2012 WSOP Update – MN Perspective
John “johnnyGStaks” Hayes of St. Paul is one of nine players remaining in WSOP Event #49 – $1,500 Ante Only NLHE – for a shot at a bracelet! 939 entrants took their shot in this event, they are down to the final table of 9. All players are guaranteed $18,292 at this point. First place is $256,691.
Hayes is 7th in chips with 229,000, antes are at 6,000, there are no blinds. Play will resume today at 1PM (PST)
Minnesota faired well in this event, 6 players cashed in all, here are the other 5:
| Place | Name | City | Amount |
| 39 | Jeff Dobrin | Minnetonka | $5,476 |
| 55 | Jeremy Dresch | Fridley | $4,044 |
| 59 | Eric Brix | Little Canada | $4,044 |
| 65 | Terrance Eischens | Shakopee | $3,549 |
| 97 | Ted Simonson | Minneapolis | $2,611 |
June 29th, 2012 at 8:59 am
Seems like a cool format/structure and nice change of pace. It would be cool if occasionally there were ante only tournaments around here.
June 29th, 2012 at 2:14 pm
Agreed Rich, it would be great to see Running Aces or Canterbury add this to their fall series…