Event #56: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #56: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,896,950
Entries
623
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000
Welcome to Event #56: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
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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Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Names in the Field
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 |
Early to Rise, Early to Grind
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
Add to the List
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
Chen Fires a River Raise
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Facing a bet of 3,600 from the big blind on a completed board of 
, James Chen put in a raise to 10,500 from the button. His opponent tanked for a minute or so and let it go, and Chen's working his way up from the starting stack early on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,500 |
New Names Before Noon
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
Metaal Joins the Superstar Table
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
One table stands out in the Amazon Tan, boasting several well known faces from the poker globe.
Dani Stern arrived for an early 11 a.m. start just like he did for yesterday's Day 1 of the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship. Two seats to Stern's right, there's Shannon Shorr. And two seats to Shorr's left one finds Ari Engel.
Add one more familiar name to the table as well, as Govert Metaal just arrived with his tournament receipt, taking a hot seat between Shorr and Stern.
Metaal is fresh off a sixth-place finish in the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Bounty tournament for $48,386. The Dutch poker aficionado will face even tougher field in this tournament, but Metaal has been a regular in the €10,000 high rollers in Europe and has a ton of experience battling in stacked fields.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
Gillett Looks at Top Two
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Melissa Gillett was in the cutoff, facing an opponent sitting in the hijack.
Both players checked the turn with the board showing 
, then the 
fell on the river. The player in the hijack led out 1,100 this time and Gillett called, but mucked after seeing her opponent's 
for top two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,000 | 1,000 |