Beim $5.000 Event #49 NLHE der World Series konnten die Offiziellen 696 Entries verzeichnen. In der Menge tummeln sich einmal mehr zahlreiche deutschsprachige Spieler. Nach Tag Eins findet sich Strahlemann Martin Hanowski in den Top Chipcounts der verbliebenen 204 Braceletjäger wieder. Chipleader ist Lokalmatador Ken Einiger aus Las Vegas.
Insgesamt generierten die 696 Teilnehmer des $5.000 Events #49 einen Gesamtpreispool von stattlichen $3.271.200, der auf die besten 72 Spieler umverteilt wird. Auf den Sieger wartet neben dem begehrten Bracelet das Preisgeld von $719.707.
Nach 10 gespielten Blindstufen konnte sich Ken Einiger in dem starken Feld als Chipleader manifestieren. Die jedoch nur mit einem Vorsprung von gerade mal 600 Chips vor Erfolgsgarant Josh Arieh. Martin Hanowski übernachtet mit 142.900 an Chips auf Rang Sechs im Chipcount. Giuseppe Pantaleo findet sich ebenfalls in dem oberen Zehntel der Counts wieder. Er steht derzeit auf Position 19.
WSOP Event #49: NLHE
Buy-in: $5.000
Entries: 696
Preispool: $3.271.200
Verbleibende Spieler: 204
Chipcounts:
| Rang | Name | Herkunft | Chipcount |
| 1 | KenEiniger | LASVEGAS,NV,US | 174.000 |
| 2 | JoshArieh | ALPHARETTA,GA,US | 173.400 |
| 3 | RefaelShaoulian | BeverlyHills,CA,US | 152.600 |
| 4 | RobertPrinz | BEVERLYHILLS,CA,US | 149.400 |
| 5 | TomBedell | NO | 144.600 |
| 6 | MartinHanowski | FRANKFURT,,DE | 142.900 |
| 7 | LuisAssuncaoGarla | Londrina,,BR | 129.300 |
| 8 | NickPetrangelo | FEEDINGHILLS,MA,US | 120.000 |
| 9 | AlexeyTsessarskiy | Moscow,,RU | 119.800 |
| 10 | VanessaSelbst | LASVEGAS,NV,US | 117.300 |
| 11 | TonyGargano | STERLINGHEIGHTS,MI,US | 115.600 |
| 12 | ChrisHunichen | COLUMBIA,SC,US | 109.100 |
| 13 | EricSfez | NEUILLYSURSEINE,,FR | 105.800 |
| 14 | JasonKoon | LASVEGAS,NV,US | 104.300 |
| 15 | RaviRaghavan | NORTHBROOK,IL,US | 101.200 |
| 16 | MattJarvis | VANCOUVER,BC,CA | 101.000 |
| 17 | LaurenKling | LASVEGAS,NV,US | 100.300 |
| 18 | NicolasLeFloch | Montrouge,,FR | 97.300 |
| 19 | GiuseppePantaleo | BIELEFELD,FL,US | 96.500 |
| 20 | BrianPayne | Melton,,AT | 93.800 |
| 21 | RayIskander | SanJuanCapistrano,CA,US | 93.500 |
| 22 | JCTran | SACRAMENTO,CA,US | 93.300 |
| 23 | AndySpears | Buffalo,NY,US | 91.300 |
| 24 | EugeneTodd | BROOKLYN,NY,US | 90.500 |
| 25 | EmilOlsson | Dorchester,SC,US | 90.200 |
| 26 | MelanieWeisner | HOUSTON,TX,US | 89.800 |
| 27 | BlakeBohn | BURNSVILLE,MN,US | 89.500 |
| 28 | RyanLaplante | BRAINERD,MN,US | 89.100 |
| 29 | StanislavBarshak | BUFFALOGROVE,IL,US | 88.300 |
| 30 | AnatolyFilatov | BLUEPOINT,NY,US | 87.800 |
| 31 | ChrisDombrowski | WESLEYCHAPEL,FL,US | 87.300 |
| 32 | RichardHendin | SANANTONIO,TX,US | 86.900 |
| 33 | JeanGaspard | Evanston,IL,US | 85.900 |
