$5,150 Championship Main Event Day 1 | 2008 WSOP Circuit Event - Lake Tahoe

11-14-2008 21:45 UTC-8

Masinter Stacks Opponent in the Closing Minutes

Tom Masinter of Dublin, California has just eliminated an opponent from the tournament with a little less than three minutes left on the clock.

Masinter led out with a 5,000 bet on a flop showing {5-Hearts}

, 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 {A-Hearts}

; his opponent revealed two red fours.

The {5-Spades}

fell on the turn, counterfitting Masinter's opponent's two pair, and the {9-Hearts}

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.

Tags: Tom Masinter

11-14-2008 21:54 UTC-8

Day 1 is a Wrap

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Play has concluded for the evening here in Tahoe and 55 of the 132 starters survived the day. Though the field was relatively small, several big names came out to play including, but not limited to, last year's Tahoe champ and WSOP Main Event winner Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, fellow WSOP Main Event champs Jerry Yang and Johnny Chan, two-time bracelet winners Jeff Madsen, Max Pescatori and Scott Clements, top female pro and WSOP bracelet winner Kathy Liebert and Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler.

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!

11-14-2008 23:34 UTC-8

End of Day 1 Official Results

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Note -- Players listed in bold text are the chip leaders at their respective tables.

(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

$5,150 Championship Main Event

Day 1 Completed