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Monday, April 11, 2011 11:54 AM Local Time
On a board reading {X}, all the money got in the pot between Aaron Massey and his opponent on the river. The latter was the one at risk and rolled over for a straight flush. It was obviously good against Massey's , who dropped to 130,000 after the hand.
Monday, April 11, 2011 11:48 AM Local Time
Over at Table 76, the lineup is perhaps the toughest in the room. Dennis Phillips is seated there along with Roland Isra, Mark "Pegasus" Smith, and chip-leader Harris Paroya. This is certainly one table we'll be giving a little extra attention.
Monday, April 11, 2011 11:34 AM Local Time
Roland Isra three-bet all in from the small blind with the and received a call from the Nick Jivkov in late position. It was a classic race, but Isra needed to improve to stay alive. The flop was no help and neither was the turn.
Things looked bleak for Isra, but he found salvation on the river when the spiked. He doubled on the hand to 70,000 while Jivkov dropped to 190,000.
Monday, April 11, 2011 11:30 AM Local Time
Here are a few of the eliminations thus far:
Carl Clayton
Jeffrey Roberson
Rob Przygoda
Jeff Gibralter
Drazen Llich
Bj Male K (doubting that is a real name, but it is how it's listed)
Monday, April 11, 2011 11:17 AM Local Time
Brandon Steven limped only to have Aaroon Massey raise to 11,100. Steven made the call and the two watched the flop fall . Steven checked, Massey bet 15,500, and Steven made the call, leading to the on the turn. Both players checked and the hit the river.
Again, Steven checked to Massey, who fired out 17,000. Steven called and simply mucked as Massey rolled over and chipped up to 210,000.
Monday, April 11, 2011 11:11 AM Local Time
Players have taken their seats and cards are in the air. We've already seen a few short stacks bust, which is a good indication that there will be some fast action and big hands.
Monday, April 11, 2011 10:47 AM Local Time
Yesterday, World Series of Poker Circuit Harrah's, St. Louis got under way and drew 449 entrants who created a prize pool of $646,762. About 12 hours later, at the end of Day 1, only 92 players remained in contention for the $142,290 first-place prize. Leading the way is a man named Harris Paroya, who bagged up an impressive 314,100 in chips.
Other names still left in the field are Mark "Pegasus" Smith (tied for the most WSOP-C rings with four), Kyle Cartwright (Harrah's Tunica Casino Champion), "Cowboy" John Land, Aaron Massey, and Nadya Magnus. However, all eyes are going to be on two players today: St. Louis native Dennis Phillips and 2004 WSOP Main Event Champion Greg Raymer, who start Day 2 with 197,600 and 133,000 chips respectively. Both players have found WSOP success in the past, and they're no doubt hoping to step into the spotlight once again.
The plan for the day is to play to a final table, breaking the money bubble at 45 players in the process. Day 2 action is set to resume at noon CDT (1700 GMT), just over 20 minutes, so be sure to join the PokerNews Live Reporting Team as we bring you all the action, eliminations, and stories straight from the tournament floor.
Monday, April 11, 2011 10:13 AM Local Time
Harris Paroya | 314,100 | |
ET MacMurray | 251,360 | |
Troy Weber | 251,200 | |
Eli Lowenthal | 220,400 | |
Matthew Thornton | 207,800 | |
John Land | 200,000 | |
Dennis Phillips | 197,600 | |
Robert Heisler | 185,100 | |
Derwin Ward | 181,800 | |
Chris Viox | 179,600 | |
Steve Galey | 171,700 | |
Mark Fleddermann | 168,100 | |
Lance Craig | 167,300 | |
Gene Esker | 164,600 | |
Aaron Massey | 160,000 | |
Asheesh Boyapati | 157,500 | |
Gary Lucht | 149,000 | |
Dan Chambers | 144,300 | |
Mitch Franks | 135,000 | |
Greg Raymer | 133,500 | |
Yury Parad | 128,500 | |
Thomas Cronin | 128,500 | |
Gary Herstein | 128,000 | |
Jacob Phillips | 124,800 | |
Peter Brooks | 123,900 | |
Garrett Smith | 120,900 | |
Scott Carlson | 118,400 | |
Steve Goff | 118,100 | |
Tom Moore | 115,200 | |
Clayton Hamm | 114,800 | |
Michael Sortino | 114,700 | |
Christopher Juul | 111,900 | |
Gene Baker | 111,600 | |
Nick Jivkov | 108,100 | |
John Dahlberg | 105,500 | |
Mark Koeln | 104,600 | |
Drazen Llich | 103,800 | |
Larry Sprague | 103,500 | |
Brandon Steven | 102,700 | |
Ed Koppe | 102,300 | |
Tim Hebert | 98,000 | |
Andrew Schrage | 97,200 | |
Matt Stern | 95,100 | |
Terry Stuhldreher | 94,900 | |
Guy Mondello | 94,500 | |
Joe Knuppel | 93,200 | |
Nadya Magnus | 84,900 | |
David Potter | 84,300 | |
Rob Przygoda | 82,100 | |
David Schaarf | 81,600 | |
Cory Drury | 81,300 | |
Lloyd Ney | 79,300 | |
Sam Devers | 76,800 | |
Danny Nelson | 76,500 | |
Roland Israel | 75,000 | |
J Austin Hijar | 69,100 | |
Ryan Sponaugle | 67,200 | |
Jason Gwinn | 66,700 | |
Jeff Gibralter | 66,000 | |
Gary Schaan | 64,700 | |
Phil Stelzer | 63,700 | |
Todd Bartlett | 63,600 | |
Doug Winters | 62,700 | |
Sam Ansley | 62,500 | |
James Tolbert | 61,800 | |
Dylan Thomassie | 60,900 | |
Yossi Azulay | 55,800 | |
Nick Syrigos | 54,200 | |
Herman Jansen | 53,100 | |
John Richards | 52,200 | |
Matt Lawrence | 51,400 | |
Greg Mccurry | 51,200 | |
Ron Segni | 50,200 | |
Kyle Cartwright | 47,500 | |
Larry Riggs | 44,800 | |
Mark Smith | 44,400 | |
Randy Weiget | 41,500 | |
Gregory Wood | 41,000 | |
William Blood | 39,600 | |
Brett Schwertley | 38,000 | |
Kelly Johnson | 32,700 | |
Jeff Houston | 31,700 | |
Peter Nigh | 28,900 | |
Bil Varga | 28,500 | |
John Fisher | 27,800 | |
Andros Loar | 26,600 | |
Rod Clanton | 23,600 | |
Ryan Baysinger | 15,400 | |
Jeffrey Roberson | 12,100 | |
Jason Li | 11,000 | |
Bj Male K | 8,500 | |
Carl Clayton | 2,700 | |