- The 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event kicked off over the weekend—offering a $10,000,000 guaranteed payout to the eventual champion.
- The total number of entrants is up slightly over last year which saw 2,885 entrants through the first two Day 1s.
- Organizers are expecting to surpass last year’s total of 6,352 players when Ryan Riess bested the field winning $8,361,570.
The 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event kicked off over the weekend—offering a $10,000,000 guaranteed payout to the eventual champion.
The total number of entrants is up slightly over last year which saw 2,885 entrants through the first two Day 1s. Day 1A on Saturday saw 771 players compete while Day 1B on Sunday was attended by 2144 players.
Organizers are expecting to surpass last year’s total of 6,352 players when Ryan Riess bested the field winning $8,361,570.
While the fields for the first two days were smaller, the action was still fierce
Tuan Le, who has over $4.8m in total live poker tournament cashes according to the Hendon Mob database, was at risk for all his chips Sunday afternoon but rivered a flush to stay alive.
With a board of 9-7-6-5 (two hearts), Le shoved his remaining stack into the pot with Qh-8h, only to face off against a flopped nut straight.
While many notable pros remain Jason Mercier, Chris Moorman and Brandon Cantu are among those that have already busted.
Six WSOP Main Event Champions have chose Day 1C to start their quest to become 2-time champs including Carlos Mortensen (2001), Robert Varkonyi (2002), Greg Raymer (2004), Jamie Gold (2006), Joe Cada (2009) and Jonathan Duhamel (2010).
