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Sunday, July 5, 2009 11:08 AM Local Time
Congressman Barney Frank just announced the most famous words in Poker:
"Shuffle up and deal!"
Sunday, July 5, 2009 11:03 AM Local Time
Days 1c and 1d will be playing five levels, it was just announced by Jack Effel. Day 2a, on Tuesday, will play five levels. Day 2b will play only four levels. Then when the field combines on Day 3, we'll all be on Level 10.
Got that? We're not sure the players in the room got that. The level of murmuring has risen substantially during the announcement. Effel says the reason why Day 1c and Day 1d will play five levels instead of four is to make sure everyone can fit in the combined Day 2b field.
Sunday, July 5, 2009 10:49 AM Local Time
We're at Day 1c of the 2009 WSOP Main Event. Today should see the biggest field of the Day 1 flights so far, though right now it's impossible to even fathom a guess as to how many runners will take their seats at the tables.
If the past two days are any guide, approximately 70% of the field will still be standing at the end of four levels. Completely unsubstantiated rumors are swirling that we might be playing five levels today; we'll try to sort out the schedule for you just as soon as we can.
Play kicks off in ten minutes. Stick around.