Event 38 - $2,000 Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-19-2009 19:37 UTC-12

Going Down

[user46392]

Daniel Negreanu's dwindled a bit -- he's down to 15,000 form his earlier high of 33,000.

Also Matt Hawrilenko has somehow got down to just 1,000 -- imminent bustout seems likely...

06-19-2009 19:39 UTC-12

Hawrilenko Hits the Matt

[user46392]

Hawrilenko at the $10k final table - no more final tables today

Indeed Hawrilenko has now gone -- he got his very last in under the gun with {K-?}

and was most unfortunate to smack into the small blind's pocket aces.

Tags: Matt Hawrilenko

06-19-2009 19:40 UTC-12

Also Bust

[user46392]

- Mr. Mickey Seagle

06-19-2009 19:48 UTC-12

We're down to that very special do-or-die point in the day.

Our chip leaders include Jared O'Dell, Simen Sagstuen and Soheil Shamseddin, all on over 40,000. Tommy Hang still leads as far as we can see, on over 50,000.

06-19-2009 19:51 UTC-12

The Iceman Cameth, and Then He Went Away

[user46392]

Monroe - we'll miss his awesome headphones

Teddy "Iceman" Monroe has finally bitten the dust after dwindling for some time.

On his final hand he held {J-?}

and was dominated by two players both holding {A-?}

. Everyone hit an eight, but Monroe failed to hit a jack to go with it, and while the other two players chopped the pot, he hit the rail.

Tags: Iceman

06-19-2009 20:01 UTC-12

Day 1 Concludes; Back at 2pm

[user46392]

Well, that's it. The chips are being bagged and tagged, and it looks as though 107 runners have made it through to Day 2 -- an impressive whittling down of our 446-strong starters.

David Baker seems to have snuck into the chip lead in the last few hands with 72,100, but there are a number of players trailing only slightly behind, so it's really anyone's game come tomorrow. Also still in, albeit on more modest stacks, are big names Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, Brock Parker and Maria Ho.

We'll be back here at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, when we'll be doing our damnedest to play down to a final table.

Event 38 - $2,000 Limit Hold'em

Day 1 Completed