Iraj Parvizi Leads After Day 1 of Event #59: $2,500 Big Bet Mix
Day 1 of Event # 59: $2,500 Big Big Mix is at its end. Leading the way is Iraj Parvizi, who was able to over take Daniel Negreanu for the chip lead late in the evening. He and Negreanu swapped back and forth as the leader for the last few levels of the night, but eventually it was Parvizi who walked away as the end of day chip leader. Parvizi is looking to make his first World Series of Poker cash Saturday and with just a few place to go until the money bubble, he just might make it.
Negreanu also held the chip lead at multiple points on Day 1. Late into the last level Negreanu knocked out a player when his two pair turned into a full house and the player called his river shove. This put Negreanu close to the top, but Parvizi was the one who walked away as the chip leader.
Along with Negreanu are plenty of other big names who will return for Day 2 of the Big Bet Mix, including Jerry Wong (98,275), David ��ODB�� Baker (130,200), Jason Mercier (43,250), Calvin Anderson (94,250), Mike Matusow (40,875), Ryan Hughes (126,025), and Brandon Cantu (75,300). All of these players are looking to make it into the top 30, as that is where the money bubble will be popped.
While a slew of big names made it through day 1, there were also a slough of big names who didn��t survive. One such example is Phil Hellmuth who was eliminated within a half hour of his registration by Robert Mizrachi. Mizrachi followed Hellmuth out the door when he and David ��ODB�� Baker played a giant pot, giving Baker the chip lead for a little while midway through the day. Along with these two, some other who didn��t make it through the day were Dan Smith, Dario Sammartino, Layne Flack, Chance Kornuth, Ryan Riess, Frank Kassela and Dan Shak, just to name a few.
The 197 players who entered the event created a prizepool of $443,250 and a first place prize of $112,232. A mincash in this event is worth $3,750 while making an appearance at the six-handed final table will bring home at least $16,793.
The final 37 players will return at 2 p.m. PDT Saturday in the Brasilia Room where they will begin just seven places away from the money. Play will continue for 10 levels, and fireworks are sure to fly as soon as the money bubble is burst. PokerNews will be here to cover it all so make sure you don��t miss a single thing.
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasilia | 700 | 1 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 165,025 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 2 | John Moore | United States | 12,800 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 3 | David "ODB" Baker | United States | 130,200 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 4 | Marco Johnson | United States | 71,500 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 5 | Sergey Altbregin | Russia | 64,300 |
| Brasilia | 700 | 6 | Kevin Iacofano | United States | 13,625 |
| Brasilia | 701 | 1 | Christopher Leslie | United States | 22,050 |
| Brasilia | 701 | 2 | Ryan Hughes | United States | 126,025 |
| Brasilia | 701 | 3 | Jason Mercier | United States | 43,250 |
| Brasilia | 701 | 4 | Brian Rast | United States | 126,750 |
| Brasilia | 701 | 5 | Craig Hartman | United States | 49,125 |
| Brasilia | 701 | 6 | Jerry Wong | United States | 98,275 |
| Brasilia | 702 | 1 | Brent Roberts | United States | 24,752 |
| Brasilia | 702 | 2 | Ashton Griffin | United States | 40,550 |
| Brasilia | 702 | 3 | Jeffrey Duvall | United Kingdom | 61,000 |
| Brasilia | 702 | 4 | Zachary Milchman | United States | 30,000 |
| Brasilia | 702 | 6 | Ian O'Hara | United States | 47,000 |
| Brasilia | 703 | 1 | Steven Friedlander | United States | 80,625 |
| Brasilia | 703 | 2 | Rodrigo Portaleoni | Brazil | 18,450 |
| Brasilia | 703 | 3 | Binh (LV) Nguyen | United States | 43,000 |
| Brasilia | 703 | 4 | Jason Stockfish | United States | 72,400 |
| Brasilia | 703 | 5 | Adam Owen | United Kingdom | 76,250 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 1 | DID NOT REPORT 1 | United States | 10,625 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 2 | Kenneth Fitzgerald | United States | 64,525 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 3 | Bernardo Dias | Brazil | DNR |
| Brasilia | 704 | 4 | Andrew Kelsall | United States | 108,525 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 6 | Mike Matusow | United States | 40,875 |
| Brasilia | 705 | 1 | Craig Chait | United States | 18,925 |
| Brasilia | 705 | 2 | Tuan Le | United States | 89,000 |
| Brasilia | 705 | 3 | Iraj Parvizi | United Kingdom | 210,000 |
| Brasilia | 705 | 4 | John Bunch | United States | 46,475 |
| Brasilia | 705 | 6 | Ismael Bojang | Germany | 68,000 |
| Brasilia | 706 | 1 | Calvin Anderson | United States | 94,250 |
| Brasilia | 706 | 2 | Brandon Cantu | United States | 75,300 |
| Brasilia | 706 | 3 | Michael Laake | United States | 97,000 |
| Brasilia | 706 | 5 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 36,000 |
| Brasilia | 706 | 6 | Lawrence Berg | United States | 61,375 |