Also, the tournament clock now shows only 2,715 entrants. We imagine it will take a few more levels before everything gets sorted out and we can tell you just how many players there were today.
2009 World Series of Poker
Event 39 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
2,715
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
10,000
Players Left 1 / 2715
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Also, the tournament clock now shows only 2,715 entrants. We imagine it will take a few more levels before everything gets sorted out and we can tell you just how many players there were today.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
One player we can say for sure has been eliminated is Praz Bansi. He got all in preflop with
against an opponent's pocket jacks. The board dodged Bansi's hand to send him to the rail.
and flopped the nut flush, 
. He managed to get his opponent all in on the turn 
. His opponent didn't have anything better than top pair with some straight and flush draws. He hit the rail with a river blank.
Showdown
Haxton:
Opponent:
The flop was no fun for Haxton, coming out
to pair his opponent and leave him looking for an ace to stay alive. The turn and river blanked off though, and Isaac's day is done.
Brandon Cantu - 19,500
Justin Bonomo - 15,500
Bernard Lee - 18,000
Middling:
Tony Dunst - 7,200
Allen Bari - 8,500
Matt Stout - 9,100
Catherine Calhoun - 5,800
Will Mitchell - 7,500
Arnaud Mattern - 6,700
Work to do:
Allen Kessler - 2,000
Mimi Tran - 2,900
Marco Traniello - 4,200
Liv Boeree - 3,600
Veronica Dabul - 3,300
Those missing from their seats include Alex Fitzgerald, JC Tran, and Anna Wroblewski. Wroblewski was spotted in the cash games.
Dunst:
Opponent:
Dunst had to sweat the slightest bit on a flop of
, but the 
turn ensured a chop. The preflop limper claimed to have folded an ace, but when nobody believed him, he changed his story to "jack high".
, Hua had last action against one opponent and bet 1,600, about half of his stack. His opponent check-raised all in, a raise that Hua called with 
. The big blind showed down top two pair, 
. The board bricked out and so did Hua. He's gone.
Pacheco was in the big blind for a flop that came down
. After the small blind checked, Pacheco led out for 425. A player two seats to his left raised that bet to 1,250. The small blind called and then things got wonky.The player who raised the flop tried to do... something... with his hands. We're not sure what. Regardless, his cards stuck to his hands and were flashed to the whole table.
A floor was summoned, who ruled that the hand was live but had to played face up. The raiser showed
for a flopped set of fives, drawing a fold from Pacheco. The small blind was still in the pot for a turn of 
. He check-called another bet of 1,200 from the player with the open set of fives.The river was checked down, with the set of fives taking down the pot.
Showdown
Pham:
Terry:
The board ran dry for Pham, coming
. Failing to improve, The Dragon has been sent back to his lair.
