Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem Day 1a | 2007 World Series of Poker

07-06-2007 11:09 UTC-7

This Is It . . .

[user38334]

This is it, the one we have all been waiting for. We are just under an hour away from the start of the Main Event of the 2007 World Series Of Poker. Stay tuned as we bring you all the live updates as they unfold.

How many players? Who will it be this year? We will answer all these questions, and many more, stay tuned!

07-06-2007 11:58 UTC-7

Here They Come!

[user38420]

The doors are open and players are heading for their seats. According to the floor staff, there are 160 tables set up at this time, with ten chairs at each table. They are going to begin with nine players at each table. As more players register, they will be seated in the ten seat.

07-06-2007 12:09 UTC-7

Players Are Taking Their Seats

[user24788]

Start time has been delayed a few minutes. Action should begin shortly. Stay tuned.

07-06-2007 12:13 UTC-7

A Word from Jack Effel

[user24788]

Jeffrey Pollack introduced tournament director Jack Effel who welcomed all of the main event players. He briefly went over the rules, with emphasis on the following three...

1. You must be at your seat before the last card is dealt, otherwise you will have a dead hand.

2. You cannot be on a cellphone or text messaging when the first card is dealt. If you are, you're hand is declared dead.

3. You cannot put chips in your pockets or conceal them anyway or take them off the tournament floor, they will be taken out of play.

07-06-2007 12:14 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal!

[user38420]

The words that everyone has been waiting to hear, Shuffle Up and Deal, have been announced. Cards are in the air and Day 1A of the 2007 World Series of Poker Main Event is underway!

Level: 1

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

07-06-2007 12:14 UTC-7

George Wallace Starts the Main Event

[user24788]

Comedian George Wallace uttered the famous words, "Shuffle up and deal!"

07-06-2007 12:22 UTC-7

Donkey Bomber in the House

[user24788]

Tom "Donkey Bomber" Schneider is playing on Day 1A. Schneider won two WSOP events in 2007 (Event #46 $1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 and Event #5 $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud 8) and is 2007's WSOP Player of the Year. He has an interesting starting table with Gene Todd and Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier.

Tags: Tom Schneider

07-06-2007 12:22 UTC-7

Notables In the Crowd

[user38971]

There are many known players and celebrities in the field today. Some include:

Kirk Acevedo (from the HBO's Band of Brothers, Oz)
Allen Kessler
David Grey
Sherkhan Farnood
Amarillo Slim Preston
Huck Seed
Dan Shak
Terrence Chan
Billy Baxter

Tags: Allen Kessler Amarillo Slim Billy Baxter Dan Shak David Grey Huck Seed

07-06-2007 12:23 UTC-7

Matt Jansen First Player Eliminated

[user24788]

The remaining players in the room let out a collective sigh of relief as they discovered that they were not the first player to bust out of the WSOP Main Event.

The first player to bustout was Matt Jansen. His {A-Diamonds}