Event #43: $1,000 Double Stack
Day 1a Completed
Event #43: $1,000 Double Stack
Day 1a Completed
Day 1a of Event #43: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em has come to an end. All of the entries started with a total of 40,000 chips and this event attracted 1,937 entries on Day 1a with 506 players progressing to Day 2.
The day ended with a trio of Alexanders on top of the Day 1a leaderboard.
Alexander Farahi bagged the chip leading stack of 742,500 followed by Alexander Greenblatt (617,500) and Alexander Tafesh (601,000).
Meanwhile, Eduardo Silva (596,000), Yuhei Sanada (508,000), and Landen Lucas (457,000) also are among the players to end the day near the top of the chip counts.
RANK | PLAYER | Country | CHIP COUNT | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alexander Farahi | United States | 742,500 | 248 |
2 | Alex Greenblatt | United States | 617,500 | 206 |
3 | Alexander Tafesh | United States | 601,000 | 200 |
4 | Eduardo Amaral | Brazil | 596,000 | 199 |
5 | Alex Kulev | Ireland | 591,500 | 197 |
6 | Ting Cheng | United States | 530,000 | 177 |
7 | Yuhei Sanada | Japan | 508,000 | 169 |
8 | Goran Mandic | Hungary | 460,000 | 153 |
9 | Landen Lucas | United States | 457,500 | 153 |
10 | Robert Lenhart | United States | 456,000 | 152 |
As expected, a number of notables took their seats today, with many deciding to take full advantage of late registration. Some, such as Adrian Mateos, Greg Raymer, and Maurice Hawkins failed to find a bag by the end of play.
But others notables that bagged, including Kazuki Ikeuchi (310,000), Jerry Wong (260,000), Jeremy Wien (225,000), Maria Ho (103,000), and Barry Greenstein (68,000) and will all be returning on Day 2.
Day 2 is set to resume play on Sunday, Oct. 24 at 10 a.m. local time, with blinds at 1,500/3,000 and a big blind ante of 3,000 too. There are 10 levels scheduled to be played, with a 15-minute break after every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after level 19 of play at approximately 7 p.m.
The Pokernews team will be there from when the first card is dealt until the last card hits the felt.
The action has concluded for Day 1a of Event #43: $1,000 Double Stack No-Limit Hold'em. Stay tuned for the final chip counts and recap of Day 1a.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alexander Farahi |
742,500
742,500
|
742,500 |
|
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Alex Greenblatt |
617,500
617,500
|
617,500 |
Alexander Tafesh |
601,000
601,000
|
601,000 |
Eduardo Amaral
|
596,000
596,000
|
596,000 |
Alex Kulev |
591,500
591,500
|
591,500 |
|
||
Ting Cheng |
530,000
530,000
|
530,000 |
Yuhei Sanada |
508,000
508,000
|
508,000 |
Goran Mandic |
460,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
Landen Lucas |
457,500
457,500
|
457,500 |
Robert Lenhart |
456,000
456,000
|
456,000 |
Ren Lin |
451,000
451,000
|
451,000 |
Harsukhpaul Sangha |
429,000
429,000
|
429,000 |
Mark Eddleman |
428,000
428,000
|
428,000 |
Zach Daly
|
426,500
426,500
|
426,500 |
William Kakon |
414,000
414,000
|
414,000 |
|
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Anthony Ortega |
408,500
408,500
|
408,500 |
Matthew Raffoul |
406,000
406,000
|
406,000 |
Ryan Hagerty |
401,500
401,500
|
401,500 |
Luigi Curcio |
401,500
401,500
|
401,500 |
Dan Sepiol |
389,500
39,500
|
39,500 |
Mickael Lacaze
|
387,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Nacim Amakrane
|
386,000
386,000
|
386,000 |
Gary Floyd |
375,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
Mrityunjay Jha |
369,500
369,500
|
369,500 |
Ajmal Homayun
|
365,000
365,000
|
365,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mickael Lacaze
|
380,000 | |
Dan Sepiol |
350,000
310,000
|
310,000 |
James Nicholas
|
290,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
Jeremy Wien | 230,000 | |
|
||
Cole Ferraro |
200,000
164,000
|
164,000 |
|
||
Angelina Rich |
170,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Joao Simao |
140,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
||
Allen Kessler |
53,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
Brent Hanks | Busted | |
|
||
Rafael Reis | Busted | |
|
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ralph Massey |
263,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
Jeremy Wien |
230,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
Maria Konnikova |
225,000
30,800
|
30,800 |
Angelina Rich |
160,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
Chad Holloway |
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
||
Kathy Liebert |
115,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
|
||
Jeff Platt |
110,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
||
Michael Wang |
90,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
||
Maria Ho |
73,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
Joe Serock |
58,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
A 600,000 chip pot brewed up between Courtney Webb and Alexander Greenblatt and the parts of the action were recapped by the table.
On a board reading the two biggest stacks on Table 54 got all-in. Webb had a set of nines but it was no good against Greenblatt's straight to the king.
Webb was eliminated and Greenblatt shot up the ranks to become the current tournament chip leader.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alexander Greenblatt |
645,000
645,000
|
645,000 |
Courtney Webb | Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 2,500
The remaining players have been sent on a 20-minute break. The tournament clock currently reads 680 players left.
They will play one more level before they bag for the night
With an under the gun raise to 4,000 and three callers in front of him, Ryan Leng decided on a defense of his big blind and five players saw a flop.
The flop came out and the action checked to the under the gun player who went all-in for 74,000. Action folded back around to Leng who called and revealed the hands.
Opponent:
Ryan Leng:
Leng had flopped a flush and his opponent was in a dire situation. The turn came a meaning that the door was not completely closed on the opponent, but the river changed nothing and the opponent had been eliminated.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Leng |
163,000
101,000
|
101,000 |
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