WSOP 2008
Controversy Delays End of Day 2 for 1.5k NL Event #2
by AdamJ on 06.03.08, 7:38 am
As eyelids drew closer and closer to being shut, an apparent accident delayed the end of Day 2 to an even later time than anticipated.
After a player in seat 2 busted two players in an all-in preflop pot, Thomas Fuller, who was sitting in seat 3, left his seat to talk to the rail.
The drama drawn from the three way all-in would pale in comparison to what would follow seconds later.
As the chips were being shipped to the player in seat 2 from seats 4 and 5 who got busted, chips in Thomas Fuller’s stack were accidently moved in seat 2’s stack by the player compiling his chips, prompting the floor to have to check surveillance to sort out the untimely mess.
Dealing with losing chips by a draw out can be frustrating enough, but an entirely different feeling consumed Fuller when he returned to his seat and what he estimated as 90 percent of his 300k stack vaporized while he left the table.
Ten minutes later the ordeal was resolved and the tournament resumed.
Before the mishap, the 32 remaining players seemed to be more focused on predicting how long it would take for the end of play for Day 2, which concludes when the tournament reaches the final nine players remaining.
One players prediction evoked an animated reaction out of Perry Friedman.
“I’ll bet you 5k this event will go past 9 a.m.,” he said, as he stated how many levels and breaks were left.
When one player began to speculate if there was a chance a concession would be made and they may not have to play down to nine, Theo Tran (pictured right) alluded to the 2006 HORSE event that turned into a marathon session for the final two tables.
“If they’re not going to going to stop for Doyle, they’re definetely not going to stop for us,” Tran said.
Friedman’s 9 a.m. handicap was an interesting guess given the playdown day to the final table of the 2006 HORSE event went from 2 p.m. to 9 a.m., effectively the same schedule as this 1.5k NL event #2.
Despite being noticeabley exhausted throughout the morning, Theo Tran’s stack ascended to the chip lead with over 1.5 million.
Other notable players remaining include Chris Ferguson, David Bach, and Perry Friedman.
More Players Disappearing as Day 1B Wraps up
by Jessica on 06.02.08, 2:02 am
Still no sign of Chris Savage (it’s more than likely a case of mistaken identity early on in the day) and there are several other players who have disappeared from the Amazon Room as play continued this evening. Some notable eliminations include Glen Chorny and Ezra Galston (pictured at right).
Play only continued for 16 minutes once players returned from their final 20 minute break, but that was long enough for a few more players to bust out as Day 1B came to a close. Vivek “psyduck” Rajkumar got involved in a 3-way all in with A2 against pocket deuces and AK and an ace on the flop sent him to the rail shortly after play resumed.
Barry Greenstein was also eliminated after the break when his 7
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failed to crack his opponent’s A A. He dutifully signed his book for the other player and called it a night ten minutes early.
There were many players who used the final sixteen minutes to their advantage though. Antuan “bigboybunk” Bunkley maintained his healthy stack while his friend, Chad “lilholdem954″ Batista watched him from the rail throughout the evening.
Mark “pokerbok” Vos also continued to accumulate chips during the day’s next-to-last level, chipping up through many small pots. In the cutoff, Vos was first to act and raised to 2300; he was immediately called by the big blind. The flop read 5
32 and the big blind checked. Vos asked how much he needed to bet to put the big blind all in, which was 10K. When he made the bet, the other player folded and he increased his chipstack to 70K. Vos has a big stack, but the biggest stack at his table belongs to the Day 1B chip leader, David Bach, who is sitting on 114K.
During the table’s next hand, play stalled as the antes failed to add up correctly. Confusion ensued as a tournament official hurried to the table to investigate; she stated that any conflict would stall the entire tournament 20 minutes. A player at the table finally confessed and received a warning just before the break.
The play for Event #2 ceased 16:13 into Level 9, with the ante at $100 and the blinds at 500/1000. Day 1B now mirrors the play of Day 1A and both will join together at the same relative point in the tournament tomorrow. The total registration for the event topped at 3929, and the top prize will be $831,462.
Play will resume tomorrow with the remaining players playing down to the final table. Meanwhile, Nenad Medic and Andy Bloch are now heads up in the 10k PL Hold Em event.
As we wait for Event #1 to wrap up, the search for brsavage continues…