2011 World Series of Poker

Event #57: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a533
Prize
$397,073
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,654,400
Entries
352
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

The Final Four

Level 8 : 300/600, 0 ante

We've reached that magical ten-minute mark in Day 1, and the clock has been paused. We'll play four more hands at each table, color up and race off the green T25 chips, and bag up for the night.

Gary Bolden Day 1 Chip Leader; Pescatori, Gomes, & Tehan Hots on His Heels

Level 8 : 300/600, 0 ante
Day 1 Chip Leader Gary Bolden
Day 1 Chip Leader Gary Bolden

After a delayed start, Event #57 $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better got underway with 352 players entering the event, nearly 25% more than last year's field. That meant the runners were competing for their share of a $1,654,400 prize pool, $397,073 of which was reserved for first place. By the end of the night, approximately 189 players remained with Gary Bolden appearing to be the Day 1 chip leader (98,300).

Hot on his heels are Eric Crain (96,500), Austin Marks (89,500), Max Pescatori (72,000), Alexandre Gomes (70,400), and Joe Tehan (69,500).

The last tournament before the Main Event drew some of the biggest names in poker; however, not all of them were able to gain momentum. Greg Raymer, Daniel Negreanu, Erick Lindgren, Mitch Schock, Humberto Brenes, Sammy Farha, Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, Tom Dwan, David “Devilfish” Ulliott, and Chris Bell, who will not be defending his 2010 title.

While dozens of pros hit the rail, others were able to navigate their way through the field and have advanced to Day 2. They include the always outspoken Mike “The Mouth” Matusow (20,700); the only remaining former Main Event winner, Huck Seed (14,400); online powerhouse David “Doc” Sands (33,600); all-time money winner Erik Seidel (57,500); and consummate grinder and structure guru, Allen Kessler (58,500).

The tournament will resume tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. PST and we expect it’ll be a day full of action as the players do their best to reach the money. Join us then as we bring you all the hands, chip counts, and eliminations from the floor of the $5K PLO8.

Official End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gary Bolden us
Gary Bolden
98,300
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Eric Crain us
Eric Crain
96,500
Profile photo of Austin Marks us
Austin Marks
89,500
Profile photo of Juan Caridad
Juan Caridad
78,500
Profile photo of Max Pescatori it
Max Pescatori
72,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Alexandre Gomes br
Alexandre Gomes
70,400
Profile photo of Joe Tehan us
Joe Tehan
69,500
Profile photo of Daniel Fuhs us
Daniel Fuhs
66,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ali Eslami us
Ali Eslami
64,400
17,400
17,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Shak
Daniel Shak
62,600
2,600
2,600
Profile photo of Anders Taylor
Anders Taylor
59,900
Profile photo of Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
58,500
1,500
1,500
Profile photo of Bryce Yockey us
Bryce Yockey
58,200
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
57,500
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Tobias Reinkemeier de
Tobias Reinkemeier
56,400
Profile photo of David Paredes us
David Paredes
55,900
Profile photo of Darin Thomas
Darin Thomas
53,500
Profile photo of Chris Bjorin se
Chris Bjorin
53,400
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Maurizio Guerra
Maurizio Guerra
53,200
Profile photo of Mikhail Savinov
Mikhail Savinov
51,100
Profile photo of Javed Abrahams gb
Javed Abrahams
51,000
Profile photo of Matthew Vengrin
Matthew Vengrin
50,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of David Bach us
David Bach
49,900
2,900
2,900
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Raymond Dehkarghani
Raymond Dehkarghani
48,800
Profile photo of Nick Binger us
Nick Binger
48,400
18,400
18,400
WSOP 1X Winner

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Event #57: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-low Split-8 or Better

Day 1 Completed