DAY 1 B WSOP (Update)
13 July 2007
1 545 entrants for main event heat
The main event action at the World Series of Poker
continued to climb as Day 1B attracted a field of 1 545,
with a possible 1 600 or more players planned for Day 1
C.
And in Day 1A (see previous InfoPowa report) a 1 287
player turnout was disappointingly lower than the
previous year's 3 000 registrations when play commenced,
with 837 players eliminated by the early hours of the
following morning after around 16 hours of tough poker
action, leaving 450 hopefuls to go through to the next
round.
Tinten Olivier has the top chip stack from Day 1A on 270
500, with his nearest rival John Dutchak on 209 600. It
was a hard day for many celebrities, with poker pro
Barry Greenstein one of the few poker stars to finish
high on the list in Day 1A. Former World Champions Bobby
Baldwin and Huck Seed also survived Day 1A, but with
limited chips. Television celebrity Brad Garrett of
"Everybody loves Raymond" fame also survived with a
$70,000 chip stack, and movie Spiderman Tobey McGuire
made it through as well.
Players have the option of four starting days - 1A
through 1D - on registration, and many make the choice a
strategic decision, says WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey
Pollack. "It's a combination of strategy and choice," he
says.
Day 1B is now in progress and the player list includes
experienced hands like former World Champions Dan
Harrington, Joe Hachem, Tom McEvoy and Scotty Nguyen.
Also playing are celebrities Montel Williams, Norm
MacDonald, Howard Lederer, Annie Duke, Kathy Liebert,
Paul Wasicka, Robert Mizrachi, Patrik Antonius, Tony G,
Bill Chen, Sam Farha and David Williams.
Online Casino News courtesy of
InfoPowa
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