2009 World Series of Poker

Event 57 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Hold'em
Day: 1d
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Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
6,494
Players Left
9
Next Payout
Place 9
$1,263,602
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Last Chance for a Shot at Poker Immortality

[user67765]
[user67765]
Welcome back to the Rio Hotel and Casino for our continued coverage of the 2009 World Series of Poker.

Today is Day 1d of the Main Event and we're sure to be in for a wild ride today as a near-capacity field will be hitting the felt for their shot at poker immortality.

Wandering through the halls this morning, the registration booth are already working overtime with a lengthy queue down the hall, with some players getting their first taste of WSOP tilt before a card has even been dealt.

We'll be stretched to all corners of the Rio to bring you all the live action as it unfolds here today. The action kicks off at 12 p.m. local time, which is about 45 minutes from now. Stay tuned!

Desperate Dutchies

[user46392]
[user46392]
Spotted out in the packed hallway -- a couple of Dutch media members desperately appealing with a little sign for any Belgian or Dutch players that they could possibly interview.

Are you Dutch? Are you Belgian? There are some people who really, really want to talk to you.

It's Official - We're at Capacity

[user46392]
[user46392]
No room at the poker inn
No room at the poker inn
From the laptop of a Harrahs official:

"The Main Event registration is officially closed. All seats available on Day1D have been sold.

Final entrant numbers and prize pool information will be available late this evening after all reconciliation has been completed."

Biggest. Day 1. Ever.

Level: 1

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

Good News, Bad News

Shamus
Shamus
Imagine you've come to your first ever World Series of Poker Main Event. Nervous and excited, you check your registration card for your seat assignment, and after making your way through the throng of other hopefuls, you arrive to your table to see a sheet of paper resting in the center: "PLEASE PROCEED TO FEATURE SIDE TABLE."

Such was the case for the nine arriving at Blue Table #30 today. "Do we just leave our stuff here?" asked one player. No, came the reply. You better take that with you. "What about this?" The player held up the complimentary seat cushion provided to each player. Don't worry, came the answer. You'll probably have one over there, too.

Those who'd been scheduled for Blue #30 will be finding 2008 WSOP Champion Peter Eastgate over there as one of their tablemates. As if they weren't already nervous.

Meanwhile, it appears Erick Lindgren will be at the other "main" feature table to start the day. As usual, our access to those two tables will be somewhat limited today, but we'll nonetheless try to provide periodic updates from those tables.

A Sea of Blue

[user67765]
[user67765]
Vanessa Rousso is one of rare notables amongst a sea of unknown amateur players that have filled the blue section of the Amazon Room for Day 1d. She finds herself seated with two other females to start the day.

"What are the odds of having three females at the same table? This always happens to me! I'm like a chick magnet!"

Also spotted in the sea of blue are Glen Chorny, Tom Hall, Scott Clements, Will Mitchell, Blair Hinkle, Alec Torelli, Sam Simon, Josh Arieh, Rafe Furst, Lauren Kling and popular actor Marlon Wayans.

Another Jackpot

Shamus
Shamus
We just had a second "jack"-pot over in the Blue section as well -- yet another player winning a bag of meat snacks for getting four of a kind with jacks.

Earliest Exit?

[user76023]
[user76023]
It appears that the Swiss player Anton Allemann will be really cheesed off by his day here at the Rio as he's become probably one of the very first casualties of Day 1D.

According to Roman Yitzhaki at the table, in a reraised pot preflop, Allemann had bet 1,300 on a {K-?} {6-?} {2-?} and found himself raised to 4,500. He called that bet and 8,000 on the {8-?} before calling all in on the {9-?} river.

Allemann asked, "Do you have sixes?" but he got shown {K-?} {K-?} instead which was good. Yitzhaki presumed by that question that Allemann was holding {2-?} {2-?}.
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