Event #77: $1,500 Fifty Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Jour 1 a débuté
Event #77: $1,500 Fifty Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Jour 1 a débuté
Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino for Event #77: $1,500 Fifty Stack is a two-day bracelet event that gives players 50,000 chips and a $1,500 entry fee. One re-entry is permitted during the first 12 levels, or approximately 6:55 p.m. local time. Expect the action to be fast and furious because this tournament crowns its champion after only two days.
There is no guarantee on this event today, but with more than 260 entries in the mix already despite there being about two hours to go until the start, the prize pool is already approaching $350,000. Action gets underway at 11 a.m. local time and PokerNews will be with you every step of the way.
Levels last 30 minutes in this event today, with blinds starting at 100/100 with a big blinds ante of 100. Day 1 has 22 levels scheduled. Players will take a 20-minute break every four levels, and a 75-minute dinner break after Level 12 at approximately 5:40 p.m.
PokerNews has activated the MyStack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.
The official shuffle-up and deal has been announced and the cards are now in the air.
Niveau: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Marvin Karlins | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Francois Pirault | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Michael Wang
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
Timothy LIttle | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Phil Laak
|
50,000 | |
Matt Affleck | 50,000 |
Timothy Little is in the field and was spotted in a hand where the board showed .
The action was on his only opponent, who bet 500, and Little quickly made the call.
The turn was checked through to the river, where Little's opponent checked again. Little bet 1,700 in the pot of around 2,400 and his only opponent mucked.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Timothy LIttle | 52,000 | 2,000 |
Niveau: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Marvin "The Duck Man 22" Karlins, who's known for making a duck call whenever he plays pocket deuces, was spotted after making a duck call that was heard across the room.
According to the players at Karlins' table, a player in early position raised to 500, and action was on Karlins.
Karlins re-raised to 2,000, and his opponent tanked briefly before mucking his hand, leaving Karlins to scoop the pot.
Karlins then showed for the pocket "ducks" and made his signature duck call.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Marvin Karlins | 53,000 | 3,000 |
Phil Laak was involved in a hand where the pot was already 2,500 in chips.
The board read , and the small blind checked. Laak checked behind in the big blind.
The river was the , and the small blind checked again. Laak bet 1,200, and the small blind quickly mucked.
Laak scooped in the pot, and the bracelet winner will be looking for bracelet number two in this event.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Phil Laak
|
44,500 | -5,500 |
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Haven Werner | 55,000 | 55,000 |
Thomas Taylor | 54,000 | 54,000 |
Matt Affleck | 53,000 | 3,000 |
Timothy LIttle | 52,000 | |
Maria Konnikova
|
46,000 | 46,000 |
Phil Laak
|
46,000 | 1,500 |
Francois Pirault | 44,000 | -6,000 |
Kelly Minkin | 38,000 | 38,000 |