Roster Jokes with Negreanu, Legends Meet at First 50 Honors Dinner & Doyle Brunson's Best Ever Bad Beat Story

With great players come great responsibility. Today marks a celebration of 50 years of the World Series of Poker, coming as it does after the First 50 Years Honor Dinner, but it’s also another day at this year’s WSOP. Who had the most to say and who are leaving their talk at the table?

ROSTER HAVING FUN WITH NEGREANU

Kevin ‘Racks’ Roster has been having the time of his life on his Las Vegas journey at the World Series of Poker, his dying wish after being diagnosed with Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. He even sat down with Daniel Negreanu and asked him to follow his social media page. The trouble was…

So @KevinRacksPoker tells me to follow him on Twitter and I obliged even though he doesn’t follow me!!! 😂😂😂

— Daniel Negreanu (@RealKidPoker) June 30, 2019

SEXTON THANKS LEGENDS

Mike Sexton is one of poker’s good guys, but he took time out to pay tribute to two of his own heroes in the game, men who brought poker into the modern age thanks to their vision and passion for the game.

At the First 50 Honors dinner tonight ⁦@WSOP⁩. The whole poker world owes these guys a debt we cannot repay – the guys that started it all – Jack Binion & ⁦@TexDolly⁩ (Doyle Brunson). #truelegends #wsop pic.twitter.com/Wqsbcz6IpG

— Mike Sexton (@Mike_partypoker) June 30, 2019

THE IDEAL TABLE DRAW (PART 2)?

Was Will Kassouf the worst player this WSOP hopeful could face? Check out the thread for a surprise (*SPOILER* No-on said ‘Nine high like a boss.” in the making of this post).

Kassouf just sat on my right lord give me strength

— TJ Jurkiewicz 🦚 (Randal_Graves) (@tjurk44) June 30, 2019

TEXAS DOLLY’S BAD BEAT STORY

On the back of reading all about the worst bad beat of all time, Doyle Brunson had his own to recount. Well, it involved a Brunson…

@ToddBrunson had the all time bad beat. He held 4-5 diamonds. Flop was A-2-3 all diamonds.Unbeatable, right? Turn was 10 0f spades. River was 2 of diamonds. Misdeal!🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/eR3fyBKtSX

— Doyle Brunson (@TexDolly) June 30, 2019

MCDONALD TALKING AT CROSSBOOK PURPOSES

Mike McDonald talks about his Main Event, where he’s pitched himself for crossbooking against anyone. Wait, anyone? Uncle Ron on Line 1.

Let's run it back: I'll crossbook myself against anyone in the WSOP main. Terms:
1) Max 20%, min 5%
2) Any payout >2.5mm is treated as 2.5mm
3) You lay 1.1-1 (this will come down if you wait a few days I just want to get laid a price against those who will obviously get capped)

— Mike McDonald (@MikeMcDonald89) June 29, 2019

ALL ABOUT THE MATHS

Team Poker Central still lead the $25k Fantasy League, with Team Maths just a few points behind. What’s their secret? Well, Jeremy Ausmus’ result in The Colossus is what currently separates Poker Central’s own team from the rest. With just over a fortnight to go, can they hang onto their lead, and will they need a thousand points to lock up the title?

Check out the full standings right here.

Who’ll become the latest player to win a WSOP gold bracelet at the 2019 World Series of Poker? You can watch the action unfold live today on PokerGO and CBS All Access as more coverage of the 2019 WSOP bracelet events takes place. Selected bracelet events will be streamed exclusively on CBS All Access in the United States.