Day 1B of the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event panned out on Sunday, with 2,114 players turning out. In the end, Vanessa Selbst (pictured) was among the chip leaders. When combined with the 1,066 entrants who showed up with their $10,000 buy-ins in hand on Day 1A, the total field of this year's Main Event is 3,180 so far.The expectation is that Day 1C, which will take place on Monday, could attract a larger crowd than the first two starting days combined. That ended up being nearly correct, as 3,100 players registered on Monday (with registration still open), so the field size has already lapped 6,000 players.
A total of 1,387 players survived Day 1B, while 657 made it through the minefield that was Day 1A. These two groups will assemble on Tuesday for Days 2B and 2A, respectively. On Wednesday, Day 2C will take place and contain the survivors from Day 1C. Despite a pair of Day 2s taking place simultaneously on Tuesday, the field will continue to be segregated until Day 3. Players will battle through five levels on Day 2, which begins at Noon PT on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Here is the schedule of events for the rest of the Main Event in case you're interested in following along. All times are Pacific:
Day 2A – Remaining players from Day 1A will resume play at 12:00pm on Tuesday, July 10 and play five levels.
Day 2B – Remaining players from Day 1B will resume play at 12:00pm on Tuesday, July 10 and play five levels. Days 2A and 2B will be played in separate tournament rooms on July 10.
Day 2C – Remaining players from Day 1C will resume play at 12:00pm on Wednesday, July 11 and play five levels.
Day 3 – Remaining players from Days 2A, 2B, and 2C will be combined together, resume play at 12:00pm on Thursday, July 12 and play five levels.
Day 4 - Play will continue at 12:00pm on Friday, July 13 and play five levels.
Day 5 - Play will continue at 12 pm on Saturday, July 14 and play five levels.
Day 6 - Play will continue at 12 pm on Sunday, July 15 and play five levels.
Day 7 - Play will continue at 12 pm on Monday, July 16 and play down to nine players.
The Final Table will take place from October 28 to 30 from the Rio's Penn and Teller Theater.
John Hoang came out on top on Day 1B with a stack of 180,000. The overall leader in the clubhouse is William John, who bagged up a pile of 266,000 at the end of Day 1A. The top 10 at the end of Day 1B were as follows:1. John Hoang - 180,000
2. James Schafer - 171,250
3. Vanessa Selbst - 168,350
4. Anh Van Nguyen - 163,050
5. Jeff Beckley - 158,550
6. Matthew Woodward - 158,500
7. Cornelius Foley - 146,875
8. Shawn Quillin - 146,300
9. Jason JCarver Somerville (pictured) - 144,725
10. Fergal midnitekowby Nealon - 141,825
On Monday, a monster crowd took to the field for Day 1C. At the time of writing, the third and final Main Event starting day attracted 3,100 entrants. Given the 3,180 entrants who plopped down $10,000 on Days 1A and 1B, the total attendance of the 2012 WSOP Main Event will likely clock in between 6,200 and 6,500.
Nevada Senator Dean Heller, a Republican who broke party ranks and voted in favor of internet gambling in the House Financial Services Committee several years ago, gave the "Shuffle up and deal" command to kick off Day 1C.
For a little insight into Monday's action at the tables, we'll turn to Terrence TChan Chan (pictured), who Tweeted, "25k, only one mega-fish at the table and the pros are all value-towning him hard. Not your father's Main Event."Fellow online poker pro Randy nanonoko Lew pushed his chip stack to 47,000 after check-raising with the nuts on the river. His opponent called, quickly mucked, and Lew's march toward poker immortality continued. He has five WSOP cashes to his name this year, including a 12th place finish in a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event for $37,000.
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