WSoP Main Event, Day 1c
To kick things off, here are the official payout numbers, provided by Tao of Poker.
5619 players
Prize Pool: $52.8 Million
1st = $7,500,000
2nd = $4,250,000
3rd = $2,500,000
4th = $2,000,000
5th = $1,750,000
6th = $1,500,000
7th = $1,300,000
8th = $1,150,000
9th = $1,000,000
10-12 = $600,000
13-15 = $400,000
16-18 = $350,000
19-27 = $304,680
28-36 = $274,090
37-45 = $235,390
46-54 = $173,880
55-63 = $145,875
64-72 = $124,835
73-81 = $107,950
82-90 = $91,950
91-100 = $77,710
101-140 = $54,965
141-170 = $46,245
171-200 = $39,075
201-230 = $33,197
231-260 = $28,375
261-300 = $24,365
301-350 = $21,070
351-400 = $18,335
401-450 = $16,055
451-500 = $14,135
501-560 = $12,500
So yeah, if you make the final table, you're guaranteed at least $1 million. Not bad work if you can get it.
The highlight from yesterday (or lowlight, depending on your perspective) was provided by none other than Mike "The Mouth" Matusow. About an hour into yesterday's play, Matusow dropped the dreaded "F-bomb" at his table, apparently after he had been accused of throwing cards or something. As we've seen a couple of times in various events in this year's WSoP, swearing isn't tolerated at the tables, and is punishable by a 10-minute penalty, during which your chips are still live (blinds and antes still being taken out despite you not being there, etc.) While he was arguing with the tournament director over the ruling, Matusow said it a second time.
And then a third time.
And then a fourth time.
So, he was assessed 40 minutes worth of penalties. Surprisingly, he's still in the tournament, and actually doing relatively well. He's currently in 820th place out of the approximately 1,880 players still remaining.
Some of the notable eliminations from yesterday included Doyle Brunson, the Godfather of Poker himself, who entered and exited the Rio to a big standing ovation. Others that were sent home on the final Day 1 included John D'Agostino, Shannon Sharpe (yeah, the football player), James Woods, Hoyt Corkins, Mark Seif, Mel Judah, Chip Jett, T.J. Cloutier, Minh Nguyen, and Andy Bloch.
Your Top 10 in chips after all the Day 1 action has been completed:
1) Haakow Waerstad - $169,200
2) Sam Farha - $156,600
3) Nguyen Duc - $150,250
4) Lee Watkinson - $145,800
5) Graeme Harrison - $142,700
6) Jeffrey Dziedzic - $136,450
7) Brad Kondracki - $131,825
8) Mike Gambony - $130,000
9) Ed Cardona - $129,475
10) Pete Lawson - $124,825
Play resumes today in a little more than 4 hours.
5619 players
Prize Pool: $52.8 Million
1st = $7,500,000
2nd = $4,250,000
3rd = $2,500,000
4th = $2,000,000
5th = $1,750,000
6th = $1,500,000
7th = $1,300,000
8th = $1,150,000
9th = $1,000,000
10-12 = $600,000
13-15 = $400,000
16-18 = $350,000
19-27 = $304,680
28-36 = $274,090
37-45 = $235,390
46-54 = $173,880
55-63 = $145,875
64-72 = $124,835
73-81 = $107,950
82-90 = $91,950
91-100 = $77,710
101-140 = $54,965
141-170 = $46,245
171-200 = $39,075
201-230 = $33,197
231-260 = $28,375
261-300 = $24,365
301-350 = $21,070
351-400 = $18,335
401-450 = $16,055
451-500 = $14,135
501-560 = $12,500
So yeah, if you make the final table, you're guaranteed at least $1 million. Not bad work if you can get it.
The highlight from yesterday (or lowlight, depending on your perspective) was provided by none other than Mike "The Mouth" Matusow. About an hour into yesterday's play, Matusow dropped the dreaded "F-bomb" at his table, apparently after he had been accused of throwing cards or something. As we've seen a couple of times in various events in this year's WSoP, swearing isn't tolerated at the tables, and is punishable by a 10-minute penalty, during which your chips are still live (blinds and antes still being taken out despite you not being there, etc.) While he was arguing with the tournament director over the ruling, Matusow said it a second time.
And then a third time.
And then a fourth time.
So, he was assessed 40 minutes worth of penalties. Surprisingly, he's still in the tournament, and actually doing relatively well. He's currently in 820th place out of the approximately 1,880 players still remaining.
Some of the notable eliminations from yesterday included Doyle Brunson, the Godfather of Poker himself, who entered and exited the Rio to a big standing ovation. Others that were sent home on the final Day 1 included John D'Agostino, Shannon Sharpe (yeah, the football player), James Woods, Hoyt Corkins, Mark Seif, Mel Judah, Chip Jett, T.J. Cloutier, Minh Nguyen, and Andy Bloch.
Your Top 10 in chips after all the Day 1 action has been completed:
1) Haakow Waerstad - $169,200
2) Sam Farha - $156,600
3) Nguyen Duc - $150,250
4) Lee Watkinson - $145,800
5) Graeme Harrison - $142,700
6) Jeffrey Dziedzic - $136,450
7) Brad Kondracki - $131,825
8) Mike Gambony - $130,000
9) Ed Cardona - $129,475
10) Pete Lawson - $124,825
Play resumes today in a little more than 4 hours.
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