Main Event
Day 1 Completed
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's Chester
Main Event
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Harrah's Chester
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
269
Level
29
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Day 2 Table and Seat Draw
Level 16
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Table | Seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Herm | 95,600 | 1 | 1 |
| Roland Israelashvili | 67,000 | 1 | 2 |
| --empty-- | -- | 1 | 3 |
| Izzet Burak Temel | 79,600 | 1 | 4 |
| Horatio Hu | Did Not Report | 1 | 5 |
| David A. Henninger | 42,900 | 1 | 6 |
| Ramana Epparla | 78,000 | 1 | 7 |
| Denis Gnidash | 115,300 | 1 | 8 |
| --empty-- | -- | 1 | 9 |
| --empty-- | -- | 3 | 1 |
| Greg Kolo | 74,900 | 3 | 2 |
| Ari Engel | 160,000 | 3 | 3 |
| Huy Nguyen | 241,400 | 3 | 4 |
| Sean Knitter | 170,700 | 3 | 5 |
| Kenny Nguyen | 150,000 | 3 | 6 |
| Rick Austin | 58,000 | 3 | 7 |
| Rocco Luciano | 145,700 | 3 | 8 |
| Paul Shedaker | 75,200 | 3 | 9 |
| John Andress | 86,700 | 4 | 1 |
| Fritz Stoner | 86,600 | 4 | 2 |
| Dane Roemer | 99,200 | 4 | 3 |
| James Campbell | 58,700 | 4 | 4 |
| Robert Scott | 192,500 | 4 | 5 |
| --empty-- | -- | 4 | 6 |
| Robert Shanguan | 11,400 | 4 | 7 |
| Ryan Waddell | 67,300 | 4 | 8 |
| Peter Mavro | 186,400 | 4 | 9 |
| Eric Siegel | 80,000 | 7 | 1 |
| Lynne Mitchnick | 130,800 | 7 | 2 |
| Ed Cotter | 99,200 | 7 | 3 |
| Mario Silvestri | Did Not Report | 7 | 4 |
| Patrick Houchins | 113,600 | 7 | 5 |
| Rob Perelman | 29,000 | 7 | 6 |
| Michael Rocco | 210,800 | 7 | 7 |
| Alyson Parker | 127,100 | 7 | 8 |
| --empty-- | -- | 7 | 9 |
| Julius Krewina | 26,200 | 9 | 1 |
| Stephen Cinderella | 43,000 | 9 | 2 |
| Shawn Yesko | 88,400 | 9 | 3 |
| Franco Bonacci | 116,800 | 9 | 4 |
| Behrooz Jamshidi | 76,400 | 9 | 5 |
| Sirous Jamshidi | 33,200 | 9 | 6 |
| Leanne Rosenblatt | 60,600 | 9 | 7 |
| --empty-- | -- | 9 | 8 |
| Akim Akimov | 180,800 | 9 | 9 |
| Miguel Borrero | 145,200 | 10 | 1 |
| Josh Mischel | 103,500 | 10 | 2 |
| Michael DePasquale | 168,000 | 10 | 3 |
| Robert Hwang | 48,700 | 10 | 4 |
| Zachary Gruenberg | 91,000 | 10 | 5 |
| Joseph Renzi | 147,100 | 10 | 6 |
| --empty-- | -- | 10 | 7 |
| Dan Kim | 15,900 | 10 | 8 |
| Trevor Savage | 83,600 | 10 | 9 |
| Ravi Dalsania | Did Not Report | 13 | 1 |
| Joseph Kent | 27,500 | 13 | 2 |
| Jonathan Sorscher | 33,500 | 13 | 3 |
| Andrew Blum | 80,000 | 13 | 4 |
| Jake Toole | 186,500 | 13 | 5 |
| Daniel Wellborn | 54,700 | 13 | 6 |
| Geoff Cudd | 81,500 | 13 | 7 |
| Matt Brady | 187,800 | 13 | 8 |
| --empty-- | -- | 13 | 9 |
Nguyen Looking for a Second
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Level 16
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
We've got one day behind us at the WSOP-C Harrah's Chester.
