Event 59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1a Completed
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 59: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$4,158,000
Entries
4,620
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
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Level 9
: 300/600, 75 ante
The first of two starting days in Event 59, $1,000 No Limit Hold’em, of the World Series of Poker is in the books. A total of 1,740 elected to play today and only 256 remain. Tournament officials stopped play once they had reached a point where just 15% of the field remained. Leading them all is Ronald Lee after bagging up 79,325.
Chasing Lee are Dominik Nitsche (67,800), David Stefanski (65,400), Ravneet Johal (60,050), Alin Pandilica (58,500), and Bobby Pham (57,025). Notables Phil Ivey, Steve Sung, Konstantin Puchkov, Leo Margets, Claire Renaut, J.J. Liu, Roland Israelashvili, Todd Terry, and Terrence Chan remain in the field as well.
It was day where bustouts were fast and plentiful. Notables Phil Hellmuth, Justin Bonomo, David "Bakes" Baker, Barry Shulman, David Chicotsky, Erik Seidel, Olivier Busquet, Alexander Kravchenko, Fabrice Soulier, Barry Greenstein, and Tommy Vedes all gave the event a shot but did not survive the day.
Ivey’s stack never seemed to slip through out the day. He got involved in a big hand with another player that saw him chip up. He was at the turn on a 
board. Ivey check-raised to 7,000 and his opponent shoved on him. Ivey called and tabled 
. His opponent was ahead with 
but the river fell 
and Ivey nearly doubled to 45,000.
Hellmuth took to the felt today as well looking for his 92nd career WSOP cash. He was short-stacked before the dinner break and didn’t last much longer into the seventh level before he busted.
Day 1b will begin tomorrow promptly at 12:00 PM PST and the surviving players will combine for Day 2 on Friday. The Day 1b field will play the exact same amount of time that Day 1a played — that is, until 42 minutes are left in Level 9. Follow all the WSOP action live on d9y.shop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
79,325 | |
|
67,800 | |
|
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|
65,400 | |
|
|
60,050 | |
|
58,500 | |
|
57,025 | |
|
55,000 | |
|
55,000 | |
|
||
|
54,800 | |
|
53,800 | |
|
50,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
48,225 | |
|
|
48,000 | |
|
47,175 | |
|
43,350
20,350
|
20,350 |
|
|
||
|
43,175 | |
|
|
42,500 | |
|
41,200 | |
|
||
|
41,100 | |
|
40,925 | |
|
40,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
39,950 | |
|
39,925 | |
|
39,500 | |
|
39,375 | |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
79,325
3,325
|
3,325 |
|
|
67,800
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
57,025
-975
|
-975 |
|
|
55,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
53,800 | |
|
|
40,000
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
39,950 | |
|
22,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
9,775
-2,625
|
-2,625 |
|
8,500
4,550
|
4,550 |
|
|
||
The announcement had already been made that all tables were to deal just one more hand. Over at Lucinda Martinez's table, that last hand took a little longer than at most tables, as three players — Martinez (small blind), the big blind, and the cutoff — had gone to a flop together.
All three had checked those first three community cards — 
. The turn was the 
, at which Martinez fired 1,800 and both of her opponents called.
The river brought the and another bet from Martinez, this time for 2,600. Her opponent to her left thought a while before folding, then the cutoff tossed his cards away and the bags brought over.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,500 |
Level 9
: 300/600, 75 ante
We're getting close... just one more table break away from the night concluding. Players at some tables, recognizing the end of play looming, are being sure to make final orders to the cocktail waiters passing through.
"Hey I'll buy Coronas for the whole room," said one player, looking as though he's safely going to make it through to Day 2. "They're free!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
76,000 | |
|
|
60,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
58,000 | |
|
38,000
16,600
|
16,600 |
|
||
Level 9
: 300/600, 75 ante
Level 9 is underway. We're just 21 bustouts (or so) to play concluding for the evening.
Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Level 8
: 200/400, 50 ante
Players are taking what will in all likelihood be the last 20-minute break of the night.