Bad Sunday For Top Pros At World Series Of Poker Main Event

The World Series of Poker this year has had its share of pros that have won tournaments. The Main Event was also shaping up to be one that could have had a legendary final table with all of the pros that were left.

Sunday, however, turned out to be a troubling day for fans who wanted to see their favorite players move on in the tournament. Many of the top players in the world were eliminated and the tournament reached their target in just three short levels.

Among the pros that will be watching the rest of the Main Event instead of playing were Dan Harrington, Sorel Mizzi, Thor Hansen, and Bobby Baldwin. Kara Scott was also eliminated, and the tournament is now down to only 185 players from the 6,494 that entered.

It seemed as though most of the players were intent on making strong moves Sunday. The play was highly aggressive, with players dealing with rising blinds and diminishing chip stacks. The leader at the end of play Sunday was Warren Zackey near the five million chip mark.

Phil Ivey, who already has won a bracelet this year, is shooting for a Main Event win. It was not the best of days for Ivey Sunday, but he remains in the hunt with around 1.k million chips. He certainly has enough chips to make the rest of his tournament exciting.

Other big names also made it through Sunday. Joe Hachem, a former Main Event champion, survived. Bertrand Grospellier, Tom Schneider, James Ackenhead, and Ludovic Lacay all are still competing for the title.

Play will continue for the next three days until the Final Table is determined. Once there are nine players left, play will be suspended until November 7th.

July 13, 2009
Posted By Tom Jones
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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