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Event 33 - Pot-Limit Omaha, $1500 buy-in, Chau Giang in 5th earning $96,005 and 435 Player of the Year points [COMPLETE]
In Event 34 - Limit Hold'em, $3000 buy-in, Brandon Wong gets his 4th cash in this year's WSOP earning him $135,615 and 900 points in the Player of the Year race. In the The Milwaukee's Best Light Player of the Year Standings, he brings his total to 120 points and total winnings of $163,738. Only less than a handful of players have more cashes than him thus far (albeit many have 4 cashes as well). David Pham finished 4th with $62,906 in winnings. [COMPLETE]
Name Le took down $239,230 and 3rd place in Event 35 - No-Limit Hold'em, $1500 buy-in. Two thousand five hundred and fourty one players entered. Paul Cheung took 6th and a little less than $80k home with him. Edward Im placed just outside the top 10 in 11th. [COMPLETE]
Unfortunately, not a single Asian placed in the top 20 in Event 36 - World Championship Omaha High-Low 8/OB, $5000 buy. It's only the 2nd or 3rd event we couldn't get someone in the top 10. [COMPLETE]
Gioi Luong placed 7th in Event 37 - Pot-Limit Hold'em, $2000 buy-in, earning him $31,070 and 240 Player of the Year points. [COMPLETE]
Robert Cheung takes down another bracelet for the Asian diaspora in Event 38 - No-Limit Hold'em, $1500 buy-in. He takes home $673,628 for one of the bigger 1st place pots this year on top of 1,200 Player of the year points in the 2778 player strong field. Cheung is 3rd in total cash winnings only behind Burt Boutin and Phill Hellmuth. Andrew Lee took 5th and Suey Wong placed 7th cashing in $119,447 and $68,255 respectively. [COMPLETE]
Event 40 - Mixed Hold'em (Limit / No-Limit), $1500 buy-in, had 620 enter, but not a single Asian made the final table. J.C. Tran took 14th and $7,320 home. This was literally pocket change compared the $5,156,284 he's made so far in tournament winnings. [COMPLETE]
IN PROGRESS: In the $50,000 buy-in Event 39 - World Championship H.O.R.S.E. event, Kenny Tran sits on top of the 3rd largest pile of chips going into the final round. First place is set to be $2,276,832, the largest prize thus far in the tournament.
Event 41 - World Championship Seniors No-Limit Hold'em, $1000 buy-in - We like 'em young and use our older age for retirement it seems not many Asians even took part in this. As a result, no one really to note.
Unfortunately, another event and no Asians to speak of in the top 20. Event 42 - Pot-Limit Omaha High-Low 8/OB, $1500 buy-in had a few cashes in the 21st through 30th finishes, but nothing towards the top.
Either the Asians are getting weaker or they're taking a break because another event and not a signle Asian made the final table.
Event 43 - Limit Hold'em, $2000 buy-in Philip Nguyen finish in 18th though. 543 players entered Event 44 - Omaha High-Low 8/OB, $2000 buy-in and 79 players remain.
