The Begining of the End
Saturday, July 11, 2009 - Gene Bromberg
The Main Event field has been reduced to 1,035 players, and if you needed any additional proof that the 2009 World Series of Poker is winding down you need go no further than the Brasilia and Miranda Rooms. Oh, the Amazon Room is still packed to the rafters, but over the last six weeks Brasilia and Miranda were always host to tournaments or satellites (or both). But no more–the entire Main Event field is now housed in Amazon and the other two rooms lie fallow after weeks of non-stop use.
It’s a bit melancholy to walk over to Brasilia, where the 5pm tournaments usually kicked off, and find the room as empty and quiet as a tomb:
And in Miranda they’re ready to pack up the chairs and tables:
And before too long they Amazon Room will start to empty out, and the staff begin the long process of breaking down the spare tables and carting them away. That’s still a day or so away, but when it comes that’s the signal that we’re getting close to the end. The end, except for determining who will make up the second November Nine, and take their shot at winning poker immortality.
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