Friday, July 4, 2008

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WSOP Day 35: Lights, camera, action

Not a good day for the Devilfish.

By Sarah Polson

In case there are actually some poker fans who may not have noticed, the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event got under way today at noon.

This is only one of four first days for the $10,0000 World Championship No-Limit Hold'em event, so there's no official head count or prize pool to announce for the entire event yet. However, rumor has it that more than 1,300 players have shown up for Day 1a so far, topping the 1,258 who played Day 1a in 2007.

Poker fans will have to stay tuned for the official count though, since players have until the end of Level 2 to register and get into the event on its first day.

Who, you might ask, has put up their $10k already to brave the Main Event?

Svetlana Gromenkova, Thomas Wahlroos, Kido Pham, Tuan Lam, Jon "PearlJammer" Turner, Raymond Rahme, Noah Boeken, Mark Vos, Joe Beevers, Joe Sebok, Vince Van Patten, Paul Wasicka, Toto Leonidas, Matt Stout, Young Phan, Shannon Shorr, Billy Baxter, Susie Isaacs and more are taking their shot today.

Jason Alexander and Ray Romano are some of the celebrities who have been spotted in the mix today as well.

Susie Isaacs took her shot at another bracelet win today as well, though she's just barely clinging to life with a couple thousand left in chips at the moment. Some other players looking a little low in the chips are Freddy Deeb, Eli Elezra, Josh Arieh and J.J. Liu.

They're still better off than the players who've already hit the bricks today. Tom "durrrr" Dwan won't be winning a 2008 WSOP Main Event bracelet, and neither will James Mackey, David Benyamine, John Gale, David Pham or David "Devilfish" Ulliott.

Dwan hit the rail after a series of hands against Jean Claude Moussa. He'd already lost $8k or $9k on a previous hand with Moussa and went at him again.

After they saw a flop of 487, Dwan bet out $550 and then called Moussa's minimum reraise to $1,100. The turn brought the T, and Dwan checked and saw a $2,500 bet from Moussa.

Dwan responded by moving all-in and Moussa called. Dwan showed 8T for top two pair, but Moussa tabled 9T for top pair and a lot of outs to win the hand. All it took was a 2 on the river, and Moussa had a flush to eliminate Dwan.

There's plenty more action where this came from as well. Check out the Main Event live updates for the latest busts and triumphs as Day 1a continues.

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