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Nannypat66
With 20 minutes to go before the 90 minute dinner break (starts at 18.05 Vegas, 0205 UK) here are the scores on the doors.....
Lyonsbob = 7,000
DustoLucko = 30,000
Mattprawn = 42,000
Don't worry over much about Bob with his 7,000 - blinds are currently only 150-300 (RA25) going to 200-400 (RA 50) after the dinner break.
I've known players go very deep in these things when they never had above 20 Bigs after Level 3.
8.25pm here, & there remains 1 hour of Level 4, a 20 minute break, & then 1 more 2 hour level before play for Day 1b concludes.
I left Sam in charge of updating our boys chip counts, & I note he has yet to put up any, so I'll go get them shortly.
Matt, Bob & Lucko should think themselves lucky, every time Sam saw me playing a tournament, I busted out shortly after, he's the biggest bok in bokville, so at least all three survived Sam being in charge.
MAN OVERBOARD ALERT
Holding A-K on a flop of A-K-10, Mattprawn is eliminated by villain holding 10-10.
A horrible one that, the technical term is ungetoffable.
Must say, Matt was a credit to Sky Poker, and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. And THAT is the whole idea.
Well done Matt, come back next year & run better, eh?
Lyonsbob is not having much luck, having doubled earlier, he is now back down to 8,000. Blinds are currently 200-400 (RA 50), so it's still 20 Bigs. The next level, due in 5 minutes (+ the 20 minute break) sees Blinds go up to 250-500 (RA 75), so still 16 Bigs or so.
Keep the faith.
Meanwhile, the SILVER area, in Brasilia, where Dusto was residing, is completely empty, & all tables in that area have broken to the Amazon Room.
So I'm off to the Amazon Room to try & find Dusto amongst well over 1,000 players. Good luck me.....
I ventured across the corridor from the Media Centre into the Amazon Room just as the players went on break. My chances of finding Dusto were even less now.
I had barely taken a step into the cavernous Amazon Room, fighting against the tide of players leaving the room to fetch a drink, or attend to the needs of nature, when I felt a tap on the shoulder - it was Dusto. How good do I run?
He is now Amazon, Purple 430.
Chip count? 37,000, & going along nice & steady. He thinks this is a "better" (as in weaker) table, too.
Well done you.
Stu Rutter just popped in during the break - he has 11,000.
He's undecided how to proceed from here - press for the 2Xup tonight, & risk not making Day 2, or just be patient & await his spot.
I think he'll be fine. In the last level of the day, a lot of players "lock up" for the night, & there are plenty of soft chips on offer.
Stu has had 4 cashes already in the 2016 WSOP, all in different formats (H.O.R.S.E., Lowball, 8 handed NLH & PLO8), fingers crossed he can finish in style with a big one.
I've been here since the beginning of June, played poker in 5 or 6 different rooms all over town, been over to the California Coast with Gill, been on the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner, eaten giant burgers every day & had more Starbucks than I have in the rest of the year, but playing 3 WSOP events was the absolute highlight.
It's the greatest thing in poker.
Dusto is sitting quietly with some 25,000. It does not sound much, but really, it's plenty, & he has no need to worry - it's 50 Bigs. If he returns on Day 2 with 30 Bigs +, that's more than enough.
Not so good for Lyonsbob, who has struggled to find material all day - he has around 6,000.
He might find inspiration from Stu Rutter, who has just doubled up.
I hour of play left today.
All spectators & media have to leave the cardrooms 15 or 20 minutes before play ends, so I'll try & get chip counts with around 30 minutes play left, & then that'll be it from me tonight.
Once I've posted those chip counts, I'll pack up my gear & try & beat the rush of over 1,000 people up the Rio Corridor, all heading for the burger bar or sandwich shops.
I'm due to meet Dan in the Media Centre at 0800 tomorrow morning, & we have a busy day in prospect. First, the Daily Video Update (which needs an hour or so of research) , then Mr Ambo is playing the Main Event, so we want to follow him closely, & we have interviews lined up with Danny Negreanu & Miss Boeree. We always try & get a few sports celebs on Day 1c, too - in previous years we have got the likes of Shane Warne & Teddy Sheringham.
Then, in the evening, there is the players Welcome Party for the Droplet package. I can't be there for long, as I have stuff to do here, but I'll deffo pop across & try to say hi to everyone.
Meanwhile, it is 11pm, & the Media Centre is near deserted. Lightweights, the lot of them.
We had another arrival today, too - Sky Liz, aka Princess Prio, arrived on the BA flight from Heathrow. Sky Poker really do go the extra mile to look after their Prio players.
ANOTHER MAN OVERBOARD ALERT
Lyonsbob's seat is now occupied by a portly lady in her mid fifties. My eyes are not great, but I fear it is probably not Lyonsbob.
ANOTHER ANOTHER MAN OVERBOARD ALERT
Dusto's seat is now occupied by Mr Not Dusto.
A kindly British chap - in fact the man who busted Dusto - explained the coup.
Dusto, A-K, Other British Chap J-J (standard stuff).
Flop K-x-J.
Ugh, a real bruiser that.
So that's it from us for today, but we'll be back for Day 1C.
Night all.