WSOP 50K HORSE

[Crusey]

Wed Jul 12 12:05:00 PDT 2006Cards in the Air for H.O.R.S.E.LIMIT HOLD'EMPlayers are seated and cards have been dealt for event #20, the first annual $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. tournament. Entry is sure to be poker star-studded and some amazing poker will be seen at these tables. The first level of the tournament will be limit hold'em with $100-$200 blinds.Giddyup

[Crusey]

Wed Jul 12 12:27:00 PDT 2006Table Stacked with HistoryTable 150 has the winners of the past three years of the H.O.R.S.E. event sitting right next to each other (there was no H.O.R.S.E. tournament in 2005). Doyle Brunson (2003) in seat 2, Scott Fischman (2004) in seat 3 and John Hennigan (2002) in seat 4. The electricity at the table is palpable.Giddyup

[Crusey]

Wed Jul 12 12:59:00 PDT 2006Game/Level ChangeOMAHA 8/OB Players have now changed games and levels. They are now playing Omaha 8-or-better at level 2 with blinds at $100-$200.Giddyup

[Crusey]

Notables in teh field :Jason GrayTony GMel JudahJeff LisandroJoe HachemNo sign of Mr Vos in the chipcounts allthough I'm not sure they are correct at this early stageGiddyup

[Trent]

They can't even buy new cards for a 50k buy-in event. And if you complain, they penalise you for 10min in time-out.

[Crusey]

Wed Jul 12 13:41:00 PDT 2006Level Increases, Game ChangesRAZZThe game has changed to Razz at level 3 of the tournament. Blinds are at $300-$600 with a $100 bring in and a $100 ante.Giddyup

[Crusey]

Wed Jul 12 14:01:00 PDT 2006More Marked CardsRAZZMax Pescatori and David Grey found more marked cards at their table, again on Andy Bloch's table. Bloch called the floor manager over again to resolve the problem and there was a discussion as to whether the table even got new cards like they'd asked for. Every other table got a new setup of cards taken out of the original plastic after the first dispute, but Bloch's table apparently didn't and got marked cards again. How ironic.Wed Jul 12 13:58:00 PDT 2006Hellmuth Arrives...Late AgainPhil Hellmuth arrives late, as per his style, in level 3 of the H.O.R.S.E. event.Giddyup

[Crusey]

Wed Jul 12 14:20:00 PDT 2006Marked Cards Turn Up AgainThis time there are marked cards at John Hennigan's table as he pointed out a bent Ace of spades. Doyle Brunson and Scott Fischman both voiced their concerns that the table needed new cards and the situation was "terrible." Fischman commented on the situation that "All the cards are marked." Giddyup

[Crusey]

Players are Now on BreakSTUDPlayers are now on break for the H.O.R.S.E. event for 20 minutes. When they return they will play Stud at level 4 with a bring-in of $100 with a $100 ante and a $300 completion.Giddyup

[EurekaKid]

Marked cards now? From what I have heard and read this WSOP has been nothing short of a joke in the way its been run. In another tournament the tournament director added chips to a table when they couldnt locate someone's stack at the start of the day, only to find later that it had been put at the wrong seat... This is supposed to be the world championship...