Players Filing In
Cards are scheduled to go in the air at noon, so we're just about 10 minutes away. The plan today will be to play through 10 one-hour levels. Stay tuned!
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 26 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
643
Level
26
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Cards are scheduled to go in the air at noon, so we're just about 10 minutes away. The plan today will be to play through 10 one-hour levels. Stay tuned!
Level: 1
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
As is the case with other events at this year's World Series of Poker, players are starting with "triple stacks," meaning in this case 4,500 chips for their $1,500 buy-in.
With the blinds starting at 25/50, and limits 50/100, that means everybody is starting with 90 BBs or 45 big bets.
Faces in the Crowd
A quick initial scan of the room finds Maya Gellar, Shannon Shorr, Thor Hansen, Shannon Elizabeth, and Lisa Parsons.
And what's that shining over there from Table #22? That's the light glinting off the studded headphones of Teddy "Iceman" Monroe.
The Power of Position
After a player in the cutoff limped, Boukai raised from the button (to 100), and the big blind and cutoff both called. The flop came
. It checked to Boukai who bet (50), and both players called. The turn was the 
, it checked to Boukai who bet again (100 this time), and both folded.On the very next hand, the player who had limped before did so again, and Boukai again raised from the cutoff. Once more the big blind and limper came along. The flop came
, both checked to Boukai who bet, and both folded.Boukai chips up to 5,300 here in the early going.
Who Else is Here?
And Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss just took his seat. He sure seems like he's in a good mood. Probably those three-pointers Derek Fisher hit last night, helping his team take a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals versus the Magic.
"Shouldn't you be in Orlando cheering on the Kobe?" asked a player from the neighboring table.
"They do better when I'm not there," cracked Buss, drawing laughter from both tables.
Sure, It's Just One More Bet
. It checked to Ramdin who bet, the SB check-raised, the BB folded, and Ramdin called. The turn was the 
. The small blind checked, Ramdin bet, and his opponent made the call.The river was the
, and both players checked. The small blind turned over , and Ramdin mucked. He's down to about 3,700.
Late Arrivals
The total entrants figure has inched up to 620 players. That number will continue to go up until registration closes at the end of the second level.
Demographics
That's less than one per ten-handed table, though probably a higher percentage than we typically see in no-limit hold'em events.
Level: 2
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0