2007 World Series of Poker

Event 47 - $2,000 No Limit Holdem
Day: 1
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Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♣j♦
Prize
$707,898
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$3,709,160
Entries
2,038
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Noon-time Start

[user26127]
[user26127]
Cards will be in the air at approx. noon PST. In excess of 1500 players are expected and first prize is estimated to be over half a million dollars.

Check back at noon for all your updates, chip counts, photos, and videos.

The Rio is Ready

[user38420]
[user38420]
The $2,000 No Limit Hold'em event today is expected to have a record breaking number of players. The Rio has made accommodations for over 2,500 players and they will also seat alternates as space becomes available. The parking lot is full and lines are still out the door. See you here at noon for all the action!

Supervisors in the Box

[user14554]
[user14554]
Tournament Director Jack Effel yelled out, "Amy, write this down. All the supervisors are dealing today. John, Jimmy, and Howard are running the floor." As each floor supervisor takes their place in the box, the dealers erupt in applause.

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

The Calm Before the Storm

[user38420]
[user38420]
After the announcement and cards begin to fly, it gets very quiet in the room. After a few dealers call out, "seat open," everyone gets a little more comfortable and the volume steadily begins to rise. Chips rattle, people begin to laugh and you can feel the energy. Gotta love it!

Notable Hunt Begins

[user14554]
[user14554]
This is a huge field, spread across the entire Amazon room and in the Players Pavilion. It will probably take a few strolls through the expanse to know who of the notables are in the field today.

Seen so far: Evelyn Ng, John Gale, David Singer, John Juanda, James Mackey, Joe Sebok (who swears lives will be lost if he bubbles another final table), Vanessa Rousso, Karga Holt, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Gregory Grivas and Lee Watkinson.

More Notables

[user14554]
[user14554]
Tom McEvoy, Adam Schoenfeld, Greg Mueller, Shannon Elizabeth, Brad Berman, Arnold Spee, Peter Feldman, Rene Angelil, David Redlin, David "Devilfish" Ulliott, and PokerNews' own, Justin Shronk.

The Famous in the Tent

[user39120]
[user39120]
Players that have saddled up to take part in the action out here in the Players Pavilion include Bill Chen, Barny Boatman, David Pham, Bryan Devonshire, Rafe Furst, Jennifer Tilly, Kathy Liebert, JC Tran, Michael Binger, Francois Saffiedine, Victor Ramdin, Perry Friedman, and a late-arriving Antonio Esfandiari are all in play out here.
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