Main Event
Day 1b Started
Main Event
Day 1b Started
Players have started to take their seats for the 7 p.m. flight of the IP Biloxi WSOPC Main Event. We've already seen several notables that busted from the 11 a.m. flight taking their seats for the second flight of this event. Such players include Dwyte Pilgrim, Andy Philachack, Kyle Cartwright, and Chris Tryba.
Just as earlier in the day, the players will play 9 forty-minute levels with two ten minute breaks. The fields of the two Day 1 waves will combine tomorrow and resume play at 12 p.m. CST.
We'll continue to provide you with all the latest updates on familiar and new faces alike here at PokerNews.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jennifer Parrish | 20,000 | |
Zach Evans
|
20,000 | |
Beverly Cheney
|
20,000 | |
John Evans | 20,000 | |
Jacob Petersen | 20,000 | |
Kyle Cartwright |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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Dwyte Pilgrim |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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Chris Tryba |
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
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Andy Philachack | 20,000 | |
Frank Weise
|
20,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
We just got the official number of survivors for Day 1a and 110 players survived the day. The Day 1b turnout looks to be about 100 players at this point.
Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
---|---|---|
$300+$45 | 272 | $79,152 |
Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Randall Goodner | Atlanta, GA | $18,647 |
2 | John Dolan | Bonita Springs, FL | $11,540 |
3 | Randolph Reynolds | Jacksonville, FL | $8,373 |
4 | Darrelle Greene | Macon, GA | $6,177 |
5 | Peter Mavro | Las Vegas NV | $4,633 |
6 | Mark Rose | Orlando, FL | $3,531 |
7 | Bryant Lipscomb | Fort Smith, AR | $2,732 |
8 | Joe Deluna | San Antonio, TX | $2,147 |
9 | Kirk Mckenzie | Omaha, NE | $1,713 |
With the board reading , Jennifer Parrish's opponent fired out a bet of 650. Parrish made the call and the river brought the . Parrish fired out a bet of 800 and her opponent became visibly frustrated.
"I've got top set here and of course the seven of clubs has to roll off," he said before tossing in a call and tabling . Parrish responded by flipping over for a rivered straight and was able to scoop a decent sized pot early.
Zach Evans was on the button and went to a flop with the player in the small blind. The board read , the small blind checked and Evans bet 225. His opponent called and the came on the turn. Again the small blind check-called a bet of 525. The river brought the , the small blind checked and Evans bet 750. The small blind folded after check-calling himself to the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Zach Evans
|
22,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
As expected, the action is much tighter in the opening levels compared to the Day 1a players. Due to the fact they cannot rebuy again and the LSU vs Alabama game on the TV screens, it seems that most of the field is content to play passively for now. We haven't caught a single elimination yet.