2008 World Series of Poker

Event 5 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/ Re-buys
Day: 1
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♦j♣
Prize
$636,736
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Day-end Chip Counts Released; Ivey Takes Lead

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With a small surge at the very end of the day's action, Phil Ivey edged past Amit Makhija and into the lead when all the chips were bagged and officially tallied. Ivey's late push carried him up to 175,500 in chips, just ahead of Amit Makhija at 161,100. The overall top ten at the end of Day 1 action is as follows:

Phil Ivey 175,500
Amit Makhija 161,100
Jeff Williams 145,700
Marco Johnson 132,600
Jesse Chinni 129,000
John Hoang 125,400
Zachary Clark 122,000
Scott Dorin 117,300
Alan Sass 111,800
Anirudh Seth 103,400

Complete chip counts for all players who recoded their finishing chips have now been posted. 106 players will return for Day 2 action.