Well, it looks like we might not have been quite warranted in our doomsaying earlier. I, among others, wondered what would happen to the WSOP fields in the wake of the UIGEA passing and Harrah’s decision to actually enforce their three-year-old policy of not accepting third-party registrations.
Well shit, Chicken Little, what’s that above us? Looks like sky, and with nearly 3,000 players taking the field yesterday in the $1,500 NLHE event at the Rio, it might even stay there. For the second year in a row, this first low buy-in open event has shattered the record for largest field of any WSOP tournament that isn’t a Main Event. So far a bunch of big-time pros have already hit the rail, including World Champions Phil Hellmuth and Chris “Jesus” Ferguson. Other notable bustouts are Annie Duke, John Juanda, Daniel Negreanu and Gavin Smith.
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