmuth lost in the forest
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| Forrest crushes Hellmuth (Image: WSOP) |
Aside from record-breaking MTTs and physical altercations, this weekend's WSOP action saw Phil Hellmuth narrowly miss out on another title.
While the masses were fighting for success in the Millionaire Maker, poker's self-proclaimed "greatest" was tussling in the Seven-Card Razz event.
In total 352 players anted up $1,500 to create a $121,196 top prize and when it came to determining a winner all eyes were on Mr. Hellmuth.
After outlasting the likes of Brandon Cantu, Brock Parker and David Bach on the final table, Hellmuth found himself heads-up with Ted Forrest after Greg Pappas exited in third.
As the eyes of the rail all focused on Hellmuth, it was Forrest who gradually gained the upper hand to collect $121,196 and deny his opponent an impressive 14th title.
Question of the Day
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Away from the latest rush of action, a slew of bracelet winners were crowned this weekend. First to bag some silverware was Brandon Shack-Harris in Event #3. The Chicago-based grinder managed to overcome 1,127 players in the $1,100 PLO MTT to claim the $205,634 top prize.
Also taking titles inside the Rio was Kyle Cartwright (Event #4 - $360,435), Tuan Le (Event #5 - $355,324) and Alex Bolotin (Event #6 - $259,211). Of the aforementioned trio of winners it was Le's that proved the most impressive after he ousted the likes of Phil Galfond, 'georgedanzer', Eli Elezra and Justin Bonomo on the final table of the $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball Championship.
Daily Signoff
To conclude today's Daily Rewind we leave you with Jeff Lisandro's famous altercation with Prahlad Friedman.
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 Daniel Smyth has been working in the poker industry for six years as both a player and writer. He currently has a costly penchant for PLO and provides daily content for PokerStrategy.com. You can learn more about Daniel by clicking here.
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