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07-11-2016 , 08:57 PM

#26

prahsk87

grinder

Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 524

How does the first main event elimination usually go? Huge cooler? Or someone who can't fold an overpair?

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07-11-2016 , 09:06 PM

#27

kerr

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,938

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Originally Posted by RedOak

I read an interesting observation that noted over 100% of the day 1A buy-ins from the 764 players ($7.18 million) will all go to just one person! WOW!
And some people think 1st place still does not pay enough!? Really?

I don't think any sane person believes that.

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07-11-2016 , 09:07 PM

#28

kerr

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Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,938

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Originally Posted by prahsk87

How does the first main event elimination usually go? Huge cooler? Or someone who can't fold an overpair?

I believe it was this hand 10-15 minutes into Day 1A: http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/upda...liminates-one/

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07-11-2016 , 09:10 PM

#29

PeteBlow

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Originally Posted by prahsk87

How does the first main event elimination usually go? Huge cooler? Or someone who can't fold an overpair?

Day 1A first reported elimination:

http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/upda...liminates-one/

1B:

http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/upda...denis-collins/

1C:

http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/upda...hen-silverman/

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07-11-2016 , 09:18 PM

#30

Wilbury Twist

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Originally Posted by prahsk87

How does the first main event elimination usually go? Huge cooler? Or someone who can't fold an overpair?

Not necessarily. It could be a huge cooler that severely cripples a player, then the elimination hand is something less dramatic.

However, back in the days when Cardplayer handled live updates, I remember seeing mostly cold-deck situations busting players early on Day 1: http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-tour...e=15&commit=Go (By the way, funny seeing the dollar sign in front of chip counts back then.)

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07-11-2016 , 09:19 PM

#31

kerr

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Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,938

First hand of the 2005 Main Event, starting stack 10,000, blinds 25/50:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L61TJVsvnSM
(chose not to embed because graphic is a spoiler)

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07-11-2016 , 09:19 PM

#32

Mike_McDee

grinder

Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 500

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Originally Posted by PeteBlow

The 1C one is pretty brutal. Love that the guy flopped top set and bets out ~180% pot.

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07-11-2016 , 09:37 PM

#33

kerr

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Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,938

2016 Day 1A - 764 (741 in 2015)
2016 Day 1B - 1,733 (1,716 in 2015)
2016 Day 1C - ???? (3,963 in 2015)
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2016 TOTAL: ???? (6,420 in 2015)

More players today than 1C last year so total > 6500 (2012: 6,598, 2014: 6,683, 2008: 6,844, 2011: 6,865, 2006: 8,773)

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07-11-2016 , 10:11 PM

#34

Howard Treesong

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Originally Posted by prahsk87

How does the first main event elimination usually go? Huge cooler? Or someone who can't fold an overpair?

This year, I think one was trips over trips. Set over set is common enough that you'd expect it to happen routinely with four hundred tables in play, and plenty of people just can't get away from a hand like that.

Last edited by Howard Treesong; 07-11-2016 at 10:21 PM. Reason: slow pony again!

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07-11-2016 , 11:04 PM

#35

TrustySam

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Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 3,198

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Originally Posted by highstakesfan

his loyal rail of Pat and Mel Humphries were spotted this morning

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Originally Posted by highstakesfan

Phil Ivey video greeting his two biggest fans.

PS. Labax, how did you embed that tweet? Can't seem to get it to work ..

Last edited by TrustySam; 07-11-2016 at 11:19 PM.

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07-11-2016 , 11:06 PM

#36

Bageled

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Ivey is getting worked. Down to 10k, lol

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07-11-2016 , 11:55 PM

#37

kerr

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Originally Posted by kerr

(2012: 6,598, 2014: 6,683, 2008: 6,844, 2011: 6,865, 2006: 8,773)

Oops, left out 2010: 7,319

Final numbers in: 2016: 6737 (ie: 4240 for Day 1C)

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07-12-2016 , 12:49 AM

#38

NittyMcGee

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07-12-2016 , 01:48 AM

#39

sba9630

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Originally Posted by TrustySam

PS. Labax, how did you embed that tweet? Can't seem to get it to work ..

Put the ID number ONLY between tweet tags:

[tweet]752567827886854144[/tweet]

Comes out like this:

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07-12-2016 , 08:57 AM

#40

arcdog

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Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,415

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Originally Posted by PeteBlow

Jamie Gold keeping it classy..

http://www.wsop.com/tournaments/upda...d-and-unhappy/

Well it does sound better than "you called me with a flush draw and an over card getting a great price in a coin flip? Nice call."

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07-12-2016 , 09:32 AM

#41

UCBananaboy

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Originally Posted by kerr

First hand of the 2005 Main Event, starting stack 10,000, blinds 25/50:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L61TJVsvnSM
(chose not to embed because graphic is a spoiler)

Kate Hudson's brother for the curious.

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07-12-2016 , 02:57 PM

#42

apkrnewb

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Is any of this streamed?

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07-12-2016 , 03:45 PM

#43

Labax

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I should know this because of all the broadcasts I've watched but on average what % of the field bust on day one of the main?

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07-12-2016 , 04:00 PM

#44

Joey Jones

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I am SO hoping a notorious table talker (Hellmuth, DNegs, Seiver, etc.) makes the FT this year. It has never been the case that I decided to stay up all night for the N9 (I'm European), however, if there's some trash talk that throws the otherwise way too composed players off their game, I'm gladly taking a day off.

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07-12-2016 , 04:04 PM

#45

WiCane

old hand

Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,961

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Originally Posted by Labax

I should know this because of all the broadcasts I've watched but on average what % of the field bust on day one of the main?

This year was lower then the last few with the added chips. Think it was 28-30% this year, 32-35% in previous years.

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07-12-2016 , 04:39 PM

#46

FrancisJones

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Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 120

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Originally Posted by Labax

I should know this because of all the broadcasts I've watched but on average what % of the field bust on day one of the main?

5098 players remain after day 1 out of 6737, so 75.6% of the field survived while 24.4% were eliminated.

By comparison, 68.1% survived last year while 67.4% survived in 2014.

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07-12-2016 , 04:53 PM

#47

psychosocial

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1,345

I hope we get a sick sweat like last year with Daniel. Was so unfortunate that he bubbled.

I think we're going to see a big name (for 2+2 standards) make the FT

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07-12-2016 , 04:57 PM

#48

The4thFilm

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They tried to cut dinner break to 60 min without any notice then backtracked quickly.

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07-12-2016 , 05:13 PM

#49

SuperSwag

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Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 5,800

Last year we were supposed to have Munk and Daniel at FT but Joe had that horseshoe up his ass. Such a sick beat in final 30, Fedor, Munk, Minken, Daniel and none of them FTed