*OFFICIAL WSOP MAIN EVENT DISCUSSION/SWEAT THREAD*

[travis5018]

Why only 3 day 1's this year?

[xander biscuits]

because they increased capacity and can now hold more players in 3 days than they could last year in 4 days

[ForcesEqualZero]

Roberto Luongo (NHL goaltender, currently with the Vancouver Cannucks) is apparently playing, his twitter:

https://twitter.com/strombone1

For those interested in hockey/celebs playing poker.

[averagejoe9]

Pokernews


When we reached the table, the board read ,(3s6dJh8hKs) and there was about 35,000 in the middle. Roman Valerstein checked, and Zach Hall moved all in for effectively 58,000. Valerstein folded face up AhQh and Hall showed 5d4d .

"Wowwwwww," Valerstein blurted. "Why would you do that?"

Hall laughed, and raked in the pot, pushing his stack over 100,000 chips.


Read more: http://www.pokernews.com/live-report...hips.37085.htm

gg Zach

[ChasingAces]

Originally Posted by KansasCT

hellmuth out

Pity, was hoping he'd make a deep run at this

[ty71087]

lol mickey

[lagarto]

Any good HD images of just the starting stacks?

[bigdottawa]

3,180 entrants through two days.

Would need ~3,700 on 1C to match last years field.

[Daliman]

Ew.

http://www.pokernews.com/live-report...hips.37212.htm

Spoiler:

Maria Ho opened for 700 from middle position and action folded around to the big blind, who made the call.
The flop came and Ho's opponent checked - prompting a 750 c-bet from Ho. Her opponent responded by check-raising to 1,850. Ho thought it over and made the call.
The turn brought the and Ho's opponent continued his aggression and fired 3,025 into the middle. Undeterred, Ho again called.
The completed the board and the player in the big fired one last time for 8,000. Ho paused, and then raised to 19,400 total. Her opponent immediately announced, "Call," and Ho tabled for a rivered tens-full of deuces. Her opponent revealed that he had the for an inferior full house and mucked.
Ho has been on quite a roll this past level - she is up to 90,000.


Read more: http://www.pokernews.com/live-report...hips.37212.htm

Sick read...that you'd hit the river.

[KansasCT]

any news on isildur? guess he's not playing huh?

btw, I was curious so I googled last year's ME numbers for day 1D. here they are:

source: http://www.pokernews.com/live-report...ionship/day1d/

[SuperSwag]

Raymer busted and dennis phillips.

[molinn9]

Originally Posted by JackRandall

Who was the maniac?

Well i guess i need to break this first.
It was another northern european idiot who butsted Hellmuth.

[AUGUY55]

Max Weinberg... Your chip leader

Spoiler:

[ZachL]

In b4 woman making final table

[Kuja900]

where is phil ivey?