2010 World Series of Poker

Event #57: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♠j♥
Prize
$8,944,310
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$68,798,600
Entries
7,319
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000
Players Left 1 / 7319

Welcome to the Amazon Room

Players stacked up at the ropes
Players stacked up at the ropes

Right on time, the doors to the Amazon Room are open and the first wave of Day 1a players is streaming into the tournament area in an orderly fashion. Today's PA system music selection is starting with REM's Losing My Religion, for whatever that's worth. There's not much chatter so it's still surprisingly quiet in here.

These are the last few fleeting moments of sedation before the doors get blown off this thing.