A total of 269 players showed up for this $1,600 Main Event, the penultimate one of the 2010-11 Circuit season. With several other major tournaments running around the world, it's no surprise to see a bit of a thin field here this week, but the notables that were nearby came out in full force. Full Tilt Red Pro "Miami" John Cernuto was here, along with fellow Circuit regulars like Chris Reslock, Chris Tryba, Allen Kessler, Matt Glantz, and Josh Brikis. All six of those men fell by night's end, however.
On the flip side of things, we've got a familiar Circuit face atop the overnight chip counts. In January, Huy Nguyen took down the Main Event at Choctaw Casino in Oklahoma, locking up his seat in the National Championship in May. One Main Event ring may not be enough for Nguyen, though, and he's gunning for number two here this week. He's stuffed his bag with 241,400 chips, good enough to set the pace for the remaining field on Day 2. Also still in the mix are Ari Engel, Zach Gruneberg, Matt Brady, Jake Toole, and Mark "dipthrong" Herm.
The 55 who survived this opening day will be back here at noon tomorrow to pick up the story. We'll be here too, and we hope you'll join us as we play down to a final table.
Until then, all that's left is goodnight!
Official End-of-Day Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
241,400 | 41,400 |
|
210,800 | |
|
192,500 | |
|
187,800 | 59,800 |
|
186,500 | 56,500 |
|
186,400 | |
|
|
180,800 | -14,200 |
|
|
170,700 | |
|
|
168,000 | |
|
160,000 | |
|
150,000 | 66,000 |
|
|
147,100 | |
|
|
145,700 | |
|
145,200 | -16,800 |
|
130,800 | -14,200 |
|
127,100 | |
|
|
116,800 | |
|
115,300 | |
|
113,600 | 17,600 |
|
|
103,500 | 78,500 |
|
|
99,200 | |
|
|
99,200 | |
|
95,600 | 35,600 |
|
91,000 | |
|
|
88,400 |
Last Hand Good For Brady
Level 16
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Matt Brady added about 30,000 to his stack on the land hand of the day when his 
won a flip against an all-in opponent's 
. The board ran out 
as Brady paired up on the river to win the pot and up his stack to about 170,000.
Dipthrong in the House
Level 16
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
When we walked up to the table, the drama was already over, but we caught some of the details after the fact. It was a pot between Mark "dipthrong" Herm and a player we don't recognize. They took a 
flop, and Herm got his last 40,800 chips into the middle with 
. He had out-flopped his opponent's 
, and the turn 
and river kept Herm alive.
He's doubled up close to 100,000 thanks to that fine flop.
Siegel Scores a KO
Level 16
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Eric Siegel has been hanging steady around the 40K mark for what seems to be the last six hours, but just scored an elimination to up his stack to roughly 90,000.
He opened in middle position to 6,800 and the player on the button shoved for about 35,000. Action folded back to Siegel and he called with 
, leading his opponent's 
.
The board ran out 
to secure the hand for Siegel.
Gruneberg Gaining Ground
Level 16
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Zach Gruneberg is one of those lifetime highs that's rare amongst curmudgeonly poker players. "HustlerGruney" just came over to our table to tell us the details of a big pot moments ago.
"I just made a big call in a 50k pot with ace-high," he said excitedly. "And the guy showed queen-high."
Gruneberg went on to relay the details of the hand that began with him opening to 5,600 from the cutoff seat. The big blind defended, and they both checked through the 
flop. When a 
hit the turn, the big blind led out with 8,000, and Gruneberg floated to see a 
on the river. The big blind instantly led out with 13,000, and Gruneberg felt his 
was good enough for the call.
It was. His opponent showed his inferior 
, and that nice call moves him up to about 140,000 here in the last level of the day.
More Chips
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
195,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
136,000 | -29,000 |
|
|
135,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
130,000 | -15,000 |
|
|
128,000 | -39,000 |
|
|
120,000 | 10,000 |
|
40,000 | -14,000 |
|
28,000 | -8,000 |
|
|
25,000 | 8,000 |
|
20,000 | -10,000 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400