2008 World Series of Poker

Event 2 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
104
Prize
$831,462
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$5,363,085
Entries
3,929
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Potential Chip Stack Controversy?

As mentioned earlier, Eli Elezra joined today’s event during the second level and received a full stack. Last year, there was a controversy during the deuce-to-seven lowball event regarding late registrations. Players that registered late received a full stack, while players that registered early and showed up late were blinded off.

I spoke with Jimmy Sommerfield earlier and asked him what the rule was this year regarding late registrations. He informed me that if a player registers late to an event, they will start with a full chip stack. The player will then have to wait until it is their big blind before they are allowed to receive a hand. Any player that registers and either arrives late or just doesn’t show up will be blinded off. I asked him if he had received any complaints regarding this and he said, “Not a one. Then again, I don’t expect many people know that rule.”

Tags: Eli ElezraJimmy Sommerfield