2011 World Series Of Poker Event 29

If 8 game mixes aren't enough for you, the 10 game mix might be what you are looking for. This is the style of tournament that Event 29 follows, as it is a 10-game mix that is six handed. In order to make the game as easy to swallow as possible, the format has been set up as a six handed match up. This tournament puts us over the hump marking the first event beyond the half way mark. This ten game mix will combine No limit hold 'em, seven card razz, limit hold 'em, limit badugi, seven card stud, 2-7 draw lowball no limit, Omaha hi-low split-8 or better, pot limit Omaha, 2-7 triple draw lowball limit, and seven card stud hi-low split-8 or better. Clearly, this event is not for the feint of heart. Big names in poker are likely to come out, and their professional knowledge of the game are likely to give them the edge over most amateur players.

The 29th event in the World Series of Poker will begin at 5 PM on June 16th. Those players who participate will sit down and play for a total of three days. The tournament will run until June 18th, ending three days after it begins. The buy-in has been fixed at $2,500, and players will have to pay this sum in order to participate. This will probably not be the largest event in the series, but it should attract enough to build a six figure prize pool.

Tournament Updates
(New Updates Posted Daily During Event)

Day 1 Update - Event 29 has been an exciting event by combining 10 games into one tournament. This six handed event brought out 431 entries, of which only 162 remain. Chip counts are fairly even, with the top 12 players between 40,000 and 53,000 chips. The chip leader, John Cernuto, holds 52,700 chips, while second place David Benefield has 51,700. Greg Raymer, Joe Hachem, and John Juanda have all made it into day 2. Scotty Nguyen did not. David Sklansky and Bill Chen both made it through, John Monette, Bertrand Grospellier and many others had also decided to come into this ten game mix. Though some of these big names are short stacked, the 10 game mix is likely to force chips into fluctuation through out the day, if not leading to some surprising eliminations. A prize pool of $980,525 has been built off of these entrants.

Day 2 Update - Shaun Deeb has taken the chip lead going into the third day of the six-handed 10 game mix that marks the 29th event. Each player remaining will earn $8,197 for their participation, with a top prize of $254,955. The 162 players returnign during the second day included John Juanda, Joe Hachem and Greg Raymer. But all three had been eliminated during the second. Michael Mizrachi, Jeff Madsen and Mike Matusow have all been knocked out as well. The bubble burst when the the 43rd player had been eliminated, with 42 players being paid in this event.

Day 3 Update - So many events are having unexpected fourth days, and the six handed 10-game mix is no different. The final three players, Chris Lee, Brian Haveson and Travis Pearson, all played until nearly 5 AM, forcing a fourth day. Shaun Deeb was eliminated in the fourth place position, but this did not come fast. Within an hour, Deeb ran down from the chip lead of 650,000 to the short stack at 150,000, then he climbed back up to 1.02 million chips. Considering Chris Lee, the current chip leader, has 1.425 million chips, Deeb's exit from the tournament was unexpected. A prize of $254,955 is on the line, and the final three are going to reconvene to battle out the rest of the tournament for the glory of WSOP gold.

Day 4 Update - The forced fourth day brought Chris Lee, Brian Haveson and Travis Pearson back to the tables to finalize the six handed 10-game mix, and these three players solidified the final positions fairly quickly. The three entered the day in the positions they would ultimately win. Chris Lee and Brian Haveson had to battle through heads up play, and Haveson fell short of Chris Lee's poker abilities. Lee has earned his first cash in the WSOP, his first WSOP bracelet, and $254,955 all at the same time. Brian Haveson earned $157,491 for his efforts.

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