10:15 - CLAY'S TOURNAMENT ENDS 
Like the earlier post had stated Clay was on the short stack on his table after the dinner break.  Halfway through the level Clay was able to double up to about 4,000 when he got them in there against the big stack with J-5 of diamonds against A-2o  Clay was able to flop a 5 and stay alive.  Shortly after that Clay was in the small blind with A-9d's and moved all-in against the big blind.  The big blind called and turned over A-2o.  The flop brought and 2 and the turn and the river were no help and Clay's week of playing in two WSOP events has come to an end.  On a side note I asked his wife Jaime what the plans were if Clay were to make Day 2 on Tuesday and Jaime said that they would fly back to Breezy Point Friday morning so Clay could make his league night Monday and catcha  late plane to make Day 2 on Tuesday.  That is dedication!!

9:30pm - DINNER BREAK, SHORT STACKED:  Clay has lost some more ground as he heads toward a much needed dinner break on a short stack of 3700.  He will take this 90-min break to clear his head and look for a good spot to double up after dinner.

8:45pm - BIG HIT:  With a half hour to play in Level 3 before the dinner break, Clay has taken a big hit.  I walked up to the table as Clay was raising a button player with a rag board.  The button player called and Ace peels off on the turn to a bet of 3k from Clay.  His opponent calls and they see another Ace on the river.  Clay bets 10k and the other player tanks for about a minute before making the call with pocket Jack's.  Clay mucks and is down to 13k.

7:30pm - CIRCUS ATMOSPHERE:  With four Day 1's for pros to choose from they are scattered throughout the field.  Some notable eliminations include Eli Elezra, Freddy Deeb, David Benyamine, Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, David Pham and Devilfish.  There are at least two TV crews in each quadrant of the room and Clay is a few tables away form a large group surrounding Barry Greenstein. 

 Today is Day 1A of the Main Event and while we are still waiting for official numbers to come in, the turnout is expected to be as good or better than last year.  There will be four Day 1's to accommodate the huge field with each day capable of holding around 3,000.  Blinds are 50/100 to start and each player begins with 20,000 chips.  Levels are 2 hours long with dinner break after Level 3 and play stopping after Level 5.  Those players good (and lucky) enough to survive the day will join the players from Day 1B on Tuesday for Day 2A. 

Good luck Clay!