Level: 7
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #8: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$3,760,200
Entries
4,178
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Who's Hungry?
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Level 6
: 100/200, 25 ante
Players just left for a 90 minute dinner break.
When they return they will either be playing four more levels, or down to 15% of today's starting field, whichever comes first.
The Brock Says
Level 6
: 100/200, 25 ante
We just saw Brock Parker’s stack grow as he was stacking the chips of an opponent that he eliminated. We missed the action but assume that the money got all in preflop with Parker holding 
. His opponent had 
and the board was 
giving Parker the unnecessary straight. He was up to 11,000 after the hand.
Some Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,500 | -6,500 |
|
22,000 | |
|
20,000 | 8,500 |
|
18,000 | 1,000 |
|
16,500 | -500 |
|
15,500 | 10,200 |
|
9,300 | 800 |
|
7,700 | 2,700 |
|
6,800 | 4,125 |
|
6,300 | 1,800 |
|
4,700 | |
|
2,500 | -3,500 |
Shak Slips a Bit
Level 6
: 100/200, 25 ante
Dan Shak has been staying active and we just caught him calling another player's all in. They were off to the races as Shak held the 
while the other player had the 
. The flop came 
but the 
fell on the turn leaving Shak drawing dead. The on the river was inconsequential and the other player doubled up.
Luckily for Shak the other player didn't have many chips to start with and Shak's stack is still at a very healthy 31,000.
Jarzabek Takes One Down
Level 6
: 100/200, 25 ante
Casey Jarzabek's stack is moving in the right direction. He raised from under the gun to 525 only to have the player in the cutoff re-raise to 1,300. Jarzabek called and they saw a flop of 
. Both players checked and the fell on the turn. Jarzabek checked and the cutoff bet 2,500. Jarzabek shuffled his chips for a bit before putting out a raise that more than covered his opponents stack. The cutoff decided to call and Jarzabek stated, "If you call you probably win."
Jarzabek revealed his 
for a pair of sevens and found that he was ahead of the all-in player's 
. The river brought the and Jarzabek's stack grew to around 20,000.
Level: 6
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 25
Day 1a Total
Level 5
: 100/200, 0 ante
We've gotten the official count and there were a total of 2161 players that entered the tournament today.
Video: Event #1 Champion Sean Drake
Level 5
: 100/200, 0 ante
Kristy Arnett catches up with the winner of the Casino Employees Event, Sean Drake.
A Sizeable Field
Level 5
: 100/200, 0 ante
The total number of entrants for the tournament (including pre-registration for day 1b tomorrow) is now listed at 2,989. It would not be surprising if this years field bested last years total of 4,345 after registration closes tomorrow.