WSOP #45, $50,000 H.O.R.S.E: Day 1 Starts At A Canter
Thursday, 26 June 2008
The $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. world championship event is the most
star-studded tournament during the Series. This year 148 players
stumped up for the biggest buy-in event in their bid to win the
Chip Reese Memorial Trophy.
The $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. world championship event is the most
star-studded tournament during the Series. This year 148 players
stumped up for the biggest buy-in event in their bid to win the
Chip Reese Memorial Trophy.
With blinds now 90 minutes, and the game changed every eight
hands across the five disciplines on offer: Limit Hold'em, Omaha
Eight-or-Better, Razz, Seven-Card Stud and Seven-Card Stud
Eight-or-Better.
With so many great players in the tournament, it doesn’t take
long before you end up with a great-looking rail as well. Some of
those eliminated in Day 1 include David Williams, Amnon Filippi,
Philippe Rouas, Shunjiro Uchida, and Phil Hellmuth.
Of course, while the rail looked pretty tough after a while,
some of the tables were even sicker looking. Table 13 – which was
particularly unlucky if you were sat on it – had a particularly
scary line up. Fancy having this lot at your home game!
Seat 1: Ralph Perry
Seat 2: John Hennigan
Seat 3: Dewey Tomko (who didn’t stay for long as they ballsed up
the seating. No, that seat was actually Robert Williamson III)
Seat 4: Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond
Seat 5: Daniel Negreanu
Seat 6: Phil Ivey
Seat 7: Perry Friedman
Seat 8: Tom “Durrrr” Dwan
A real mix of old school versus new, all on one table. All the
players made it through to Day 2, where they’ll be drawn into new
seats. I’m sure that will be a relief to some of them.
The form man in this event, and someone who has had an
incredible 2008 WSOP already, is David Singer. His chances of
making a third successive final table though are in danger though,
after he ended the day on less than the 50,000 he’d started with.
Other players in a spot of bother are Andy Black (24,300), Toto
Leonidas (22,100) and David Levi (31,100).
Last year’s one-two, Deeb and Fitoussi, are both in healthier
shape, and will hope to make a good run during Day 2 to help them
repeat their respective feats of last year.
The overnight chip leaders look like this:
Chris Reslock: 225,000
James Mackey: 214,000
Pat Pezzin: 200,400
Joe Cassidy: 198,700
Ralph Perry: 195,300
Stephen Wolff: 192,700
Fu Wong: 188,100
Douglas Ganger: 183,200
Bill Chen: 182,500
Tad Jurgens: 172,700
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