Event 23: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed
Day 1 Started
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 23: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$2,522,520
Entries
924
Level
28
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Welcome to Event #23 $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Six Handed
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Good morning and welcome to the coverage of the $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Six Handed, World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet event. It is Event #23 of 61 and you are in for a treat, because if six-handed action is anything it is fast and furious.
Yesterday was an amazing day for the WSOP with Phil Hellmuth and Phil Ivey both going heads-up for WSOP gold in their respective events. Phil Ivey came up short losing in the $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em event to Andy Frankenberger but Phil Hellmuth made it bracelet number 12 when he won the $2,500 Seven Card Razz event. Will both poker phenom's be back on the horse for todays event? We sure hope so because the boys are on fire.
Last year this event was a $2,500 buy-in event and it attracted 1,378 players for a total prizepool of $3,134,950. The eventual winner was Ukranian Oleksii Kovalchuk and we are sure he will be back to defend his title when the festivities kick-off at 12:00 PM. Also on the final table last year and sure to be playing again this year are Chris Moorman (3rd), Dan O'Brien (4th) and Will Failla (7th).
So get your behinds into the Brasilia Room at 12:00 PM or watch all of our coverage at PokerNews.
The Fundamentals
Just incase you have been living under a rock for the past few weeks here is the format for Event #23 $3,000 No-LImit Hold'em Six-Handed.
Event #23 is a three-day event and each player will start with 9,000 chips. The plan for Day 1 will be to play ten-levels of sixty-minutes. If the field exceeds 1,500 players then this will be extended to eleven-levels. There is a twenty minute break every two-levels and a ninety-minute dinner break after level six.
| Time | Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
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| 12:00 - 13:00 | 1 | 25 | 50 | - |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | 2 | 50 | 100 | - |
| 14:00 - 14:20 | Break | |||
| 14:20 - 15:20 | 3 | 75 | 150 | - |
| 15:20 - 16:20 | 4 | 100 | 200 | - |
| 16:20 - 16:40 | Break | |||
| 16:40 - 17:40 | 5 | 100 | 200 | 25 |
| 17:40 - 18:40 | 6 | 150 | 300 | 25 |
| 18:40 - 20:10 | Dinner | |||
| 20:10 - 21:10 | 7 | 200 | 400 | 50 |
| 21:10 - 22:10 | 8 | 250 | 500 | 50 |
| 22:10 - 22:30 | Break | |||
| 22:30 - 23:30 | 9 | 300 | 600 | 75 |
| 23:30 - 00:30 | 10 | 400 | 800 | 100 |
Shuffle Up and Deal
Special guest announcer Bruce Buffer has just announced Shuffle Up & Deal like no man can. Let's get this six-max party started.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Some Notable Names: Gold Section Brasilia Room
Just incase you are not aware let us give you a brief description of the mammoth Brasilia Room. It is divided into four quarters called Gold, Silver, Bronze and Red with each quarter containing around twenty tables. Here are some of the notable names who have turned up on time.
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Some Notable Names: Silver Quarter Brasilia Room
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Some Notable Players: Bronze Quarter Brasilia Room
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Some Notable Names: Red Quarter Brasilia Room
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Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0