Last year 158 players entered this tournament. It was a relative unknown, Eric Brooks, who took down the tournament and the $415,856 and gold bracelet that went along with it.
This year the official 2009 World Series of Poker Staff Resource Guide (a 232-page tome we wouldn't force anyone to read) is predicting a field of 166, an increase of eight players over last year. We'll see how accurate that prediction is soon enough.
Play should be underway at 5pm. PokerNews, the official live-update provider of the 2009 WSOP, will be there all the way from the first bring-in bet to the final elimination. Stick around! A world champion is in the making.
. Nick Schulman completed with the 
in the door, and Benyamine was the lone caller.
, and he put out a bet of 200. Benyamine came along after drawing the 
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was worth a bet of 400, and Benyamine called after picking up the 
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and Benyamine the 
, and both players checked this time.
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