The Big Daddy Limit Event
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It's getting close to time for the daily 5:00 event to start here in the Amazon Room, and today's late event is a good one. The $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship, Event #29, is just less than an hour away from kicking off over here in the Blue section, and are we ever ready for it!
Last year's event saw a gang of 185 players take the felt on the starting day, a small but talented field. Daniel Alaei was in the hunt for his second $10,000 bracelet, but he came up just a few spots shy, adding a 4th-place finish to his impressive 2009 stat sheet. At the end of three days, it came down to two Canadians, Pat Pezzin and Greg Mueller battling for the top prize. Mueller bested his countryman to claim the gold jewelry, the first of two limit bracelets he would collect over an 11-day stretch.
We expect another stacked field this year, and we wouldn't be surprised to see more than 200 runners take the felt this time around. The staff is certainly optimistic; they're preparing 20 nine-handed tables to start us out with another seven waiting on standby for the late registrants. The dealers are just picking up their chips and cards right now, and they'll be busy divvying out the stacks and suiting their decks for the next little while. Then we'll have players, and before you know it, this thing will be off and running.
We're set for a 5:00 p.m. start time, just about 40 minutes from now. So while you're here, have a peek at the other events our Live Reporting teams are covering, and get yourself back here in time for the start.
We'll be back with the shuffle up and deal shortly.