With registration closed, they are playing down to the end of Day 1 now. There are just 277 players left in action, with 127 paid spots, so 150 more players have to bust before they are in the money.
Most likely, players will be getting paid before the end of Day, as there are still almost 2.5 hours of play left.
Ian "simpioni" Simpson shoved under the gun for 84,442 and Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden reshoved the middle to isolate.
Samuel "€urop€an" Vousden: 
Ian "simpioni" Simpson: 
Simpson is recovering from an appendectomy, but the loss of his appendix doesn't seem to have damaged his luck. He spiked and ace on the river on a 
board, giving him two pair and the win over queens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
188,884 | |
|
85,190 |
Alexandre "Alex Bez" Bez opened to 16,000 from the middle, then called with more when Ian "simpioni" Simpson shoved 200,884 from the cutoff.
Ian "simpioni" Simpson: 
Alexandre "Alex Bez" Bez: 
It was a classic race, but when the 
board came low, Simpson was done for the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
584,664 | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,250
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,563,563
272,272
|
272,272 |
|
929,256
161,870
|
161,870 |
|
|
866,950
282,286
|
282,286 |
|
|
724,024
31,156
|
31,156 |
|
|
566,777
176,166
|
176,166 |
|
381,723
230,849
|
230,849 |
|
247,680
82,662
|
82,662 |
|
|
203,699
90,526
|
90,526 |
|
|
89,190
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,131,389
701,503
|
701,503 |
|
854,688
136,181
|
136,181 |
|
|
652,240
272,681
|
272,681 |
|
|
517,758
382,250
|
382,250 |
|
474,564
116,787
|
116,787 |
|
||
|
472,688
96,498
|
96,498 |
|
464,780
351,329
|
351,329 |
|
|
448,264
10,460
|
10,460 |
|
|
431,094
192,235
|
192,235 |
|
|
341,296
103,677
|
103,677 |
|
|
323,320
44,555
|
44,555 |
|
298,686
23,650
|
23,650 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,492,373
248,566
|
248,566 |
|
|
1,164,515
717,652
|
717,652 |
|
|
1,133,682
689,766
|
689,766 |
|
866,241
307,734
|
307,734 |
|
|
||
|
648,429
36,181
|
36,181 |
|
|
475,805
325,092
|
325,092 |
|
269,032
141,064
|
141,064 |
|
149,899
149,194
|
149,194 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
"MCvisitor" raised to 20,000 from the middle, and Franco "rojorulez" Spitale reraised the hijack to 65,700. Joao "Naza114" Vieira shoved for 473,764 and got two folds to take it down before the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
775,791
90,450
|
90,450 |
|
|
||
|
|
584,464
136,200
|
136,200 |
|
499,780
499,780
|
499,780 |
There are 218 players left at the break with Saymon "$aymon9" Nascimento leading the way as the only player over 2 million. Day 1 is scheduled to end in just under 2 hours time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,063,335 | |
|
|
1,483,313
80,250
|
80,250 |
|
|
1,292,687 | |
|
|
1,251,203 | |
|
|
1,250,661
241,712
|
241,712 |
"ArtHouse2011" raised under the gun to 21,000, and Jamie "Ship It 2010" O'Connor came over top from their left to 42,000. Franco "rojorulez" Spitale made it 81,200 from the hijack, and they went to the 
flop three-ways with O'Connor all-in.
It checked to Spitale, and they bet 48,257, enough to get "ArtHouse2011" out of the way.
Jamie "Ship It 2010" O'Connor: 
Franco "rojorulez" Spitale:
The board ran out 
to give them both a boat. O'Connor was left with about 92 after the chop, but it went in the next hand where his 
lost to 
for "ArtHouse2011".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
838,348 | |
|
|
749,749
26,042
|
26,042 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
