Registration has finally closed and the buy in has finally been determined at the World Series of Poker Main Event. The first place prize will be worth more than $8 million and the field created has set a record as the third largest in WSOP history. Indeed, despite all the setbacks that the poker industry has experienced, the Main Event is still going full speed ahead, and with a record-breaking field no less.
Eliminated Pros
Day 2A of the WSOP Main event was very eventful. It was still quite far from the excitement that usually surrounds the entire tournament when the November Niners are close to being determined, but there were some pretty notable eliminations that happened, subtly but surely closing some of the biggest could-have-been storylines in this year’s WSOP. Some of the ones who were eliminated on Day 2A were Dan Harrington, Brian Hastings, Johnny Chan, Scotty Nguyen, Andy Bloch, Phil Gordon, Yegyeniv Timoshenko, and much more. However, the most notable elimination came in the form of Jonathan Duhamel, last year’s champion. We surely won’t be having the champ defending his title this year, so that means that the new WSOP champion will be someone else entirely – who that is, well, it’s impossible to tell at this point. In fact, it’s impossible to tell until November. Duhamel had been stuck in a table that seemed to be completely against him. He ran into a couple of bad hands and, being short-stacked, had to bow out when he got cornered by an aggressive player with a bigger stack.
Another notable elimination was Daniel Cates who everyone thought was going to make waves in this year’s WSOP, considering how good he performed in the virtual felt. As it is, though, Cates has yet to make any notable appearances in the WSOP and by bowing out of the Main Event, it seems as if he’ll have to wait next year to make his mark.
Still Alive
Of course, if some of the pros were eliminated, then there are still those who are still holding on. The most famous – and probably the most watched this year – is Phil Hellmuth. Hellmuth was fashionably late to the day’s proceedings, but only because he slept in. He still finished the day with a pretty decent stack, so it’s all good. Other pros still in the running are Daniel Negreanue, Brad Garrett, and also Jason Alexander. Meanwhile, sitting at the top spot is Aleksandr Mozhnyakov, followed by Tuan Vo, and Guillaume Darcuort.
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