Event #54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em Giorno 1a | 2011 World Series of Poker

2011-07-03 00:35 UTC

Looks Like 1,932 is the Number

Livello 5 : 100/200, 0 ante

We're still waiting on the "official" number, but a member of the tournament staff said that it looks like Day 1a has drawn 1,932 entrants.

2011-07-03 00:48 UTC

Freerolling

Livello 5 : 100/200, 0 ante

An under-the-gun player raised to 350 and found one call in the form of Jon Zaun in middle position. It was heads up to the {4-Spades} {7-Hearts} {J-Clubs} flop, which saw the UTG player fire out 500. Zaun thought for a moment before releasing his hand.

Zaun, who won his way into today's event in a freeroll tournament, is sitting with right around 4,300.

Tags: Jon Zaun

2011-07-03 00:53 UTC

WSOP Top 25 All-Time Cashes List

Livello 5 : 100/200, 0 ante

We thought it might be fun to throw another fun WSOP fact at you, so here is a look at the Top 25 names on the All-Time WSOP Number of Cashes (keep in mind this takes into account the WSOP from 1970-2010):

WSOP Top 25 All-Time Cashes List

Rank	Player	# of Lifetime Cashes
1	Phil Hellmuth	79
2	Men “The Master” Nguyen	70
3	Chris Ferguson	63
4	Berry Johnston	61
5	Erik Seidel	60
6	Humberto Brenes	58
“	Chris Bjorin	58
8	T.J. Cloutier	57
9	Chau Giang	56
10	John Juanda	55
11	Brent Carter	49
“	“Miami” John Cernuto	49
13	Mike Sexton	48
14	David Chiu	47
“	Daniel Negreanu	47
“	Thor Hansen	47
“	Barry Greenstein	47
18	Tony Cousineau	46
19	Howard Lederer	44
“	An Tran	44
“	Dewey Tomko	44
22	Johnny Chan	43
“	Dan Heimiller	43
24	Phil Ivey	42
“	Steve Zolotow	42
“	Allen Cunningham	42

Livello: 6

Bui: 100/200

Ante: 25

2011-07-03 00:56 UTC

How Registration for 2011 $1,000 NLHE Stacks Up

Livello 6 : 100/200, 25 ante

Today's event is the fifth and final $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event of the 2011 WSOP. Over the past four $1,000 events registration numbers have been decreasing with each new event. The first $1,000 event this year, Event #8, and today's event are the only two to have two Day 1's while the other three only had one starting day. Subsequently, it would be shocking if this event's total registration didn't top that of events #20, #34, and #45. Here's how the registration for all this year's events ended up.

Event #8 $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em - 4,178 players (2,116 on Day 1a, 2,062 on Day 1b)
Event #20 $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em - 3,175 players
Event #34 $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em - 3,144 players
Event #45 $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em - 2,890 players

Based on what we were told by one of the floor staff, 1,932 players took to the felt today so although it's unlikely we'll beat the total of players that entered Event #8, after registration closes tomorrow we may come close.

2011-07-03 01:04 UTC

Gromenkova Barely Hanging On

Action folded to a short-stacked Svetlana Gromenkova on the button and she moved all in for her last 400. The big blind made the call and the 2008 Ladies Champion was at risk.

Gromenkova: {K-Spades} {3-Clubs}
Big Blind: {8-Diamonds} {5-Hearts}

Gromenkova was ahead and stayed there as the board ran out {9-Diamonds} {10-Spades} {4-Hearts} {J-Hearts} {J-Clubs} . With the antes, Gromenkova is up to 1,150.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Svetlana Gromenkova	1,150 -3,350	-3,350

Tags: Svetlana Gromenkova

2011-07-03 01:13 UTC

Filippi Thriving

With about 1,400 in the pot and a board reading {Q-Diamonds} {4-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} , Amnon Filippi checked and allowed his opponent to bet 500. Filippi made the call and then turned around and led out for 1,300 when the {5-Clubs} peeled off on the river.

Filippi's bet proved enough to take down the pot without a showdown, giving him a stack of 22,000 in the process.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Amnon Filippi	22,000 3,500	3,500

Tags: Amnon Filippi

2011-07-03 01:14 UTC

Gromenkova Succumbs

Svetlana Gromenkova, who was nursing an extreme short stack, has been eliminated from the tournament. We didn't catch her last hand, but we can confirm that her chair is now empty.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Svetlana Gromenkova	Eliminato

Tags: Svetlana Gromenkova

2011-07-03 01:28 UTC

A Few Chippies

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Stephen Kats	16,000 11,500	11,500
Matthew Lawrence	8,000
	6,000
Jon Zaun	5,375 1,075	1,075
Sam Barnhart	5,000 -2,800	-2,800

2011-07-03 01:29 UTC

Lew Losing Ground

It was a limpfest over at Randy Lew's table as a total of seven of the ten players at the table limped in and saw a flop of {6-Spades} {3-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} . Action checked to a player in middle position who bet 700 and Lew, who was in the cutoff, was the only player to call. The turn brought the {10-Diamonds} and the first player check-called a bet of 950 from Lew. When the {k-Spades} came on the river both players checked. The first player revealed his {j-Hearts} {j-Diamonds} and Lew mucked leaving himself with 5,500 in chips.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Randy Lew	5,500 -3,200	-3,200

Tags: Randy Lew