Wsop Day 1

BIG-SLICK-POKER

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2006 World Series of Poker
Main Event Day 1A

11:46 a.m. So far it is believed that there are more than 8000 participants that signed up to play in the Main Event. Also there are an estimated 500 daily alternative players for Days 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D should they find seats for them if other players do not show up. First prize estimates are between $10,000,000 and $12,000,000 dollars for the winner.

12:30 p.m. Day 1A is off and running. WSOP officials have implemented and "all in button" for the players in order to save time pushing their chips to the middle. And for those who are wondering, it took just 7 min into play for the first elimination to occur.

Amongst todays starters are:

Liam Flynn
Joe 'The Show' O'Neill
Dave 'The Rave' Masters
Bryan Lyttle (Paddy Power Qualifier)
Andy Black

BIG-SLICK-POKER

Tony G. decided to play Day One of the Main Event. He came out firing on all cylinders. Playing 50%+ of the pots in the first round Tony was involved in two 10K pots. He won the first and when he turned trip Jacks in the second hand, he got a lot of those chips involved in a pot, in which his opponent had flopped a Broadway Straight. A few hands later while discussing the hand with his end of the table, he basically outlined how the player could have gotten all the chips in the pot. Tony was right, the player could have extracted a lot more chips but he feared the board would pair Tony's kicker. A timid play when so many chips were available and Tony thought so too.

The conversation was lively at the table, with Tony leading the way. He had one very talkative opponent and when "calling for all your chips" came up in conversation; Tony was reminded of his bust-out hand in the 2-7 Draw Lowball event.

"I had 20 outs and a 8-7-4-3 (J) to draw to, but still I was calling for all my chips and not raising for them. Bad play."

Tony glanced up and me, smiled and said:

"You've heard this one before?"

Tony G. had a stack at big as 18K and then as low as 8K during the first level. He slowly got short-stacked over the next several rounds and never got the big hit he was trolling for.

This first day had a full 206 tables in play and 7 tables of alternates that ought to be right around 2130 players for Day One. The pre-game schedule called for six two-hour levels today and/or playing down to 800 survivors. The announcement was made early in the first level that the first day would play six levels or down to 900 players, if that number was not reached by the end of level six there would be a level seven very early tomorrow morning. All subsequent days would be played the same. And all remaining days would have registration remain open for alternates to sign-up each day through the first full level of play.


TONY G MY MAN GONE AFTER 6 HOURS OF PLAY

roryc

that all in button is a good idea

Four of a kind

Whats the "all in button" feature?

shoutman

Four of a kind wrote:

Whats the "all in button" feature?

Basically instead of pushin all your chips into the middle you just put in the all in chip.

Saw reported on ante's up how some guy was using it as his card protector and when trying to push his cards into the middle the all in chip went in and a ruling was given that he was all in. He got called by someone with a9 and he was dominated holding 69, he lost the pot but wasnt out.
Still what an eejit.

nicryan

I reckon its a stupid idea for exactly that reason...what if someone bets out with a stack of chips and doesn't realise that their all in chip is in the middle of the stack?

whoever said that the only thing they'd use it for is as a pocket warmer is onto a good thing...

-Nic

shoutman

I totally agree. It was always bound to lead to people doing stupid things. Especially after a whole days play.

cooker3

http://www.cardplayer.com/tournaments/live_updates/3229

Farha Eliminated With Full House
John Phan raises pre-flop, and he is called by Joe Berry and Sam Farha. The flop comes 9heart6heart4heart, Phan raises, Berry calls, and Farha re-raises. Phan folds and Berry smooth calls. The turn brings another 6, and once again, Farha bets into Berry who just calls. The river brings a 10, and Farha moves all-in. Berry calls and Farha flips over pocket 9s for a full house. Berry shows pocket 6s, and Farha can't believe his opponent turned quads against his top set. Farha is eliminated.


Ouch now thats a tough beat.