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Sat Jun 27 2009 23:06 GMT-70Round: 2 Blinds: 75/150 Ante: 0
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Sat Jun 27 2009 23:05 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Brasilia Bulletin
Down in the Brasilia Room we find Vivek Rajkumar, Chris Bell, David Saab, Chris Bjorin, Dwyte Pilgrim, Edward Ochana, Kenna James, Ryan Welch, Ivan Demidov, Van Marcus, Thayer Rasmussen, and Nelly.
Mark Seif and Allen Cunningham are at the same table in the Brasilia. Also at the same table there are David "the Dragon" Pham, Darrell Dicken, Gavin Smith, Kirill Gerasimov, and Jack Schanbacher. -
Sat Jun 27 2009 23:00 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Deeb Doubles
Shaun Deeb has doubled up here in the early going. With the board showing
, Deeb checked, his opponent bet, Deeb check-raised, and his opponent called. The river brought the 
, and Deeb pushed all in and got the call.
Deeb showed
for the nut flush, and his opponent turned over K-Q before heading to the rail. Deeb is up over 30,000. -
Sat Jun 27 2009 22:57 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Still More Arrivals
Seats continue to fill rapidly here in the Amazon Room. Most of the room is currently being taken up with this event, with tables also being employed down the hall in the Brasilia.
Among those taking seats are Matt Hawrilenko, Jason Mercier, Florian Langmann, Victor Ramdin, Shawn Buchanan, Jason Potter, Ryan Nathan, Tony Cousineau, Daniel Makowsky, and Chad Batista. -
Sat Jun 27 2009 22:49 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Chan Checks Out
Terrence "Not Johnny" Chan has been eliminated. He lost most of his stack in a hand in which all but 900 of his chips went in the middle against an all-in opponent with the board showing
. Chan had 
, but his opponent had 
. The river was the 
, and Chan was in dire straits.
Soon after, it folded to Phil Laak in the small blind who raised, Chan reraised all in, and Laak called. Laak showed
, while Chan tabled 
. The flop was 
and turn , and Chan was still safe. But the 
river gave Laak the flush and Chan hits the rail early. -
Sat Jun 27 2009 22:41 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
More Arrive, One Leaves
Looks like we've crept up past the 800-player mark as players continue to arrive.
We're one less now, though, as Rob Eckstut is an early elimination. With the board showing
, Eckstut called with the last of his chips holding K-Q, but his opponent had 
for the flush. -
Sat Jun 27 2009 22:35 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Jeff WilliamsTough Field
Whoever wins this event will have fought through a tough field, for sure. Among the others here are Tony "Bond18" Dunst, Dennis Phillips, Roland de Wolfe, Jeff "YellowSub86" Williams, Russell Rosenblum, Nikolay Evdakov, Peter Feldman, Erich Froehlich, Brock Parker, Phil Tom, Jeff Madsen, Marco Traniello, Antonio Esfandiari, Nenad Medic, T.J. Cloutier, Barny Boatman, and Isaac Haxton.
Scotty Nguyen is also here, baby. So is Bill Edler, Daniel Alaei, Dutch Boyd, Jamie Gold, Lee Watkinson, Erik Lindgren, Brandon Cantu, David "Chino" Rheem, Dario Minieri, and Justin Bonomo. -
Sat Jun 27 2009 22:28 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Beth ShakMore Faces
Also here today are Matt Graham, Adam Junglen, Vicky Coren, Marc Naalden, Alex Wilson, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Beth Shak, Vanessa Rousso, Burt Boutin, and Jennifer Tilly.
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Sat Jun 27 2009 22:18 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
No Average Joe
A quick pass finds Shannon Shorr, John Duthie, Juha Helppi, Gavin Griffin, Andy Black, Bill Chen, Eli Elezra, and Barry Shulman are all here.
Last year's champion in this event is here, too -- Joe Commisso. In fact, he appears to be wearing a similar turquoise shirt to the one he had on when winning his bracelet last year. -
Sat Jun 27 2009 22:08 GMT-70 | Posted by Shamus
Shuffle Up and Deal
Cards are in the air and the next-to-last event of the 2009 World Series of Poker is underway!
The number of players registered as the first hands are being dealt has already moved past 650, and they're saying over 100 more are presently in line and soon to be seated.
Players are starting with 15,000 chips, distributed as eight green (25) chips, eight dark blue (100) chips, two light blue (500) chips, eight yellow (1000) chips, and one orange (5000) chip.
Started 30th Jun, 2009
