2008 World Series of Poker

Event 27 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♠j♣
Prize
$628,417
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,693,690
Entries
2,706
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Official Day 1 Chip Counts Released

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Bernard Lee topped all Day 1 players
Bernard Lee topped all Day 1 players
When the chips were finally bagged and tagged following a hectic Day 1 In Event #27, $1,500 No-Limit, 224 players were still alive in the event. Day 1 action took the field well inside the 272-player money bubble, and they attempt to play all the way down to a final nine on Sunday.

The top ten Day 1 chip stacks from Event #27, led at the very top by one of Boston's favorite poker sons, Bernard Lee:

Bernard Lee 166,400
Philip Yeh 155,200
Marc Tschirch 145,100
Rainer Meyer 139,600
Kyle Wilson 133,300
Michael Skomac 108,900
Joe Awada 108,200
Albert Iverson 98,500
Mike Abbott 95,600
Terry Quinn 94,200

Action resumes at 2pm PDT in the Amazon Room.

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