2009 World Series of Poker

Event 39 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j♦q♥
Prize
$657,969
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
2,715
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000

Day 1 Over and Done!

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It seemed like we might never get there, but the chip bags and pens are finally out on the tables. 2,715 dreamers entered Event 39 today. They started the day spread across three separate rooms - the Amazon Room, the Brasilia Room, and the Miranda Room. At the end of the day, the tournament clock showed 333 remaining, all consolidated in Amazon Blue. The actual number is probably a few less than that.

Whatever the number is, those 300-odd players will return at 2pm tomorrow in the Brasilia Room to play through the money bubble (270 places paid) and play down to a final table. Mohsin Charania is our presumptive overnight chip leader. He went on a tear right at the end of the night and bagged up 144,100 chips. We didn't see anyone else within 20,000 chips of that number.

Most of the notables that we had today fell by the wayside, but a few managed to slip through. Nam Le is still with us. So is Justin Bonomo and Jon Van Halle. The tallest German in the room, Benjamin Kang, will also return tomorrow.

The action kicks off at 2pm. See you then!