Last Break!
The 34 players remaining are off on the final 15-minute break of the day and will return to play two more 50-minute levels before bagging, tagging and calling it a night.
The 34 players remaining are off on the final 15-minute break of the day and will return to play two more 50-minute levels before bagging, tagging and calling it a night.
2008 EPT Copenhagen champ Tim Vance has vaulted into the chip lead, just above Kyle Cartwright.
Vance had aces twice to drag decent pots, then got it in with jacks against and held to win a rather big one.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tim Vance | 256,000 | 141,000 |
Chris Moneymaker is back in contention again after getting it in with two tens on a board against an all-in player with big slick.
Moneymaker turned a straight to make things easy and is back up to 100,000 now.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chris Moneymaker
|
100,000 | 40,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 200
2014 WSOP Bracelet winner and WSOP Circuit legend Kyle Cartwright has suddenly jumped into the lead here in St. Louis.
He stacked a player in a 200,000-chip pot when he turned a straight and his opponent went runner-runner for top two. Then he got three streets of value with two kings to become the first player past the 200,000-chip mark.
In fact, things are going so well for Cartwright right now, he's pushing 250,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kyle Cartwright
|
246,000 | 126,000 |
In an flash, Jim Bahsam has stolen the chip lead from Chris Moneymaker and left the 2003 WSOP Main Event champ in rebuilding mode.
Basham made it 2,000, Moneymaker made it 5,000 and Basham shipped it in for close to 80,000 total. Not expecting a monster, Moneymaker made the call with , but Basham had a monster, holding .
The board ran out and Basham held on to grab the chip lead.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jim Basham
|
165,000 | 165,000 |
Chris Moneymaker
|
60,000 | -85,000 |
Chris Moneymaker made it 2,500 from the button and both blinds called.
They all checked the flop, but when Alan Smith made it 3,000 on the turn and the big blind folded, Moneymaker raised it up to 8,000.
Smith called, then checked the river. Moneymaker fired again, making it 12,000 and Smith folded, allowing Moneymaker to move to the top of the leaderboard.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chris Moneymaker
|
145,000 | 5,000 |
Below are updated counts for the early and current chip leaders:
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Damian Radanov | 141,000 | 141,000 |
Chris Moneymaker
|
140,000 | 39,000 |
Bob Stockton | 120,000 | 120,000 |
Kyle Cartwright
|
120,000 | 120,000 |
Linda Lieder | 116,000 | 116,000 |
Tim Vance | 115,000 | 33,000 |
Garrett Riley | 97,000 | 6,000 |
Vadim Kleydman | 90,000 | -34,000 |
Alan Smith
|
85,000 | 47,000 |
Andros Ioakimides | 75,000 | 17,200 |
Jason Bliven | 74,000 | 4,000 |
Kory Harbour | 65,000 | -9,000 |
Josh Lozada | 60,000 | -40,000 |
Woo Moore
|
55,000 | -6,000 |
BJ Malek
|
50,000 | 27,000 |
Joshua Turner | 49,000 | -40,000 |
Adam Aulepp
|
Busted | |
Dorianne May
|
Busted |
Level: 11
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 100
The players are now on a 15-minute break with 10 full 50-minute levels in the books and four more to play before Day 1 is done.