WSOP Update #4

Negreanu captures 4th Bracelet!

Daniel Negreanu won the $2000 Limit Hold'em event, taking home just over $200,000. Although Daniel was very happy to get the bracelet and the money, the real story here seems to be a side-bet between Daniel and Phil Ivey. As Daniel was celebrating his victory with his mother (there to provide moral suppost and vegan meals for her son) and friends, he was heard yelling "Me 1, Ivey 0". Apparantly, Daniel and Phil have agreed to pay each other $200,000 for each bracelet the other player wins, hence doubling Daniels earnings on the day. Gamblers gambling on their gambling...nothing makes more sense, really.

I guess this shouldn't come as much of a surprise. I've heard some of the high-profile players talk about making $50,000 bets on X-Box games, as well as golf, weight loss and pretty much anything else they can put money on.

16 Players remain in the $3000 H.O.R.S.E. event, and several big names remain in contention for this title. Marcel "how do these damn sunglasses go on?" Luske leads the way as the chip leader, while Jennifer Harmon and Hoyt Corkins are both in very good position. Todd Brunson sits on a short stack, but still has a bit of room to play with.

I guess it's been a good day for the Poker Stars team, as Vanessa Selbst wins the $1500 Pot-Limit Omaha event, and taking home $227,933 in the process. Vanessa outlasted 758 other players on the way to her first WSOP bracelet, becoming the first woman to win a bracelet in 2008 (not including the $1000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em World Championship).