| 34 | GuillaumeDiaz | London,,FR | 84.500 |
| 35 | HyungSunJung | Gimhae,,KP | 84.300 |
| 36 | NorbertSzecsi | Budapest,,HU | 81.500 |
| 37 | BrianGreen | Decatur,TX,US | 80.900 |
| 38 | KevinMacPhee | COEURDALENE,ID,US | 80.900 |
| 39 | PaulVarano | OLYMPIA,WA,US | 80.600 |
| 40 | ChristopherDay | Naples,FL,US | 79.200 |
| 41 | ShannonShorr | Homewood,AL,US | 77.300 |
| 42 | AmiBarer | Vancouver,BC,CA | 77.200 |
| 43 | PaulBerende | OOSTERHOUT,,NL | 76.500 |
| 44 | KorenevRoman | Moscow,RU | 76.100 |
| 45 | StephaneBenadiba | Paris,,FR | 75.300 |
| 46 | FrancisFoordbrown | GB | 73.900 |
| 47 | MichaelTureniec | SOLNA,,SE | 73.400 |
| 48 | AnthonySpinella | WAXHAW,NC,US | 73.000 |
| 49 | JeremyWien | MountKisco,NY,US | 73.000 |
| 50 | PierreNeuville | KNOKKE-HEIST,,BE | 72.300 |
| 51 | VinnyPahuja | HICKSVILLE,NY,US | 71.500 |
| 52 | MattO’Donnell | LUTZ,FL,US | 71.300 |
| 53 | DylanLinde | COEURDALENE,ID,US | 70.300 |
| 54 | OliverPrice | London,GB | 69.200 |
| 55 | DanO’Brien | LASVEGAS,NV,US | 68.900 |
| 56 | DavidMiscikowski | SANDIEGO,CA,US | 65.200 |
| 57 | TrevorPope | GAINSVILLE,FL,US | 65.000 |
| 58 | AndrewLichtenberger | LASVEGAS,NV,US | 64.800 |
| 59 | HaralTsivicos | ASBURYPARK,NJ,US | 64.100 |
| 60 | AlbertoGomez | Bournemouth,,GB | 63.900 |
| 61 | CindyMartineau | Waterdown,ON,CA | 63.300 |
| 62 | HarrisonBeach | NLasVegas,NV,US | 61.100 |
| 63 | OwenCrowe | HALIFAX,NS,CA | 61.000 |
| 64 | Marc-EtienneMcLaughlin | BROSSARD,QC,CA | 58.400 |
| 65 | NiallFarrell | LUGARAGRSHIN,GB | 58.000 |
| 66 | FernandoBrunca | BR | 57.500 |
| 67 | OleSchemion | Olekojole,,DE | 57.000 |
| 68 | PuLiu | Benton,LA,US | 56.500 |
| 69 | MichaelFerrell | BOWLINGGREEN,OH,US | 56.400 |
| 70 | MargaretaMorris | Norristown,PA,US | 56.100 |
| 71 | StevenLevy | PEABODY,MA,US | 55.900 |
| 72 | JordanCristos | PALMDALE,CA,US | 55.400 |
| 73 | RyanJulius | PEORIA,IL,US | 55.200 |
| 74 | MattDavenport | Cheshire,GB,GB | 55.100 |
| 75 | KennethHicks | HUNTINGTON,WV,US | 54.500 |
| 76 | JonathanMaren | NANDOVER,MA,US | 54.100 |
| 77 | AbdoNaji | LB | 54.000 |
| 78 | JasonMoreno | Sacramento,CA,US | 53.500 |
| 79 | JustinKindred | EDMONTON,KY,US | 52.500 |
| 80 | KevenStammen | Cincinnati,OH,US | 52.300 |
| 81 | MarcelloDelGrosso | Woodbridge,ON,CA | 51.200 |
| 82 | IlkinAmirov | BAKU,,AZ | 51.000 |
| 83 | PatrickCissell | LOUISVILLE,KY,US | 50.200 |
| 84 | RaymondSpencer | SAMMAMISH,WA,US | 49.900 |
| 85 | JosephGossweiler | FLORHAMPARK,NJ,US | 49.700 |
| 86 | MartinKozlov | MELBOURNE,Victoria,AU | 48.800 |
| 87 | JoeKuether | ELMGROVE,WI,US | 48.600 |
| 88 | RobertMartini | WESTSUNBURY,PA,US | 48.500 |
| 89 | JamalHaddad | STERLINGHEIGHTS,MI,US | 47.600 |
| 90 | IvanSaul | BUENOSAIRES,,AR | 46.600 |
| 91 | ManigLoeser | BadHomburg,DE | 46.400 |
