Wsop Event #27: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em (Mixed Max) Daniel Cashed In 49Th

[FCP Bob 1,323]

Daniel has made Day 2 of Event #27 which is $3,000 No Limit Hold'em (Mixed Max).

 

Day 1 was 9 handed, Day 2 will be 6 handed and then the final 16 play heads up.

 

Updates from Poker News and Daniel's Tweets.

 

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Daniel's Twitter Updates

 

Daniel Negreanu ‏@RealKidPoker 11h

@dnchips 9475 end level 2 of the 3k mix max started with 9k. 9 handed today 6 handed tomorrow then final 16 is heads up

 

Daniel Negreanu ‏@RealKidPoker 8h

@dnchips 6825 end level 4 had it up to 17k then missed a straight flush draw vs Chris Moorman

 

Daniel Negreanu ‏@RealKidPoker 6h

@dnchips 14,875 end level 6

 

Daniel Negreanu ‏@RealKidPoker 4h

@dnchips ouch was cruising then lost a monster with 55 flop 347 turn 6 guy had J5dd turned flush draw and hit river. Still have 30k

 

Daniel Negreanu ‏@RealKidPoker 4h

End day 1 of $3k mix max with 32,300 was at 63k and lost an ugly one: 3467 board I had 55 he had J5 and made a flush on the river.

 

Day 2 Tweets

 

Daniel Negreanu ‏@RealKidPoker 2h

@dnchips just lost brutal hand to Brandon Cantu 44 flop 954 turn 9 river 9 lost to 77. Down to 24k now

 

Daniel Negreanu ‏@RealKidPoker 1h

@dnchips 39700 end level avg is 42k ill bounce back from that one

 

Daniel Negreanu ‏@RealKidPoker 5m

@dnchips 60,500 72 players left pays 68 avg is 74k

 

Daniel Negreanu ‏@RealKidPoker 8h

In the money in WSOP event #27 $3k NLH Mix Max 68 players. Final 32 face off in a heads up duel tomorrow and carry over their chips. Cash 3.

 

Daniel Negreanu ‏@RealKidPoker 7h

Busted in 49th place moved in for 31k with 33 and lost to AK. 3rd cash of the WSOP gonna play $5k horse in a bit

[FCP Bob 1,323]

Anderson Among Leaders After Day 1

 

 

Day 1 of Event #27 is in the books, and leading the remaining 181 players is a gentleman who refused to submit his name. He wrote a fake name on his bag, which contained 122,375 chips, and behind him is Calvin Anderson. Anderson bagged 79,425 chips, and received much of his stack from Cylus Watson in a big hand in Level 6. Anderson flopped top two-pair with king-jack against Watson who held aces, the money went in the middle, and Anderson’s hand held up.

 

This year’s mixed max event, which is nine-handed on Day 1, six-handed on Day 2, and heads-up from 32 players down, attracted 593 players – nearly 200 more players than 2012, but that event was a $5,000 buy-in. The total prize pool for Event #27 is $1,618,000, and the top 68 players are guaranteed a minimum of $4,694. Everyone who makes the heads-up portion of the event will take home $10,360, and the winner will earn $372,387 and the coveted gold bracelet.

 

Over 400 players were eliminated on Day 1, including Kathy Liebert, Vanessa Selbst, Dario Minieri, Phil Hellmuth, Darren Elias, Jennifer Tilly, Chris Brammer, Frank Kassela, Ben Yu, Jason Somerville, Paul Volpe, Ben Sulsky, Brian Rast, Joe Serock, Ryan Olisar, and David Pham. Pham, who is coming off of a final table, lost a race against Jason Wheeler holding ace-king of diamonds against Wheeler’s black tens. Pham flopped a pair of aces, but Wheeler flopped a set of tens, and held when the turn brought a brick.

 

While some players fell, others prospered. Dominik Nitsche, Simon Charette, Ognjen Sekularac, and Ana Marquez all climbed up the charts throughout the day. Charette won a massive pot off of Ryan Olisar when he made a flush with king-queen suited against Olisar’s kings, and Marquez made her own flush to win a big pot in Level 6.

 

The survivors will return tomorrow at 2 p.m. where they will be six handed. Be sure to return for our live coverage straight from the tournament floor. For now, good night from Las Vegas.

[FCP Bob 1,323]

Rocco Can Wait All F***in' Day

 

Michael Rocco and Brandon Cantu were heads up on a board of . There was around 30,000 in the middle, and both players checked.

"King-high," Cantu announced, as he was first to table his cards.

Rocco didn't budge.

"King-high," Cantu echoed.

"Table your hand," Rocco told him.

This angered Cantu, who held his cards up but wouldn't table them.

"Come on," Daniel Negreanu piped up. "It's the rules, Brandon."

"I'll wait all f***in' day," Rocco told Cantu, who finally showed for king-high.

Rocco showed for a pair of aces, and scooped the pot.

Negreanu tried to tell Cantu that some of the online players don't follow the etiquette of showdowns, but Cantu was sure that Rocco had some sort of vendetta.

"He wants to embarrass me," Cantu said. "He's stomping all over my mound."

The latter was a baseball reference we believe, and at this point a floorperson had arrived.

"Let's not insult one another," he told the table, trying to calm everyone down.

Erick Lindgren looked at him deadpan. "F*** Daniel Negreanu."

Most of the table laughed, while Rocco and Cantu still seemed to be steaming a bit from their little confrontation. We'll see if the two butt heads again as we near the bubble and heads-up play.

[FCP Bob 1,323]

Day 2 in the Books; Cantu Leads Final 32 Going into Heads-Up Play

 

 

Event 24: $3,000 Mix-Max No-Limit Hold’em resumed Saturday with 181 hopefuls gunning for the top prize of $372,387. Action shifted from nine-handed play to six-handed on Day 2, and the money bubble burst midway through the day with 68 players locking up a minimum cash of $4,694. The dynamic will shift again tomorrow when the remaining 32 players will face off in a heads up format until there is a winner.

 

The chip leader going into heads-up play was none other than Brandon Cantu, who bagged up 519,600. He was followed by Jeremy Ausmus with 471,400 and Isaac Hagerling with 453,500. Ausmus had the chip lead for much of the day despite only starting the day with 15,000. His rise to the top was propelled when he eliminated David Sands earlier in the day when he got his in against Sands' for a massive preflop pot. His kings held, and for the rest of the day he crushed everyone in his path.

 

Another big story was the emergence of Barry “Big Dog” Lang. He may have been an unknown coming into the day, but his relentless battling and big bark gave people a reason to remember him. He even tripled up with jack-deuce to keep him alive. He will enter Day 3 with 124,300.

 

Several notables fell short of advancing to the heads-up round, including Jason Mercier (63rd), Tommy Vedes (56th), Daniel Negreanu (49th), Martin Staszko (43rd), and Sean Jazayeri (33rd).

 

For a full look at tomorrow's heads-up bracket, check out the table below.

 

Play will resume at 1:00 p.m. PST tomorrow and they will play until at least the final four players. There is a lot of play left with many players still deepstacked. They will battle it out with 22:22 left in Level 15. Be sure to tune in to PokerNews to follow all the heads-up action in Event #27 as we get closer to crowing a champion.