for those of you who are playing "inside the pool", here are the running/upcoming series that qualify:

21 Mar - 1 Apr 2024 United States WSOPC World Series of Circuit - WSOPC Las Vegas, Las Vegas
27 Mar - 6 Apr 2024 Australia 2024 Australian Poker Open, Sydney
3 - 15 Apr 2024 United States The Live! Poker Classic, Hanover
3 - 23 Apr 2024 United States WPT World Poker Tour - WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, Hollywood
4 - 14 Apr 2024 United States 2024 Spring Poker Round Up, Pendleton
5 - 15 Apr 2024 United States 2024 Peppermill Spring Poker Palooza, Reno (mixed=8game)
8 - 24 Apr 2024 United States The Wynn Signature Series, Las Vegas
10 - 22 Apr 2024 United States PokerAtlas Tour - Houston, Houston
22 - 29 Apr 2024 Malta MPF DSO THMC 2024 Malta Poker Festival - Spring Edition (MPF) (UDSO THMC APAT), St. Julian’s
24 Apr - 4 May 2024 Monaco PSLIVE EPT FPS PokerStars European Poker Tour presented by Monte-Carlo Casino - EPT Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo
24 Apr - 14 May 2024 United States The Lodge Championship Series, Round Rock (DC is OK)
29 Apr - 14 May 2024 United States Borgata Spring Poker Open, Atlantic City

Finally, Jeremy Becker has made it onto Team Jeremy. His 2nd at a recent Wynn tournament makes him Team Jeremy's #1 Holdem player.

Here is the total list of all teams & players.

Looking at the sad shape of electical's jeans, Steve has been running pretty bad.

Nancy Robertson's recent HORSE cash at the WSOP circuit in Vegas has qualified Team Nancy for Summer In Vegas.
Nancy Robertson has selected Team Nancy in the pool.

I updated the status of a bunch of oldtimers over on the State/Country thread.
But, I forgot Erik Seidel.


Erik Seidel - on Team Erik but not Team New York

read somewhere that when you look over longevity of career, seidel and helmuth are both pretty impressive to still be relevant today

I think the 2 that are amazing in this regard are:

Billy Baxter: WSOP bracelet winner in 1975 and got 2nd at the Seniors last year and cashed in a $10K at the LAPC this year.


Walter Smiley: WSOP bracelet winner in 1976 and has 10 cashes this year.
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The revised complete list of teams and players is here

I'm still on Team Dave.
Still waiting for Team Kathy & Team Karen to qualify.

Stephanie Wasserman has taken Team Stephanie.
She's also going to play the ATLARGE in Atlantic City to try and get on Team Stephanie.

She becomes just the 2nd person to actually try to get on a team.

Revised list of teams/players is here

Still waiting for Team Karen, Team Kathy & Team Benny to qualify

Up to date list of all players/teams are here

KNOW YOUR TEAM - TEAM MARCELO

Marcelo Costa - Brazilian, has never played in the USA
Marcelo Silva - Brazilian, has never played in the USA
Marcelo Cunha - Brazilian, has never played in the USA
Marcelo Lopes - Brazilian, has never played in the USA

Outlook: AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE

That's the problem with all teams with non-USA players: how many will actually go to Vegas?

KNOW YOUR TEAM - TEAM MAX


Max Neugebauer - won $1.6M at WSOP Europe - has cashed in USA - has tons of money for buyins - should be a contender


Max Hoffman - cashed 5 times at PokerGo Mixed Games this year - cashed last year at WSOP - a contender

Max Rotko - from Finland - has never cashed in USA

Max Russi - from Brazil - has never cashed in USA

Then there is Max Pescatori. He's not on Team Max yet but there is still about 5 weeks to go before "cards are in the air".
He did cash 8 times last year at the WSOP. Would make Team Max a contender if he can make the team.


Outlook: Could be a contender if Max Pescatori can make the team

Josephine has added her $300 and $500 picks

$100 entries

Team Aaron (aaronk56)
Team Adam (rickroll)
Team Alan (Doctors Without Borders)
Team Brandon (housenuts)
Team Dan (Nolan Hee)
Team Daniel (Reporters Without Borders)
Team Dave (Julie)
Team David (D1iabol1cal)
Team George (Vivian)
Team James (Don)
Team Jeremy (Mixedgamelover)
Team John (Canada-Ukraine Foundation)
Team Jonathan (sixfour)
Team Joseph (Josephine)
Team Mark (marknfw)
Team Matt (iraisetoomuch)
Team Matthew (master3004)
Team Michael (Booker Wolfbox)
Team Nancy (Nancy Robertson)
Team Nick (FerencL)
Team Phillip (xander biscuits)
Team Robert (Zahida)
Team Stephanie (Stephanie Wasserman)
Team Walter (Swee)
Team William (Phat Mack)
Team Yuki (Jenny)


