Event #56: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-29-2017 11:21 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Neil Patel	25,000	25,000
Nathan Bjerno	25,000	25,000
Dani Stern	25,000	25,000
Mike Vanier	25,000	25,000
Mike Dentale	25,000	25,000
Andy Black	25,000	25,000
Sam Greenwood	25,000	25,000
Dong Guo	25,000	25,000
Ted Lawson	25,000	25,000
Kyle Bowker	25,000	25,000
Jimmy Guerrero	25,000	25,000
Ari Engel	25,000	25,000
Federico Butteroni	25,000	25,000

Names in the Field

Shirley Ang

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Shorr	25,000
Michael Gathy	25,000
Matt Affleck	25,000
Thomas Boivin	25,000
Gaurav Raina	25,000
Jeff Gross	25,000
Melissa Gillett	25,000
Tim Reilly	25,000
Jonathan Little	25,000

Level: 1

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

06-29-2017 09:28 UTC-7

Welcome to Event #56: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em

Shirley Ang

Today Event #56: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em is set to begin at 11 a.m. Last year, 863 players entered this event with Yue Du taking home that coveted gold WSOP bracelet and the first prize of $800,586. Du became the first player from the People's Republic of China to win a World Series of Poker bracelet.

This will be a four-day event. Players who enter will receive 25,000 in tournament chips. Levels will be 60 minutes long with 20-minute breaks every two levels and a 90-minute dinner break after the sixth level. Ten levels of play are scheduled for today with registration open through the break after Level 8 which should come at approximately 9.30 p.m.

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Tags: Yue Du

Event #56: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em

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