2009 World Series of Poker

Event 23 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw
Day: 1
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Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$279,742
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
96
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
6,000
Players Info - Day 1

One Day in the Books

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Chip leader Roland de Wolfe
Chip leader Roland de Wolfe
It was a surprisingly quiet Day 1 here at Event 23, the $10,00 World Championship of No-Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw. The defending champ, Mike Matusow, provided some color and insight at the start of play; Sam Grizzle and Jean-Robert Bellande provided it at the end.

In between, 96 players sat down and played poker. Some (Tom Dwan, Phil Hellmuth) sat down later than others and left sooner; others quietly chipped up without making much of an impact on the tournament.

At the end of the day, it was Roland de Wolfe's name atop the leaderboard with approximately 180,000 chips. He's followed by John Juanda and Vince Musso. A total of 60 players -- about 60% of the field -- made it through to Day 2.

Those 60 players will go home for the night to get some sleep. They'll reassemble tomorrow for Day 2 at 2pm local time in the Orange section of the Amazon Room. See you then!