Sadan Turker Leads First Open Event Of The 2012 WSOP
By the time registration was closed the official attendance of Event #2 of the 2012 WSOP stood at an impressive 2,101; of which only 240 managed to make it through the minefield that is Day 1 of these so-called "donkaments."
Day 1 of the first open event of the 2012 World Series of Poker has been completed and it is a British pro who leads the way as Event #2, a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em tournament, rapidly approaches the money place. Ladies and gentlemen we give you Sadan Turker.
By the time registration was closed the official attendance of Event #2 of the 2012 WSOP stood at an impressive 2,101; of which only 240 managed to make it through the minefield that is Day 1 of these so-called "donkaments." By the time 11-hours of poker had been played, Londoner Turker had turned his 4,500 starting stack into a tournament leading 158,100.
Turker's name may be familiar with you and so it should because he has a number of solid results to his name in the live poker arena; the best and most memorable of which came at the 2011 WSOP where he finished as runner-up to Sean Getzwiller in a $1,000 No Limit Hold'em event for a cool $377,411. If Turker wants to best that amount at this year's series then he is going to have to go all the way in this event and take it down; a result that would net him $517,725.
Joining Turker at the top of the leaderboard is a name that needs no introduction, Eli Elezra. The Israeli poker pro and businessman finished within touching distance of Turker with 155,900 chips and is definitely going to be a force to be reckoned with when Day 2 kicks off at 13:00 Las Vegas time (21:00 UK time).Also well-stacked are the likes of Ryan Snickles (142,400), Brandon Cantu (130,100) and Mike Lee (109,200).
A whole host of notable players have also made it through to Day 2 including Layne Flack (74,500), Noah Schwartz (69,700), Andrew Badecker (69,500), John Juanda (60,700), Vanessa Selbst (52,300), Phil Hellmuth (44,600), JP Kelly (43,100), Jason Mercier (41,900) and John Eames (28,000).
WSOP Event #2 Top 10 Chips Counts (End of Day 1)
1st: Sadan Turker - 158,100
2nd: Eli Elezra - 155,900
3rd: Ryan Snickles - 142,400
4th: Brandon Cantu - 130,100
5th: Mike Lee - 109,200
6th: Kwinsee Khao Tran - 92,000
7th: Deepak Bhatti - 88,300
8th: Andras Stumpf - 83,300
9th: Evan Mcniff - 80,000
10th: Todd Keikoan - 75,000
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