2008 World Series of Poker

Event 29 - $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
$434,789
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Entries
716
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000

Official Day 1 Chip Counts Released

John Phan is among the Day 1 leaders
John Phan is among the Day 1 leaders
81 of an initial 716 players survived Day 1 action in Event 29, $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em. With the chip counts as reported by the players now tabulated by WSOP staff, the overnight leader is Alex Zaslavsky at 187,100 in chips. The overnight top ten is as follows:

Alex Zaslavsky 187,100
Ryan Young 148,500
Matt Vengrin 147,000
Hjalti Jacobsen 132,800
Alex Melnikow 130,100
John Phan 127,400
Earl Plyler 118,100
Douglas Miranda 111,100
Roberto Romanello 107,600
Vincent Peraino 100,600

Action resumes in this event at 2pm PDT in the Amazon Room, as the players close in on the 72-player money bubble early on. After that, it's a long day of winnowing down to the nine-player final, scheduled for Tuesday.

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