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		<title>2009 WSOP Main Event Continues Tonight on ESPN</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ace Rothstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you've been reading the Beat religiously, which you should, then you already know what goes down in the 2009 WSOP Main Event. Well, up until the November Nine is set. However, if you want to actually see the action, hole cards and Nuts segments for yourself, then make sure to tune in to ESPN [...]]]></description>
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<p>If you've been reading the Beat religiously, which you should, then you already know what goes down in the <strong>2009 WSOP Main Event</strong>. Well, up until the <strong>November Nine</strong> is set. However, if you want to actually see the action, hole cards and Nuts segments for yourself, then make sure to tune in to ESPN tonight to catch up on everything that went down in the Amazon Room over the summer.</p>
<p>Tonight's episode picks up with only 64 players remaining, including poker pros <strong>Phil Ivey</strong> and <strong>Antonio Esfandiari</strong>, both of who are seated at the featured table, and the continued tracking of last woman standing <strong>Leo Margets</strong> as well of the emergence of the Maryland logger <strong>Darvin Moon</strong>, who is now part of the poker consciousness. Or will be for the next month or so.</p>
<p>These 2009 WSOP Main Event episodes will continue every Tuesday at 9pm ET until the November Nine congregate back in Vegas to play out the final table and down to the $8.5 million first-place prize.</p>
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		<title>Upcoming 2009 Las Vegas Poker Tournament Schedule</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ace Rothstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the de facto home of poker in the US, Las Vegas obviously hosts a large number of major poker tournaments throughout the year. With the WSOP during the summer and any number of WPT events, the list is seemingly endless. However, for the past few weeks the attention of the poker world turned to [...]]]></description>
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<p>As the de facto home of poker in the US, Las Vegas obviously hosts a large number of major poker tournaments throughout the year. With the <strong>WSOP</strong> during the summer and any number of <strong>WPT</strong> events, the list is seemingly endless. However, for the past few weeks the attention of the poker world turned to London for the WSOP Europe and the EPT London, but now it will return to Vegas with a vengeance.</p>
<p>Over the next couple of months there are several events that will pull poker players from all over the world to Vegas to play for millions. From a big WPT event to the WSOP final table and tournament series hosted by popular casinos, there will be something on tap for every level of player.</p>
<p>Check out the full <a href="http://poker.bodog.com/poker-news/fall-2009-vegas-poker-tournament-schedule-22500.html" target="_blank"><strong>Fall 2009 Vegas Poker Tournament Schedule</strong></a> over at Bodog Poker and if you can't make it to Vegas any time soon then don't forget to check out Bodog Poker's <a href="http://poker.bodog.com/tournaments/tournament-schedule.jsp" target="_blank">online poker tournament schedule</a> and play from the comfort of your own home.</p>
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		<title>Poker Pro Erik Cajelais Wins 2009 WSOP Europe Event No. 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ace Rothstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It looks like taking a break for the night with five players left in Event No. 2 &#8211; £2,500 Pot Limit Hold’em/Omaha &#8211; of the 2009 WSOP Europe was the correct decision for poker pro Erik Cajelais. After starting the day as the second-shortest stack, he went on to dispatch every single player left at [...]]]></description>
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<p>It looks like taking a break for the night with five players left in Event No. 2 &#8211; £2,500 Pot Limit Hold’em/Omaha &#8211; of the <strong>2009 WSOP Europe</strong> was the correct decision for poker pro <strong>Erik Cajelais</strong>. After starting the day as the second-shortest stack, he went on to dispatch every single player left at the final table on his way to capturing a WSOP bracelet and the £104,677 first-place prize.</p>
