2009 World Series of Poker

Event 34 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10♣10♥
Prize
$521,932
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Total Entries
2,095
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 2,095

Meanwhile in the Miranda

Just got back from a long walk over to the Miranda room. Saw Allen Cunningham with 16,500, Jason Mercier with 4,500, Katja Thater with 7,000, Thor Hansen with 9,500, and Allen Kessler with about 6,500.

James Mackey, Paul Darden, and T.J. Cloutier are at one table in the Miranda room. Mackey and Darden just split a pot in which Mackey was all in. Darden is at about 15,000, while Mackey has about 1,000. Cloutier is low, too, with about 3,000.

Someone just asked the dealer at that table about the name on his nametag -- Hercules. "Is that you're given name?" "It is," said the dealer. The table laughed, a respite from the Herculean task before them.