Event #26: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
Jour 1 terminé
Event #26: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
Jour 1 terminé
As the clock struck 2 a.m. local time, a full 10 levels were completed on Day 1 of Event #26: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship at the World Series of Poker at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. A total of 74 entries were recorded throughout the day with only 29 players bagging chips and moving on to Day 2 tomorrow.
Leading the pack is mixed games specialist Marco Johnson who is in search of his third career WSOP gold bracelet. Johnson joined the field in the latter stages of the day but managed to spin up a stack of 354,000 chips. Johnson rounded out his day by eliminating recent bracelet winner Michael Moncek, defeating him in back-to-back hands in the last level of the night.
Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Bets |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Marco Johnson | United States | 354,000 | 44 |
2 | Amir Shayesteh | United States | 319,000 | 40 |
3 | Joey Couden | United States | 255,000 | 32 |
4 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 245,000 | 31 |
5 | Kyle Dilschenider | United States | 244,000 | 31 |
6 | Matthew Rightnour | United States | 237,000 | 30 |
7 | Robert Campbell | Australia | 224,000 | 28 |
8 | Nick Pupillo | United States | 213,000 | 27 |
9 | David Lieberman | United States | 189,000 | 24 |
10 | Yuval Bronshtein | Israel | 188,000 | 24 |
Not far behind Johnson is Amir Shayesteh who made a late surge for the top of the leaderboard, finishing with 319,000 chips. Jesse Lonis (245,000), Kyle Dilschneider (244,000), and Matthew Rightnour (237,000) will be some other big stacks to keep an eye on heading to Day 2. Anthony Zinno, Robert Campbell, and Brian Rast will also be in the hunt looking for some more jewelry.
The day started rather slowly, delayed by 10 minutes, until at least four players were seated at the table. However, the number of entries grew over the first few levels of the day, attracting some of the biggest names in the poker world. Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, and Erik Seidel can be added to that list, but unfortunately none of them made it through to Day 2.
However, they weren't the biggest spotlight of the day and in fact, not many even had their eyes on them at all. It was Brazilian pro-footballer Neymar Jr who attracted the largest rail, and many fans couldn't wait to get a glimpse. Accompanied by his own security and friends, Neymar joined the field in the second level of the day and wasted little time getting in on the action.
On his first hand of the day, Neymar cracked aces by making two pair which kicked off his rollercoaster of a day. Neymar worked his stack all the way up to around 90,000 at one point and fell down to as low as 15,000; he played a lot of hands throughout his time at the felt today. However, it wasn't meant to be for the soccer phenom as his day ended during Level 6.
Some other notables to hit the rail throughout the day include Scott Seiver, Benny Glaser, Nate Silver, Andre Akkari, and defending champion John Monnette.
Late registration remains open until the start of play on Day 2, which begins at 2 p.m. local time for any of those that haven't taken their shot yet. The blinds resume on Level 11 at 2,000/4,000 and limits of 4,000/8,000. Any new entries will receive a starting stack of 60,000 chips.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the tournament floor to bring you all of the live updates throughout the event.
Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Bets |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paris | 139 | 2 | Christopher Chung | United States | 107,000 | 13 |
Paris | 139 | 3 | Raymond Henson | United States | 88,000 | 11 |
Paris | 139 | 4 | Matthew Rightnour | United States | 237,000 | 30 |
Paris | 139 | 5 | Louis Werman | United States | 33,000 | 4 |
Paris | 140 | 2 | Brian Rast | United States | 134,000 | 17 |
Paris | 140 | 3 | Dustin Dirksen | United States | 122,000 | 15 |
Paris | 140 | 4 | Robert Campbell (AU) | Australia | 224,000 | 28 |
Paris | 140 | 6 | Joseph Couden | United States | 255,000 | 32 |
Paris | 140 | 9 | Jesse Lonis | United States | 245,000 | 31 |
Paris | 141 | 2 | Jason Bawadi | United States | 152,000 | 19 |
Paris | 141 | 4 | David Lieberman | United States | 189,000 | 24 |
Paris | 141 | 6 | Yi Klassen | United States | 173,000 | 22 |
Paris | 141 | 7 | Mike Thorpe | United States | 105,000 | 13 |
Paris | 141 | 8 | Benjamin Underwood | 99,000 | 13 | |
Paris | 142 | 1 | Kenny Hsiung | United States | 93,000 | 12 |
