Es ist das bisher größte Feld in einem Limit Holdem Turnier der diesjährigen WSOP. 166 Spieler kreierten einen Preispool von $780.200. Der Sieger erhält $206.760. Zwei Deutsche und ein Österreicher sind noch im Rennen. Chipleader ist der Amerikaner Nicholas Derke.
Oldschool-Poker in Reinkultur. Das Limit Holdem Turnier mit einem Buy-In von $5.000 zog auch in diesem Jahr die Mathematiker unter den Pokerspielern an die Tische. Mit dabei waren nicht nur der Titelverteidiger Daniel Idema und der Führende in der WSOP-Player Of The Year-Wertung John Monnette, sondern auch die beiden Deutschen Roman Draheim und Alexander Zgorzelski, sowie der österreichische Altmeister Harry Casagrande. Alle drei hielten sich am Ende im Feld der verbliebenen 109 Spieler.
Die beste Platzierung hat Draheim mit 31.700 Chips auf Rang 25. Zgorzelski hat 16.100 Chips auf Rang 72 und Casagrande 14.700 Chips auf Rang 75.
Schon ausgeschieden sind David Chiu, Carlos Mortensen, Maria Ho, John Racener und Dan Kelly.
Noch mit dabei, wenn’s heute weitergeht: Shawn Keller, Jason Mercier, Dwyte Pilgrim und Terrence Chan. Chipleader ist Nicholas Derke gefolgt von Warwick Mirzikinian, welcher schon Dritter im $5.000 Mixed-Max wurde.
18 Spieler werden am Ende im Geld sein und der Sieger erhält $206.760.
Chipcounts
| RANK | PLAYER | CITY /STATE/COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | ROOM /TABLE/SEAT |
| 1 | Nicholas Derke | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 74.300 | Amazon / 407 / 5 |
| 2 | Warwick Mirzikinian | MOSMAN NEW SOUTH WHAL | 71.200 | Amazon / 403 / 9 |
| 3 | Kenneth Shei | MENLO PARK, CA, US | 47.400 | Amazon / 405 / 8 |
| 4 | Mark Burford | SHREVEPORT, LA, US | 47.100 | Amazon / 403 / 1 |
| 5 | Melissa Burr | MOUNT LAUREL, NJ, US | 46.100 | Amazon / 409 / 1 |
| 6 | Shawn Keller | CHANDLER, AZ, US | 44.500 | Amazon / 410 / 4 |
| 7 | Jerrod Ankenman | AVON, CT, US | 44.400 | Amazon / 399 / 1 |
| 8 | Matthew Woodward | WATERBORO, ME, US | 42.400 | Amazon / 411 / 6 |
| 9 | Mori Eskandani | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 40.600 | Amazon / 408 / 3 |
| 10 | Andrew Finkernagel | Pocono Lake, PA, US | 40.400 | Amazon / 409 / 4 |
| 11 | Terrence Chan | VANCOUVER, BC, CA | 39.200 | Amazon / 404 / 7 |
| 12 | Matt Glantz | LAFAYETTE HILL, PA, US | 39.000 | Amazon / 411 / 1 |
| 13 | Todd Witteles | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 38.900 | Amazon / 407 / 7 |
| 14 | Chris Tryba | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 38.000 | Amazon / 409 / 2 |
| 15 | Douglas Rutherford | LONGMONT, CO, US | 37.800 | Amazon / 402 / 8 |
| 16 | Dario Alioto | PALERMO, , IT | 37.400 | Amazon / 401 / 6 |
| 17 | Steven Kelly | CAMARILLO, CA, US | 37.400 | Amazon / 401 / 3 |
| 18 | John Centeno | CHICAGO, IL, US | 37.200 | Amazon / 406 / 8 |
| 19 | Hung Le | UNION CITY, CA, US | 36.500 | Amazon / 405 / 2 |
| 20 | Aubin Cazals | VALLESVILLES, FR | 36.400 | Amazon / 407 / 1 |
| 21 | Charles Indyg | EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ, | 36.300 | Amazon / 400 / 3 |
| 22 | Brandon Demes | CHANDLER, AZ, US | 33.400 | Amazon / 402 / 3 |
| 23 | Michael Carter | Vancouver, BC, CA | 32.100 | Amazon / 402 / 1 |
