2008 World Series of Poker

Event 21 - $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Day 1 Official Chip Counts Released

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Alex Melnikow is the overnight chip leader
Alex Melnikow is the overnight chip leader
The chips have been bagged and tallied, and 121 players are shown as being alive in Event #21, $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em, down from 732 at the start of the day's play. Alex Melnikow leads the way with 248,800 chips. The overnight top ten:

Alex Melnikow 248,800
Sam El Sayed 215,800
Jared Okun 170,000
Thanhdat Tran 164,700
Hasan Habib 140,200
Keith Tilston 135,400
David Seidman 119,800
Rajesh Vohra 117,700
Mark Radoja 117,700
Scott Freeman 115,800

Players return at 2pm on Thursday, with the first task of the day being to break through the 72-player money bubble. We'll be on hand with live, from-the-floor updates.

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