Day 1 play has concluded here in the Amazon room and it was a good one. Of the 847 players who started the day, only 42 will return tomorrow for Day 2.
Leading the way is consummate tournament pro Hoyt Corkins, who will be trying to win his second WSOP bracelet.
Not far behind are Steve Wong and Joe Tehan, who both spent time atop the leader board throughout the day.
Tune in tomorrow for our continued coverage of Event 30, as we follow all the action from 42 players to the final 6.
After flopping a hidden set of deuces on a board of , Joe Tehan busted his opponent who held , further increasing his field-leading chip stack to 245,000.
When Barry Greenstein got his money in with A-9 against Rep Porter's K-9, it was looking like Barry was going to double through just before the end of Day 1 play; the poker gods had other plans.
One by one, the board revealed all three of the remaining kings in the deck by the turn, knocking Barry out of the tournament in 47th place.
Always a good sport, Barry signed a copy of his book for Rep before wishing everyone luck and exiting the tournament area.