When the numbers were finally broken down, it was determined that the 446 entrants generated a prize pool of $6,489,300 spread out amongst the final 100 players. The lion's share of which will go to the winnner, who will pocket $1,673,770. Everyone who cashes in the event will walk away with at least $19,390 for their efforts.
As the field size balloons to 434, another table has been added, featuring Sabyl Cohen-Landrum, Sam Farha, Chris Smith, Nenad Medic, Jared Hamby, Minh Nguyen, Nam Le, and Layne Flack.
Luckily for them, the table will be the first to break this afternoon. Unluckily for them, with starting stacks of 45,000 and a really slow blind structure, it could be a while before they get moved.
First Place Announced
Full prize pool information is coming soon, but first place will be taking home over $1.6 million.
After Jack McClelland made the announcement, Shawn Sheikhan let out a loud boo, wondering why 100 players were getting paid in a very flat payout structure. There were some other murmurs throughout the field, but most were happy about that an in-the-money finish would guarantee them around $19,000.
How Did Gobbo Bust?
So, how did Jimmy "gobboboy" Fricke bust?
"He had the misfortune of turning the nut flush against me, " said Steve Zolotow.
After flopping a set, Steve Zolotow saw the turn with Jimmy Fricke, and that turn gave Fricke the nut flush. All of the money went in, and the board paired on the river, giving Zolotow the pot and sending Fricke home empty-handed. Zolotow has done well with his chips and has run them up to 114,000.
Joe Sebok Triples, Steve Brecher CrippledSteve Brecher raised in early position and was called by the cutoff and Joe Sebok in the big blind. The flop came 10
7 3
, and Sebok checked. Brecher bet, the cutoff called, and Sebok check-raised all in.
Both Brecher and the cutoff called the all-in bet, and the turn brough the J
. Brecher and the cutoff got the rest of their chips all in, and Brecher showed his KK
for an overpair to the board. The cutoff showed J 9 for a pair and a straight-flush draw. Sebok revealed his 1010 for a flopped set and the lead in the hand.
The river came down as the 9, and Sebok won the main pot, tripling him up to 36,000. Brecher's kings were cracked by the cutoff's two pair, and he was crippled down to about 7,000 in chips. Brecher was eliminated a few hands later.
Busted Players
Among those who did not survive the day were Kenna James, Robert Mizrachi, Mark Seif, Vinny Vinh, Bertrand Grospellier, James Mackey, Tim West, and Anna Wroblewski.
The remaining 160 players will return tomorrow, combine with the other surviving 166 players, and play five more levels. Join us tomorrow at noon as Card Player brings you all the updates from the Fontana Lounge at Bellagio.
