Event #14: $3,000 Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2011 World Series of Poker

06-09-2011 16:15 UTC

Official Day 1 Chip Counts (full)

Official Day 1 Chip Counts

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Traniello	54,000
Victor Ramdin	44,100 100	100

Alexander Queen	44,100
Tobin Banks	41,700
Shawn Buchanan	40,200

	37,600
Jesse Martin	36,900

Shaun Deeb	36,900

Nicholas Grippo	36,700
Mike Thorpe	36,400
	35,700 6,300	6,300
Jeff Shulman	33,400
Jarred Solomon	33,200
	33,000
	32,800
	32,200
	31,900
	31,000
	30,800
	30,600
	30,500
	29,700
	29,300
	29,000
	28,200

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06-09-2011 12:19 UTC

Good Morning

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With two day ones, two day twos, an unofficial final table and a heads up match, June 9th is shaping up to be another exciting day at the 2011 WSOP.

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Event #14: $3,000 Limit Hold'em

Day 1 Completed

06-09-2011 09:25 UTC

Traniello Thrives on Day One of the $3K Limit Hold'em Event

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Chad Holloway

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The second limit hold’em tournament of the 2011 World Series of Poker got underway today with 337 runners who created a prizepool of $920,010. The numbers were down a little from last year, no doubt due to this year’s $3,000 price tag as compared to last year’s $2,000 buy in. By the end of the night, only 163 players remained in contention for the $220,817 first-place prize, with Marco Traniello emerging as the Day 1 chip leader with 54,000. (It is not Markus Herbel who listed his stack at over 70,000 but actually has just over 10,000).

The tournament drew some of the biggest names in poker including some former winners of this event, Todd Witteles and Daniel Negreanu. Unfortunately, both were among the day’s early eliminations. Other notables who started the day but ultimately made their way to the exit wereTom “durrrr” Dwan, Michael Mizrachi, Ted Forrest, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Laak, David Benyamine, and Matt Hawrilenko.

While many big names failed to survive, others thrived. A few of the pros who’ll be back in action on Day 2 are Shaun Deeb (36,900), Jeff Shulman (33,400), Matt Glantz (29,000), Justin Bonomo (24,300), Dwyte Pilgrim (22,500), Maria Ho (22,000), and Jason Mercier (19,500), just to name a few. There are also a few players toward the top of the chip counts that’ll no doubt give Traniello a run for his money including Victor Ramdin (44,000), Casey McCarrel (42,000), Tobin Banks (41,700), Shawn Buchanan (40,200), Nicholas Grippa (36,900), and “Crazy” Mike Thorpe (36,400).

Who will join the proud list of limit hold’em winners?

Former $2,000-$3,000 Limit Hold’em Champions

Year	Event	Entrants	Winner	Prize
2005	Event #10 ($2,000)	569	Siagzar (Reza) Payvar	$303,610
“	Event #17 ($2,500)	373	Quinn Do	$265,975
“	Event #36 ($3,000)	406	Todd Witteles	$347,385
2006	Event #23 ($3,000)	341	Ian Johns	$291,755
“	Event #7 ($3,000)	415	Bill Chen	$343,618
2007	Event #34 ($3,000)	296	Alexander Borteh	$225,483
“	Event #43 ($2,000)	472	Safi Ahmad	$217,329
2008	Event #20 ($2,000)	479	Daniel Negreanu	$204,863
2009	Event #38 ($2,000)	446	Marc Naalden	$190,770
2010	Event #18 ($2,000)	476	Eric Buchman	$203,607
2011	Event #14 ($3,000)	337	???	$220,817

The $3,000 limit-hold'em title is up for grabs, so be sure to join the PokerNews Live Reporting Team tomorrow at 3 PM PST as we make our way to the money!

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06-09-2011 09:21 UTC

Familiar poker faces

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06-09-2011 09:18 UTC

Various End-of-Day Chip Stacks

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Chad Holloway

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Traniello	54,000 1,500	1,500
Victor Ramdin	44,000 10,000	10,000

Tobin Banks	41,700
Shawn Buchanan	40,200 2,800	2,800

Nicholas Grippa	36,900
Shaun Deeb	36,900 10,900	10,900

Mike Thorpe	36,400
Jeff Shulman	33,400 3,400	3,400
Al Barbieri	25,600 7,300	7,300
Justin Bonomo	24,300 3,700	3,700

Dwyte Pilgrim	22,500 2,500	2,500
Maria Ho	22,000 5,000	5,000
Isaac Haxton	20,600 600	600

Jason Mercier	19,500 2,500	2,500

Brock Parker	18,000
Ray Henson	14,200 1,800	1,800

David Baker	13,900 10,400	10,400
John Racener	12,500 3,000	3,000

	11,100 3,500	3,500
Hoyt Corkins	4,700 4,500	4,500

06-09-2011 09:11 UTC

Laak, Lieu, & Benyamine Among Late Eliminations

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Chad Holloway

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We are sad to report that Phil Laak, David Benyamine, and Liz Lieu were all eliminated during the last few hands of the night.

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06-09-2011 08:58 UTC

Four More Hands

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Chad Holloway

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The tournament staff just announced the remaining players will play four more hands before calling it a night!

06-09-2011 08:57 UTC

Chippies

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Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Traniello	52,500 8,500	8,500
Shawn Buchanan	43,000 500	500

Victor Ramdin	34,000 23,000	23,000

Jeff Shulman	30,000 8,000	8,000
Matt Glantz	29,000 12,000	12,000

Justin Bonomo	28,000 5,500	5,500

Shaun Deeb	26,000 3,500	3,500

Dwyte Pilgrim	25,000
Brock Parker	22,500 4,500	4,500
Jason Mercier	22,000 5,000	5,000

Alexander Kravchenko	19,000 9,200	9,200

Andre Akkari	18,500 16,500	16,500

Al Barbieri	18,300 5,200	5,200
Maria Ho	17,000 10,000	10,000
Ray Henson	16,000 7,000	7,000

Sorel Mizzi	15,500 9,500	9,500
David Chiu	13,600 400	400

Matt Affleck	13,400 6,300	6,300
David Benyamine	13,200 7,200	7,200

Justin Smith	13,000 400	400
Noah Boeken	12,500 1,500	1,500

Maya Geller	10,000 1,000	1,000
Hoyt Corkins	9,200 6,800	6,800

Scott Clements	8,100 8,900	8,900

Rob Hollink	7,300 900	900

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06-09-2011 08:56 UTC

How Strong of a Read for Barbero?

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Harley Stoffmaker

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Jose Ignacio Barbero raised from the cutoff and got three-bet by the button. He made the call and the {A-Hearts} {6-Spades} {6-Clubs} flop got checked by both players. On the {2-Hearts} turn, Barbero checked again but this time his opponent bet. Barbero quickly released his hand and said “aces full”. The player actually one hand stronger as he flashed {6-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} for quads and the table had a good laugh afterwards.

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