One Last Break, Then One More Hour
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At the World Series of Poker Main Event, four levels equal eight hours of play. Today the 7th and 8th hours produced the elimination of two former champions, and the room's response to the announcement of each couldn't have been more different.
When it was announced that Phil Hellmuth had busted, much of the Amazon Room and the Pavilion Room burst into applause. The level of chatter increased noticeably in volume for ten to twenty seconds. However, when Jerry Yang busted, almost nobody noticed. There was only the faintest of applause.
The movers and shakers the last two hours were Isaac Krantz, Robert Mizrachi, Hoyt Corkins and Lauren Kling. Each is now in the general vicinity of 100,000 chips, more than double the field average of about 40,000. Kling in particular has been terrorizing a select few of her opponents.
Remember, though, that because of the deep starting stacks and incredibly slow structure, just keeping pace with the average is generally a good result for Day 1. There is a giant pile of players in the chip range between 45,000 and 90,000 chips, all of whom need only one more solid hour of play to be satisfied with their days.
Play will resume in twenty minutes.