WSOP 2008
Stacked!
by Jessica on 06.14.08, 8:30 pm
It is inevitable that tables in WSOP events become crowded with pros on occassion, but in Event #27, the $1.5K NLHE, the number of known pros being seated together is unusually high considering the enormous field. Some, like Jonathan “FatalError” Aguiar and Huck Seed, have been at the same table all day. Others, like Phil “USCPhildo” Collins and Craig “MrCasino” Gray have only recently been reseated at the same table.
One table that boasted twice as many known players could be found in the Tropical room where Danny “THE_D_RY” Ryan (pictured at right) found himself in good company with P5s Court Harrington, Kevin “BeL0WaB0Ve” Saul, and Justin Bonomo. Saul, Bonomo, and Harrington are seated in the 2,3, and 4 seats respectively while Ryan, who was in the 7 seat, had the other side of the table all to himself.
In addition to being populated with stellar players, the table also boasted a vast amount of chips. Heading into the 2nd break, Bonomo had around 22K, Harrington had 19.5K, and Saul had 17K or so. Harrington observed that earlier in the day he was the overwhelming chip leader at his table when he had 9.5K, but it seemed paltry in comparison to the big stacks at this table, which broke shortly after players returned from the second break.
Saul had to take a brief break from the action to go play in Day 2 of the $1.5K Razz event, but after having to bring in 3 times with an incredibly short stack, he made a quick exit and is now focused soley on Event #27. Barry Greenstein remains in the Razz event field, which is now down to 69 players.
Others still in the $1.5K include:
Craig “MrCasino” Gray - 19K
Phil “USCPhildo” Collins - 16K
Scott “SCTrojans” Freeman - 12K
Jason Gray - 11K
Devin “TranquilChaos” Porter - 8K
Paul “tonyd7″ Darnell - 6K
Brent “bhanks11″ Hanks - 3.5K
The $5K PLO w/ rebuys will be underway shortly. As players were taking their seats we spotted Scott “BigRiskky” Clements, Glen “choron” Chorney, Phil “OMGClayAiken” Galfond, and David “Raptor517″ Benefield.