Closing in on 2,500
The tournament clock reads 2,496 players are seated and playing. There is still close to almost three hours to register.
The tournament clock reads 2,496 players are seated and playing. There is still close to almost three hours to register.
We've taken a second pass through the Brasilia Room and found these players in the field.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jason Somerville | 4,500 | |
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James Dempsey | 4,500 | |
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Tony Cousineau | 4,500 | |
Robert Iler
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4,500 | |
Joe Serock | 4,500 | |
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Ryan D'Angelo | 4,500 | |
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Sam Grafton | 4,500 | |
Men "The Master" Nguyen | 4,500 | |
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Amanda Baker | 4,500 | |
Jordan Smith | 4,500 |
Robet Iler, star of HBO's "The Sopranos", is no stranger to the WSOP. He's been closely associated with the game for a few years now. We caught him railing Antonio Esfandiari's final table run two nights ago.
Today he is the Silver Section of the Brasilia Room playing the event. Iler cashed in last year's Main Event, finishing in 275th place. Iler usually just plays the Main Event for the last five years but apparently 43 is his lucky number so he's playing a bit more this year.
Katie Dozier, one quarter of the Grindettes, is playing in the Brasilia Room. Dozier recently final tabled an event at the Venetian and has been playing a full schedule of WSOP events.
The Grindettes are known for the great smiles, enthusiasm for the game and they're exceptional talent at baked goods. Recently, Dozier provided freshly baked peanut butter cookies for the staffers at PokerNews and is currently leading the Word Series of Baked Goods.
The first two levels are in the books and the field is going on a 20 minute break. We'll be back in action after today's bracelet ceremonies.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Ryan Tepen |
14,200
9,700
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9,700 |
David "Doc" Sands |
11,000
6,500
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6,500 |
Aaron Massey |
9,225
4,725
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4,725 |
Jonathan Little | 7,500 | |
Kyle Cartwright | 6,300 | |
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Kael Leather
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6,300 | |
Stacey Lynn
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6,200
1,700
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1,700 |
Aaron Steury |
4,650
150
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150 |
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Tim Duckworth |
4,225
-275
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-275 |
Lee Childs | 3,600 | |
Todd Witteless
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3,400
-1,100
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-1,100 |
Cards are back in the air following the gold bracelet ceremonies for David "ODB" Baker and Craig McCorkell.
Level: 3
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
We either missed these players on our first pass or they have just joined the action.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Alex Outhread
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16,000 | |
Chane Kornuth
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7,000 | |
Greg Roe
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5,700 | |
Lauren Kling | 4,500 | |
Angel Guillen | 4,500 | |
Jon Aguiar | 4,500 | |
Chris Conrad | 4,500 | |
Leo Wolpert | 4,500 | |
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Joe Cada | 4,500 | |
Cherish Andrews | 4,500 | |
Ivan Demidov | 4,500 | |
Erik Cajelais | 4,500 | |
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Jamie Kerstetter | 4,500 | |
Maria Ho | 4,500 | |
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PokerStars Team Pro Liv Boeree has heard and seen a lot of things at the tables. She may not be used to some the American players that find their way out to the tables on the weekend.
She's currently seated close to a gentleman, wearing a pocket aces t shirt, who just survived an all in. He shoved preflop with pocket queens and was called by . He survived, doubled up and took a huge sigh of relief.
"If I win the bracelet I'm buying you all lunch," the man said to the table.
"You've got a long way to go," Boeree told him.
The gentleman continued to talk about hands over the past few days to no one in particular at the table.
Anyone care to set the odds on whether the lovely British Pro will take him up on a lunch date?
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Liv Boeree |
8,000
3,500
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3,500 |