Wed Sep 28 19:18:00 -0700 2005
Day One, Flight Three Comes to an End
Day one, flight three comes to an end with eight tables still in action (approximately 80 players). The official numbers will be released later tonight, but the chip leaders appear to be Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi ($124,600) and Cliff "Johnny Bax" Josephy ($104,100). Other players with big chip counts late in the day were Andrew Wiggins (approximately $96,000) and Frank Sinopoli ($83,300).
Official chip counts will be posted as soon as they are available.
Wed Sep 28 19:11:00 -0700 2005
100 K Club
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi and Cliff "Johnny Bax" Josephy have both reached the $100,000 mark in chips.
Wed Sep 28 19:09:00 -0700 2005
Yakov Hirsch Eliminated
Yakov Hirsch has been eliminated.
Wed Sep 28 18:50:00 -0700 2005
"The Grinder" has Chips
Beware. "The Grinder" has built his stack to roughly $80,000 in chips, and is determined to be chip leader by the end of the day.
Wed Sep 28 18:40:00 -0700 2005
Victor Ramdin Doubles Up
This was a wacky one. The small blind pushed all in, and Victor Ramdin called for his last $5,000 or so in chips. The small blind showed 9d-2d, and Ramdin showed 6-6. The flop came A-A-2, pairing the small blind's deuce, but still leaving him behind in the hand. Then the turn dropped, and it was a deuce, making the small blind an unlikely full boat. The river was perhaps even more unlikely, when the third ace fell, counterfeiting the small blind's full house, and making Victor Ramdin a full house. Victor Ramdin doubles up. If Ramdin makes it to day 2, this unlikely turn of the cards will surely be a talking point.
Wed Sep 28 18:11:00 -0700 2005
New Chip Count Available
There are apporoximately 85 players remaining on 9 tables. The average chip count is $27,058. Please click the chip counts tab for the latest chip stacks of notables in today's field.
Wed Sep 28 18:04:00 -0700 2005
Coloring Up Chips; Blinds Increasing to $400-$800 ($100 Ante)
There is a short break as the green ($25) chips are colored up and raced off the tables. This is not an official break for the players, but they are free to leave the tables. When action resumes, the blinds will increase to $400-$800, with a $100 ante.
Wed Sep 28 17:39:00 -0700 2005
Erick Lindgren Doubles Up
After moving all in on the previous hand for only $1,950, Erick Lindgren moves all in again, but this time he is called by the player in seat 3. Lindgren shows pocket aces and the other player has A-J of diamonds. The flop comes 10-10-5 with one diamond, but the turn puts another diamond out there with the 3d, giving Lindgren's opponent the flush draw. The river card is a nice, black nine for Lindgren, and he doubles up to about $5,000.
Wed Sep 28 17:30:00 -0700 2005
Official Prize Pool
The official numbers have been released. There were 647 players who entered the tournament, creating a total prize pool of $3,235,000. The top 125 finishers will be paid, and first prize is $1 million. Here is the complete list of payouts:
1st: $1,000,000
2nd: $440,450
3rd: $300,000
4th: $200,000
5th: $150,000
6th: $100,000
7th: $60,000
8th: $40,000
9th: $30,000
10th: $20,000
11th-20th: $12,000
21st-30th: $10,000
31st-40th: $8,000
41st-100th: $6,000
101st-125th: $5,500
Wed Sep 28 17:22:00 -0700 2005
Marsha Waggoner Nearly Doubles Up
Marsha Waggoner pushes all in for $7,350 from early position. The next player to act calls all in for $6,825, and everyone else folds. Waggoner shows pocket queens, and the other player shows -- pocket deuces. Not what you'd call a very powerful hand for calling an all-in bet. Especially with your tournament life on the line. The board came 9-8-4-K-10, and the other player was eliminated as Marsha Waggoner nearly doubles up to about $15,000.
