Level 8 Update -- Day 1B Ends
Mar 06, '11
NOTE: Day 1B has come to a close and there are 95 players who have survived from the initial 154. They will join the 130 survivors from day 1A tomorrow at noon PST for day 2 action. Tune back in to Card Player at that time for more live coverage from The Big Event.
Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 95 out of 154
Chip Counts:
1. Ali Eslami — 110,000
2. Daniel Negreanu — 105,000
3. Dustin Bowman — 95,000
4. Bruce Antman — 70,000
5. Michael Katz — 65,000
6. Scott Clemenst — 65,000
7. Kenny Lawson — 60,000
8. David Peters — 55,000
9. David Baker — 50,000
10. Jerry Yang — 50,000
Notable Eliminations:
Cornel Cimpan
Big Hands:
Daniel Negreanu Crosses the 100,000 Mark
Daniel Negreanu raised to 1,800 under the gun and the small blind reraised to 4,500. Negreanu then reraised all in and his opponent made the all-in call for 21,000. Their cards:
Negreanu: K
K
Opponent: A
K
Board: 6 4 2 J 5
Negreanu grew his stack to 105,000 after taking out his opponent.
Men Nguyen Takes a Hit
Men Nguyen raised to 2,000 preflop from the button and Scott Clement (small blind), Amit Makhija (big blind), and a player UTG+1 made the call. The flop fell Q 8 6 and all four players checked. The turn brought the Q and UTG+1 bet 4,000. Nguyen made the call, but both Clements and Makhija mucked. Both remaining players then checked the 7 on the river and Nguyen mucked his hand when UTG+1 turned over thew 8 and 7.
Marcello Del Grosso Wins a Late Pot
There was 5,100 in the pot and the board read A 8 3 J when the big blind bet 3,100. Marcello Del Grosso made the call on the hi-jack. The river fell 4 and the big blind checked. Del Grosso bet 6,000 and his opponent mucked after spending some time in the tank. Del Grosso took his stack above 30,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Men Nguyen, Daniel Negreanu, Marcello Del Grosso, Scott Clements, Amit Makhija
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