Event #49: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
Event #49: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
We're set for the noon kickoff of another 2014 World Series of Poker bracelet event with today's Event #49: $5.000 No-Limit Hold'em.
Last year, 784 players entered the prestigious event, and Manchester's Matt Perrins topped them all to take home the first-place prize of $792,275. He defeated a tough final table that included Seth Berger (finished third), Antonio Buonanno (fourth), Matt Berkey (fifth), and Joe Serock (eighth).
The plan for today is to play 10 levels, each lasting one hour. The players will receive 20-minute breaks after every two levels, and a dinner break after Level 6. Everyone will start with a hefty stack of 15,000, so expect things to start off at a relatively tame pace and pick up as the day goes on. Stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all of the relevant live updates.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/75
Ante:
Event #49 is underway.
Two of last year's November Nine are among the familiar faces in the Blue section of Brasilia: Marc McLaughlin who finished sixth, and Jay Farber who finished runner-up to Ryan Riess.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Faraz Jaka |
15,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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Steve Brecher |
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Shannon Shorr |
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
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Phil Collins |
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Matt Stout |
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Jake Balsiger |
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Thayer Rasmussen |
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Jay Farber |
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Bob Panitch
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Greg Merson |
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
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Steve Levy |
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Jonathan Little |
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Marc McLaughlin |
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
David Paredes |
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Steve Gross | 15,000 | |
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Dan Smith | 15,000 | |
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Chris Moorman | 15,000 | |
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Brandon Steven | 15,000 | |
Nick Rampone | 15,000 | |
Josh Arieh | 15,000 | |
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Antonio Esfandiari | 15,000 | |
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Daniel Strelitz | 15,000 | |
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Eric Froehlich | 15,000 | |
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Melanie Weisner | 15,000 | |
Alex Queen | 15,000 | |
Tony Dunst | 15,000 | |
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Jason Senti | 15,000 | |
Galen Hall | 15,000 | |
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Max Silver | 15,000 | |
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Harrison Gimbel | 15,000 | |
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Todd Terry | 15,000 | |
Amir Lehavot | 15,000 | |
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Jake Cody | 15,000 | |
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Mike Sowers |
15,000
300
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300 |
Brian Yoon and Amit Makhija are seated at the same table in the Bronze section.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Everett Carlton | 15,000 | |
John Morgan | 15,000 | |
Matt Salsberg | 15,000 | |
Olivier Busquet | 15,000 | |
Amit Makhija | 15,000 | |
Nam Le | 15,000 | |
Brian Yoon | 15,000 | |
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Following a flop, Mukul Pahuja check-called a bet of 2,200 after there was already over 4,000 in the middle. He was in the small blind against an opponent on the button, and both players checked the turn. Two more checks followed the river, and Pahuja showed , while his opponent had mitigated losses with .
The WPT Player of the Year is certainly one to keep an eye on even in a field this stacked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Mukul Pahuja |
18,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Ryan Riess and Tony Gregg are among the players to recently take seats.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Rob Tepper |
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Pratyush Buddiga | 15,000 | |
Jim Collopy |
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
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Zo Karim |
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Talal Shakerchi |
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Dave D'Alesandro |
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Chris Johnson |
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Brian Hastings |
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
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Ryan Riess |
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
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Tony Gregg |
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
Olivier Busquet is already down to 2,100, and from the looks of the stacks at his table, it appears he sent most of that over to Sam Stein. Stein, known as "KingKobeMVP" online, is coming off a recent runner-up finish in the Event #40: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship where he earned $207,347.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Sam Stein |
26,000
26,000
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26,000 |
Olivier Busquet |
2,100
-12,900
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-12,900 |