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2012 World Series of Poker
Event 16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed
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Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
After 11 long levels of play, Day 1 of Event 16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed is history. The massive field kept climbing throughout the first four levels and eventually landed on a total of 1,604 entrants, which generated a handsome $2,165,400 prize pool. Nick Maimone would end the day as chip leader with 175,900. World Series of Poker bracelet-winner Mark Radoja is nipping at his heels, however, with 172,500.
The entrants fell just as fast as they rose – with over a third of the field eliminated by the end of the beginning of the fifth level. In fact, eliminations came so swiftly that we were even able to burst the money bubble on the final level of the day. Only 137 survived to see Day 2 – a mere 8.5% of the original field.
This event was popular with the pros, to be sure. Some who made an appearance, but were unable to survive into Day 2, include Daniel Negreanu, Shannon Shorr, Shaun Deeb, Dwyte Pilgrim, Faraz Jaka, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Vanessa Selbst, Jerry Yang and Phil Ivey.
Another notable elimination was that of online cash-game sensation Viktor Blom, who earned his first WSOP cash for finishing in 151st place ($2,706).
Even so, plenty of big names were able to bag up chips for the night, including Mike “The Mouth” Matusow (15,700), Todd Terry (84,600), Tristan Wade (84,200), Tony Dunst (21,000), Adam Junglen (43,500), Sam Grafton (99,400), Matt Matros (118,700) and Frank Kasella (75,000).
Here are our chip leaders going into Day 2:
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Maimone | 175,900 | |
| 2 | Mark Radoja | 172,500 | |
| 3 | Thijmen Stocker | 156,000 | |
| 4 | Joe Cappuccio | 152,000 | |
| 5 | Matt Matros | 118,700 | |
| 6 | Matty Levine | 105,000 | |
| 7 | Sam Grafton | 99,400 | |
| 8 | Mark Burford | 91,200 | |
| 9 | Andy Seth | 86,00 | |
| 10 | Todd Terry | 84,600 |
Day 2 is set to begin at 1:00 PM local time. Please stay tuned to PokerNews as we make our way to the final table. Until then, we wish you a good night!
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
We weren't able to catch the hand - but online cash-game sensation Viktor Blom has gone missing from his table. He has recently been eliminated.
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The tournament director has just announced that each table will play three more hands before bagging and tagging for the night.
We caught sight of Lars Bonding leaving the tournament area.
We didn't see how it happened but Mike Matusow is down to 25,000.
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The tournament director has just announced that the bubble has burst. All of our remaining players will enjoy a minimum $2,706 payday for their efforts.
A player on the cutoff opened and Tony Dunst raised all in on the button for his last 15,000. The blinds folded and the original raiser called to put Dunst at risk.
Dunst: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
.....
, giving Dunst a flush on the river for the win.
Dunst let out a big sigh of relief as he scooped the pot.
Dunst is back up to 33,000.
