2008 World Series of Poker

Event 51 - $1,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 1
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,096,095
Entries
803
Players Left
2
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Official Day 1 Chip Counts Released

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Chip leader Phil Hellmuth
Chip leader Phil Hellmuth
Official tallies at the end of Day 1 of Event 51, $1,500 H.O.R.S.E., show that 179 players remain alive in the event. The leader is Phil Hellmuth, who opened up a gap over the rest of the field by reaching 46,800 in chips by night's end. Many big-name players remain in this one, as illustrated by the overnight top ten:

Phil Hellmuth 46,400
Steven Diano 38,200
Joe Hachem 37,500
Todd Ickow 37,500
Chad Brown 36,700
Tommy Hang 36,000
Lonnie Heimowitz 33,200
Ken Zeng 32,500
Michelle Ankenman 32,100
David Gee 31,000

Action resumes in Event 51 at 3pm PDT on Monday. The 179 players will attempt to play all the way down to a final table, meaning that a lengthy day's action is likely. We'll have the latest reports right here on PokerNews.

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