Celebrate Team LearnWPT's WSOP Summer Success!
Thousands of poker players have descended on the Las Vegas Strip for 6 weeks of summer poker action during the World Series of Poker looking to win a prestigious WSOP Bracelet (and some cash too) including LearnWPT Students and Instructors!
We'll be updating this page regularly with new successes to celebrate.
So how is Team LearnWPT doing so far? Check it out...
Team LearnWPT Finding WSOP Success
In the 1st week alone of the WSOP schedule 3 LearnWPT Instructors and 2 LearnWPT Students made some deep runs and won the first poker championship of the summer.
WAY TO GO TEAM!
Photo credit: Hayley Hochstetler - WSOP 2023 High Roller
➧ Instructor Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger placed 10th in the WSOP $25K High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2023 Bracelet Event #2: $25,000 High Roller 6-Handed
- Placed: 10th out of 202
- Won: $80,314
- Tournament Results
➧ Instructor Brian Altman cashed in the WSOP $1,000 Mystery Million No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2023 Bracelet Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Million
- Placed: 263rd out of 18,188
- Won: $5,420
- Tournament Results
➧ LearnWPT Student Scott Roberts cashed in the WSOP $600 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2023 Bracelet Event #11 $600 Deepstack
- Placed: 166th out of 6,085
- Won: $2,422
- Tournament Results
🔥 Scott has cashed twice so far!
Scott & Lisa Roberts - WSOP 2023 Deepstack
➧ LearnWPT Student Lisa Roberts made a deep run in the same WSOP $600 Deepstack No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2023 Bracelet Event #11 $600 Deepstack
- Placed: 43rd out of 6,085
- Won: $8,946
- Tournament Results
➧ Instructor Michael "Gags30" Gagliano cashed in the WSOP $5,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2023 Event #12: $5,000 Freezeout 8-Handed
- Placed: 40th out of 735
- Won: $13,793
- Tournament Results
Photo credit: Drew Amato
➧ Instructor Michael "Gags30" Gagliano cashed in the WSOP $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2023 Event #15: $1.500 6-Handed
- Placed: 327th out of 2,454
- Won: $2,400
- Tournament Results
➧ Instructor Michael "Gags30" Gagliano cashed in the WSOP $2,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2023 Event #19: $2,500 Freezeout 8-Handed
- Placed: 84th out of 1,139
- Won: $5,643
- Tournament Results
🔥 Gags has cashed three times so far!
Photo credit: Alec Rome - WSOP 2022
➧ Instructor Johan Schultz-Pedersen cashed in the WSOP $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- WSOP 2023 Event #15: $1.500 6-Handed
- Placed: 104th out of 2,454
- Won: $3,962
- Tournament Results
Team LearnWPT Success Around Town
Photo credit: Hayley Hochstetler - WSOP 2022 Bracelet Win
🏆 Instructor Brian Altman WON the Venetian $800 EpicStack No-Limit Hold’em Tournament
- Venetian Event #14: $800 Venetian EpicStack
- Placed: 1st out of 257
- 1st Place: $37,626
- Tournament Results
➧ Student Scott Roberts took 2nd in The Wynn Summer Classic No-Limit Hold'em Tournament
- Wynn Summer Classic: $550 Seniors 50+
- Placed: 2nd out of 487
- Won: $21,688
- Tournament Results
Tournament Series Tips With Team LearnWPT
Huge Tournament Series like the World Series of Poker and WPT World Championships at Wynn Las Vegas bring excitement and tons of opportunity. To make the most of these gigantic fields and massive prize pools, it's important to plan ahead for the unique challenges that you may encounter.
Check out this preview of a LearnWPT Strategy Episode to hear firsthand from LearnWPT Instructors Tony Dunst, Andrew "LuckyChewy" Lichtenberger, and Johan Schultz-Pedersen about how they prepare for peak performance during a long series.
LearnWPT Members can watch the full Strategy Episode and get valuable poker strategies for preparing your mind and body to execute under pressure and maintain energy from the first hand to the final showdown, plus great insights on exploiting opponents.
Working away from the table is the only way to improve your game. That's why we host LIVE Webinars and Study Streams for our Members to interact with Team LearnWPT and work on their games.
Members recently spent time with LearnWPT Instructors Eric "Rizen" Lynch and Michael Gagliano talking all things WSOP including:
- Considerations for Large Field Tournaments
- Key Adjustments for Making Deep Runs
- Answering Questions
- WSOP Schedule Review
- Click here for a preview
Ones To Look Out For...
We'll be keeping a close eye on these LearnWPT Students and tracking their performance during the Summer Season. Here are the players that we’ll be keeping tabs on in Vegas!!
➧ LearnWPT Student and WSOP Bracelet Winner Sue Faber
Photo Credit: Katerina Lukina
In the 2019 WSOP Sue emerged as the victor in the $500 buy-in Salute to Warriors No-Limit Hold’em event defeating the field of 1,723 entries earning $121,161 in the process and was only woman to win an open No-Limit Hold'em event during the 2019 series.
➧ LearnWPT Student Brett Coltman
Photo credit: Hayley Hochstetler
In the 2022 WSOP, LearnWPT Member Brett took 2nd in the $500 buy-in Salute to Warriors No-Limit Hold’em event ! After 3 grueling days and 3,200 entrants, Brett was able to turn his $500 buy-in into a huge score of $99,676.
➧ LearnWPT Student Randy Chamberlain
In the 2022/23 WSOPC Event in Thunder Valley, LearnWPT Member Randy took 2nd in the $1,700 buy-in main event outlasting 726 opponents to take home a cool $126,828 for his efforts.
➧ LearnWPT Students Lisa and Scott Roberts
The couple that plays together, stays together, at least that’s the case for long-time LearnWPT Students Scott and Lisa Roberts. This poker poker couple have been married 40 years and are affectionately known as Team Roberts.
With Scott's 3 Rings and Lisa's 2 Rings, Team Roberts have amassed a total of 5 WSOP Circuit rings, over $400K in combined tournament winnings, and are traveling the world playing the game they love!
P.S. Scott & Lisa have already cashed in multiple events this season
Are You Playing The WSOP 2023 This Summer?
If you are a member of the LearnWPT Family in Las Vegas for the Summer Tournament Season we want to hear from YOU!
Share your success at the table and tag us on social media or email [email protected] and we will highlight your achievement (and you could win some cool LearnWPT SWAG).
No win is too small, we want to know about them all!
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Good luck and good playing,
Team LearnWPT
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