Gestern startet die World Series of Poker traditionell mit dem $565 Casino Employees NLH Turnier. Nach über 12 gespielten Stunden kann der US-Amerikaner Stephan Gilbert mit 236.500 Chips den Tag als Chipleader beenden. Mit etwas Abstand liegt sein Landsmann Blake Robbins mit 233.000 Chips.
Im Preispool liegen $344.000 und auf den Sieger warten neben dem Bracelet $75.704 Preisgeld. Noch sind 51 Spieler im Rennen und jeder hat bereits $1.341 sicher.
Anbei die Chipcounts nach Tag 1:
| Entries: 688 | Remaining Players (at EOD): 51 | Places Paid: 72 | ||||
| Buyin: $565 | Prize Pool: $344,000 | |||||
| RANK | PLAYER | CITY / STATE / COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | |||
| 1 | Stephen Gilbert | Troutdale, OR, US | 236,500 | |||
| 2 | Blake Robbins | BOCA RATON, FL, US | 233,000 | |||
| 3 | Greg Seiden | FLUSHING, NY, US | 180,000 | |||
| 4 | Michael Kahn | San Diego, CA, US | 173,500 | |||
| 5 | Gary Kochalka | Reno, NV, US | 145,000 | |||
| 6 | Martin Butler | Ottawa, , CA | 127,000 | |||
| 7 | Jesse Kertland | Ellensburg, WA, US | 118,500 | |||
| 8 | Nghia Nguyen | Las Vegas, NV, US | 110,500 | |||
| 9 | Doi Huynh | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 104,500 | |||
| 10 | Chris Jones | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 103,500 | |||
| 11 | Ryan Brown | Spokane, WA, US | 97,500 | |||
| 12 | DID NOT REPORT | 92,500 | ||||
| 13 | Craig Lahr | Largo, FL, US | 87,000 | |||
| 14 | Sarah Lee | Honolulu, HI, US | 81,000 | |||
| 15 | Zachary Seufert | OXNARD, CA, US | 78,000 | |||
| 16 | Tamir Ilcafass | SHAKOPEE, MN, US | 74,500 | |||
| 17 | Morton Davis | PENSACOLA, Fl, US | 72,000 | |||
| 18 | Thomas Mcfadden | BREA, CA, US | 71,000 | |||
| 19 | Billy Johnson | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 69,000 | |||
| 20 | Robert Fechser | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 67,000 | |||
| 21 | Aiping Xue | Bountiful, UT, US | 66,000 | |||
| 22 | Priscilla Coyne | Sacramento, CA, US | 65,500 | |||
| 23 | James Fondren | North Las Vegas, NV, US | 63,000 | |||
| 24 | Brian Baron | SAN DIEGO, CA, US | 61,500 | |||
| 25 | Lyle Woodbury | Scottsdale, AZ, US | 54,500 | |||
| 26 | John Pack | HENDERSON, TN, US | 52,000 | |||
| 27 | Robert Ostler | San Diego, CA, US | 50,500 | |||
| 28 | Johnny Gagelonia | Edmonton, AB, CA | 50,000 | |||
| 29 | Conrad Monica | HEMET, CA, US | 47,500 | |||
| 30 | Justin Turner | MANASSAS, VA, US | 47,000 | |||
| 31 | Brandon Barnette | Corona, CA, US | 47,000 | |||
| 32 | Xai Vang | Banning, CA, US | 43,500 | |||
| 33 | David Wells | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 38,000 | |||
| 34 | Spencer Mclaughlin | Havertown, PA, US | 38,000 | |||
| 35 | Brian Wyman | Las Vegas, NV, US | 37,000 | |||
| 36 | Derek Shoemaker | Yakima, WA, US | 36,000 | |||
| 37 | Marcus Pruitt | LOS ANGELES, CA, US | 33,000 | |||
| 38 | Bryan Corrigan | Westlake, OH, US | 33,000 | |||
| 39 | David Hong | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 30,500 | |||
| 40 | Nathan Bolinger | Modesto, CA, US | 29,500 | |||
| 41 | Jeremy Mccollum | LAS VEGAS, NV, US | 29,000 | |||
Quelle: WSOP.com
