2007 World Series of Poker

Shuffle Up and Deal!

Day 1 completed

Posted 06-07-2007 01:27 GMT-8

Play Stopped for the Evening

The tournament director has halted play for the evening, which means 125 players will return tomorrow at 2 p.m. PDT for Day 2. Still in the field are bracelet winners Phil Hellmuth, Eric Froehlich, and David Chiu, along with the Lerner twins on whom we reported earlier. Check our prize pool and payouts section for all players who have busted out in the money. See you tomorrow!

Tags: David Chiu, Eric Froehlich, Phil Hellmuth.

Field has Narrowed to 138

We're now down to 138 players and they seem to be dropping like flies. Players who finish 127-153 all receive $3,622.

Action Heating Up!

Now that we are in the money, the bustouts are happening thick and fast. There are now 149 players remaining. Keep an eye on our prizepool and payouts section. We will try and keep it as updated as we can during this race-for-chips frenzy!

Hellmuth Breaks His Own Record

Phil Hellmuth now has a record 58 WSOP money finishes, which begs the question -- will he be first to 11 bracelets?

Tags: Phil Hellmuth.

The Bubble Has Burst

With 154 players left in the tournament, just one to the money, Partho "Spiderman" Data raised UTG with J-10. To his immediate left sat Casey McCarrel, who looked down at pocket aces and just called Spiderman's raise. The flop came Q-9-8, giving Spiderman the nut straight. He checked, spinning a perfect web which his opponent fell right into, moving all-in. Data called instantly, and his straight held up, putting all remaining players in the money.

Tags: Partho "Spiderman" Data.

Level 11 started

Posted 06-07-2007 00:30 GMT-8

Phil Hellmuth on the Verge of Another WSOP Record

With a cash in this event, Phil Hellmuth will break his own record of 57 all-time cashes in WSOP events.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth.

Down to 155

2 players left to the money.