WSOP Update #15

2 events closed out yesterday, and David Daneshgar has added a WSOP bracelet to his impressive list of accomplishments. David won the $1500 No-Limit Hold'em event, and is taking home his biggest prize to date with the top prize of over $625,000. He managed to out-last 2692 players and overcome a 2-to-1 chip deficit heads-up, eventually winning the tournament with pocket Tens.

Although not a household name like Hellmuth, Brunson, Negreanu or Ivey, Daneshgar has been successfully playing poker at the highest level for more than 4 years, and has cashed in at more than 20 major poker tournaments in that time. Previously, David's greatest poker accomplishment was winning the 2006 Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic and the grand prize of more than $330,000.

In the other event, Matt Graham won his first WSOP title, and $278,180 in winnings after beating 822 others in the $1500 Limit Hold'em Shootout tournament. Matt has been having a fairly successful 2008 WSOP campaign, as this is his 4th time cashing in, but his at the final table, and he made it worth while.

Similar to Daneshgar, Graham has been playing top-level poker for several years, and has made various final table appearances in some pretty big tournaments, including a victory in the 2008 World Poker Challenge.

Finally, play has begun for Day One of the Main Event. No word yest exactly how many players are involved in the first day of action, but as they entered the room, and the chaos as everyone tried to find their seats, the players were greeted with a free bottle of All In energy Drink or All In water and Everest Poker seat cushion, all for just $10,000. Tournament Director Jack Effel is trying to direct traffic, getting everything ready to go, including setting up the feature table for Day 1, which will rotate as the day goes on, trying to include various celebrities and top ranked poker players.