| 92 | StewartNewman | WESTON,FL,US | 46.200 |
| 93 | RyanFranklin | VEROBEACH,FL,US | 45.900 |
| 94 | JuliusColman | Brighton,,AT | 45.400 |
| 95 | JonasKronwitter | MUNICH,,DE | 45.300 |
| 96 | TimurMargolin | GB | 45.000 |
| 97 | StephenBokor | ASTORIA,OR,US | 44.700 |
| 98 | RandalFlowers | WINTERVILLE,NC,US | 44.500 |
| 99 | JosephMcKeehen | NorthWales,PA,US | 43.500 |
| 100 | ScottTuttle | WAKARUSA,IN,US | 43.100 |
| 101 | DavidTuthill | STPETERSBURG,FL,US | 42.800 |
| 102 | JasonMercier | DAVIE,FL,US | 42.700 |
| 103 | OgnjenSekularac | BELGRADE,,RS | 42.700 |
| 104 | AnkushMandavia | KENNESAW,GA,US | 42.500 |
| 105 | VietVo | PEARLAND,TX,US | 42.000 |
| 106 | DanSmith | LASVEGAS,NV,US | 41.800 |
| 107 | JeffRossiter | SOUTHBANK,AU | 41.600 |
| 108 | HasanHabib | DOWNEY,CA,US | 41.000 |
| 109 | KurtLichtman | 40.900 | |
| 110 | ArielCelestino | BALNEARIOCAMBRIU,BR | 40.000 |
| 111 | BrunoLopes | COURBEVOIE,,FR | 39.900 |
| 112 | JoeCada | SHELBYTOWNSHIP,MI,US | 39.800 |
| 113 | EricFroehlich | LASVEGAS,NV,US | 39.600 |
| 114 | BerndGleibner | BAERNAU,,DE | 39.200 |
| 115 | RoyThung | WHITEPLAINS,NY,US | 39.100 |
| 116 | TomMcCormick | FARGO,ND,US | 38.600 |
| 117 | JonathanLittle | LASVEGAS,NV,US | 38.200 |
| 118 | AmirmasoudBabakhani | Thornhill,,CA | 37.700 |
| 119 | DanielBuzgon | MARLTON,NJ,US | 37.200 |
| 120 | JeffGross | ANNARBOR,MI,US | 37.000 |
| 121 | JohnZipperer | Wasilla,AK,US | 36.800 |
| 122 | PhilHellmuth | PaloAlto,CA,US | 36.700 |
| 123 | TylerCornell | SANCLEMENTE,CA,US | 36.200 |
| 124 | VincentBartello | LASVEGAS,NV,US | 36.000 |
| 125 | SorelMizzi | TORONTO,ON,CA | 35.800 |
| 126 | KirillRabtsov | MOSCOW,,RU | 35.500 |
| 127 | KonstantinTolokno | RU | 35.400 |
| 128 | CarlosSanchez | FlemingIsland,FL,US | 35.100 |
| 129 | ChrisDeMaci | STANTON,CA,US | 34.800 |
| 130 | JeffreySmith | ENCINITAS,CA,US | 34.700 |
| 131 | JackieGlazier | WANTIRNA,,AU | 34.300 |
| 132 | KennethEttinger | CHEVYCHASE,MD,US | 34.100 |
| 133 | CongPham | NAPLES,FL,US | 34.100 |
| 134 | JeremyKottler | SANTAMONICA,CA,US | 33.800 |
| 135 | DarrenRabinowitz | LASVEGAS,NV,US | 33.700 |
| 136 | BrandonMeyers | HENDERSON,NV,US | 33.500 |
| 137 | JohnDolan | BonitaSprings,FL,US | 33.200 |
| 138 | ThomasMuehloecker | WIEN,,AT | 32.800 |
| 139 | AnaMarquez | MALAGA,ES | 32.100 |
| 140 | DimitriHoldeew | BRIGHTON,,GB | 32.000 |
| 141 | MichaelKatz | MANALAPAN,NJ,US | 32.000 |
| 142 | SalmanBehbehani | GB | 31.800 |
| 143 | DavidRandall | WESTERVILLE,OH,US | 31.700 |
| 144 | DavidVamplew | FIFE,,GB | 30.100 |
| 145 | LoniHarwood | STATENISLAND,NY,US | 30.000 |
| 146 | AlexKravchenko | MOSCOW,RU | 29.800 |
| 147 | PhillippeNarboni | VeigyFoncenex,,FR | 29.500 |
| 148 | HoflehnerHelmut | Eggersdorf,,AT | 29.100 |
