2011 WSOP Main Event Day 1d
The fourth and final day of the 2011 Main Event of the World Series of Poker has drawn to a close. Read below for our full report including top chip counts, notable players moving on, and some high profile eliminations. We will continue to bring you daily summaries of the rest of the 2011 Main Event of the World Series. You can also read our three other reports from Day 1a, Day 1b, and Day 1c.
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Number of Players Entering Main Event Day 1d
2011 – 2802
2010 – 2391
As you can see the number of players increased for Day 1d at the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event. This is good, as all three previous day 1′s had fallen below last year’s totals. The 2802 players in Day 1d brought the total number of Main Event entrants to 6865. This was a drop from last year’s Main Event total of 7319. Though their was a decrease year over year, the 2011 Main Event was still the third largest in the history of the World Series of Poker.
Top Chip Stacks from WSOP Day 1d
Mory Little 179,450
Ben Mintz 176,875
Roj Vohra 167,450
Dax Mellon 161,325
Antony Lellouche 155,200
Harambos Tsivicos 147,850
Brett Flood 145,800
Jay Houston 141,000
Jeff Frerichs 139,675
Former Main Event Champs Moving on from World Series Day 1d
Huck Seed
Jamie Gold
Berry Johnston
Robert Varkonyi
Joe Hachem
Other Notables Advancing from WSOP Day 1d
Bryan “The Icon” Micon
Warren Fund (known better by Greg or simply “Pokerstar”)
Lyle Berman
Shawn Keller
Freddy Deeb
Peter Jetten
Danny Mizrachi
Victor Ramdin
Noah “Exclusive” Boeken
Matt Matros
Kristy Gazes
David Oppenheim
Minh Nguyen
Vanessa Rousso
Taylor Caby
Jeffrey Lisandro
J.C. Tran
Matt Savage
Men Nguyen
Kathy Liebert
Jennifer Harman
Notable Exits from Day 1d
Tom “durrrr” Dwan (reportedly eliminated in first 90 minutes)
Melanie Weisner (poker cutie)
Antonio “The Magician” Esfandiari
Nelly (yes that Nelly)
David Williams (Main Event runner up to Greg Raymer)
Jennifer Tilley
John Juanda
Bertrand Grospellier
Ivan Demidov
Alex Kravchenko
Top Story of Main Event Day 1d
The story of Day 1d was the number of people that entered. With Day 1a and Day 1b both attracting under 1,000 entrants, there was real concern this would be a down year for the WSOP Main Event. This turned out not to be the case, with a strong turnout on Day 1c followed by a massive turnout on Day 1d. The massive turnout over the weekend makes this the third largest Main Event ever.
Moving on to Main Event Day 2
The better wording should be moving on to Day 2′s. The field be splintered into two Day 2′s. The players that advanced from Day 1a and Day 1c will play today (Monday). The players that advanced from Day 1b and Day 1d will play on Tuesday. The field will eventually be combined on Day 3 on Wednesday. Look for the money bubble to pop on Wednesday. There will be a total of 693 players that make the money in the 2011 World Series of Poker Main Event. First prize is a staggering $8,711,956.