Day One Is Done! Chino The Man To Catch
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That brings an end to our day here at the Pavillion Room of the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. It was Event #17 of the 2010 World Series of Poker as 792 players hit the felt today for the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em event.
The general consensus around the room today was that this was a very tough field. Some of the table lineups were the stuff of fairytales (or perhaps nightmares), while many pros 'tweeted' throughout the day about never seeing so much light three and four betting preflop. It seems that the aggression in the game has reached a whole new level.
All of the big names were out in force today, and while many faded, those who survived to Day 2 action included Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Scotty Nguyen, Shannon Elizabeth, Antonio Esfandiari, Scott Clements, TJ Cloutier, Jason Mercier, Joe Sebok, Chris Ferguson, Andrew Lichtenberger, Shaun Deeb, Annette Obrestad, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Erick Lindgren and PokerNews' own Tony G...just to name a few.
At the end of the day it appears that they will all be chasing the man they call "Chino" as David "Chino" Rheem is our likely overnight chip leader with around 185,800. He was ruthlessly aggressive all day and didn't relent until the final hand was dealt.
Approximately 225 players survived the day and will return to Day 2 action from 2:30pm tomorrow afternoon, where the intention will be to try and reach our final table. We look forward to your company then!