Our scheduled start time has come and gone and a small crowd of photographers and media types has formed around the podium where the Chip Reese trophy is currently displayed as it awaits its new owner. A few players have taken their seats-- we've spotted Jason Mercier, James Van Alstyne, Scott Seiver, Jeffrey Lisandro, Dario Minieri, and Daniel "djk123" Kelly to name a few-- but most tables only have a seat or two occupied at present.
Tournament Director Jack Effel and the legendary Doyle Brunson are about to call "shuffle up and deal."
Welcome to the 2010 World Series of Poker. Today's the first day of bracelet events and tournament organizers have decided to start things off with a bang. In about 30 minutes, cards will be in the air for Event #2 - The $50,000 Poker Player's Championship.
This is the fifth iteration of this event, and it comes with some changes this year. Previously the game played was H.O.R.S.E. Today the players will play eight-game mix. Those eight games are six fixed-limit games (hold'em, omaha hi/lo, razz, seven-card stud, seven-card stud hi/lo and 2-7 triple draw) and two big bet games (no-limit hold'em and pot-limit omaha).
There are changes in store for the final table as well. This year, for the second time in the five year history of this event, only no-limit hold'em will be played at the final table. Purists may deride that change but it makes the event more television-friendly for the ESPN cameras.
Last year the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event drew a star-studded field of 95 players and was won by David Bach. We expect attendance to increase this year but nobody is sure by how much.
Stay tuned. Things are about to get very, very interesting as play starts in the Amazon Room for the first time at this year's WSOP.
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