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It looks as though with late registration now ended for Day 1a that we had a total of 897 runners come out today. That's the number tourney staff are telling us at present, anyway, although the official announcement regarding entrants is still to come.
The first Day One has traditionally drawn the fewest entrants. In 2010, the Main Event saw 1,125 turn out on Day 1a, the smallest turnout of the four Day Ones last year.
| Player | Points | Cashes | Final Tables | Bracelets | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Hellmuth | 710.25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | $1,591,004 |
| Ben Lamb | 659.05 | 4 | 3 | 1 | $1,331,832 |
| Brian Rast | 550 | 3 | 2 | 2 | $1,976,522 |
| Chris Moorman | 486.20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | $1,051,466 |
| Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier | 479.25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | $811,639 |
| Sam Stein | 416.13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | $731,279 |
| Joe Ebanks | 410.25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | $1,179,031 |
| Owais Ahmed | 408.03 | 5 | 2 | 1 | $764,997 |
| Mikhail Lakhitov | 401.80 | 5 | 2 | 1 | $851,058 |
| Jason Mercier | 385.33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | $696,438 |
| Mitch Schock | 364.81 | 5 | 3 | 1 | $406,018 |
| Sean Getzwiller | 343 | 3 | 2 | 1 | $672,627 |
*Through Event #55
Picking up the action on a 
board, both Kai Chang and Len Ashby checked to Vince Van Patten and he bet 8,000. Chang called, as did Ashby after about one minute in the tank.
Van Patten mucked immediately, while Chang tabled 
. Ashby flashed 
saying, "Knew I had Vince!"
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
16,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
|
11,000
-12,400
|
-12,400 |
We passed by table 360 and caught a glimpse of a shiny gold bracelet and a big stack. We realized it was Marsha Wolak who not even a week ago took down the Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship for $192,344. She has about 70,000 which is a very healthy stack at the time being so we'll definitely be keeping a good eye on our Ladies Champ here in the last levels of Day 1a.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000 |
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
93,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
62,000
1,800
|
1,800 |
|
|
57,200
-8,800
|
-8,800 |
|
|
56,000 | |
|
|
51,000
-2,200
|
-2,200 |
|
|
38,600 | |
|
|
37,700
21,375
|
21,375 |
|
|
36,475
-8,525
|
-8,525 |
|
|
36,100
-2,400
|
-2,400 |
|
34,000
500
|
500 |
|
||
|
|
33,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
29,800
-6,700
|
-6,700 |
|
|
28,000
-1,300
|
-1,300 |
|
|
24,325
-8,675
|
-8,675 |
|
|
21,300
-700
|
-700 |
|
18,700
2,200
|
2,200 |
|
||
|
|
18,600
7,600
|
7,600 |
|
|
17,200
1,100
|
1,100 |
|
8,125
-5,275
|
-5,275 |
|
1,800
-8,625
|
-8,625 |
|
||
Johhny "World" Hennigan has joined the ranks of those failing to make it through Day 1a, as he was just recently eliminated.
Jani Sointula has seen his chip stack steadily rise all throughout the day, and he has just taken his spot back on top of our leaderboard. We caught the end of a hand against his opponent, where both players went on quite a roller coaster. The two players got the money in on the flop of 
. Sointula held 
and his opponent had 
. Sointula had the big lead, but it didn't last long, as a hit the turn. However, Sointula continued his hot streak today, as a spiked on the river, giving Sointula the hand and boosting his stack over 100k as he scored another knockout.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
112,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
A player in middle position opened for 675 and was called by Filippo Candio on the button and the player in the small blind.
The flop brought the 
and the small blind checked, prompting a 1,425 c-bet from the original raiser. Candio called and the small blind folded.
Both players checked the 
turn. When a 
came on the river, Candio's opponent checked and Candio fired a small 1,200 bet, which got a quick call out of his opponent.
Candio tabled 
for a pair of nines and his opponent revealed 
for a turned pair of queens, which awarded him the pot.
"I tried to value," Candio said with a grin.
Candio is still sitting healthy with 61,000.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
61,000
3,800
|
3,800 |
We caught up with the action to see TJ Clouiter lead out for 900 on a flop of 
. His opponent made the call and fourth street paired the board with the falling.
Cloutier continued the aggression, this time betting 2,000. Once again his opponent made the call and the two men saw the hit the river. Cloutier bet out for a third time, pushing 3,000 into the middle. His opponent looked incredibly discouraged and finally mucked 
face up, making the assumption to everyone that he thought Cloutier caught the flush on the river.
"You were behind the whole time," remarked Cloutier, showing the table . Cloutier is now up to 46,000.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
|
46,000
9,900
|
9,900 |
After a rough couple of levels, Doyle Brunson was down to his last 4,375 in chips. Action folded to Steve Costello in late position who raised to 750 and Brunson, who was next to act in the hijack, re-raised all in. Action folded back to Costello who called.
Brunson: 
Costello: 
With the rail on its feet and the TV crew rushing over to film the action, Brunson was ahead but just barely heading to the flop. Unfortunately for Brunson, the flop came 
vaulting Costello into the lead with two pair. Brunson would need a lot of help to survive. The turn brought the and the river was the and Brunson was eliminated. He smiled warmly and shook Costello's hand along with the other players at the table before making his exit to applause and cheers from throughout the Amazon Room.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
|---|---|---|
|
Eliminato | |
|
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