End of Day 1b
Play for Day 1b has concluded. A recap of the day's action will be posted in due course.
Play for Day 1b has concluded. A recap of the day's action will be posted in due course.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeffrey Tanouye | 601,000 | |
Jerry Robinson | 533,000 | |
Kevin Wang |
353,000
353,000
|
353,000 |
Michael Wasserman |
349,000
306,000
|
306,000 |
Chad Layne | 332,000 | |
Aaron Mermelstein | 327,000 | |
Tyler Patterson |
324,000
324,000
|
324,000 |
|
||
Mark Babekov |
316,000
316,000
|
316,000 |
Barry Hutter |
302,000
302,000
|
302,000 |
|
||
Tristan Wade | 264,000 | |
|
||
Dylon Chafin |
252,000
252,000
|
252,000 |
Richard Cox |
241,000
241,000
|
241,000 |
Artur Koren |
233,000
233,000
|
233,000 |
Jeff Siegal |
232,000
232,000
|
232,000 |
Frank Stepuchin | 215,000 | |
David Baker |
206,000
206,000
|
206,000 |
|
||
Thomas Boivin |
204,000
204,000
|
204,000 |
Keith Donovan |
204,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
Krzysztof Stybaniewicz |
202,000
202,000
|
202,000 |
Minh Tran |
201,000
201,000
|
201,000 |
Veerachai Vongxaiburana | 192,000 | |
Narimaan Ahmadi |
188,000
188,000
|
188,000 |
Brian Berlin |
184,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
Edouard Echinard | 182,000 | |
Sam Simmons |
178,000
178,000
|
178,000 |
Out of the 947 entries to try their luck on Day 1b of Event #75: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em, just 96 bagged chips at the conclusion of play.
With two starting flights now in the books, no player has accumulated a stack larger than that of Jeffrey Tanouye, who advanced to Day 2 with a stack of 601,000. Tanouye vaulted into the chip lead about an hour after the dinner break when he stacked two players who both held pocket kings when he held pocket queens by flopping a set and turning a boat. Jerry Robinson bagged the next largest stack with 533,000. But with Day 1c still to be played, there's room for a new leader to emerge before Day 2.
Several familiar faces advanced alongside the chip leaders, including Aaron Mermelstein (327,000), Tristan Wade (264,000), David "ODB" Baker (206,000), Scott Bohlman (134,000), Benny Glaser (94,000), Kelly Minkin (71,000), and 2014 Main Event champion Martin Jacobson (62,000).
Unfortunately, not all the fan favorites were fortunate enough to survive the day. Most notably, Phil Hellmuth, who won his fifteenth career bracelet yesterday, busted on the final hand of the night. Jesse Sylvia also left with a consolation prize, while Barry Greenstein, Maria Konnikova, Matt Stout, Andrew Barber, and Chris Ferguson all left empty-handed.
Day 1c will begin Saturday, July 14, at 11am PST and will follow the same structure as the previous two starting flights. All players will combine for Day 2 action Sunday, July 15, at noon. Keep it here for continuing coverage of this tournament, and of course, the final table of the Main Event brought to you by the PokerNews Live Reporting team.
Event #75: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em (30 minute levels) - $1 Million Guarantee
Day 1b Completed