2008 World Series of Poker
Event 36 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Double, Not Bubble
J.C. Tran on a Tear
Emergency Situation Bursts the Bubble
With antes being 100 per player, anticipation was high that this player would not last very much longer. What was slightly unexpected was that he would end up being our bubble boy.
Under the rules here, any player not in his seat and all in is an instant muck. Sure enough, this player's chips were all in, the cards were dealt, and he hadn't returned to the Amazon room.
As his chips were scooped up by the player who won the hand, our Tournament Director announced, "Congratulations!" over the loud speaker and was met with a triumphant cheer from the remaining 198 players.
Let the Bloodletting Commence
Jennafer Liebig Chips Up Late
She just doubled up again with A-Q vs. Q-10 on a queen-high flop and she'll go into play tomorrow with around a 40,000 stack.
That's a Wrap!
Play will continue tomorrow at 2pm PDT, so make sure to check back then for our live coverage of this event as we play down to a final table of nine.
Our known chip leaders going into Day 2 include:
Owen Crowe
James Mackowiak
Danny Wong
Richard Deeb
Matthew Bucaric
Who all currently have over 90,000 in chips.
End of Day 1 -- Official Chip Counts Released
Owen Crowe 170,000
Danny Wong 114,500
Leonid Yanovski 106,500
Jim Mackowiak 103,400
RW Best 103,200
Richard Deeb 99,600
Duncan Bell 99,300
Chris Klodnicki 99,200
Bryan Paris 94,900
Cody Slaubaugh 92,700
Play resumes in Event 36 at 2pm PDT on Friday
Event 36 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Completed