Day 1 is Bagged and Tagged
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Event #44 kicked off today with 507 runners turning up for some $2,500 Mixed Hold'em shenanigans. After ten levels of half-and-half play, that number has been dashed to seventy or less.
A veritable laundry list of notables hit the felt just after noontime to kick off this event, everyone looking to cash in on one of these final few shots at snagging a bracelet in 2010. A glance at some of the early casualties hints at what a strong field this event has featured; they included Allen Cunningham, Antonio Esfandiari, David Williams, Joe Sebok, Michael Mizrachi, Sorel Mizzi, Tom Dwan, David Benyamine, and on and on the list goes.
With chips flying around the felt, there were a few players who managed to accumulate some sizable stacks by night's end. Eli Elezra was the biggest beneficiary of the late action, and he appears to be leading the pack into Day 2 with his finishing count of 165,400. Also in the mix is Jim "Mr_BigQueso" Collopy with 140,400. Jarred Solomon finished with 127,600, and Dwyte Pilgrim is another dangerous six-figure finisher with 109,500 in his bag.
All signs point to Day 2 being another exciting day of card playing, and we'll be right back here to keep you up-to-date on all the goings-on of the day. Play is set to resume at 2:30 p.m., and we'll welcome back the survivors to play on down to a final table. We hope you'll join us to pick up the story as well, but for now, it's time to turn out the lights and lock up the bags.
We'll see you tomorrow.