2006 WSOP Main Event...

[Reel Deal]

Some of the big names in the top 25 from the day 1A group...

3. Mark Vos
5. Jeffrey Lisandro
11. Hoyt Corkins
13. Layne Flack
14. David Pham
15. John Hoang
20. Andrew Black
23. Tony Ma

Other notables...

33. Scotty Nguyen
40. Mike Sexton
53. Carlos Mortensen
79. Barry Greenstein
102. Dutch Boyd
115. Andy Bloch
118. Minh Ly
119. David Sklansky
159. Gus Hansen
159. Michael Mizrachi

[Reel Deal]

Big names eliminated today...

Clonie Gowen
Dan Harrington (wow)
Chip Jett
Amir Vahedi
Minh Nguyen (who apparently never showed up... lol)

I'm sure there were others but that was as far down as the CP site would go.

[omahilo]

not a bad day for the pros...

Dan Harrington is by far the biggest knock out of the tournament so far, you expect him to aleast cash in this event each year if not go deep.

[johnp158]

I mean I think I know what you're saying, but can you really EXPECT anyone to cash in this thing?

Besides TP of course.

[omahilo]

I know you cant expect him to cash in a 8500+ field but if anyone could do it, it was him.

[johnp158]

2nd day started....

After you make it 1500 and the other guy makes it 3000, don't you get away from this hand? Sure he could be a terrible donk but you have no idea, and you must assume that most people aren't getting crazy in the first hand without AA.

[Talking Poker]

I think you could fold KK here.... or call and take a look at a flop (I prefer the fold). Can your opponent really make a FOUR BET with anythng besides AA??? I'd lay this down, and "start over" with 8500 chips. No biggie.

Getting all my money in as worse than a 4:1 dog on the first hand of the WSOP Main Event - no thanks... especially with the Kiss of Death.

Conversly, if I was the AA guy, I woud have played it pretty much exactly how he did. The only difference is if this was me, a King would have hit on the turn or river.