Event 32 - $2,000 No Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-15-2009 06:53 UTC-12

Event 32 - $2,000 No Limit Hold'em

Welcome to Event #32. It's another No Limit Hold'em event packed into the busy WSOP schedule. It's unlikely that it will have thousands entering like some of the weekend $1,500 events, but we're still expecting four figures. We're a good way in to the Series now and pressure is beginning to build on those yet to land a big score. Play is due to begin at midday so join us back here then.

06-15-2009 07:08 UTC-12

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Most of the players are settled in to their seats, the rest will fill up soon. Let's get the action started.

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

06-15-2009 07:28 UTC-12

Room Sweep

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Notables spotted on the first sweep of the room include:

"Bodog Ari" Engel
Danny Fuhs
Sunny Chattha
Ivan Demidov
Alexander Kostritsyn
Gualter Santos
Peter Jepsen
Allen Kessler
Noah Schwartz
Andrew Teng
John Kalmar
James Keys
Neil Channing

Tags: Ivan Demidov

06-15-2009 07:36 UTC-12

Interesting Tables

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As always interesting table draws arise.

Joe Sebok has to deal with poker and all things shopping with Tiffany Michelle and Vicky Coren seated next to him.

One European flavor table has bracelet winner Alan Smurfit, EPT winner Michael Schultz, and French player Remy Bichel for company.

And all things American Pie at the table with Shannon Elizabeth, Jonathan Aguiar, and David Chicotsky battling it out.

06-15-2009 07:54 UTC-12

Two-Pie Good

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The river was out, giving us a {A-?}

board. Chips were in the middle and Shannon Elizabeth was sitting on the button and facing a bet. It was a bet she called, but nodded and mucked upon seeing the SB's {A-?}

for a flopped two-pair.

06-15-2009 08:02 UTC-12

Another Notch in the Belt Needed

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The field has expanded up to nearly 1,500 players now. Players who we failed to spot, turned up late or are in the Brassilla and Miranda room include:

Nam Le
Wooka Kim
Scott Clements
JJ Liu
Andrew Scott
Ben Fireman
Todd Terry
Jon Little
Hevad Khan
Adam Levy
Paul Wasicka
Kevin Saul
Nikolay Evdakov
Jeff Williams
Josh Arieh
Chino Rheem
Humberto Brenes
David Sklansky
Mark Seif
Morten Erlandsen

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

06-15-2009 08:12 UTC-12

Back-to-Back?

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Making a surprisingly early start today is Roland DeWolfe. I say that as I thought he might still be out celebrating after his victory in Event 27 - $5,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo 8-or-better. He must be looking at trying to reach records by winning back-to-back bracelets.

06-15-2009 08:18 UTC-12

Discrimination?

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An early bust out at the start of level two is Danish online cash maestro Morten "pokergirl" Erlandsen. He's been in Las Vegas for ten days but has only played side games, successfully, before today. And after this, it might be a while before we see him again.