Team Bodog 2010 WSOP Wrap-Up Report

by Bodog Poker | Jul 19 2010

As you can imagine, the Team Bodog poker team is a tiny bit disappointed that the 2010 World Series of Poker November Nine does not include any of Team Bodog's players, but we couldn't be more proud of their achievements at the tables over the grueling first six days of the poker world's biggest and best gathering of pros, hopefuls, amateurs, wannabes, and occasional court jester. Four of our team — Bodog Pro Evelyn Ng and Bodog online players Greg Schaefer (gman07140), Eric Liu (draizen) and Dennis Scott (dgs) ended up in the money and considering how brutally the field was narrowed down, their performances were nothing short of exemplary.

Before Day 1A, Bodog hosted one of our world-famous socials at PURE, a fantastic nightclub located in Caesars Palace.  An open bar, great hostesses, and appearances from the entire team were among the highlights, along with a brand new cocktail created just for the event, the Bodog Royal Flush, and you can now make it at home. Muddle three grapes and two limes, shake it with a “player's measure” of Ciroc Vodka and pour over ice for a slightly-sweet and tangy drink that you can enjoy anytime.

As the statistics on the Main Event attest, the first day features a lot of attrition and the nearly-fifty strong Team Bodog was no exception, losing nineteen players over Days 1A-1D.  Days two through four saw the rest fall, with the four in-the-money players holding it down at the beginning of day five.  However, the biggest Bodog success story doesn't come from Evelyn Ng or our big-money winner Greg Schaefer.  It all centers around a factory supervisor from Midland, Michigan, Dennis Scott.

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Dennis went into Day 5 with a modest stack of 127,000 chips, placing him right in the middle of the field, but even if he didn't hit the huge payouts that Day 6 offered, he was going to have one of the best returns on investment in the history of the game.  Dennis entered into a $1 satellite event in Bodog's Main Event 2010 tournament series and found himself laddering up, a textbook example of how our promotions can work for players savvy enough to play well over several tournaments.  

That single dollar investment earned him over $27,000 and a trip to Vegas with Bodog.  After cashing out of the event, the online player quipped “It's been a very good time. Bodog has treated me very well. Vegas has been great but I'm ready to go home now,” and if you've ever experienced the hubbub of the WSOP, you can completely sympathize with him.

Team Bodog's winningest player Greg Schaefer was no slouch, though, another day of play before finally hitting the rail in the middle of Day Six.  He went all-in while holding A10; his opponent Gabe Costner was holding AK.  A board of 7J449 gave Costner a pair of Fours with a King high kicker, knocking Schaefer out with a compensation prize of over $48,000.

Congratulations to all of Team Bodog for making the trip to Vegas!  We can't wait to see who comes back next year for revenge on the boards.

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