Event 48: $3,000 Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 48: $3,000 Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$674,310
Entries
247
Level
28
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Day 1 on the Horizon
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Day 1 of Event 48: $3,000 Limit Hold'em will begin in less than 20 minutes, and the plan is to play eight sixty-minute levels with a break after every two. The defending champion in this event is Tyler Bonkowski, who defeated Brandon Demes heads up for $220,817 and the bracelet. Bonkowski went on to make a deep Main Event run later in the summer, finishing 60th, which earned him $130,997.
Despite the fact that the illustrious $50,000 Poker Players Championship is going on across the Amazon Room in the Blue Section, we still expect to see a handful of notables over here in the Tan Sections. 2012 WSOP bracelet winner Ronnie Bardah plans on playing, and so does 2004 WSOP Player of the Year Daniel Negreanu.
The cards will be in the air shortly, and we'll be here to provide all of your up-to-the-minute updates.
Level: 1
Limits: 75/150
Ante: 0
Cards in the Air
Level 1
: 75/150, 0 ante
The cards are in the air, and we're off and running!
Friendly Faces
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More Notables
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Table 367
If you walked by Table 367 and looked at the players, there's a good chance you wouldn't do a double-take. There's no Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan, or Viktor Bloom sitting at the table, but there are three bracelet winners, and five of the players seated at the table have a combined $4,767,171 in career tournament earnings.
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Idema |
| 2 | Diego Cordovez |
| 4 | Don Zewin |
| 6 | Brendan Taylor |
| 7 | Richard Brodie |
Cordovez, Taylor, and Idema all have one WSOP bracelet, and Zewin has appeared at five final tables, including one this year where he finished second to Phil Hellmuth.
He also joined Hellmuth at the 1989 Main Event final table, where he finished third for $151,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Boyd Loses One
Dutch Boyd called a raise out of the big blind, and the flop came 
. Boyd check-called a bet, and the turn brought the 
. Boyd checked, his opponent bet, and Boyd called.
The 
completed the board, and Boyd checked a third time. His opponent bet, and Boyd called. The player turned over 
for two pair, and Boyd mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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8,500 | -500 |
Chess vs. Checkers
Level 1
: 75/150, 0 ante
Much like checkers, in Limit Hold'em, where the limits are fixed, there are only so many moves you can make. In No-Limit Hold'em, which in this scenario is chess, you can move your game pieces any which way you like, changing the strategy completely.
Ray Henson and Justin Bonomo made light of this comparison on Twitter moments ago, with Henson welcoming all comers to this "chess tournament."
Ray_Henson Ray Henson If any of you "chess" players are bored, come on down to Rio, the field in this "checkers" tourney looks pretty weak! #MinRaisingFools
June 26 2012
JustinBonomo Justin Bonomo @Ray_Henson Hard to win at checkers if you're trying to capture pieces without knowing you can jump.
June 26 2012
Meanwhile, Shaun Deeb has just entered the field after busting in both Event 45: $50,000 Poker Players Championship and Event 47: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better.
shaundeeb shaun deeb Out of PLO 8 going for the triple bust today
June 26 2012
Level: 2
Limits: 100/200
Ante: 0