<p><strong>Richard Gryko</strong> was the first to be sent packing by Cajelais followed closely by <strong>Men "The Master" Nguyen</strong> in fourth place. Then <strong>Robin Keston</strong> fell victim to Cajelais sick run of cards, leaving only <strong>Mats Gavatin</strong> to face down the French Canadian, but he was unable to overcome Cajelais' chip lead and finished in second for £64,705. This is the second WSOP final table and first WSOP bracelet for Cajelais.</p>
<p>In other WSOPE news, Event No. 3 &#8211; £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha &#8211; has just broken for dinner with 14 players remaining. Among those still in the hunt for the £204,048 first place prize include <a href="http://poker.bodog.com/" target="_blank">poker</a> pros <strong>Howard Lederer, Robert Williamson III, Ross Boatman, Jeff Kimber</strong> and the newly short-stacked <strong>Tom "durrrr" Dwan</strong>. Stay tuned for more updates from this event as we work our way up to the <strong>2009 WSOP Europe Main Event</strong>.</p>
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		<title>Five Remain in WSOP Europe Event No. 2, Event No. 3 Underway</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ace Rothstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have noticed that we skipped straight to Event. No 2 &#8211; £2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha &#8211; of the 2009 WSOP Europe to start our coverage and updates. Well, we kept an eye on Event No. 1 and it turned into a decidedly low-key friends and family affair, and we weren't sure we were [...]]]></description>
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<p>You may have noticed that we skipped straight to Event. No 2 &#8211; £2,500 Pot Limit Hold'em/Omaha &#8211; of the <strong>2009 WSOP Europe</strong> to start our coverage and updates. Well, we kept an eye on Event No. 1 and it turned into a decidedly low-key friends and family affair, and we weren't sure we were invited. So, here we are at the end of Event. No. 2 were we have at least a little something to talk about.</p>
<p>There are currently five players still in the running after play was called to a halt in the wee hours of the morning, or about the same time as <strong>Men "The Master" Nguyen</strong> finished his 438th beer. Those five players returned to the Empire Casino in London to play down to a bracelet winner and currently have only shed one of their members. At time of publish, poker pro <strong>Erik Cajelais</strong> is the chip leader and Nguyen is third in chips. The other two guys you've never heard of, but if you want to know who they are go check out PokerNews' live reporting.</p>
<p>Day 1 of Event No. 3 &#8211; £5,000 Pot Limit Omaha -got underway as well this morning and has already drawn out close to 150 entrants, which is an impressive number for a high buy-in PLO event. No Limit Hold'em is still the most popular format of poker, but PLO has been gaining popularity online, especially at the nosebleed level. As expected for a high-buy-in event, the field is littered with recognizable faces and familiar names, including <strong>Phil Hellmuth, Jeff Madsen, Tom 'durrrr' Dwan, Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson, John Juanda, Mike Matusow, Jason Mercier, Annette 'Annette_15&#8242; Obrestad, Sorel 'imper1um' Mizzi, Tony G, Phil Ivey, Barry Greenstein, Allen Cunningham, Erik Seidel</strong> and <strong>Andy Black</strong>. Cajelais is also in this event, despite being the chip leader in the aforementioned tournament.</p>
<p>Event No. 2 will play down to a winner today, while the PLO event will play through an expected five levels before calling it quits. Stay tuned for more updates from the 2009 WSOP Europe and <a href="http://poker.bodog.com/how-to-play/download-poker.html" target="_blank">download Bodog Poker</a> to win your way into a major international <a href="http://poker.bodog.com/tournaments/" target="_blank">poker tournament</a>.</p>
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		<title>2009 WSOP Europe Gets Underway Today With £1,000 No Limit Hold&#039;em Event</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ace Rothstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 WSOP Europe is underway at the Casino at the Empire in London and already an impressive number of people have turned out for Day 1A of action, which bodes well for the series as a whole. According to the PokerNews live updates crew, there were a total of 329 entrants for today's action and based [...]]]></description>
