Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1b Completed
Event #3: BIG 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1b Completed
Day 1b of Event #3: Big 50 - $500 No-Limit Hold’ em was an unforgettable day with masses of players from around the world that came out to play what is on pace to be the largest tournament in history. Day 1b came to its conclusion after 13 levels of play and leading the field heading into day 2b is Alexander Kartveli (892,000). Other top chip stacks include; Jordan Bane (685,000), Michael Anton (622,000), Jesse Solano (610,000), Patricia Altizer (598,000), and Azad Arazm (597,000).
Some past champions who bagged chips include WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hui (414,000) and WSOP bracelet winner and 2017 WSOP Player of the Year Chris Ferguson (345,000). Other players include Joel Smith (305,000), Viliyan Petleshkov (264,000), Jake Schwartz (257,000) and Jamie Kerstetter (115,000).
All of the remaining players from this flight will return for Day 2b on Saturday, June 1st at 7 p.m. local time to continue the battle for a WSOP bracelet and whopping $1 million guaranteed for the winner.
Day 1b saw a number of notable players in its field but unfortunately, not everyone was able to make it to Day 2b. Notables who fell short today include;Matt Affleck, Kou Vang, Allen Cunningham, and Dan O'Brien.
They along with many others will still have the opportunity to take a shot with the two Day 1 flights that remain and thanks to the re-entry element, every player that gets knocked out before the late entry closes will have the opportunity to re-buy into those flights once per flight.
Day 1c is set to continue with a massive field as it is already at max capacity. Players will take their seats tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. local time Saturday, June 1st, with Day 2b play starting play tomorrow at 7 p.m. local time. Due to the massive field, this time has been changed twice already and may possibly even change to a later time but don't worry as the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be here to cover the action and keep you up to date with all the latest news.
Day 1a entries: | 6,095 |
Day 1a unique players: | 5,159 |
Day 1a prize pool: | $2,986,660 |
Day 1b entries: | 5,972 |
Day 1b unique players: | 3,784 |
Day 1b prize pool: | $2,843,780 |
Click on one of the below links to find respective seat draws for Day 2B.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matthew Keegan |
902,000
902,000
|
902,000 |
|
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Alexander Kartveli |
892,000
192,000
|
192,000 |
Glenn Swanlund |
869,000
869,000
|
869,000 |
Corel Theuma |
849,000
849,000
|
849,000 |
Chiajung Liu |
846,000
846,000
|
846,000 |
Vincent Meli |
839,000
839,000
|
839,000 |
Justin Carey |
766,000
766,000
|
766,000 |
Amberlyn Arafiles |
756,000
756,000
|
756,000 |
John McAvoy |
747,000
747,000
|
747,000 |
Ricardo Velasco |
743,000
743,000
|
743,000 |
Jermaine Cark |
740,000
740,000
|
740,000 |
James Dambrosio |
728,000
728,000
|
728,000 |
Jason Morman |
716,000
716,000
|
716,000 |
Kostas Kalathakis |
705,000
705,000
|
705,000 |
Charles Sickmeir |
702,000
702,000
|
702,000 |
Tara Dunn |
701,000
701,000
|
701,000 |
Fahd Boudaouine |
698,000
698,000
|
698,000 |
Duane Gerleman |
691,000
691,000
|
691,000 |
Jordan Bane |
685,000
-71,000
|
-71,000 |
Tyler Hank |
679,000
679,000
|
679,000 |
Danielle Annear |
677,000
677,000
|
677,000 |
Eliano Mesquita |
676,000
676,000
|
676,000 |
Luis Mercado |
666,000
666,000
|
666,000 |
Adrian Curry |
660,000
660,000
|
660,000 |
Connie Bruce |
657,000
657,000
|
657,000 |
The players have bagged and tagged their chips. End of the day chip counts and recap will follow shortly.
Seven more hands will be played at each table before the remaining players bag and tag for the night.
Viliyan Petleshkov limped from early position. The player on the cutoff moved all in for about 97,000. Action folded back to Petleshkov who called.
Viliyan Petleshkov:
Opponent:
The runout was and Petleshkov raked in the pot, sending his opponent to the exit.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Viliyan Petleshkov | 220,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jordan Bane | 756,000 | |
Michelle Porter |
703,000
461,000
|
461,000 |
Alexander Kartveli |
700,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Jesse Solano | 700,000 | |
Aaron Duczak | 625,000 | |
Omar Zohni | 580,000 | |
Michael Anton
|
580,000 | |
Jermaine Clark
|
560,000 | |
Richard Tacker
|
545,000 | |
Clay Quinte
|
500,000 | |
Alex Mendoza
|
449,000 | |
Shaun Davis | 400,000 | |
Craig Mays | 300,000 |
The player in mid-position raised to 10,000. Seung Hwan Eom, on the button, jammed for 29,000. Action folded back to the original raiser who snap-called.
Seung Hwan Eom;
Opponent:
The board ran and Eom claimed the pot with trips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Seung Hwan Eom
|
70,000 |
Players are now on their last 15-minute break of the night.