END OF PLAY DAY 1A
Blinds at 200/400 with a 50 ante, there are players who remain at the end of Day 1A of the 2009 WSOP Main Event. South African players who will play on Day 2A – 7th July are Kyri Patsalos – 17K; Nic Sissou – 71K; Ray Rahme – 30K; Jaco Storm : 50K; Ryan Dreyer: 37K and Ryan Price: 53K.
Lino Pestana had a tough debut to the World Series of Poker, but invaluable learning for the future. Well played Lino and take comfort in knowing that other big names such as Andy Bloch, Jerry Yang and Allen Cunningham have all busted out on their first day.
Congratulations guys, it was a tough day for most by all accounts, and 6 very tired but happy SA players will be going back to their respective hotels to celebrate & a well deserved rest.
At the end of the night, it looks like Redmond Lee has worked his way to the top of the leader board, with 134,275 in chips. Among the other big stacks are Jason Riesenberg (93,650), Jason Alexander (89,575), Lex Veldhuis (84,000), and Eli Elezra (83,375).