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<p>The <strong>2009 WSOP Europe</strong> is underway at the Casino at the Empire in London and already an impressive number of people have turned out for Day 1A of action, which bodes well for the series as a whole. According to the PokerNews live updates crew, there were a total of 329 entrants for today's action and based on WSOP head honcho <strong>Jeffrey Pollack</strong>'s Twitter, there are a total of 499 entrants signed up in total as of now, with more likely to come.</p>
<p>Out in among that Day 1A field are poker pros <strong>Jeff Madsen, Roland de Wolfe, Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch</strong> and Bodog Poker pro <a href="http://poker.bodog.com/team-bodog/jean-robert-bellande.html" target="_blank"><strong>Jean-Robert Bellande</strong></a>. Those making a brief appearance and now out enjoying London (one of a favorite places in the world) are <strong>Barry Greenstein</strong>, <strong>Phil Hellmuth</strong> and <strong>Neil Channing</strong>.</p>
<p>As of time of publish there are still 149 players remaining, but the speed at which they are dropping is impressive as almost 60% the field is gone already. The current chip leader is the diminutive Sung Hee Yun with 17,000 in chips.</p>
<p>Stay tuned for more updates from the 2009 WSOP Europe and don't forget to follow Jean-Robert (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/BrokeLivingJRB" target="_blank">@brokelivingjrb</a>) on Twitter for his updates from London and also PokerNews (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/pokernews_live" target="_blank">@pokernews_live</a>) for up to the minute chip counts and live reporting.</p>
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		<title>2009 WSOP Europe Gets Underway Tomorrow, Follow Bodog Pros on Twitter</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:06:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ace Rothstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the 2009 WSOP Europe just a day away from getting underway with the start of Event No. 1 &#8211; £1,000 No Limit Hold'em &#8211; poker pros have begun descending upon London to get ready for the tournament series, including Bodog Poker pros Jean-Robert Bellande and David Williams.
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<p>With the <strong>2009 WSOP Europe</strong> just a day away from getting underway with the start of Event No. 1 &#8211; £1,000 No Limit Hold'em &#8211; poker pros have begun descending upon London to get ready for the tournament series, including Bodog Poker pros<a href="http://poker.bodog.com/team-bodog/jean-robert-bellande.html" target="_blank"><strong> Jean-Robert Bellande</strong></a> and <a href="http://poker.bodog.com/team-bodog/david-williams.html" target="_blank"><strong>David Williams</strong></a>.</p>
<p>For Bellande, today is not only the "getting prepped for the WSOP Europe" day, but it is also his birthday. So, happy birthday to Jean-Robert. Looks like to celebrate this erstwhile occasion, Bellande is heading to the famous London shopping mecca Harrod's to get decked out for a Jay-Z concert tonight. Per his Twitter account (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/brokelivingjrb" target="_blank">@BrokeLivingJRB</a>):</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>Going to meet @back2backflack, Danny A, and Joe C at Harrods.  Need some gear from tonights Jay-Z show.  Cool B-day!</em></p>
<p>While DW has been fairly silent on his Twitter (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/dwbodogpro" target="_blank">@dwbodogpro</a> OR <a href="http://www.twitter.com/dwpoker" target="_blank">@dwpoker</a>) for the past few days (except to share <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWRyj5cHIQA" target="_blank">this gem of a video</a>), we do know that the last we heard he was wrapping up the EPT Barcelona and planning on being in London for the WSOP Europe:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><em>Made a mental error and I'm out. One misstep is all it takes in this game. WSOPE up next for me.</em></p>
<p>Based on what we know about DW, we wouldn't be surprised if he ran into Bellande tonight at the Jay-Z show. We'll have to keep an eye on Twitter to see what rock star antics these two get up to in London. You can check in on the Bodog Poker pros as they live the Bodog lifestyle and play in the WSOP Europe but following them on Twitter.</p>
