Event #57: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better Giorno 1 | 2011 World Series of Poker

Event #57: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better

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2011-07-06 10:54 UTC

Official End-of-Day Chip Counts (completo)

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Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Gary Bolden	98,300

Eric Crain	96,500
Austin Marks	89,500
Juan Caridad	78,500
Max Pescatori	72,000

Alexandre Gomes	70,400

Joe Tehan	69,500
Daniel Fuhs	66,400

Ali Eslami	64,400 17,400	17,400

Daniel Shak	62,600 2,600	2,600
Anders Taylor	59,900
Allen Kessler	58,500 1,500	1,500
Bryce Yockey	58,200

Erik Seidel	57,500

Tobias Reinkemeier	56,400
David Paredes	55,900
Darin Thomas	53,500
Chris Bjorin	53,400

Maurizio Guerra	53,200
Mikhail Savinov	51,100
Javed Abrahams	51,000
Matthew Vengrin	50,000 3,000	3,000
David Bach	49,900 2,900	2,900

Raymond Dehkarghani	48,800
Nick Binger	48,400 18,400	18,400

2011-07-06 09:47 UTC

Gary Bolden Day 1 Chip Leader; Pescatori, Gomes, & Tehan Hots on His Heels

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Livello 8 : 300/600, 0 ante

After a delayed start, Event #57 $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better got underway with 352 players entering the event, nearly 25% more than last year's field. That meant the runners were competing for their share of a $1,654,400 prize pool, $397,073 of which was reserved for first place. By the end of the night, approximately 189 players remained with Gary Bolden appearing to be the Day 1 chip leader (98,300).

Hot on his heels are Eric Crain (96,500), Austin Marks (89,500), Max Pescatori (72,000), Alexandre Gomes (70,400), and Joe Tehan (69,500).

The last tournament before the Main Event drew some of the biggest names in poker; however, not all of them were able to gain momentum. Greg Raymer, Daniel Negreanu, Erick Lindgren, Mitch Schock, Humberto Brenes, Sammy Farha, Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, Tom Dwan, David “Devilfish” Ulliott, and Chris Bell, who will not be defending his 2010 title.

While dozens of pros hit the rail, others were able to navigate their way through the field and have advanced to Day 2. They include the always outspoken Mike “The Mouth” Matusow (20,700); the only remaining former Main Event winner, Huck Seed (14,400); online powerhouse David “Doc” Sands (33,600); all-time money winner Erik Seidel (57,500); and consummate grinder and structure guru, Allen Kessler (58,500).

The tournament will resume tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. PST and we expect it’ll be a day full of action as the players do their best to reach the money. Join us then as we bring you all the hands, chip counts, and eliminations from the floor of the $5K PLO8.

2011-07-06 09:46 UTC

Day 1 Chip Leaders

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2011-07-06 09:43 UTC

A Few Notable Chippies

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Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Gary Bolden	98,300

Eric Crain	96,500
Austin Marks	89,500
Max Pescatori	72,000

Alexandre Gomes	70,400 -2,600	-2,600

Erik Seidel	57,500 3,000	3,000

Noah Boeken	46,600 24,600	24,600
Jose Nacho Barbero	34,100 6,100	6,100
Mike Matusow	20,700 1,450	1,450

David Williams	19,800 -200	-200

Pat Pezzin	18,900 1,400	1,400
Jason Mercier	15,800 3,300	3,300

Huck Seed	14,400 -6,600	-6,600

2011-07-06 09:23 UTC

The Final Four

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Livello 8 : 300/600, 0 ante

We've reached that magical ten-minute mark in Day 1, and the clock has been paused. We'll play four more hands at each table, color up and race off the green T25 chips, and bag up for the night.

2011-07-06 09:22 UTC

Nobody Can Spare a Quarter For Hachem

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Livello 8 : 300/600, 0 ante

A player in middle position raised to 2,200, and Joe Hachem got his last ~9,500 into the middle to put himself at risk. Cards up, gents.

