It's cold at the WSOP! Damn cold!

This blogger has just returned from one of the many washrooms at the Rio Hotel and Casino where he ran his hands under some lukewarm water for five minutes. It was the only way this blogger could regain the physical capacity to type.

Yes, it's that cold at the World Series of Poker. With temperatures in the 100's outside, the air conditioning is working overtime inside. The only thing colder at the moment is Jeff Lisandro's luck. Lisandro was the first player to bust out of the WSOP $50,000 HORSE event. Close to joining Lisandro are Johnny Chan and Gus Hansen, both of whom could barely afford a Hyundai hatchback with their current chip amounts. The leader is Eli Elezra with $331,000, thanks to a giant $115,000 pot win in Razz. Play route 66 poker.

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Back to the cold, and some possible reasons why the temperature resembles a meat packer at the Rio:

* David Letterman has replaced Jack Effel as poker tournament director.
* WSOP hoodie sales are down. Way down.
* Greg Raymer kept complaining it was too hot.
* Doyle Brunson gets kinda sleepy these days.
* Phil Ivey's veins are actually made of ice.

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2007 WSOP: Eli Elezra tops H.O.R.S.E. race

The first day of the real poker world championship, $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. has ended. Eli Elezra tops the field, but the High Stakes Poker profile is hunted by a pack of big-time pros including Carlos Mortensen, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu and Doyle Brunson. Download poker wallpapers.

In total only 148 players & women poker players entered the $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. event, but they are all world-class poker players who will do everything to win the tournament.

Most likely, this year's final table will be as spectacular as last year's, when Chip Reese defeated players like Phil Ivey, T.J. Cloutier, Dewey Tomko, Doyle Brunson and Patrik Antonius to take the title and $1,784,640 in prize money. Play online poker.

With the big starting stacks and the limit format, the poker tournament is scheduled to last for four days, but 23 players, including Jeffrey Lisandro, Johnny Chan, Gus Hansen, David Benyamine and Sam Fahra busted out already on the first day.

Day 2 starts off at 2 p.m. (PDT) and of course you can read all the latest live updates and see all the latest photos in the Live Tournaments Section here at PokerListings.com

One golden bracelet was awarded on Day 24 of the 2007 WSOP. Greg Hopkins took home Event 37, $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em and $269,707 in prize money. Play online poker.

Otherwise Event 38, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em was played down to the final table, and Event 40, $1,500 Mixed Hold'em got underway with its opening day. Stay tuned to our poker blog for more updates.

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