| 24 | Anh Van Nguyen | TORONTO, ON, CA | 32.100 | Amazon / 410 / 5 |
| 25 | Roman Draheim | Muenster, , DE | 31.700 | Amazon / 408 / 8 |
| 26 | Richard Lyndaker | CHAUMONT, NY, US | 31.500 | Amazon / 404 / 2 |
| 27 | Jennifer Traniello | RENO, NV, US | 30.800 | Amazon / 405 / 4 |
| 28 | Samuel Golbuff | ALBUQUERQUE, NM, US | 30.600 | Amazon / 399 / 8 |
| 29 | Raymond Dehkharghani | Prairie Village, KS, US | 30.300 | Amazon / 400 / 7 |
| 30 | Kevin Song | DIAMOND BAR, CA, US | 29.100 | Amazon / 405 / 9 |
| 31 | Aaron Gustavson | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 28.900 | Amazon / 408 / 1 |
| 32 | Jesse Martin | SHREWSBURY, MA, US | 28.300 | Amazon / 403 / 5 |
| 33 | John Holdren | GREELEY, CO, US | 28.000 | Amazon / 407 / 9 |
| 34 | Hope Williams | TEMPLE, AZ, US | 27.800 | Amazon / 410 / 7 |
| 35 | Huck Seed | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 26.500 | Amazon / 402 / 5 |
| 36 | James Metcalf | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 26.300 | Amazon / 399 / 9 |
| 37 | Brian Tate | CHANDLER, AZ, US | 26.100 | Amazon / 408 / 7 |
| 38 | Michael Schneider | MINNEAPOLIS, MN, US | 26.000 | Amazon / 410 / 2 |
| 39 | Timothy Ebenhoeh | CHESANING, MI, US | 25.700 | Amazon / 404 / 5 |
| 40 | David Baker | KENNER, LA, US | 25.100 | Amazon / 406 / 2 |
| 41 | Daniel Shak | BRYN MAWR, PA, US | 24.700 | Amazon / 401 / 8 |
| 42 | Annie Duke | LOS ANGELES, CA, US | 24.600 | Amazon / 406 / 5 |
| 43 | Jeff Lisandro | SALERNO, IT | 24.200 | Amazon / 404 / 4 |
| 44 | Michael Glick | BALA CYNWYD, PA, US | 24.200 | Amazon / 406 / 6 |
| 45 | Michael Pierce | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA, US | 24.100 | Amazon / 410 / 8 |
| 46 | William Mcclain | BARNHART, MO, US | 22.900 | Amazon / 404 / 3 |
| 47 | George Lind | GILBERT, AZ, US | 22.800 | Amazon / 405 / 1 |
| 48 | Tyler Bonkowski | REGINA, SK, CA | 22.100 | Amazon / 401 / 7 |
| 49 | Ben Yu | HENDERSON, NV, US | 21.900 | Amazon / 401 / 2 |
| 50 | Gabriel Nassif | PARIS, , FR | 21.500 | Amazon / 400 / 9 |
| 51 | Jason Mercier | DAVIE, FL, US | 21.200 | Amazon / 401 / 5 |
| 52 | Ron Burke | LA SELVA BEACH, CA, US | 20.700 | Amazon / 399 / 7 |
| 53 | Andrew Prock | BRISBANE, CA, US | 20.600 | Amazon / 409 / 3 |
| 54 | Joseph Saccone | VENICE, CA, US | 20.300 | Amazon / 410 / 3 |
| 55 | Flavio Ferrari Zumbini | ROME, , IT | 20.200 | Amazon / 411 / 4 |
| 56 | Matt Szymaszek | CHARLESTOWN, MA, US | 20.200 | Amazon / 408 / 5 |
| 57 | Benjamin Scholl | TRAPPE, PA, US | 19.900 | Amazon / 404 / 9 |
| 58 | Jeremy Kottler | SANTA MONICA, CA, US | 19.800 | Amazon / 411 / 8 |
| 59 | Tom McCormick | FARGO, ND, US | 19.700 | Amazon / 400 / 2 |
| 60 | Ian Johns | NEWCASTLE, WA, US | 19.000 | Amazon / 405 / 6 |
| 61 | Greg Mueller | VANCOUVER, BC, CA | 18.700 | Amazon / 409 / 5 |
| 62 | Gary Lent | RIVERSIDE, CA, US | 18.500 | Amazon / 403 / 4 |
| 63 | Erick Lindgren | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 18.400 | Amazon / 410 / 1 |
| 64 | John Juanda | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 17.900 | Amazon / 405 / 5 |
| 65 | Yegor Tsurikov | PLEASANT HILL, CA, US | 17.500 | Amazon / 402 / 2 |
| 66 | Robert Redman | LIBERTY, MO, US | 17.500 | Amazon / 407 / 6 |
