Registration has closed, but those coming in under the wire are appearing at new tables together along the far wall in the Brasilia. Keven Stammen and George Lind III are here and sitting across from one another. Dutch Boyd and Steve Zolotow have been seated at the same table as well.
We also just saw Freddy Deeb and Vanessa Rousso here and sitting next to each other, but unfortunately for Deeb he has already left us. All in with versus an opponent's , the board came to give Deeb's opponent a flush and send him out early.
In the words of Curtis Mayfield, a terrible blow, but that's how it goes.
2009 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Joe Cada just joined a new table in the Brasilia Room. And seated with Cada at the table is the only player to ever beat him heads-up in a WSOP event — Carter Phillips.
Earlier this summer, Phillips bested Cada to win Event #31, a $1,500 no-limit hold'em tournament. Phillips collected $664,130 and his second career WSOP bracelet, while Cada fell just short of his own shot at No. 2.
There's no resentment between the two pros, though. Before a hand was even dealt they were sharing photos and chatting it up.
Speaking of players primed to break Nikolay Evdakov's record for most WSOP cashes in a single Series, Terrence Chan is here, looking to add a 10th cash himself to his 2012 total.
We just came upon Chan's table after the river had been dealt, the betting done, and the board showed . Chan's opponent had tabled for a king-high flush, but Chan had sitting in front of him for the nuts.
Bracelet winner Konstantin Puchkov is one cash away from setting a new mark at the World Series of Poker. With his 10th cash of the series in yesterday's $5,000 No Limit Hold'em event, Puchkov tied the late Nikolay Evdakov for the most cashes in a single WSOP.
Puchkov is back at it today in this $1,500 event. And he's already well on his way to No. 11.
We just witnessed Puchkov eliminate Lou Procopio with against to add some ammunition to his stack. We'll keep an eye on the Russian's chase for history today.
There was about 3,500 in the pot and the board showed . Four-time WSOP bracelet winner David Chiu was in late position, 1,250 chips having been slid out in front of him. Meanwhile his opponent in early position had a column of 3,075 sitting in front of him, and Chiu was contemplating how to respond to the check-raise.
Finally Chiu made the call. "You ahead... right now," he said, turning over . Indeed, his opponent had Chiu for the moment with .
Chiu's opponent was still ahead after the turn. But the river was the , filling Chiu's flush and sending another player railward.
The number under "Entrants" has been steadily increasing all afternoon, although the rise has slowed just a bit as we move through the first part of Level 4. Right now the big board is showing 2,732 players as having entered thus far.
Again, late registration lasts until the start of Level 5, after which point we'll learn about the size of the prize pool and what's "up top" for the winner.
While the field in this tournament continues to grow during the registration period, the $1 million Big One for One Drop in the Amazon Room is rapidly losing players. Many of the entrants in this field are closely watching the updates on their phones, including Tommy Vedes, who just recapped Phil Ivey's bustout to his tablemates.
"Runner-runner flush," Vedes told some of the eager listeners, not even paying attention to the all-in and call going on across the table.
With the richest tournament in poker history taking place in the same building, we expect much of the same throughout this Day 1.
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to give Deeb's opponent a flush and send him out early.
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