<p>If you think you've got what it takes to take on a Bodog Poker pro across the virtual felt of an <a href="http://poker.bodog.com/" target="_blank">online poker </a>table, then <a href="http://poker.bodog.com/how-to-play/download-poker.html" target="_blank">download Bodog Poker</a> and take on each one of them at their own table.</p>
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		<title>2009 WSOP Main Event TV Coverage Continues Tonight on ESPN</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ace Rothstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ESPN's coverage of the 2009 WSOP Main Event continues tonight with two more hours of featured table and other footage from the floor of the Amazon Room. Tonight's episode promises to deliver some great poker action as it will feature 2009 WSOP Player of the Year Jeff Lisandro at that featured table taking on fellow [...]]]></description>
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<p>ESPN's coverage of the <strong>2009 WSOP Main Event</strong> continues tonight with two more hours of featured table and other footage from the floor of the Amazon Room. Tonight's episode promises to deliver some great poker action as it will feature 2009 WSOP Player of the Year <strong>Jeff Lisandro</strong> at that featured table taking on fellow Aussie and 2005 WSOP Main Event champion <strong>Joe Hachem</strong>.</p>
<p>With <strong>Phil Ivey</strong> reaching the 2009 WSOP Final Table as a member of the <strong>November Nine</strong>, the ESPN editors obviously will have gone back to their footage of these earlier days of the Main Event and squeezed every minute of his face out of that tape to show in these episodes. So, expect to see plenty of Ivey tonight as well as the poker brat <strong>Phil Hellmuth</strong> and <strong>Peter Eastgate</strong>. It also looks like <strong>Chris Ferguson, Greg Raymer, Kenny Tran </strong>and <strong>Bertrand "elKy" Grospellier</strong>, who held the chip lead for quite sometime during this part of the tournament, will also get some TV face time.</p>
<p>The episodes run every Tuesday night at 8pm ET and will continue through November 10, when the November Nine final table will air, and all will feature the signature commentary of <strong>Norman Chad</strong> and <strong>Lon McEachern</strong>.</p>
<p>If you want a chance to appear on ESPN at the <strong>2010 WSOP Main Event</strong>, then start playing <a href="http://poker.bodog.com/tournaments/" target="_blank">online poker tournaments</a> at Bodog Poker now and rack up Tournament Leader Board points for a spot in the Monthly TLB Winners' Freeroll in January 2010 for your chance to win a Main Event prize package. The 12 Monthly TLB Winners in 2009 will play in a two-table six-handed Sit 'n' Go on Sunday, January 24th, 2010, at 3pm ET.  The top two players will each win a $12,000 Main Event prize package. For full details head over to the <a href="http://poker.bodog.com/tournaments/leader-board-info.html" target="_blank">Poker Tournament Leader Board</a> page.</p>
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		<title>2009 WSOP Main Event to Air on ESPN Tonight, New TV Contract Signed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ace Rothstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the same day that Day 1A and Day 1B of the 2009 WSOP Main Event are set to air on ESPN, Harrah's also announced they have extended their TV deal with ESPN through the year 2018. Yay, nine more years of "The Nuts" segments and odd corporate sponsorship deals.
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<p>On the same day that Day 1A and Day 1B of the <strong>2009 WSOP Main Event</strong> are set to air on ESPN, Harrah's also announced they have extended their TV deal with <strong>ESPN</strong> through the year 2018. Yay, nine more years of "The Nuts" segments and odd corporate sponsorship deals.</p>
<p>"The WSOP is proud to call ESPN home for another nine years," said <strong>Jeffrey Pollack</strong>, President of Harrah's Interactive Entertainment and the World Series of Poker. "This long-term agreement ensures that our content will continue to reach sports fans around the world through every medium that matters."</p>
<p>WSOP content will be available to ESPN for the following platforms: <strong>ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN2, ESPN2 HD, ESPN Classic, ESPN.com, ESPN360.com, ESPN Mobile TV and ESPN International</strong> outlets outside of the United States.</p>
