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Tournament: World Series of Poker day 2A Update
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Day 2A of the 40th Annual World Series of Poker Main Event has wrapped up. Day 2B starts today at noon PDT. The entire field will come together for Day 3 on Thursday 9 July.
Among the former world champions who will not win another gold bracelet this year is poker legend Doyle “Texas Dolly” Brunson. Brunson was the first man to win back-to-back Main Event titles under the current format when he took down the biggest prize in poker in both 1976 and 1977 – well before most of today’s field of online qualifiers was born! The senior Brunson fell on Saturday when his set of threes on the flop lost to his opponent’s seven-high straight on the turn.
Todd Brunson, Doyle’s son and a notable pro in his own right, was eliminated shortly after the dinner break on Day 2A. The sole member of poker’s first family still left standing is Doyle’s daughter Pamela with about 139,000 in chips.
Another world champion sent to the rail was the last man to win back-to-back titles, Johnny “The Orient Express” Chan. Chan won his main event titles in 1987 and 1988, but will not add the 2009 title to his collection of ten total bracelets. He was knocked out early in Day 2A when his ace-four off-suit could not catch up to Matthew Woodward’s pair of nines.
Late in Day 2A still another former world champion was sent packing. Poker legend Thomas “Amarillo Slim” Preston was knocked out late in Day 2A when he went all-in with eight-nine and his opponent called with a pair of nines. Slim did not improve his hand and lost his chance to add the 2009 title to his 1972 victory.
With all of these great champions eliminated, who will win the US$8.5 million first prize? Keep checking back here for daily news on the biggest event in poker!
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09-Jul-2009, 23:15