Break
The first event at the 2010 WSOP is now on break. Players will be back in action in 20 minutes.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$324,450
Entries
721
Level
22
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000
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Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Savage in the House
One of the best and most famed tournament directors in the world is Matt Savage and he's here playing the first event at the WSOP. Savage will also be running the Las Vegas Poker Series that will run from August 13-22 at the Hard Rock Casino here under the blazing summer sun out in the desert. The Hard Rock is also the official home to the PokerNews team during the entire World Series.
McClelland Doubles Up
Over at table 20, Jack McClelland went all in from the small blind for 1325 with 
and was called from a player who had limped under the gun with 
. The board ran out 
and McClelland doubled to 2750, still shy of the original starting stack.
Notable Chip Counts
Some of the players we've been focusing on today are moving up and down in the standings.
Caesars Windsor dealer Cary Lucier, who was involved in a big hand against last year's champ, Andrew Cohen, is now sitting at 24,000 chips. Bellagio Tournament Director Jack McClelland is up to 3,800 after being down to about 1,300 earlier in the day. Anthony Yeh has 4,500 in chips, and Chester McQuillen is in danger with only 1,075.
Trouble on Table 45
The floor was called to Table 45 in the Pavilion Room here at the Rio when a player recklessly splashed his chips into the pot after taking a bad beat. When the floor arrived a player at the table spoke out.
"He's been dropping f-bombs ever since he sat down!" the player complained.
"Let the dealer talk and shut it!" the player in question returned.
Eventually the floor took control of the situation and the player who splashed the pot was issued a warning, but the situation is still toxic at the table.
It is important to remember that Harrah's now has a penalty tracking program in place that will be able to track a player's penalties for the entire World Series. This should help to keep players in line and allow the staff to manage incidents better.
Triple Elimination at Table 7
Joe Ramos, of San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino in Highland, California, got the best of three all-in opponents with a straight flush.
Ramos, sitting in second position, led out with a raise to 600. The player in fourth position called, putting himself all in. The player in the hijack position called, as did the player in the cutoff, also putting himself all in.
With two players already having committed all of their chips, the flop came 
. The player in the hijack bet his last 500 chips and Ramos called.
Ramos, having everyone covered, tabled . The player next to him showed 
, the player in the hijack position showed 
and the cutoff player showed 
.
The turn was the 
, giving the cutoff a queen-high flush and, for now, the best hand. However, the 
on the river gave Ramos a nine-high straight flush and about 13,000 chips to boot.
Phan Traps Opponent
Andy Phan limped in from early position and so too did an opponent in middle position. A player in the big blind raised and Phan re-raised all in. The middle-position player folded and the player in the big blind called off the rest of his stack.
Phan:
Opponent:
The board ran 
and Phan was awarded the pot, eliminating his opponent.
Phan is a dealer at the Capitol Casino in Downtown Sacramento, California and is currently sitting with over 11,000 chips.
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