2012 World Series of Poker

Event 49: $1,500 Ante-Only No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
$256,691
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,267,650
Entries
939
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
30,000

WSOP TD Jack Effel is Here to Listen

Level 9
Jack Effel has proved he'll listen to players' requests.
Jack Effel has proved he'll listen to players' requests.

The structure sheet for this event called for an 11 level day. Hopes were high that the event would attract 1,500 players or more and would require an extra level of play.

After returning from the dinner break Tournament Supervisor reminded the field that the plan was to stick to the structure sheet despite having under 1,000 players.

As of the time of publishing this post the field is just 27 players shy of the money bubble. No one had expected the tournament to go so fast.

One of poker's bright young stars, and a blogger's favorite is Dan O'Brien. He sent a tweet to WSOP TD Jack Effel asking if the field could just play the ten levels.

Not ten minutes later an announcement was made that the schedule would be changed after Effel called Frezer. Not a single player in the room was unhappy to hear that news.

Tags: Dan O'BrienJack EffelSteve Frezer