Live Updates - 2005 2005 Five Diamond World Poker Classic (WPT) - No-Limit Hold'em Championship Day 1 Chip Count - Poker Tournaments

EVENT: No-Limit Hold'em Championship Day 1 Chip Count

ROUND: N/A BLINDS: N/A ANTE: N/A PLAYERS LEFT: 555

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Mon Dec 12 21:00:00 -0800 2005

Player of the Year Contenders

The WPT Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic will resume tomorrow at 12:00 noon. Official chip counts will be released by the casino in the middle of the night. Return to CardPlayer.com tomorrow for continuing live coverage of all the action.

Here's an update on the Top 15 Player of the Year contenders, and where they stand at the end of the day.

1. Men Nguyen - $44,000 in chips

2. John Phan - eliminated

3. Allen Cunningham - eliminated

4. Michael Mizrachi - $172,000 in chips

5. Michael Gracz - $81,050 in chips

6. Tony Ma - $36,000 in chips

7. Ted Forrest - eliminated

8. Gavin Smith - eliminated

9. Max Pescatori - $29,500 in chips

10. John Hoang - did not play

11. Amir Vahedi - eliminated

12. Scotty Nguyen - $12,200 in chips

13. Erick Lindgren - $62,000 in chips

14. Freddy Deeb - $35,000 in chips

15. Mark Seif - $73,625 in chips

Mon Dec 12 20:51:00 -0800 2005

Play Comes to an End

The last level of the day comes to an end, and the players are now bagging and tagging their chips for tomorrow. New seating assignments will be chosen at random by the tournament staff tonight, and the official chip counts will be released by the casino in the middle of the night.

An end-of-day update for the Player of the Year contenders will be coming soon.

Mon Dec 12 20:45:00 -0800 2005

Day One Almost Finished

This is the last level of the day, and play should end about 8:51 pm.

Mon Dec 12 20:40:00 -0800 2005

Men "The Master" Nguyen Doubles Through Alan Goehring

Men "The Master" Nguyen (currently ranked #1 in Card Player's Player of the Year standings) just cracked Alan Goehring's pocket aces with a lowly 7-6. The board read 6-4-3-6-3, giving Nguyen a full house, and doubling him up to about $45,000 in chips.

Mon Dec 12 20:15:00 -0800 2005

Updated Chip Counts

Updated chip counts have been posted; click on the "Chip Counts" tab for the most recent numbers. There are approximately 375 players left in the field, with an average chip count of $44,400.

Mon Dec 12 20:04:00 -0800 2005

Gus Hansen Eliminated

Gus Hansen is eliminated when his pocket eights fail to improve against Mel Judah's pocket kings.

Mon Dec 12 19:58:00 -0800 2005

Cecelia Nordenstam Eliminated

Cecelia Nordenstam has just been eliminated from the tournament.

Mon Dec 12 19:10:00 -0800 2005

Player of the Year Contenders

Here's an update on the Top 15 Player of the Year contenders who are eager to add to their point totals:

1. Men Nguyen - $34,000 in chips

2. John Phan - eliminated

3. Allen Cunningham - eliminated

4. Michael Mizrachi - $114,000 in chips

5. Michael Gracz - $87,000 in chips

6. Tony Ma - $41,000 in chips

7. Ted Forrest - eliminated

8. Gavin Smith - eliminated

9. Max Pescatori - $30,000 in chips

10. John Hoang - did not play

11. Amir Vahedi - eliminated

12. Scotty Nguyen - $37,000 in chips

13. Erick Lindgren - $60,000 in chips

14. Freddy Deeb - $44,000 in chips

15. Mark Seif - $60,500 in chips

Mon Dec 12 19:07:00 -0800 2005

15-Minute Break; Blinds Increasing to $300-$600 ($75 Ante)

The players take a 15-minute break before the blinds increase to $300-$600, with a $75 ante. The tournament clock shows 420 players remaining, with an average chip count of $39,642.

Mon Dec 12 19:06:00 -0800 2005

Young Phan Eliminated

Shortly before the break, Young Phan was eliminated. Following a flop of 10c-6d-3c, Phan pushed all in. His only opponent, Patrick Antonius called and showed pocket Jacks. Phan turned over A-4, clearly on a draw. The turn was the 4h and the river came the 2h. Antonius' Jacks held up and Young Phan was eliminated.

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