Day 1 Ends

The chip bags are out after an action-packed day of H.O.R.S.E.-play. 828 players entered this tournament, making it one of the largest H.O.R.S.E. fields ever assembled. They flopped sets in hold'em and omaha hi/lo; they caught the bring-in in razz, stud and stud hi/lo. Only 10% of the field was eliminated by the dinner break after Level 4, but by the end of the night the big board showed 272 survivors of the 828 starters. We imagine the final number is a little lower.

For a $1,500 event, this was an incredibly pro-heavy field. Pick a name out of a hat and that person was probably in our field. As to be expected, many busted. Former Main Event champions Joe Hachem and Greg Raymer started the day next to each other at Orange 316. They ended the day next to each other on the rail. Chris Ferguson, Daniel Negreanu, Jeff Madsen and Lacey Jones didn't fare any better.

But for all those bust-outs, there were several over-sized stacks at the end of the night. They were led by Ming Reslock, who bagged 50,000 chips. Joining her at the top of the counts were Jessie Rios, Maria Ho, 2009 champion James Van Alstyne, Allen Kessler and the internet's golden boy, Tom Dwan.

They'll all be back at 3pm tomorrow for 10 more levels of play. PokerNews will be there too, capturing all of the action.

Until then, you can find us at the bar.

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