Event 34 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-16-2009 19:38 UTC-12

One for the Money, Two for the Show, Three to Get Ready, and Four to Go

Shamus

They've stopped the clock with ten minutes left in the level, drawn a card, and determined that four more hands will be played tonight.

It does not appear we'll be bursting that cash bubble until early tomorrow.

06-16-2009 19:45 UTC-12

Katchalov Catches Good

Shamus

Several had limped to see the flop come {J-Clubs}

. It checked to a player in middle position who bet 3,600, then Eugene Katchalov raised to 11,200. It folded back around and the original raiser thought for a while, then pushed all in, and Katchalov called.

Katchalov turned over {J-Spades}

for top two, and his opponent {A-Spades}

. The turn was the {10-Spades}

and the river the {3-Diamonds}

, and another player hit the rail. Katchalov chips up to about 85,000.

Tags: Eugene Katchalov

06-16-2009 19:52 UTC-12

Hellmuth Hanging In

Shamus

Another nice little rush for Phil Hellmuth as the night concludes. First he used pocket kings to eliminate a short-stacked player with pocket tens.

Next he won a modest-sized pot with pocket eights after flopping a set. He has about 75,000 as the night draws to a close.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

06-16-2009 19:55 UTC-12

Day 1 Concludes

Shamus

James Taylor, among chip leaders at end of Day 1

"Don't take your chips home with you."

Warned the announcer as players began the end-of-night ritual of counting and then bagging up their hard-won chips.

Play has concluded for Day 1. According to the big board, there are 240 players remaining from our original starting field of 2,095. We'll have the official numbers overnight, as well as chip counts for all of those who will be continuing with the quest for that $521,932 first prize and the WSOP gold bracelet.

Thanks for following along today, and be sure to rejoin us tomorrow at 2 p.m. Vegas time for the restart of Event No. 34!

Event 34 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em

Day 1 Completed