$300 entries

Team Adam/Adam Friedman (Canada-Ukraine Foundation)
Team Adam/Adam Hendrix (rickroll)
Team Alan/Alan Engel (Doctors Without Borders)
Team Dan/Shaun Deeb (Nolan Hee)
Team Daniel/Daniel Negreanu (Reporters Without Borders)
Team Joseph + Joseph McKeehan (Josephine)
Team Nick/Nick Pupillo (FerencL)
Team William/Bill Chen (Phat Mack)

$500 entries

Team Adam/Adam Friedman/Kathy Chang (Canada-Ukraine Foundation)
Team Adam/Adam Hendrix/Maria Ho (rickroll)
Team Alan/Alan Engel/Angela Jordison (Doctors Without Borders)
Team Dan/Shaun Deeb/Maria Ho (Nolan Hee)
Team Daniel/Daniel Negreanu/Kathy Chang (Reporters Without Borders)
Team Joseph + Joseph McKeehan + Maria Ho (Josephine)
Team Nick/Nick Pupillo/Kathy Chang (FerencL)
Team William/Bill Chen/Hui Chen Quo (Phat Mack)

latest teams/players are here

Vivian has added $300 & $500 entries:

$300 - Team Jeremy/Felipe Ramos
$500 - Team Jeremy/Felipe Ramos/Nancy Birnbaum

Since no new entries are coming in, here's a new one for charity: Lifewater Canada

$100 - Team Alexander
$300 - Team Alexander/Alexander Livingston
$500 - Team Alexander/Alexander Livingston/Kathy Chang

$100 entries

Team Aaron (aaronk56)
Team Adam (rickroll)
Team Alan (Doctors Without Borders)
Team Alexander (Lifewater)
Team Brandon (housenuts)
Team Dan (Nolan Hee)
Team Daniel (Reporters Without Borders)
Team Dave (Julie)
Team David (D1iabol1cal)
Team George (Vivian)
Team James (Don)
Team Jeremy (Mixedgamelover)
Team John (Canada-Ukraine Foundation)
Team Jonathan (sixfour)
Team Joseph (Josephine)
Team Mark (marknfw)
Team Matt (iraisetoomuch)
Team Matthew (master3004)
Team Michael (Booker Wolfbox)
Team Nancy (Nancy Robertson)
Team Nick (FerencL)
Team Phillip (xander biscuits)
Team Robert (Zahida)
Team Stephanie (Stephanie Wasserman)
Team Walter (Swee)
Team William (Phat Mack)
Team Yuki (Jenny)


$300 entries

Team Adam/Adam Friedman (Canada-Ukraine Foundation)
Team Adam/Adam Hendrix (rickroll)
Team Alan/Alan Engel (Doctors Without Borders)
Team Alexander/Alexander Livingston (Lifewater)
Team Dan/Shaun Deeb (Nolan Hee)
Team Daniel/Daniel Negreanu (Reporters Without Borders)
Team Jeremy/Felipe Ramos (Vivian)
Team Joseph + Joseph McKeehan (Josephine)
Team Nick/Nick Pupillo (FerencL)
Team William/Bill Chen (Phat Mack)

$500 entries

Team Adam/Adam Friedman/Kathy Chang (Canada-Ukraine Foundation)
Team Adam/Adam Hendrix/Maria Ho (rickroll)
Team Alan/Alan Engel/Angela Jordison (Doctors Without Borders)
Team Alexander/Alexander Livingston/Kathy Chang (Lifewater)
Team Dan/Shaun Deeb/Maria Ho (Nolan Hee)
Team Daniel/Daniel Negreanu/Kathy Chang (Reporters Without Borders)
Team Jeremy/Felipe Ramos/Nancy Birnbaum (Vivian)
Team Joseph + Joseph McKeehan + Maria Ho (Josephine)
Team Nick/Nick Pupillo/Kathy Chang (FerencL)
Team William/Bill Chen/Hui Chen Quo (Phat Mack)

We have an update from ATLARGE (Atlantic City).
Stephanie Wasserman was there to try and get on Team Stephanie. A cash in #1 (Other) or #3 (Omaha) of the 3 tournaments series would get her on the team.
However, she cashed in event #2 (NLH) but Team Stephanie already has 2 holdem players so that didn't change the roster.
I guess Stephanie could go to Borgota for one more try but the buyins there are much larger than ATLARGE so I don't think she'll be doing that.
Also, it's just as well because the #2 holdem player on Team Stephanie was shortchanged by HM. She cashed twice in Pendleton but one cash was recorded as Stephanie Watari and the other as Stephanie Waltari. So, she lost one of her 2 cashes because of a spelling mistake.


Stephanie Chung - probably Team Stephanie's #1 player - she had 6 cashes last summer in Vegas

I updated the Hong Kong Poker Player's Association series from Taipei this morning.
There was a Benny from USA who cashed twice!
However, they were both holdem cashes so Benny Glaser has still not qualified for Summer In Vegas.
It looks like he's settled in to play SCOOP in May and he doesn't have enough cashes to get on Team England.
And there aren't enough Bennys to form a Team Benny.