Paris | 142 | 2 | Kyle Dilschneider | United States | 244,000 | 31 |
Paris | 142 | 5 | Yuval Bronshtein | Israel | 188,000 | 24 |
Paris | 142 | 6 | Marco Johnson | United States | 354,000 | 44 |
Paris | 142 | 8 | Eric Froehlich | United States | 148,000 | 19 |
Paris | 143 | 2 | David Litt | United States | 151,000 | 19 |
Paris | 143 | 3 | Greg Mueller | Canda | 140,000 | 18 |
Paris | 143 | 5 | Anthony Zinno | United States | 93,000 | 12 |
Paris | 143 | 6 | Marcus Berg | United States | 93,000 | 12 |
Paris | 143 | 8 | Johannes Becker | Germany | 21,000 | 3 |
Paris | 144 | 1 | Terrence Chan | Canada | 73,000 | 9 |
Paris | 144 | 2 | Nicholas Pupillo | United States | 213,000 | 27 |
Paris | 144 | 3 | Amir Shayesteh | United States | 319,000 | 40 |
Paris | 144 | 8 | Matthew Woodward | United States | 115,000 | 14 |
Paris | 144 | 9 | Bradley Webert | United States | 18,000 | 2 |
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Marco Johnson
|
354,000 | -31,000 |
Amir Shayesteh | 319,000 | 319,000 |
Joey Couden
|
255,000 | 47,000 |
Jesse Lonis
|
245,000 | 88,000 |
Kyle Dilschneider | 244,000 | -49,000 |
Matthew Rightnour | 237,000 | -33,000 |
Robert Campbell
|
224,000 | 8,000 |
Nick Pupillo
|
213,000 | -44,000 |
David Lieberman | 189,000 | -1,000 |
Yuval Bronshtein
|
188,000 | 188,000 |
Yi Klassen | 173,000 | 173,000 |
Jason Bawadi | 152,000 | 152,000 |
David Litt | 151,000 | 73,000 |
Eric Froehlich
|
148,000 | 148,000 |
Greg Mueller
|
140,000 | 140,000 |
Brian Rast
|
134,000 | 49,000 |
Dustin Dirksen | 122,000 | -20,000 |
Matthew Woodward | 115,000 | 115,000 |
Christopher Chung | 107,000 | 19,000 |
Mike Thorpe | 105,000 | 105,000 |
Benjamin Underwood | 99,000 | 74,000 |
Anthony Zinno
|
93,000 | -4,000 |
Marcus Berg
|
93,000 | 93,000 |
Kenny Hsiung
|
93,000 | 8,000 |
Ray Henson | 88,000 | 88,000 |
The action has concluded at all of the tables and it appears as though Marco Johnson will be the overnight chip leader. A full recap along with chip counts will be posted shortly.
The tournament clock has been paused and each table will play seven more hands before bagging up their chips for the night.
Kyle Dilschneider raised it up in middle position and Dustin Dirksen called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn.
Dirksen led out with a bet and Dilschneider stuck around to see the on the river. Dirksen checked this time and Dilschnieder flicked in a bet. Dirksen called and Dilschneider showed for a flush to scoop the pot.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Kyle Dilschneider | 293,000 | 91,000 |
Dustin Dirksen | 142,000 | -3,000 |
Marco Johnson raised it up in middle position and was called by Michael Moncek in the cutoff and Brian Rast in the big blind. The flop came and Johnson continued with a bet. Moncek called and Rast got out of the way.
The turn was the and Johnson fired another bet. Moncek still called and the paired the board on the river. It didn't stop Johnson from betting again and Moncek paid him off. Johnson tabled for a straight and Moncek conceded.
On the next hand, Johnson raised again and Moncek moved all in for his last 8,000. The player on his left four-bet to 11,000 which Johnson called to create a side pot.
The flop fell and Johnson check-called a bet from his opponent. The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. Johnson led out with a bet this time and his opponent mucked. Johnson turned over for two pair and Moncek revealed before exiting the tournament.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Marco Johnson
|
385,000 | 40,000 |
Brian Rast
|
85,000 | 63,000 |
Michael Moncek
|
Eliminé |
David Lieberman raised it up from the cutoff and Marco Johnson three-bet from the small blind. Lieberman called and the flop came . Johnson continued with a bet and Lieberman called.
The turn was the and Johnson fired out another bet. Lieberman still called and the paired the board on the river. Johnson bet one last time and Lieberman called. Johnson flipped over for two pair while Lieberman held for a smaller two pair.
"You got lucky again," Lieberman joked. "I had nut flush draw, two pair draw. What was your kicker again?"
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Marco Johnson
|
345,000 | 75,000 |
David Lieberman | 190,000 | -50,000 |
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Matthew Rightnour | 270,000 | 165,000 |
Nick Pupillo
|
257,000 | 21,000 |
Robert Campbell
|
216,000 | 110,000 |
Kyle Dilschneider | 202,000 | 12,000 |
Matt Woodward | 155,000 | 72,000 |
Michael Thorpe | 116,000 | 56,000 |
Kenny Hsiung
|
85,000 | -52,000 |
Michael Moncek
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
Daniel Negreanu
|
36,000 | -65,000 |
Benjamin Underwood | 25,000 | -47,000 |