Event #32: $5,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Completed
2015 World Series of Poker
Event #32: $5,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
2015 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,585,000
Entries
550
Simon Deadman Tops the Leaderboard on Day 1 of Event #32
Event #32: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed attracted 550 entries and created a prize pool of 2,585,000. That will be distributed to the top 60 players, who'll be guaranteed a $8,892 payday, with $633,357 reserved for the winner. By the end of the night, just 190 remained with Simon Deadman and his stack of 232,100 leading the way.
Others who punched their ticket to Day 2 were Tuan Le (225,000), Jennifer Tilly (195,400), Sorel Mizzi (142,400), Jean Montury (120,000), Jason Somerville (93,000), and Phil Hellmuth (63,100).
Of course not everyone was so fortunate. Among those to fall on Day 1 were Brian Hastings, Greg Merson, Ryan Riess, Phil Galfond, Liv Boeree, Martin Jacobson, and Connor Drinan.
Top 10 Day 1 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Hometown | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Deadman | Nottingham, GB | 232,100 |
| 2 | Alberto Fonseca | Moravia, CR | 226,300 |
| 3 | Tuan Le | Los Angeles, CA | 225,000 |
| 4 | Niklas Astedt | Goteborg, SE | 208,000 |
| 5 | Jennifer Tilly | Sherman Oaks, CA | 195,400 |
| 6 | Kazuhiko Yotsushika | Tokyo, JP | 175,900 |
| 7 | Chris Hunichen | Columbia, SC | 169,200 |
| 8 | Adam Bilzerian | Tampa, FL | 167,800 |
| 9 | Daniel Strelitz | Torrance, CA | 167,000 |
| 10 | Scott Baumstein | New York, NY | 158,600 |
Day 2 of Event #32: $5,000 NLH Six-Handed will kick off at 1 p.m. local time on Tuesday.
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It's another day at the 2015 World Series of Poker, and today's noon event is Event #32: $5,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em. Always a favorite amongst some of the game's best tournament grinders, this event should draw a large crowd of around 500 players. Last year, Kevin Eyster scored victory and earned a $622,998 payday after topping a field of 541 players.
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Event #32: $5,000 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started