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Poker pro Jeff Madsen is one of the many well-known players left at the 2009 WPT World Championships. (Bodog Beat Image)

The story lines abound at the 2009 WPT World Championships as the remaining field of 62 players is littered with well-known pros, all of whom are led by Steve Billirakis.

In the top third of the field (basically the top 20 for those who may be mathematically disadvantaged), you have poker pros Mark Seif, Nenad Medic, David Singer, Phil Ivey, Nick Binger, Freddy Deeb, Jennifer Harman and Jeff Madsen. The list of pros further down the leaderboard is even more impressive and any one of them has the ability to work their way up into the top of the standings.

However, leading the way is Billirakis, who will be looking to add a WPT championship to his list of accomplishments along with the WSOP bracelet he won in the first event of the 2007 WSOP, $5,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em, and the WSOP Circuit event he took down about six months ago at the Horseshoe Hammond in Louisiana.

Play will once again resume at 12pm PT and will continue until it stops. Ha. So, come back here tomorrow for another excellent wrap-up of the action and more obvious observations. As you know, the 2009 WSOP is drawing closer and closer and Bodog is offering many opportunites to qualify online for the WSOP through the Bodog Flight Club promotion, so be sure to check it out.