<p>“We are very excited to continue our relationship with Harrah’s to deliver the largest, richest, and most prestigious gaming event in the world to fans across a variety of our platforms,” said <strong>Doug White</strong>, senior director of programming and acquisitions, ESPN.  “Poker continues to be a solid ratings performer for us and allows us to continue offering diverse programming to our viewers.“</p>
<p>So, to celebrate this momentous occasiuon, they will show the two most boring starting days of the <a href="http://poker.bodog.com/tournaments/wsop-main-event-live-updates.html" target="_blank">2009 WSOP</a> tonight at 9pm ET. The only good thing about these starting days was the presence of Team Bodog <a href="http://poker.bodog.com/" target="_blank">online poker</a> players <strong>Ryan "rjules12&#8243; Julius</strong>, <strong>Patrice "hotmax9″ Libert</strong>, who spent most of the day seated next to poker legend <strong>Amarillo Slim</strong>, <strong>Robert "rmobley65″ Mobley, David "DARKHELMET13″ Lee, Jean-Yves "neophrak" Desmoort, Walter "Panicked" Wright</strong> and <strong>Patricia "MsSassy" Bickley</strong>.</p>
<p>See if you can keep an eye out for the Black and Red of Team Bodog among the sea of donkeys at the Main Event. Meanwhile, we'll be playing the "hey was that us?" game all night. Yipee.</p>
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		<title>Evelyn Ng Talks Foreclosure, Tetris on Her Latest Video Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ace Rothstein</dc:creator>
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Like most of us Bodog Poker pro Evelyn Ng pays rent or mortgage for her place of living, which for her just happens to be a sick poolside spot at the Panorama Towers in Vegas. Those of us who pay rent expect our landlords to use that money to pay for the building in which [...]]]></description>
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<p>Like most of us Bodog <a href="http://poker.bodog.com/" target="_blank">Poker</a> pro <a href="http://poker.bodog.com/team-bodog/evelyn-ng.html" target="_blank"><strong>Evelyn Ng</strong></a> pays rent or mortgage for her place of living, which for her just happens to be a sick poolside spot at the Panorama Towers in Vegas. Those of us who pay rent expect our landlords to use that money to pay for the building in which we live. Apparently, Evy's landlords felt no such compunction and she now has to find a new place to live. Anyway, check out her latest video blog for more info on that and what else she is up to post-WSOP.</p>
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		<title>Prostitution Arrests Shut Down Sapphire Pool at Rio Hotel, Home to WSOP</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are (not at all) shocked to learn that the Sapphire Pool at the Rio Las Vegas, the site of the 2009 WSOP, was shut down last week after allegations of a prostitution ring surfaced.
The Rio's secluded pool is sponsored by the Sapphire Gentlemen's Club and is insinuated to be stocked with topless Sapphire Girls; [...]]]></description>
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<p>We are (not at all) shocked to learn that the <strong>Sapphire Pool</strong> at the <strong>Rio Las Vegas</strong>, the site of the <strong>2009 WSOP</strong>, was shut down last week after allegations of a prostitution ring surfaced.</p>
<p>The Rio's secluded pool is sponsored by the <strong>Sapphire Gentlemen's Club</strong> and is insinuated to be stocked with topless Sapphire Girls; however, as we found out last year, that is never the case. Attendants of the <a href="http://poker.bodog.com/tournaments/wsop-main-event-live-updates.html" target="_blank">2009 WSOP</a> may recall being offered "free" drink tickets (one drink was free, cover to get in was like $40) by the lovely (working) girls in the hallway outside the Amazon Room, the insinuation being that they would be joining you at the pool at any moment. Yeh, no.</p>
<p>We're sure that you, too, are (not) surprised to learn that those classy ladies were pushing more than free drinks. Nothing like workers with a little added motivation to get you to the pool, and drunk and gullible <a href="http://poker.bodog.com/" target="_blank">poker</a> fans to provide the fodder.</p>
<p>The Sapphire Pool and it's sponsored Gentlemen's Club is in our thoughts as they try to bounce back from this devasting(ly obvious) blow to their reputation. The blow to their reputation comes from the rather rough <a href="http://wickedchopspoker.com/sapphire-pool-prostitutes-photo-dump/" target="_blank">mug shots</a> posted of those involved, nothing like seeing a stripper in the daylight.</p>
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