Seidel Eliminated
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Erik Seidel just walked past our table and out the door. He had his belongings in hand and didn't appear to be too happy.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Busted | |
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2012 World Series of Poker
Event 59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$4,158,000
Entries
4,620
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
No Diamonds, Seeking Gold
The river card had been dealt and the board read 
. Four players, including Ken Aldridge, sporting his familiar yellow jacket and yellow cap, were still vying for the pot.
It checked to Aldridge, owner of one gold WSOP bracelet ($1,500 short-handed no-limit hold'em, 2009) who started to grab some chips, then with a mischievous grin checked instead, and the lone remaining player checked as well.
The big blind tabled 
, good enough as his opponents all mucked, then together chuckled about the relative lack of diamonds among them.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,400 | |
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: 300/600, 75 ante
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Don't Spoil Your Dinner with Chips
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,500
13,100
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13,100 |
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23,000
18,000
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18,000 |
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22,000
2,000
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2,000 |
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14,500
5,300
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5,300 |
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11,500
-100
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-100 |
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11,000
8,350
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8,350 |
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10,400
800
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800 |
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10,100
5,300
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5,300 |
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9,300
5,800
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5,800 |
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9,300
-5,300
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-5,300 |
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7,000
300
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300 |
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5,600
5,600
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5,600 |
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4,000
-450
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-450 |
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3,600
800
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800 |
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2,000
-1,600
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-1,600 |
On The Rail
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Seed Back At It
"Hi, Huck," said a dealer passing by Huck Seed's table. "Sorry to see you here... it means you're not in the Omaha."
Indeed, the 1996 WSOP Main Event champion busted earlier today from Event 58: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better, shy of the cash in that one.
Here he's doing what he can to improve on that finish, just now raising to 400 after an early position player limped. The big blind and limper called, then all three checked down the 
flop, turn, and 
river. The limper showed 
, good enough to take the pot.
Seed has accumulated some chips here, however, as he tries again to win a fifth WSOP bracelet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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11,000 | |
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Chow Time!
Level 6
: 100/200, 25 ante
It's time to eat and players are being sent on a 90 minute dinner break. Cards will be in the air at 8:15 p.m. PST.
Level: 7
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Let's Play Poker
Level 7
: 150/300, 25 ante
Players are back in their seats and Level 7 has begun.
As mentioned earlier, the plan tonight will be to play five more one-hour levels or until just 15% of the original starting field for this first of the two Day 1s remains. We started with 1,740, which means once the field gets down to 261 we'll be at the 15% mark — a little over 200 eliminations away.
Incidentally, we know that as of right now more than 1,100 have already signed up for Thursday's Day 1b, a number that is sure to grow considerably between now and tomorrow afternoon.
Philachack Has To Let It Go
We caught up with Andy Philachack heads up at the turn with an unknown opponent. The board was 
, his opponent checked and Philachack bet 2,400. His opponent called and the river came 
. Philachack checked and his opponent bet 3,400.
Philachack sat for a solid few moments before releasing his hand with a sigh. He dipped down to around 10,000 after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,000
-1,500
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-1,500 |