LOWER ATTENDANCE ON WSOP DAY 1B (Update)
10 July 2009
Moneymaker, Pham and Doyle B eliminated
Analysts were divided over the weekend on whether the
relatively low turnout for Day 1 B of the World Series
of Poker Main Event was caused by the July 4th holiday
weekend or something more sinister - like the impact of
the New York action against e-cash processors which may
have tied up the Internet players' $10 000 buy-ins
required to enter the event.
Whatever the cause,
the entry field was, at 873, substantially down on last
year's 1 158 for Day 1B, and lower than Friday's 1 116
who signed for Day 1A. 821 players will be going forward
from Day 1A, and at the time of writing numbers were not
yet available on how many survived Day 1 B.
Late
statistics from Day 1A show Canadian pro Eric Cloutier
in the lead for that heat, with a good range of well
known online pros still in contention.
The honour
of making the "Shuffle Up and Deal" call on Day 1 B went
to veteran pro Doyle Brunson, who was playing - and was
eliminated - in the heat. Other big names bundled out of
this year's Main Event included David 'The Dragon' Pham
and former WSOP Main Event winner and Internet player
Chris Moneymaker. Vicky Coren, Jeremiah Smith, Ralph
Perry and David Steicke also fell by the wayside.
The day concluded at 10.27pm Vegas time Saturday
with the following better known players among the
survivors: Joe Sebok, Raymond Davis, Juha Helppi, Barry
Greenstein, Mike "The Mouth" Matusow and Mike Caro.
Unofficial chip counts Saturday night indicated that a
relatively unknown player, Brandon Deme headed the Day
1B chip list on 140 000.
Online Casino News Courtesy of
Infopowa
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