Day 1 Heat 3 has come to a close. The players are bagging their chips and getting ready to head home. Click chip counts for an end of the evening tally of chip stacks for the notables left in the field. Play will resume tomorrow at 12 p.m. Pacific time. Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com for all of your "Day 2" coverage.
Sun Jul 10 02:10:00 -0700 2005
Blinds Increase to $300-$600 ($75 Ante)
The players have just entered Level 8, with blinds of $300-$600, with a $75 ante. Play will continue without a break, as there are only 24 minutes of play left.
Sun Jul 10 02:06:00 -0700 2005
"I can't do anything right." -Huck Seed
Huck Seed just got into a raising war preflop with his opponent that ended with them getting it all in the middle. What started as a potentially exciting hand, ended up anticlimactic as both Seed and his opponent held A-K. The board didn't bring any freak flushes, and the pot was chopped. "I can't do anything right," Seed lamented at the conclusion of the hand.
Sun Jul 10 02:00:00 -0700 2005
The Bewitching Hour
It's 2 a.m. in Vegas and it shows. The players are getting loopy at the end of this 15 hour day. Kenna James has taken to dancing an singing while he is not in a hand, a sure sign that it's about time to go home.
Sun Jul 10 01:43:00 -0700 2005
Getting Close to Bedtime
As morning slowly begins to replace the night, things are slowing down a bit here in the Amazon room. One dealer made the comment of not seeing a flop for the last hour. He was overheard asking the players at his table, "What's it called when I put out three cards again?" The players are undoubtedly tired as we are nearing the end of a 15 hour day.
Sun Jul 10 01:40:00 -0700 2005
Robert Williamson III Eliminated
Robert Williamson III has just been eliminated from the 2005 WSOP Championship event. All the money was in after seeing a flop of 7-7-2. Williamson III was very short stacked when he pushed all in and was holding A-5. His opponent, Danny Heinbender turned over pocket 9's. Both the turn and the river couldn't help Robert Williamson III and he has been eliminated.
Sun Jul 10 01:36:00 -0700 2005
New Chip Count
To view the most updated chip count, click the chip counts tab.
Sun Jul 10 01:26:00 -0700 2005
The Top 2,000 Players
Tournament Director Johnny Grooms just announced that the players have just reached the final 2,000 mark. (It's unfortunate the people who busted at the end of days 1a and 1b never had the same privilege.) This announcement was greeted by loud applause from throughout the room.
Grooms followed that up with, "Only 1,440 more to go until the money!" This comment received silence from the players.
Sun Jul 10 01:24:00 -0700 2005
3 Way All-In
There was just a hand at table 127 which involved three players going all-in. David Seidman had pocket Queens, George Kubal had pocket Kings, and another opponent showed pocket Aces. The board came 8-6-2-8-Q, giving David Seidman a full house. Pocket Queens cracked both pocket Kings and pocket Aces. Sitting at the table was Mike Matusow who had this to say: "See guys, poker is all skill."
Sun Jul 10 01:20:00 -0700 2005
Tony Ma Eliminated
Tony Ma has just been eliminated from the tournament.
