Maxime Chilaud moved all in from the cutoff and Pedro Rodriguez asked for a count. The total was 235,000 and Rodriguez made the call from the button. Stoyan Madanzhiev moved all in from the big blind for 465,000 and Rodriguez called the difference.
Maxime Chilaud: Q♦J♥
Stoyan Madanzhiev: K♣K♥
Pedro Rodriguez: A♦Q♥
Three players were all in and one was at risk. The board ran out 10♦3♠9♠2♠5♦ leaving Chilaud with a glimmer of hope flopping a straight draw, but bricked on the river. Rodriguez couldn't find an ace and Madanzhiev eclipsed the million chip mark.
Day 1 of Event #49: $3,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold’em at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas has come to a close. Registration ended with a total of 1,421 entrants, breaking last year’s attendance record and generating a total prize pool of $3,934,749. Only 215 players managed to make it into the money, with 69 players surviving to play Day 2. The eventual winner will take home $574,223 and a gold bracelet.
Leading the chip counts, Ori Hasson wrapped up Day 1 with 3,655,000. Hasson already has a WSOP gold bracelet, making him a serious contender. Right behind him is Matthew Wantman, another seasoned live tournament grinder aiming for the title. Also back for Day 2 is recent bracelet winner Kenneth Kim, adding even more firepower to the field.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chips
Big Blinds
1
Ori Hasson
Austria
3,665,000
121
2
Matthew Wantman
United States
2,355,000
78
3
Tyler Patterson
United States
1,800,000
60
4
Tyler Cornell
United States
1,735,000
57
5
Vladas Tamasauskas
Lithuania
1,550,000
51
6
Hiroyuki Tane
Japan
1,545,000
51
7
Jose Angel Latorre
Colombia
1,540,000
51
8
Daniel Palau
Spain
1,290,000
43
9
Kenneth Kim
Korea
1,270,000
42
10
Fabian Niederreiter
Germany
1,260,000
42
Some of poker’s biggest names were on the felt, all chasing the coveted title and adding to their impressive careers. John Juanda, Kristen Foxen, Freddy Deeb, Chance Kornuth, Nicholas Seward, and Faraz Jaka were among the star-studded field, each determined to boost their earnings and rack up more bracelets. Unfortunately, they all busted before the day’s end.
Kristen Foxen
Players battled through a grueling 21 levels of play, facing intense pressure during a long bubble stretch that saw five players exit all at once, making for a dramatic and exhausting day.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
$574,223
18-23
$26,315
2
$382,774
24-29
$21,125
3
$267,626
30-35
$17,289
4
$189,863
36-41
$14,375
5
$136,701
42-47
$12,161
6
$99,913
48-53
$10,471
7
$74,146
54-59
$9,180
8-9
$55,882
60-69
$8,196
10-11
$42,783
12-17
$33,282
Tuesday at noon, play will resume with Level 22, blinds 15,000/30,000 and a 30,000 big blind ante, playing 30-minute levels. The schedule for Day 2 is set to continue straight through until a champion is crowned.
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