Saturday, July 26, 2014

Event 17 (Day 1B): Two Players Of Note

Level 9 (Blinds 400/800/100)
Total Day 1B Entries: 107
Day 1B Players Remaining: 50

You can rest assure that when rooms begin to run series, and the series gain notoriety for great value and good structures, you're going to get big named players from near and far.  There are two player still alive in the field that are well worth noting, as Jacob Bazeley and Chris Lee are getting their first mentions of the day.  Bazeley (Cincinnati, OH) is a well known BCP team member/tournament pro with over $1,667,000 (not to mention huge online earnings as well).  Bazeley has two huge scores to his name, the first coming when he finished runner-up in Event #2 ($1,500 No Limit Hold'em) at the 2012 WSOP ($322,294).  His second came only months ago when he final tabled the $3,500 WPT Hard Rock Seminole Main Event, finishing fourth for $371,931.  Bazeley is currently sitting with under 9,000, just over ten bigs at the moment.

The second player to mention is Chris Lee (Centreville, CA), with career tournament earnings over $600,000.  Lee also final tabled a WPT Main Event, the $3,300 NLH Parx Open Poker Classic, finishing in third for $158,000.  Chris also has a WSOP bracelet, winning the $2,500 10-Game/Six-Max in 2011 for $255,000.