CHIP COUNT DAY 1

Day 1 of the $1,000 + $1,000 Rebuy, No-Limit Hold Em Tournament, is over.
The action will continue tomorrow at 2:00pm PDT.

Carl Pederson was eliminated in 63rd place. His payout prize is $4680.

Approximate chip counts for the top ten:

Phil Hellmuth buids his stack when he bets $4500 and an opponent raises it 10K. The flop comes Kh 7h 6c. Hellmuth checks and the other player pushes all-in for 18K. Hellmuth calls and turns over Jc Jd. His opposer flips up Ac Ts. The turn and river are Qh 2c, which totally miss the opponents hand, giving the pot to Hellmuth. He’s up to about 100K now.

Each of the following players are eliminated and have won $4,095 in prize money:

The bubble bursts when three players are eliminated in the same hand.
Scott Fischman, Christopher Bush, and Mimi Tran have all been eliminated and they will split the prize money. They each receive $2730.

	Scott Fischman

	Mimi Tran

Level 10 has started and the blinds are $600 / $1200 with a $200 ante.
The bubble is just around the corner, so round for round play has started until the bubble bursts.

Bobby Boyd bets to $2400, UTG. The next player to act, pushes all-in with $6500. Bill Gazes requests a count, then he reraises to 12K. Everyone folds to Gazes. The all-in raiser turns over Qs Qh, and Gazes shows Ks Kd. The flop comes Js 7s 4d. The turn brings 6c, keeping Gazes in the lead. When the river comes Qc, Gazes shows disgust that his opponent has rivered a set of Q’s. Gazes drops to about 35K.

Layne Flack busts when his A K doesn’t get any help against John Spadavecchia’s pocket 10’s

	Layne Flack

Allen Kessler goes out when he pushes all-in, before the flop, with 7K. Patrik Antonius calls and turns over Ad 5d. Kessler flips up Ks Jd. The board comes 7s 6s 5h Qh 3d, which is of no help to Kessler. Antonius wins with a pair of 5’s.

	Allen Kessler

Mike “The Mouth” Matusow is eliminated when the board comes 7s 4c 2s Qs 8d, and Matusow is all-in with Js Jc. Jordan Morgan shows 7h 7d. Morgan catches a set and Matusow get the boot. Morgan is up to about 88K.

	Mike "The Mouth" Matusow

There’s a new “chippie” in town, and his name is Shane “Shaniac” Schleger.
When the board shows Kh 7d 5s Qs, there’s already 10K in the pot, and Barny Boatman pushes all-in with $10,700. Schleger calls and turns over Q 6. Boatman has pocket 9’s. The river brings 6d, giving Schleger 2 pair, while eliminating Barny Boatman. Schleger leaps to the top of the board with a 90Kish stack.

	Barny Boatman

Mike “The Mouth” Matusow takes a awesome pot when a mid-position player bets to $3500, the button rises to 10K and Matusow reraises all-in with about 30K. The mid-position player folds, but the button player calls all-in. Matusow turns over Ks Kd and his challenger shows Ac Kc. The board comes Qh Ts 3c 5s 9c. This doesn’t improve the challenger, and Matusow scoops the pot. He’s up to about 60K now.

James Van Alstyne builds his stack by cracking Aces. His opponent pushes all-in with about 5K and Van Alstyne calls. He turns over 8c 6c, while his opposer shows Ac As. The other player leads. The turn and river bring Jc 9s, filling a boat for Van Alstyne, and cracking the other player’s pocket rockets. Van Alstyne has about 42K now.