By comparison, 2008's Day 1C attracted 1,928 players. In 2007 1,743 players started on Day 1C and in 2006 there were 2,160.
from the small blind. Her opponent was in the big blind and made the call. The two players then took the turn card of the
. First, Erica checked. Second, her opponent checked.
to the board on the river. Schoenberg bet out, making a wager of 1,200. Her opponent mucked, giving Schoenberg some hard-to-come-by chips. She has been down under 10,000 for most of the day, but is now back up to 12,000 chips.
and action was checked to the under the gun player who moved all in for 3,550. The cut off folded and the button made the call. Ryan Hurst, in the small blind, check-raised to 9,000. The big blind got out of the way and the button was forced to muck his hand to the check-raise.
allowing Hurst to take the pot and eliminate the player with aces.
and racing with his opponent's
. The flop came down
, providing no light for Gold.
and officially ended the previous Main Event winner's chances of going any further this year. The river completed the board with the
.
. Prescott held
against Van Alstyne's
. The river was the
to give Van Alstyne the win.
. Caldwell shook his head and flung his own
high into the air and onto the felt. "I've been coolered all day," he lamented.
. Failing to improve, Caldwell is out.


, and both players checked down the rest of the board, which ran out 
. When Dang showed 
, his opponent mucked.
. The small blind led out with a bet of 3,075, and Al Barbieri made the call from the big.
to pair the board, and the small blind bet again. It was 5,800 to Sugar Bear, and he called once more. The last card off the deck was the
. Barbieri had 24,300 chips left, and the small blind bet enough to put him all in.
allowing Miami John Cernuto's pocket kings to hold.
between Liv Boeree and Troy Hamilton. Hamilton was first to act out of the small blind and checked. Boeree checked behind from the cutoff seat.
and Hamilton checked again. Boeree fired 1,100 and Hamilton called. The river was the
and Hamilton led out with a bet of 4,000. Boeree questioned, "You realize that's more than pot, right?" She also gave Hamilton a long stare down. She eventually made the call, but rolled her eyes and mucked, after Hamilton showed
for the wheel.