Alejandro Andión Bags Heaps After Day 1 of Event #46: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack (8-Handed)
It was an action-filled Day 1 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel as players packed both the Brasilia and Amazon rooms for Event #46: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack (8-Handed). A total of 2,053 entries were logged on the starting day to create a $1,445,312 prize pool, and after a long 22 levels, a field of 120 players found a Day 2 birth.
Leading the charge after chips were put into bags was Alejandro Andión who collected a massive 2,400,000 to end the night. Andión was seen sitting with a decent stack in the latter stages of the tournament but catapulted to the top of the counts after flopping the nut straight with king-jack.
Event #46 Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alejandro Andion | Argentina | 2,400,000 | 80 |
| 2 | Joel Orum | Canada | 1,705,000 | 57 |
| 3 | Tommaso Briotti | Italy | 1,675,000 | 56 |
| 4 | Jonas Wexler | United States | 1,630,000 | 54 |
| 5 | William Blais | Canada | 1,600,000 | 53 |
| 6 | Koray Aldemir | Austria | 1,380,000 | 46 |
| 7 | Xiao Yu | United States | 1,345,000 | 45 |
| 8 | Virab Zakaryan | United States | 1,345,000 | 45 |
| 9 | Itzhak Ashkenazi | Israel | 1,325,000 | 44 |
| 10 | Gregory Giannokostas | United States | 1,275,000 | 43 |
Other players to bag big after Day 1 include Tommaso Briotti (1,675,000), William Blais (1,600,000), Koray Aldemir (1,380,000), and Xiao Yu (1,345,000).
The $800 price point was certainly a factor in the huge turnout, but plenty of big names also showed up for Day 1. Some notable players that found a Day 2 birth included Taylor Howard (1,160,000), Maxwell Young (1,130,000), two-time WSOP bracelet winner James More, all-time WSOPC ring leader Maurice Hawkins (375,000), and WSOP bracelet winner Anthony Marquez (250,000).
The field played through 22 half-hour levels on Day 1, and Day 2 is scheduled to play down to a winner, with 30-minute levels. The action restarts at noon Monday at Level 23, with the blinds at 15,000/30,000/30,000. The remaining players will be battling it out for the coveted WSOP bracelet and the first-place prize of $214,830.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize Money |
| 1 | $214,830 |
| 2 | $132,802 |
| 3 | $98,269 |
| 4 | $73,271 |
| 5 | $55,279 |
| 6 | $42,031 |
| 7 | $32,254 |
| 8 | $24,982 |
| 9 | $19,533 |
| 10-11 | $15,417 |
| 12-13 | $12,286 |
| 14-16 | $9,886 |
| 17-24 | $8,033 |
| 25-32 | $6,591 |
| 33-40 | $5,463 |
| 41-48 | $4,573 |
| 49-56 | $3,868 |
| 57-64 | $3.305 |
| 65-72 | $2,853 |
| 73-80 | $2,489 |
| 81-99 | $2,195 |
| 100-135 | $1,956 |
Follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team as Event #46: $800 No-Limit Deepstack 8-Handed plays to a winner on Monday.
flop fell giving Kim trip kings. 
turn improved Kim to a full house, securing her triple-up, while Cleeton faded a club on the river as the 
secured his a double-up worth 225,000.
flop and was called by the player under the gun. 
completed the board and ended her tournament.
was showing as the winner vs the 
of the fallen opponent.
flop was checked to the big blind player who fired out 3,000 and only Hellmuth called to see the 
fall on the turn. 
. The big blind bet 7,000, the under the gun player called and Gershon Distenfeld check-raised to 15,500 from the small blind. The big blind folded and the under the gun player called it.
for two-pair. His opponent showed the 
as he was left without chips and Distenfeld added more to his large stack.
flop paired Wrights king. 
, giving Ghanem a little hope if another lady were to fall on the river but the 
completed the board and ended his tournament.
