This summer, the 48th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) is awarding a record 74 gold bracelets, one to each of the champions. With the 37th bracelet event ($1,000 no-limit hold 'em) beginning on Monday, June 19, and finishing on June 21, we are now in the midst of the halfway point of this summer's poker extravaganza.
If you haven't been following the WSOP on a daily basis, it's easy to miss storylines. Here's what you've missed over the first half of the 2017 WSOP, including my biggest takeaways.