We've got a ridiculous selection of players in the Brasilia Room
| Chip Counts |
| Foster Hayes
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Chris Moorman
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Scott Montgomery
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Jeff Fielder
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Katie Dozier
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Damien Lhommeau
|
|
4,500 |
|
| John Myung
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Gavin Griffin
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Huy Nguyen
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Kevin Saul
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Olivier Busquet
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Leo Wolpert
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Darryl Fish
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Jason Somerville
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Trevor Pope
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Antonio Esfandiari
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Alex Masek
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Amanda Musumeci
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Jake Cody
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Ryan D'Agelo
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Kyle Cartwright
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Nick Rampone
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Jamie Kerstetter
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Allen Le
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Maridu Marynick
|
|
4,500 |
|
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Players are still making their way to their seats, however, here are some notable pros we've seen thus far.
| Chip Counts |
| Jonathan Aguiar
|
|
4,500 |
|
| Tristan Wade
|
|
4,500 |
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| Barry Shulman
|
|
4,500 |
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| Justin Smith
|
|
4,500 |
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| Tony Dunst
|
|
4,500 |
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| JP Kelly
|
|
4,500 |
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| Jon Turner
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|
4,500 |
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| Angel Guillen
|
|
4,500 |
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| Mickey Petersen
|
|
4,500 |
|
WSOP TD Jack Effel has given the morning announcements and cards are in the air.
Cards will be flying all over the Rio today.
One of the more popular events at the World Series of Poker kicks off today. It's Event 16 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Six-Handed and last year's field attracted 1,920 players that saw Geoffrey Klein take down the bracelet and over $500,000.
Players will start with the usual three times the buy in starting stack, 4,500, and will play ten levels today. Should they get within one table of the money bubble play will be extended until it bursts.
It's going to be a packed house today. All of the Brasilia Room, the top two sections in the Pavilion and additional spillover into the Amazon Room are going to be in play. Registration will be open through the first four levels and we expect to be adding players all the way up until registration closes.
Compared to “regular” nine or ten-handed play, six-handed tables tend to breed action as players have less time to sit and wait for premium hands – lest they blind themselves out. As such, many poker professionals claim they prefer short-handed games and that they require more skill to play well.
Cards will be in the air promptly at 12:00 p.m. PST and follow all the WSOP action live on PokerNews.com.
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Posted 2012-06-07 GMT-6
Event 16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed
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