$5,150 Championship Main Event
Day 1 Completed
2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Lake Tahoe
$5,150 Championship Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Lake Tahoe
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$640,200
Entries
132
Level
22
Blinds
8,000 / 16,000
Ante
2,000
End of Day 1 Official Results
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(Table 29)
Seat 2: Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson - 51,800
Seat 3: Patty Sodja - 27,400
Seat 4: Ty Stewart - 95,000
Seat 5: Chris Dombrowski - 104,100
Seat 6: David 'Big H' Paul - 6,500
Seat 7: Yosh Nakano - 14,800
Seat 9: Kevin Archbold - 35,000
(Table 30)
Seat 1: Kenneth Fitzgerald - 44,000
Seat 2: Bill Bostick - 26,000
Seat 3: Michael Cooper - 46,400
Seat 4: Allen Kessler - 41,200
Seat 5: Scott Roberds - 48,200
Seat 6: Jango Broomfield - 32,200
Seat 7: Jason Adler - 20,100
Seat 8: James 'Drew' Marks - 27,100
Seat 9: Tay Nguyen - 71,700
(Table 31)
Seat 1: Mark Bonsack - 32,500
Seat 2: Tom Masinter - 75,800
Seat 3: Steve Friedlander - 16,800
Seat 5: Tim Vance - 10,300
Seat 6: Glenn Uchibori - 15,100
Seat 7: Thomas Galusha - 40,800
Seat 9: Neal Cooke - 60,300
(Table 33)
Seat 1: Fred Lopez - 34,800
Seat 2: Bill Casey - 26,400
Seat 3: Travis Erdman - 71,300
Seat 4: John Neitzel - 18,600
Seat 5: Mike McClain - 16,400
Seat 6: Robert 'RCW' Cheung - 37,900
Seat 7: Shayne Heinz - 32,200
Seat 8: Deryz Taylor - 11,400
Seat 9: Preston Derden - 44,400
(Table 34)
Seat 1: Fernando Jacobo - 19,300
Seat 2: Mark Muchnik - 9,100
Seat 3: Steve Lewis - 12,000
Seat 5: Aaron Kanter - 22,000
Seat 6: Shawn Bessey - 43,100
Seat 7: Carol Hampton - 59,000
Seat 8: Jeff Wakamiya - 14,900
Seat 9: Jason Sanders - 48,400
(Table 36)
Seat 1: Scott Paust - 31,500
Seat 2: Bob Herman - 32,900
Seat 3: Michael Binger - 59,800
Seat 4: Robert Fitzgerald - 17,000
Seat 5: Robert Brown - 6,800
Seat 6: Lori Smith - 11,900
Seat 7: Mike Harvey - 19,400
Seat 8: Joe Fernandez - 56,000
(Table 37)
Seat 2: Emilio Porcalla - 33,500
Seat 3: Rick Troendly - 52,200
Seat 4: Jake Solis - 27,000
Seat 5: Scott Clements - 65,200
Seat 6: Dustin Gomes - 13,300
Seat 7: Kathy Liebert - 38,300
Seat 8: Marty Wong - 67,700
Day 1 is a Wrap
Chris Dombrowski is our unofficial chip leader heading into Day 2 and he's followed closely behind by tournament neighbor Ty Stewart. Official chip counts and Day 2 seat assignments will be posted as soon as they are made available to us.
Play is scheduled to resume tomorrow at noon local time (GMT -8) and we'll be playing down from 55 to a final table. Until then, from Harveys Hotel and Casino in South Lake Tahoe, good night and good luck!
Masinter Stacks Opponent in the Closing Minutes
Masinter led out with a 5,000 bet on a flop showing
, and his opponent moved all in over the top for approximately 11,400 more; there was about 20,000 already in the pot.As he considered his decision, Masinter asked, "What do the blinds start at tomorrow?"
"Four and eight hundred," the dealer replied.
Apparently Masinter liked the answer, as he called shortly thereafter, tabling
; his opponent revealed two red fours.The
fell on the turn, counterfitting Masinter's opponent's two pair, and the 
on the river only rubbed more salt in the wound, as it gave Masinter an ace-high flush.The pot hoisted Masinter to about 75,000 in chips, which is likely where he'll stay for the night.
Rick Troendly Moving Chips
The first hand saw Troendly call the all-in of his under-the-gun tablemate, who moved his last 6,000 into the middle. Troendly threw out a handful of yellow (T1,000) chips and announced, "I call whatever that is." The preflop showdown had Troendly holding
, while his opponent tabled 
. The board seemed to offer little help to Troendly as it spread 
. The turn brought 
, and a flush draw for Troendly. The river provided the 
and sent the other player packing.The very next hand, saw Troendly tangle with Kathy Liebert, who had just moved over to the table. Facing a flop of
and a bet of 5,000 from Liebert, Troendly raised to 10,000 before being reraised all in by Liebert for 11,050 more. After some deliberation, Troendly folded and Liebert showed him pocket aces from the big blind.After the ebb and flow, Troendly finished the night with 53,000. Kathy Liebert bagged up her chips amounting to around 38,000.
Cooke Wins a Big'un
, Neal Cooke faced a call that would've cost him about 75 percent of his entire stack. He took his time with the decision, so much so that he apologized to the table for taking so long. At one point he even considered calling the clock on himself, but it never came to that. After a solid three minutes had passed, Cooke frantically grabbed his remaining three stacks of chips and reached out over the betting line, crossing the point of no return. A showdown ensued, and Cooke was thrilled to see that he was ahead:Cooke:
Opponent:
The river brought the
and Cooke's hand held up, earning him the massive pot. Afterward, Tim Vance asked, "Neal, if I shove over the top of him, would you go away?"
Cooke's reply: "I don't know, I'm too excited! Wooo!"
Cooke now sits with about 64,000 in chips.
Trading Places
Stewart now sits with about 80,000 in chips with Dombrowski is the new top dog with just over 95,000.
Binger Betrayed
, Micheal Binger checked the action to his opponent. The unknown player bet 4,000 and was called by Binger. The river brought the and more of the same: a Binger check, followed by a bet from his opponent. This time the price was 9,000.Binger tried to gauge if the foe was bluffing and the banter soon turned into a "I'll show you mine, if you show me yours," as it looked like Binger would fold. Binger did fold and showed his pocket nines, while his opponent flashed the
only. Binger pleaded, "C'mon you got to show me both, I showed you mine." His opponent would have none of it, and said that the other card was a jack as well. Binger, frustrated, told his opponent, "I let you get there." Binger looked saddened as he remarked, "That's not right."
Spades Cost 11,625
, a player in the small blind led out with a 2,800 bet and Kathy Liebert made the only call; a player in late position considered hanging around, but ultimately folded.The
fell on the turn and the small blind checked to Liebert who moved all in for her last 11,625."If you want a spade, you're gonna have to pay for it," Liebert said with a smile.
Her opponent politely refused to dance and Liebert jumped up to 25,000 in chips.
Clements Chips Up to 78K
The flop came
and the big blind led out with a 1,500 bet. Clements made the call and the cutoff folded. The turn brought the
and the big blind checked to Clements, who fired a 2,500 bullet; his opponent made the call.The
was the last card to fall and the big blind checked once more, prompting Clements to slide a massive stack of T1,000 chips across the betting line. His opponent quickly folded, forfeiting the pot to Clements who now sits with just under 80,000 in chips.