these guys need to beef up on their nash push/call ranges.

That’s it? A little over an hour of live coverage today? Geez, I signed up for PG for the first time ever just for WSOP and I’m kinda wondering what I’m paying for now.

Yea, they showed the Hellmuth table for a couple minutes and then ended it. Sucks.

Yeah, they clearly had the ability to show it. Even if the graphics were a no go, they could still air it for 45 minutes or an hour. Even the commentators seemed surprised they were just ending.

Does he know something we don't? I'm not seeing that on the schedule for tomorrow. Or if he makes it they will add it?

"Need to make the final 5 and play on PokerGo app Live Thursday"

Well it says on WSOP.com

The surviving players return tomorrow at 4 p.m. PST and play on a live-stream hosted by PokerGO until a champion is crowned.

So it looks like Mr/Ms PokerGo listened [?] / acted on my/our comments

This was the response to my question about showing the 10k Omaha 8/B final if PH got there.

It sounds like they have moved the final table to the Thunderdome. Not sure if that affects the HU 25k event #11

The PH final table starts 4pm PST, the HU coverage is due to start at 8pm ET

I think that means PH final has an hour before the HU should start?

Maybe they will play out the final table and then move the HU to the 'featured' table to take over?

As PH is the shortest stack he may be bust quite soon.

Anyway, it seems like PokerGo have confirmed they are showing the 10k Omaha Final Table now.

Which is great.

It's very tough in TV/set up to be flexible - and it's nice to know that they will put in a lot of effort, in cases like this, to try and make it happen.

I do think showing just the final 5 [FT] is poor... I'm sure it's to make it easier on the commentators and viewers. But I don't like that decsion. And a lot of their viewers may have come to watch the FTs because of someone who gets knocked out 9 to 6 - and then they stay to support someone they didn't know about before. So, it's likely to hurt numbers...

Anyway - this quickly turned into a dissertation

"As PH is the shortest stack he may be bust quite soon."

Phil is the comeback kid, he will go deep. lol

It would've been a bit cumbersome to 'just stay live' for PHell's 'semi-final' table last night and hung the commentators out to dry with no hole cards and bad camera angles. If that tournament had been near a dinner break then perhaps they could've moved one of the tables over to the TDome. The other issue is that the high roller guys loath having hole cards shown .. especially when there's another table that isn't showing hole cards. When there's a FT going on everyone has access to the same intel, so to speak.

I've also seen that when you register for a tournament it states that the WSOP has the right to modify the schedule at their discretion .. which I assume means they could delay a FT if it's deemed stream worthy for PGo and there isn't a FT already in play (or the delayed one is a better) GL

Yeah, I get the unfairness of showing cards on one table.

But I'd be happy with final tables from when they are actually 'official' final tables - rather than 5 handed

I wouldn't mind if they had the first part of the show - with no commentary and explain it's 'bonus' and the actual commentary/show will start in two hours time... you couldn't say from 5 handed as it would be too difficult to know when that would be.

That would then limit the amount of time a commentary team have to work. Though you'll still get the odd marathon.

I get that it's not effective to have a swing / 2nd commentary team to take over if the game runs longer than x hours.

It says return at 4pm PST, but there is always a 1 hour delay so should be 5pm PST. on PokerGo, but at the same time as the HU tournament? So you have to watch one and then watch the other later?

Event #9: $10k Omaha Hi-Lo Championship on Thursday, October 7, at 5 p.m. PT.

The quest for 16 will be streamed on PokerGO today as the first audible has been called for the 2021 WSOP. PokerGO will stream the Omaha Hi-Lo Championship until completition.

The $25k Heads-Up Championship is down to the semi-finals and will be playing out on the outer tables. The goal is that once the Omaha Hi-Lo final table concludes, the final of the $25k Heads-Up Championship will be streamed (pending speed of matches and players willingness to potentially have to wait before the TV table is ready).

The final five players are guaranteed $80,894 but are chasing the $317,076 first-place prize.

Final Table
Seat 1: Andrew Yeh - 1,105,000
Seat 2: Phil Hellmuth - 390,000
Seat 3: Eddie Blumenthal - 1,405,000
Seat 4: Ari Engel - 3,485,000
Seat 5: Zachary Milchman - 1,660,000

Watch here: https://www.pokergo.com/videos/a2766...e-ae83830d12ac

Event #11: $25k Heads-Up Championship on Thursday, October 7, at tbd.

The final four players are guaranteed $89,787 but are chasing the $243,981 first-place prize.

Semi-Finals
Jason Koon vs. Henri Puustinen
Dan Zack vs. Gabor Szabo

Watch here: https://www.pokergo.com/videos/a25c5...f-fc6a63691857

I might register for this, but since hellmuth has no chips, if he busts in the first few hands, can I have my $19 back?

That is weird that they put that on the screen just now that Phil has 2 kids. I don't think I have ever heard or knew that before. I have never heard him mention any kids ever.

His older son filled in for Hellmuth a while back on one of the cash game streams on PokerGo

Event #13: $3k No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout on Friday, October 8, at 5 p.m. PT.

The first No-Limit Hold'em freezeout of the 2021 WSOP will be streamed on PokerGO today. The final seven returned at noon, but have played down to the final five that will see cards in the air at 4 p.m. PT while the PokerGO stream will begin at 5 p.m. PT.

Michael Gathy is the chip leader and chasing his fifth No-Limit Hold'em bracelet - the only other players to have five No-Limit Hold'em bracelets are Doyle Brunson and Phil Hellmuth.

The final five players are guaranteed $87,288 but are chasing the $371,914 first-place prize.

Final Table
Seat 1: Harvey Mathews - 1,840,000
Seat 2: Gabriel Andrade - 7,335,000
Seat 3: Girish Apte - 7,330,000
Seat 4: Michael Gathy - 8,020,000
Seat 5: Brandon Caputo - 4,365,000

Watch here: https://www.pokergo.com/videos/bdbc3...2-eba09f384901

Starting the stream with five players left is so, so, so dumb.

He's mentioned them plenty of times over the years.

Event #16: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship on Saturday, October 9, at 5 p.m. PT

It's a whos who at the Limit Hold'em Championship final table as ten players remain. The plan is to kick-off the PokerGO stream at 5 p.m. PT with five players remaining, but more likely to begin with seven players pending how quick it plays down across the first two levels.

The final ten are guaranteed $18,506, while $245,680 is reserved for the winner.

Final Table
Seat 1: Scott Tuttle - 650,000
Seat 2: John Monnette - 270,000
Seat 3: Ray Dehkharghani - 315,000
Seat 4: Nate Silver - 440,000
Seat 5: Jason Somerville - 670,000
Seat 6: Christopher Chung - 250,000
Seat 7: Eric Kurtzman - 975,000
Seat 8: Kevin Song - 515,000
Seat 9: Terrence Chan - 350,000
Seat 10: John Racener - 1,090,000

Watch here: https://www.pokergo.com/videos/d2654...a-f0e0e7aa96e1

The PokerGO editors extracted all the $25k Heads-Up Championship footage from the Omaha Hi-Lo Championship stream and have posted it as a separate video.

Watch here: https://www.pokergo.com/videos/a25c5...f-fc6a63691857

So today's coverage starts in 15 minutes and will be 7 handed?

Man, PG better step it up for the Main. I am beyond disappointed with the live coverage thus far.

Hopefully Phil, Jack McClelland and Stephen Chidwick make the final 5. I guess they play down to 5 tonight and the stream is tomorrow.

Phil in the lead with 7 left for the stream tonight. Pokergo, will you start stream with 7 players or wait until down to 5?

I'd love to see as much of this as possible.