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WSOP Main Event – Day 1C
Posted by: James Carter. - Thu, 2009-07-09 07:29
Following a Day 1B which failed to hit the 1,000 mark starting-field wise, Day 1C brought the largest number of players to the table so far. 1,697 players bellied up to the tables, among them star athletes and professional players. The size of the starting field prompted the officials to extend Day 1C to 5 levels instead of the 4 Day 1A and Day 1B had featured.
Antonio Tarver represented the athletes at the event, and poker pros took the field in impressive numbers. Scotty Nguyen, Jamie Gold, Daniel Negreanu, Joe Hachem and John Juanda were all among the starters. David Saab, Evelyn Ng, John Cernuto and Dennis Phillips were all there as well.
Saab, David Rheem and Evelyn Ng, some of the early Day 1C victims, were joined on the rail by Daniel Negreanu who failed to make it to the dinner break too.
Negreanu made his move on a 10,7,10 flop, holding two 3s in his pocket. He got called by someone with Q,Q though and he suddenly found himself in a tight spot. The turn fell a 6 and the river brought a J to eject Kid Poker.
Jamie Gold is usually among the early victims of any tournament he plays in and this one was no exception. He did survive late into the afternoon though, but slowly cornered, he felt compelled to shove all in on an A,Qo he’d picked up. The board gave him no breaks and he was done too.
Jeffrey Lisandro on the other hand, confirmed the extraordinary shape he’s been in lately, and had an excellent day, building up his stack and finishing close to the top of the Day 1C chip leader board. He doubled up early by hitting a boat (Js full of 8s) against a defense mounted by the small blind with 8s full of Aces.
After the dinner break, the list of illustrious names hitting the rail continued. Tom McEvoy was among the first to bust after the break. He was soon joined by WSOP bracelet winner Brandon Cantu and Liv Boeree.
At one point in the tournament, Director Nolan Dalla took a bit of time out to introduce one special player: Kent Senter, who had been diagnosed with a terminal disease and got to live out his dream of playing in the Big Dance, thanks to Bluff magazine and PokerStars. Senter did actually make it to day 2, on a medium stack.
Joe Cada’s 187,225 chips made him the chip leader of the day, but also the overall chip leader of the three Day 1 flights. Other players who finished near the top of the chip leader board were: Tyler Patterson, Sebastian Stier and Chance Kornuth.
Joe Hachem, Phil Hellmuth, Hevad Khan, Justin Bonomo, Howard Lederer, Isabelle Mercier, Marc Naalden and Terrence Chan were also among the survivors.
