Event #50: $2,500 10-Game Mix (Six Handed) Dia 1 | 2013 World Series of Poker

2013-06-28 02:33 UTC-7

Eight Levels in the Books; Smith Leads, Fitoussi and George Close Behind

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The first eight levels of Event #50: $2,500 10-Game Mix (Six Handed) are officially a thing of the past. A total of 372 entrants ponied up the entry fee to play one of the most versatile events on the 2013 World Series of Poker schedule. By the end of the day, it was Howard Smith who sat on the biggest stack in the room with 61,625. Smith leads the 162 players who will return for the second day of play.

Playing short-handed mixed games in a ten-game rotation is no easy feat. It requires not only supreme focus and skill in each variant, but also the ability to adapt quickly as the games change and new players arrive at one's table. That being said, this event has quickly become one of the higher prestige events at the WSOP, despite its low price tag compared to some of the larger buy-ins. Last year, this event was won by none other than Vanessa Selbst who not only won her second bracelet, but in doing so also became the first woman to win a bracelet in an open event since she first accomplished the task in 2008. Selbst returned to the felt today to try her chances at repeating victory, but unfortunately the two-time bracelet winner fell fairly early in the day.

Selbst was not the only notable name to fall as many well-known players found nothing but felt in front of them before the final level reached its conclusion. Among those to hit the rail during Day 1 play were Phil Ivey, Eric Crain, Bryn Kenney, Chad Brown, Barry Greenstein, Michael Mizrachi, Chris Tryba, Adrienne "Talonchick" Rowsome, Greg Mueller, Jonathan Duhamel, Jesse Sylvia, and Ali Eslami. Jason Mercier, who busted Event #47: $111,111 One Drop High Rollers No-Limit Hold'em earlier in the day, hopped in this event soon after his elimination. Mercier was among those to fall, however, when he saw his tournament come to an end thanks to a 2-7 No-Limit Single Draw hand gone awry.

While those players faltered on this first day, others thrived and were able to build stacks that they will bring into Day 2. A small sample size of those returning for the second day include Bruno Fitoussi (57,525), Christopher George (53,450), Scott Fischman (38,575), Dario Alioto (37,550), Konstantin Puchkov (33,800), Shawn Buchanan (29,150), Greg Raymer (28,300), Freddy Deeb (25,850), Joe Cassidy (17,650), Ashton Griffin (11,950), and David Bach (11,200).

Play will resume in the Amazon room at 2:00 p.m. PDT. Be sure to join us once again as we draw nearer to crowning the 50th champion of the 2013 WSOP!

2013-06-27 23:47 UTC-7

Mercier's Day is Done

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NL 2-7 Single Draw

Action folded around to Jason Mercier in the small blind and he made it 375 to go. The big blind three-bet the action to 1,000 straight and Mercier called. Both players took one new card at the draw.

Mercier moved all in for his last 2,275 post-draw and his opponent went into the tank. A good forty-five seconds passed before a call was finally dropped in the middle. We weren't able to catch Mercier's hand, but it could not beat his opponent's . After the hand, Mercier gathered his things and made a quick exit from the tournament area.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jason Mercier	Eliminado

2013-06-27 22:52 UTC-7

Raymer Gets KO

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No-Limit Hold'em

We arrived at the table just in time to catch the aftermath of a hand where Greg Raymer eliminated a player from the tournament. We managed to catch that the all in player was in for his tournament life before the flop with but was dominated by Raymer's .

After a run out of , Raymer was able to score the elimination and move his stack up to about 17,700.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Greg Raymer	17,700	7,200

2013-06-27 17:59 UTC-7

Check Out PokerNews' MyStack App

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2013-06-27 16:04 UTC-7

Ten Games? No Problem!

Welcome back to our coverage of the 2013 World Series of Poker, live from the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino. Today marks the 50th event of this summer's series and it's an exciting one at that! Players will soon be taking their seats for Event #50: $2,500 10-Game Mix (Six Handed). Last year none other than Vanessa Selbst won the bracelet in this event, securing the second piece of gold jewelry around her wrist and becoming the first woman to win an open event since she won her first bracelet back in 2008.

Last year this event began with 420 entrants all of whom ponied up the $2,500 entry fee in order to compete for the bracelet and the $244,259 first-place prize. On her path to victory, Selbst defeated a final table that included the likes of Mike Gorodinsky and Chris Bjorin. She eventually faced Michael Saltzberg heads up to clinch the victory.

Playing a ten game rotation requires the utmost versatility, as games are constantly changing between limit and no-limit games or stud variants to draw variants. The games in the ten game mix are Limit Hold'em, Omaha Split 8-or-Better, Razz, Stud Hi, Stud Split 8-or-Better, No-Limit Hold'em, Pot-Limit Omaha, Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw, and No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Single Draw, and Badugi.

Cards will be in the air shortly, so be sure to stay with us for all of the latest updates from the tournament floor!