The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is making a move that will change the online poker game in the US with the launch of WSOP Online, a new platform that will bring players from three states together.
Poker players in Nevada and New Jersey are already competing against each other on WSOP.com, while those in Michigan have a separate single-state site. But that is changing with the trio of states being merged together on one online poker site ahead of the 2024 WSOP. Pennsylvania's WSOP site will not be part of the shared liquidity deal.
On top of the merger news, the WSOP has announced 30 online bracelet events this summer on the new WSOP Online.
The 2024 WSOP is only five days in, but already there have been some moves and shakers in the $25K Fantasy League.
As of this writing, David Coleman is the top point earner with 42 points thanks to a sixth-place finish in Event #1: $5,000 Champions Reunion NLH Freezeout for $69,231. That’s great value for Team The Dinkers (Josh Kay & the Florida crew) as they bought him for just $3 in the draft, meaning Coleman is putting up 14 points per dollar (Pts/$).
Not far behind with 39 points is league commissioner Daniel Negreanu, though his points per dollar is a paltry 0.3 Pts/$. Negreanu, who belongs to Team DPMC (defending champs Donnie Peters and Matt Clark) finished 50th in Event #1: $5,000 Champions Reunion for $9,141 and the following day placed 16th out of 3,485 players in Event #3: $500 WSOP Kickoff NLH Freezeout for $8,541.
The best value of the draft so far is Team Lady Gaga’s (Ren Lin) Qiang Xu, who they bought for a dollar. Xu, who won a bracelet at the 2023 WSOP, has 35 points (35 pts/$.) thanks to 37th-place finish in Event #3 for $4,596.
$25K Fantasy Points Leaders (as of 6/1/24)
Rank
Player
Team
Score
Salary
Cashes
Pts/$
1.
David Coleman
Team The Dinkers
42
3.00
1
14
2.
Daniel Negreanu
Team DPMC
39
132.00
2
0.3
3.
Qiang Xu
Team Lady Gaga
35
1.00
1
35
4.
Shaun Deeb
Team Lady Gaga
21
104.00
2
0.2
5.
Ben Yu
Team Baker
14
67.00
1
0.21
6.
Brian Rast
Team The Dinkers
12
37.00
1
0.32
6.
Aram Zobian
Team Wilson
12
7.00
1
1.71
6.
Chris Hunichen
Team Kalas
12
15.00
1
0.8
9.
Jeff Madsen
Team AJ's Eagles
10
1.00
1
10
10.
Yingui Li
Team Lady Gaga
4
1.00
3
4
Team Lady Gaga is out to an early lead in the league with 61 points, though Team The Dinkers are close behind with 58 points. Team DPMC sits with a respectable 39 points, while Team Baker (David “ODB” Baker) is next closest with 17 points. On the other end of the spectrum, a trio of teams sit with a single point, though Team Sepiol (Dan Sepiol) is in dead last with zero points.
There was a raise in late position and Tom McCormick called from the big blind to see a flop of Q♦2♦6♥. McCormick check-called a bet and saw the 8♦ come on the turn. Once again McCormick check-called.
The river 6♣ went check-call again and the cards were revealed. The late position player showed A♣3♥7♥4♦ to win the low. McCormick turned over Q♠6♠XxXx for a full house to win the high.
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