| 149 | FredrickAndersson | Stenstorp,,SE | 28.900 |
| 150 | PabloFernandezCampo | Bournemouth,,GB | 28.700 |
| 151 | JoelSexton | AMARILLO,TX,US | 28.300 |
| 152 | ArditKurshumi | REVERE,MA,US | 28.000 |
| 153 | BasselMoussa | BEIRUT,,LB | 27.800 |
| 154 | FredericSoria | ROSEVILLE,CA,US | 27.800 |
| 155 | NenadMedic | NiagaraFalls,ON,CA | 27.100 |
| 156 | JayFarber | SANTABARBARA,CA,US | 26.700 |
| 157 | JustinConley | PRESTONBURG,KY,US | 26.700 |
| 158 | DanielColman | HOLDEN,MA,US | 26.100 |
| 159 | AlexBilokur | MOSCOW,RU | 25.200 |
| 160 | TaylorPaur | ELDORADOHILLS,CA,US | 25.000 |
| 161 | Harry,Jr.Thomas | HAMILTON,OH,US | 24.200 |
| 162 | DmitryKuzmin | MOSCOW,,RU | 24.100 |
| 163 | BrunoKawauti | SAOPAULO,BR | 24.100 |
| 164 | GregOstrander | WEBSTER,NY,US | 24.000 |
| 165 | EverettCarlton | STPAUL,MN,US | 24.000 |
| 166 | ShawnHeadley | Warren,OH,US | 22.400 |
| 167 | GeorgiosPapadopoulos | LASVEGAS,NV,US | 22.300 |
| 168 | CherishAndrews | CHAMBERSBURG,PA,US | 20.800 |
| 169 | TedLawson | NV,US | 20.200 |
| 170 | EvanTeitelbaum | CoconutCreek,FL,US | 20.100 |
| 171 | DavidPeters | Toledo,OH,US | 19.000 |
| 172 | JonathanPoche | YOUNGSVILLE,LA,US | 18.800 |
| 173 | MaxwellGreenwood | TORONTO,ON,CA | 18.600 |
| 174 | DanielMartinJr | KlamathFalls,OR,US | 18.600 |
| 175 | OleksiiKovalchuk | KIEV,,UA | 18.500 |
| 176 | ErikHellman | SE | 17.600 |
| 177 | DimitarDanchev | PLOVDIV,,BG | 17.600 |
| 178 | VinicusTeixeiraDeSilva | Centro,,BR | 17.600 |
| 179 | DouglasGlasscock | GrainValley,MO,US | 17.300 |
| 180 | XuanLiu | MISSISSAUGA,ON,CA | 17.100 |
| 181 | RyanD’Angelo | BINGHAMPTON,NY,US | 17.100 |
| 182 | NaoyaKihara | TOKYO,JP | 17.000 |
| 183 | JonathanDriscoll | BLAINVILLE,QC,CA | 17.000 |
| 184 | MattMarafioti | TORONTO,ON,CA | 16.400 |
| 185 | BarrySchwartz | HUNTINGTONBEACH,CA,US | 15.800 |
| 186 | JamieArmstrong | IRVINE,CA,US | 15.700 |
| 187 | LivBoeree | EASTMOLESY,GB | 15.600 |
| 188 | JackSchanbacher | PITTSBURGH,PA,US | 14.900 |
| 189 | DonCornwell | NewYork,NY,US | 14.600 |
| 190 | AndreaVezzani | ROMCOLO,,IT | 14.400 |
| 191 | DerekWolters | CHANDLER,AZ,US | 14.300 |
| 192 | LarryLamberson | AMARILLO,TX,US | 14.200 |
| 193 | ArthurLoring | PALMBEACH,FL,US | 14.100 |
| 194 | ClintBryant | BloomfieldHills,MI,US | 13.100 |
| 195 | JoeyWeissman | BOCARATON,FL,US | 13.000 |
| 196 | PhillipMagana | Stockton,CA,US | 12.900 |
| 197 | ErikSeidel | HENDERSON,NV,US | 12.200 |
| 198 | AntonMorgenstern | Berlin,DE | 12.000 |
| 199 | CarlosJBenatuil | TORRE,,AR | 11.800 |
| 200 | JoeEbanks | STOW,OH,US | 10.200 |
| 201 | CraigMcCorkell | WESTSUSSEX,GB | 9.100 |
| 202 | HumbertoBrenes | SanJose,CR | 8.100 |
| 203 | RomainBruet | NewOrleans,LA,US | 7.600 |
| 204 | JeffHakim | MONTREAL,QC,CA | 6.000 |