| 67 | Nicholas Muraca | EAST SYRACUSE, NY, US | 17.000 | Amazon / 399 / 5 |
| 68 | Andrew Rosskamm | GATES MILLS, OH, US | 16.900 | Amazon / 406 / 4 |
| 69 | Ugur Marangoz | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 16.700 | Amazon / 411 / 7 |
| 70 | Marc Suelflow | BRODHEAD, WI, US | 16.600 | Amazon / 399 / 3 |
| 71 | Marwan Abdelal | LOS ANGELES, CA, US | 16.500 | Amazon / 400 / 4 |
| 72 | Alexander Zgorzelski | Nelkenstr, , DE | 16.100 | Amazon / 406 / 3 |
| 73 | J.C. Tran | SACRAMENTO, CA, US | 15.800 | Amazon / 409 / 9 |
| 74 | Sean Snyder | SAN DIEGO, CA, US | 14.900 | Amazon / 403 / 2 |
| 75 | Harald Casagrande | Enns, , AT | 14.700 | Amazon / 400 / 8 |
| 76 | Kenny Hsiung | PICO RIVERA, CA, US | 14.300 | Amazon / 402 / 6 |
| 77 | Alexander Kuzmin | MOSCOW, , RU | 14.000 | Amazon / 402 / 9 |
| 78 | Cathleen Tran | IRVINE, CA, US | 13.400 | Amazon / 402 / 7 |
| 79 | Mack Lee | LOS ANGELES, CA, US | 12.900 | Amazon / 399 / 6 |
| 80 | Isaac Hagerling | CHICAGO, IL, US | 12.800 | Amazon / 406 / 7 |
| 81 | Eric Froehlich | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 12.600 | Amazon / 408 / 4 |
| 82 | Vitaly Lunkin | MOSCOW, , RU | 12.000 | Amazon / 399 / 2 |
| 83 | Matt Keikoan | SAN RAFAEL, CA, US | 11.300 | Amazon / 408 / 2 |
| 84 | Mark Gregorich | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 11.200 | Amazon / 403 / 3 |
| 85 | Raul Paez | BARCELONA, , ES | 11.100 | Amazon / 406 / 9 |
| 86 | Chung Law | MILPITAS, CA, US | 11.100 | Amazon / 411 / 3 |
| 87 | Jarno Harkonen | FI | 10.900 | Amazon / 400 / 5 |
| 88 | Daniel Negreanu | TORONTO, ON, CA | 10.900 | Amazon / 400 / 1 |
| 89 | Chris Overgard | LONE TREE, CO, US | 10.800 | Amazon / 408 / 9 |
| 90 | Philip Tom | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 9.800 | Amazon / 407 / 8 |
| 91 | James Davis | CHICAGO, IL, US | 9.300 | Amazon / 405 / 3 |
| 92 | Brandon Wong | CLOVIS, CA, US | 9.300 | Amazon / 401 / 9 |
| 93 | Mark Radoja | GUELPH, ON, CA | 8.800 | Amazon / 405 / 7 |
| 94 | Jeff Shulman | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 7.600 | Amazon / 402 / 4 |
| 95 | Casey McCarrel | WALNUT CREEK, CA, US | 7.500 | Amazon / 399 / 4 |
| 96 | Joseph Kuether | ELM GROVE, WI, US | 7.400 | Amazon / 409 / 6 |
| 97 | Shawn Buchanan | ABBOTSFORD, BC, CA | 6.900 | Amazon / 403 / 8 |
| 98 | Dwyte Pilgrim | BROOKLYN, NY, US | 6.800 | Amazon / 407 / 4 |
| 99 | Adrian Flores | ALAMEDA, CA, US | 6.700 | Amazon / 404 / 1 |
| 100 | Marco Johnson | WALNUT CREEK, CA, US | 6.300 | Amazon / 411 / 9 |
| 101 | Brent Wheeler | SAINT CHARLES, IL, US | 4.100 | Amazon / 409 / 8 |
| 102 | Andrey Zaichenko | MOSCOW, , RU | 3.500 | Amazon / 400 / 6 |
| 103 | Daniel Idema | VANCOUVER, BC, CA | 3.500 | Amazon / 407 / 3 |
| 104 | Humberto Brenes | CR | 3.400 | Amazon / 406 / 1 |
| 105 | Tam Hang | NEWCASTLE, WA, US | 3.000 | Amazon / 401 / 1 |
| 106 | Dale Burner | ORANGE, CA, US | 1.200 | Amazon / 403 / 6 |
| 107 | Matthew Schreiber | LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA, US | 500 | Amazon / 407 / 2 |
| 108 | Michael Winnett | COOPER CITY, FL, US | 1 | Amazon / 410 / 9 |
| 109 | Ayman Qutami | REDWOOD CITY, CA, US | 1 | Amazon / 411 / 2 |
