Yousri Ali limped in from middle position and Jeff Purcella followed right behind him before Evan McNiff raised to 600 from the hijack seat. Both limpers called and the flop came down 
. Action checked to McNiff and he bet 1,325 to win the pot and get back to 20,000 in chips.
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From our starting field of 187 (unofficially), we've already lost nine. There are 178 players left, and we're minus one table as Dennis Phillips' group has just been broken up.
On the board of 
, Chris Farmer checked to Sam Chauhan. Chauhan bet 1,500 and Farmer made the call to see the 
fall on the river. Farmer checked again and Chauhan bet 3,000. Farmer quickly announced a call.
"Good call," said Chauhan. Farmer then tabled the 
to win the pot. Chauhan was knocked back to 9,500 in chips.
Farmer will be looking to add another World Series of Poker Circuit gold ring to his collection. Erlier in this series, Farmer won a $200 No-Limit Hold'em event for $24,415. That's his second largest score as back in November 2008 he won a Venetian Deep Stack event for $24,504.
The players are now on a 15-minute break, their first of the day.
While we're on break here, take a few minutes to browse a few shots of Day 1's field. Click "Read full" to see them all.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Michael Traylor was all in with 
against Eric Morton's pocket twos. A deuce flopped and even though he turned a flush draw, Traylor was eliminated from the tournament.
From under the gun, 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event winner Jerry Yang raised to 625. Keith Crowder reraised from the cutoff seat to 1,825 and Yang called to see the flop.
The flop came down ace high with two diamonds, 
. Yang checked and Crowder bet 3,200. Yang raised to 9,200 and Crowder instantly moved all in. Yang instantly called and the cards were tabled.
Yang: 
Crowder: 
Yang held the best of it with top and bottom pair, but Crowder wasn't dead yet with his diamond draw. The turn brought the , which had the two players chopping. The river completed the board with the 
and they did in fact chop it up.
Bobby Suer led out with a bet of 575 after he and David Baker saw a 
flop. Baker didn't waste any time floating the bet, and Suer checked to him when the 
landed on the turn to double-pair the board. Baker took his cue to make a rainbow bet of 1,125, and Suer tanked for a couple minutes. "Against my better judgement," he finally said as he folded his cards, returning right back to 20,000.
Baker has about 18,000 now, and he simply shrugged at Suer's comment as he dragged the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
40,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
28,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
28,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
27,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
27,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
||
|
26,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
|
26,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
24,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
23,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
||
|
23,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
22,300
300
|
300 |
|
|
19,100
100
|
100 |
|
|
16,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
15,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
