Phil Hellmuth Jr. out of the main event in six hours. Hellmuth's style is to arrive late to the event, to build up anticipation. I bet he could have used the extra chips he lost on the blinds he didn't play.

Doyle Brunson out already.

Of the celebrities, Shannon Elizabeth and Ron Jeremy have already busted out, but not together. Brad Garrett is gone, too. (Is that the big buy from "Raymond"? Never much liked that guy anyway...or his show.)

Phil Ivey, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson and "The Professor" Howard Lederer had strong starts. Each has doubled their chip stack on the first day.

Bunch of other pros start tomorrow.

This staggered system they've started using the last two years is wild. I bet players who come out hot hate it, since they might lose their edge waiting several days for the next round.