The numbers are in for Event #16. And they're good. A total of 126 players turned up for this event, a nice increase from the 101 last year. Their money has generated a prize pool of $1,184,400, and that will be divided among the last 14 players.
The bottom level is worth $24,043, and the prize jumps over $50,000 for the final six. Get to three-handed and you'll be guaranteed at least $143,833, and the eventual champion of this event will walk away with $367,170 and a priceless WSOP bracelet.
Under the gun, Phil Hellmuth raised to 1,400, and Eli Elezra three-bet to 3,500 from the hijack seat. When the action came around to Andrew Brown in the big blind, he four-bet to 11,000, but Hellmuth still wanted to play for more. He came back over the top with another raise to 24,000 straight, and that finally won him the pot right there.
Phil Hellmuth is here. In case that last post wasn't a good indication of that. He joined just as registration closed, and we also see John Juanda, Erik Seidel, and Michael Mizrachi, Jason Mercier, Erick Lindgren, and Huckleberry Seed.
Barry Greenstein raised from the hijack to 1,500 and Tom Schneider called. Greenstein stood pat while Schneider opted to draw one card. Greenstein then bet 1,000 and Schneider called. Schneider then mucked his hand when Greenstein revealed his .
An opponent in the One Seat opened from early position, Chris Oliver called near the button, and the blinds released. Both players drew one card, Oliver's opponent checked, and Oliver tossed out around 2,000. His opponent check-raised all in for 5,600 total, and Oliver tank-folded.
Mike Watson opened to 1,000 from the cutoff seat, and Carlos Mortensen called next door. From the small blind, a player we don't recognize moved all in for 9,675, and Watson reraised all in over the top. That folded Mortensen, and each of the two live players took one card.
Watson started with and added a to make a ten-eight. The small blind could only come up with a queen-low, and his elimination moves Watson up to 31,000.
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. Negreanu is still around starting stack though; he's got 26,000 chips in front of him.