Event 14 - $2,500 Six-handed Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-05-2009 13:40 UTC-12

The List Grows

donpeters

There's a little bit of everything in the field today. We've got everyone from amateurs to pros, big time limit grinders to small stakes regulars, tournament players and cash players, live players and online players. Here's a list of some more names in the field.

Daniel Negreanu (181-6)
Ted Forrest (194-6)
Brandon Hawkins (185-1)
J.C. Tran (201-6)
Daniel Alaei (233-6)
Jordan Rich (248-6)

06-05-2009 13:14 UTC-12

It's Limit Hold'em

donpeters

One of our reporters was walking through the field when a player shouted, "Hey PokerNews guy, I'm about even!" pertaining to his chip stack.

Greg "FBT" Mueller then yelled out, "So is everyone else in the room, it's limit hold'em."

Tags: "FBT"Greg Mueller

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

06-05-2009 13:08 UTC-12

Few More Notables

donpeters

A few more names have been spotted in the room.

Barry Greenstein (198-6)
Jonathan Tamayo (204-3)
Brian Haveson (238-3)
Marco Traniello (241-6)
Gavin Smith (245-6)
Andy Bloch (249-3)

06-05-2009 12:52 UTC-12

And the Seats Fill

donpeters

Almost all of the empty seats are filled up. The number of entrants is currently at 328 and growing. Here's a few more faces in the field.

David Daneshgar (169-3)
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi (170-6)
Jimmy Tran (171-1)
Jean-Robert Bellande (171-3)
Ylon Schwartz (173-3)
Anthony Rivera (173-5)
Grant Hinkle (174-3)
Shawn Keller (174-6)
Joe DeNiro (177-1)
Brandon Wong (177-6)
Jeff Lisandro (178-3
Matt Glantz (181-2)
Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri (183-3)
Chau Giang (183-6)
Bob Lauria (192-1)
Sorel Mizzi (195-6)
Stefan Rapp (238-4)

06-05-2009 12:30 UTC-12

More Faces

donpeters

Here's another list of some more players spread out around the Brasilia room.

Jon "PearlJammed" Turner (176-1)
Chip Jett (177-2)
Rob Hollink (180-1)
Maya Geller (180-2)
Theo Tran (182-3)
Jay "Seabeast" Kinkade (185-3)
Greg "FBT" Mueller (186-2)
Erle Mankin (188-4)
Jennifer Harman (193-2)
Liz Lieu (193-3)
Bill Chen (194-4)
Berry Johnston (196-3)
Marcel Luske (198-1)

Tags: Theo Tran

06-05-2009 12:20 UTC-12

Notables

donpeters

Here's a list of some of the players in the field with their starting table and seat.

Mike "GoLeafsGoEh" Leah (229-1)
Nick Frangos (229-4)
Vanessa Rousso (230-3)
Brock "t soprano" Parker (234-4)
Fabrice Soulier (239-4)
Lex "RaSZi" Veldhuis (241-4)
Barry Shulman (244-1)
Evelyn Ng (244-3)
Ronnie Bardah (245-1)
Mark Newhouse (246-2)
Tom Schneider (246-3)
David Gee (246-4)
Terrence Chan (247-3)
Todd "Dan Druff" Witteles (248-4)
John Myung (250-5)

06-05-2009 12:14 UTC-12

Shuffle Up and Deal!

donpeters

The players are taking their seats and the cards are in the air. Many tables are playing even shorter than six handed, but should fill up quite soon.

Level: 1

Blinds: 50/75

Ante: 0

06-05-2009 11:43 UTC-12

Welcome to Event #14!

donpeters

Welcome to Event #14, $2,500 Six-handed Limit Hold'em. We're set to begin here in just around 20 minutes from now. This is the first limit hold'em event on the schedule for the 2009 WSOP and it's going to be interesting to see who shows up. many of the big names are still playing the $10,000 Mixed World Championship while a lot of the top online pros are playing the no-limit hold'em event that began earlier today. Due to this, the field may be a little softer than normal and give everyone a more level playing field. As always, we'll let you know who's here when the tournament gets underway.

Last year, there was no version of a six-handed limit hold'em tournament, making this the first of its kind. Players will begin today with 7,500 chips and each level will last one hour. Today's play will conclude after level eight is complete.

Stay tuned for all the action!