Showdown
Hachem: {A-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} {2-Diamonds}
Opponent: {A-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} {2-Hearts}

Mr. Opponent flopped a pair as it came {8-Spades} {9-Clubs} {J-Hearts} , and the turn and river came the {Q-Diamonds} and the {6-Diamonds} . "Ah, three-quarters," Hachem lamented, incorrectly thinking he'd chopped the low. After just a moment, he realized his mistake. "Ah, no low." And with that, he was gone.

Tags: Joe Hachem

2011-07-06 09:15 UTC

Catch the WSOP on ESPN Beginning July 26

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Livello 8 : 300/600, 0 ante

While this event won't be on television, the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, which is down to just 11 players at this moment, will be. Here is a look at the WSOP/ESPN TV schedule:

ESPN’s 2011 WSOP TV Schedule

Date	Time (EST)	Event	Episode #
July 26	8:00 PM	Rematches: Chan vs. Hellmuth + Seidel vs. Chan	1
July 26	9:00 PM	Rematches: Moneymaker vs. Farha	2
August 2	8:00 PM	$25,000 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em	3
August 2	9:00 PM	$25,000 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em	4
August 9	8:00 PM	$50,000 Poker Player’s Championship	5
August 9	9:00 PM	$50,000 Poker Player’s Championship Final	6
August 16	8:00 PM	Main Event	7
August 16	9:00 PM	Main Event	8
August 23	8:00 PM	Main Event	9
August 23	9:00 PM	Main Event	10
August 30	8:00 PM	Main Event	11
August 30	9:00 PM	Main Event	12
September 6	8:00 PM	Main Event	13
September 6	9:00 PM	Main Event	14
September 13	8:00 PM	Main Event	15
September 13	9:00 PM	Main Event	16
September 20	8:00 PM	Main Event	17
September 20	9:00 PM	Main Event	18
September 27	8:00 PM	Main Event	19
September 27	9:00 PM	Main Event	20
October 4	9:00 PM	Main Event	21
October 4	10:00 PM	Main Event	22
October 11	9:00 PM	Main Event	23
October 11	10:00 PM	Main Event	24
October 18	9:00 PM	Main Event	25
October 18	10:00 PM	Main Event	26
October 25	9:00 PM	Main Event	27
October 25	9:00 PM	Main Event	28
November 1	9:00 PM	Main Event	29
November 1	10:00 PM	Main Event	30
November 8	9-11:00 PM	Main Event Final Table	31/32

2011-07-06 09:03 UTC

This and That

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Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Max Pescatori	72,000 1,000	1,000

Joe Tehan	60,000 6,000	6,000
Galen Hall	55,000 -200	-200

Darryll Fish	34,000 3,000	3,000
Daniel Alaei	20,000 -8,000	-8,000

Mike Matusow	19,250 1,250	1,250

Kevin MacPhee	12,000 -37,000	-37,000

Alexander Kravchenko	Eliminato
Dario Minieri	Eliminato

2011-07-06 08:49 UTC

Watkinson Stacks One

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Livello 8 : 300/600, 0 ante

Under the gun, Dan Heimiller limped in, and a player in middle position raised to 2,500. Lee Watkinson called in position, Heimiller folded, and it was heads-up to the flop.

The dealer spread out {2-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} {10-Hearts} , and the raiser continued out with another 6,500 chips. Watkinson tanked for a while, then plunked the call into the pot. On the turn, the {2-Spades} paired the board, and the bettor slid his last ~5,300 into the middle. This time, Watkinson snap-called, and the cards were on their backs.

Showdown
Watkinson: {A-Spades} {2-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} {Q-Spades}
Opponent: {K-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} {A-Diamonds} {4-Clubs}

Mr. Opponent's kings had been run down by Watkinson's deuce, and the latter improved further to a full house as the {Q-Clubs} filled out the board. With that, Watkinson sends one out, moving up to about 46,000 in the process.

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