Event 59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1a | 2012 World Series of Poker

Event 59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em

Day 1a Completed

07-05-2012 00:12 UTC-6

Day 1a Ends Early in Level 9; Lee Leads & Ivey in Contention

[user196975]

Level 9 : 300/600, 75 ante

Phil Ivey looks to make another final table.

The first of two starting days in Event 59, $1,000 No Limit Hold’em, of the World Series of Poker is in the books. A total of 1,740 elected to play today and only 256 remain. Tournament officials stopped play once they had reached a point where just 15% of the field remained. Leading them all is Ronald Lee after bagging up 79,325.

Chasing Lee are Dominik Nitsche (67,800), David Stefanski (65,400), Ravneet Johal (60,050), Alin Pandilica (58,500), and Bobby Pham (57,025). Notables Phil Ivey, Steve Sung, Konstantin Puchkov, Leo Margets, Claire Renaut, J.J. Liu, Roland Israelashvili, Todd Terry, and Terrence Chan remain in the field as well.

It was day where bustouts were fast and plentiful. Notables Phil Hellmuth, Justin Bonomo, David "Bakes" Baker, Barry Shulman, David Chicotsky, Erik Seidel, Olivier Busquet, Alexander Kravchenko, Fabrice Soulier, Barry Greenstein, and Tommy Vedes all gave the event a shot but did not survive the day.

Ivey’s stack never seemed to slip through out the day. He got involved in a big hand with another player that saw him chip up. He was at the turn on a {8-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} {8-Spades} {10-Diamonds} board. Ivey check-raised to 7,000 and his opponent shoved on him. Ivey called and tabled {A-Clubs} {K-Spades} . His opponent was ahead with {10-Clubs} {10-Spades} but the river fell {K-Diamonds} and Ivey nearly doubled to 45,000.

Hellmuth took to the felt today as well looking for his 92nd career WSOP cash. He was short-stacked before the dinner break and didn’t last much longer into the seventh level before he busted.

Day 1b will begin tomorrow promptly at 12:00 PM PST and the surviving players will combine for Day 2 on Friday. The Day 1b field will play the exact same amount of time that Day 1a played — that is, until 42 minutes are left in Level 9. Follow all the WSOP action live on PokerNews.com.

07-05-2012 00:11 UTC-6

Official End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

Matthew Pitt

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronald Lee	79,325
Dominik Nitsche	67,800
David Stefanski	65,400
Ravneet Johal	60,050
Alin Pandilica	58,500
Bobby Pham	57,025
Alexander Goulder	55,000
Nick Petrangelo	55,000
Fayad Ghassan	54,800
Steven Brown	53,800
Phil Ivey	50,000	10,000
David Kristiansen	48,225
Ivan Holmes	48,000
Hoi Lee	47,175
Steve Sung	43,350	20,350
Tom West	43,175
Joseph Morneau	42,500
Aditya Agarwal	41,200
Brian Ali	41,100
Brandon Culbreth	40,925
Scott Bohlman	40,000
Bernhard Moessner	39,950
[Removed:415]	39,925
Daniel Thomas	39,500
Timothy Faro	39,375

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07-05-2012 00:08 UTC-6

Notable End of Day 1a Chip Counts

[user196975]

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronald Lee	79,325	3,325
Dominik Nitsche	67,800	63,000
Bobby Pham	57,025	-975
Nick Petrangelo	55,000	-5,000
Steven Brown	53,800
Phil Ivey	40,000	-4,500
Bernhard Moessner	39,950
Roland Israelashvili	22,000	5,000
Russell Crane	9,775	-2,625
Terrence Chan	8,500	4,550

07-05-2012 00:00 UTC-6

A Few More for Martinez Before Play Concludes

Shamus

The announcement had already been made that all tables were to deal just one more hand. Over at Lucinda Martinez's table, that last hand took a little longer than at most tables, as three players — Martinez (small blind), the big blind, and the cutoff — had gone to a flop together.

All three had checked those first three community cards — {2-Spades} {5-Spades} {10-Clubs} . The turn was the {J-Clubs} , at which Martinez fired 1,800 and both of her opponents called.

The river brought the {10-Spades} and another bet from Martinez, this time for 2,600. Her opponent to her left thought a while before folding, then the cutoff tossed his cards away and the bags brought over.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lucinda Martinez	29,500

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07-04-2012 23:52 UTC-6

Last Call

Shamus

Level 9 : 300/600, 75 ante

We're getting close... just one more table break away from the night concluding. Players at some tables, recognizing the end of play looming, are being sure to make final orders to the cocktail waiters passing through.

"Hey I'll buy Coronas for the whole room," said one player, looking as though he's safely going to make it through to Day 2. "They're free!"

07-04-2012 23:46 UTC-6