Sunday, June 27, 2010 10:32 PM Local Time
Day 1B of Event #47 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em has come to an end. Play was halted at the same spot as Day 1A (45 minutes into Level 9) and the surviving players from both days, approximately 465, will return tomorrow for Day 2. Today saw 1,369 entrants, which combined with the 1,759 players from Day 1A, to create a total field of 3,128. Of that, 324 players will make the money and compete for their share of a $2,815,200 prizepool.
A number of big names started the day with the intention of winning a WSOP gold bracelet. Among those eliminated were Phil Ivey, Jonathan Little, Jennifer Tilly, Joe Sebok, Jason Mercier, Beth Shak and Humberto Brenes. On the other hand, Mike Beasley, Mickey Appleman, Faraz Jaka, David Levi, Matt Hawrilenko and Lyle Berman managed to survive the day. They will join the likes of Antonio Esfandiari, Matt Glantz, Lars Bonding, André Akkari, and Scott Montgomery, all of whom survived Day 1A, for the start of Day 2 tomorrow as they make their way toward the money.
Who will continue to find success in Day 2 and position themselves for a shot at the $485,791 first place prize? Will it be Day 1A chip leader, Chernykh Moscow, who finished with 75,150; Olivier Busquet, who ended Day 2 with 60,500; or Chris Moneymaker, the 2003 Main Event Champ? Join us tomorrow at 2:30 PM local time as PokerNews brings you all the hands, chip counts, and action from Day 2 of Event #47.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 10:27 PM Local Time
The tournament staff just announced that the players will play one more hand and then be done for the night. They will be given new seating assignments for their return tomorrow, at which point they will combine with the remnants of Day 1A.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 10:22 PM Local Time
We didn't catch the hand but Eric Baldwin has been eliminated here late in the day.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 10:14 PM Local Time
Action seems to be slowing as the night gets closer to the cutoff mark. It seems a lot of players are content to sit tight and make it through to Day 2.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 10:08 PM Local Time
David Sklansky open shoved the pot for about 3,450 chips, and the player on the button re-shoved for about 6,000 chips. The action was folded around, let's see the hands.
Showdown
Sklansky:
Opponent:
The board gave Sklansky a full double up, is now up to 8,000 chips.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 9:57 PM Local Time
Olivier Busquet raised preflop to around 1,500 only to have an opponent move all in for 8,475. Busquet, who has a large chip stack, thought about it for a few moments before making the call.
Busquet turned over and was in big trouble against the of his opponent. That all changed when the flop came , putting Busquet firmly in the lead. The on the turn sealed the deal and the was put out as a formality. Busquet eliminated his opponent and added an extra 9,000 to his stack.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 9:45 PM Local Time
Play will halt 45 minutes into this level.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 9:21 PM Local Time
Players are now on their last 20 minute break of the evening.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 9:19 PM Local Time
Three players created a pot of about 4,000 and saw a flop of . The big blind checked and Eric Baldwin bet 2,300. The player in Seat 1 announced a raise and before he could put anything in the pot, the big blind folded out of turn.
Seat 1 then threw in five yellow chips worth 1,000 each. Baldwin studied his opponent long and hard before tossing his cards into the muck. Baldwin took a small hit and is down to around 20,000.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 9:09 PM Local Time
Chris Moneymaker opened the pot from the cutoff seat with a 1,000-chip raise, and the player on the button re-popped it to 3,000. The action was folded around and Moneymaker called.
The flop came out and both players checked. The turn card was a and Moneymaker fired a 4,000-chip bet. His opponent called.
When the hit the felt on the river, Moneymaker check and his opponent fired a 6,000-chip bet.
Moneymaker tanked, said "What do you got over there?" and eventually called.
His opponent tabled and Moneymaker took the pot, showing .
Moneymaker is now up to 53,000 chips.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 8:56 PM Local Time
We're not sure what happened but Jonathan Little has been eliminated. According to his Twitter:
"Out. Got in with AJ getting 3:1 vs AK. Always fun to play all day and get nothing. 6th time this series for me."
Sunday, June 27, 2010 8:51 PM Local Time
A player in middle position opened the pot with a 800-chip raise and Blair Hinkle called in the hijack seat. When action arrived to the player in the small blind, he re-popped it to 2,500.
The initial raiser called and Hinkle moved all in for an additional 5,025 chips. The small blind moved in for more and the initial raiser tanked.
After counting his chips, in a very strange way, he folded jacks face up.
Hinkle tabled pocket aces and the player in the small blind showed pocket kings.
The board, gave Hinkle almost 20,000 chips.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 8:50 PM Local Time
The player on the button raised to 1,100 and Mike Beasley made the call from the small blind. Beasley then checked the flop, allowing the button to bet 1,100.
Beasley called and checked the on the turn. This time the button bet 2,100, and again, Beasley called. When the hit the river, Beasley led out with a bet of 2,100. The button called but mucked when he saw Beasley's . After the hand Beasley was up to around 47,000.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 8:27 PM Local Time
Day 1B will play the same amount of time that Day 1A did, which means we will play for 45 minutes into Level 9 and then call it a night.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 8:14 PM Local Time
We've discovered a table pairing that is symbolic of the old poker generation versus the new, younger generation. Over at Table 13, Faraz Jaka is sitting directly to the right of WSOP veteran Mickey Appleman. Both players are sitting with healthy stacks, so it'll be interesting to see if they butt heads.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 8:00 PM Local Time
Christian Harder raised to 750 and Carter Gill called from the hijack. The cutoff then moved all in for 1,050 and both players called.
Both Harder and Gill checked the flop and turn. We didn't catch the river card but Harder checked, Gill bet and Harder folded, showing . Gill showed which was good enough to beat the cutoff's .
Harder was down to 13,000 after the hand while Gill jumped up to 21,500.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 7:55 PM Local Time
With a board reading , Teddy "Iceman" Monroe bet 1,000. His opponent in Seat 2 raised all in and Monroe mucked, leaving himself with just 2,000. It seems the Iceman will need his cards to warm up if he is going to survive until Day 2.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 7:52 PM Local Time
The tournament staff have announced that the remainder of play will be played nine handed.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 7:51 PM Local Time
With the board reading Chris Moneymaker check-called a 1,025-chip bet from the player in the cutoff seat.
The turn card was a and Moneymaker check-raised all in after his opponent fired a 3,000-chip bet. His opponent snapped called.
Showdown
Moneymaker:
Opponent:
"That's a good hand.", said Moneymaker.
The river brought a to the felt and Moneymaker slipped to 15,000 chips.
Sunday, June 27, 2010 7:42 PM Local Time
Jonathan Little and his opponent each put in 2,950 preflop. When the flop came , Little moved all in for around 5,000. His opponent seemed frustrated and mucked. Meanwhile, Little has increased his stack to around 11,000.