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63rd place is the six-figure line. Beyond that: 1st $8,546,435 2nd $5,182,601 3rd $3,479,485 4th $2,502,787 5th $1,953,395 6th $1,587,133 7th $1,404,002 8th $1,300,228 9th $1,263,602
Official Main Event Payouts Read More »
An eventful Day 1d field is off to their dinner break with a record field of 2,808 for a starting day of the Main Event (with several hundred left out) starting around 12 this afternoon. About 2350 returned from dinner
(Way) Outside the WSOP – Main Event Day 1d Evening Update Read More »
Some people you may recognize not playing in the main event, much to their own surprise after showing up in some cases a good 15 minutes before cards went in the air! (mostly from Feldman at ESPN.com): Tom Franklin (head
RE: Ugly Late Entry Read More »
I\’m not saying this is an example of favoritism … though as a former tourney director, I absolutely used to do favors for regulars and VIPs, and saw it as an important part of customer service … for all the
The room was packed with players, who gathered on short notice to find out what Harrah\’s would do with the hundreds (conservative number) of irate/disappointed/confused players who were denied entry to the 2009 WSOP Main Event because of their late
Day 1D Will Take No More Registrants, Commissioner Apologizes Read More »
Ahh, should be a fun test to see how this plays out. Jeffrey Pollack is to address the mob shortly. From @TaoPauly: Commissioner Pollack will address the disgruntled players at the Poker Palooza at 2:30pm. Correction… Antonius is in the
RE: RE: Day 1d Sells Out, Big Names Shut Out Read More »
We could see a change on the fly … according to hubbub I\’m picking up on Pokerati\’s Live Source feed, about 500 players have been shut out of the main event — which interestingly enough makes the semi-arbitrary difference between
RE: Day 1d Sells Out, Big Names Shut Out Read More »
As a few people have noticed, the water in the Amazon room has changed. No longer is it All In … Johnny Chan\’s \”energy water\” … it\’s just the generic Rio bottled stuff. Clearly something has gone awry between All
All In All Out: No Love Between Johnny Chan, the WSOP Read More »
The final Day 1, as Dan noted is already over 2,500 entrants with players now being registered into Buzio\’s. The first three days had players seated at nine-handed tables, but is it possible they\’ll have to start today ten-handed to
(Way) Outside the WSOP – Main Event Day 1d Read More »
Just got word from very reliable sources … 2,400 people are already registered for Day 1d. Main event sign-ups have been coming in today at a rate of nearly 100 an hour. Satellites are still running. A sell-out tomorrow looks
Main Event Numbers Game Read More »
