We caught up with the action on a board. Jeff Madsen check-called a 1,300 bet from Isaac Haxton and the river brought a . Madsen checked once more and Haxton pushed his entire stack into the middle - just over 5,000. Madsen fell deep into the tank and was visibly distraught over his decision. Madsen eventually tossed in a call after a couple minutes and Haxton revealed for a set of aces. Madsen mucked and Haxton scooped the pot.
As it stands, there are currently 246 entrants for today's event. This represents less than half of last year's 580-player field, however, registration is open through the end of the fourth level - so we expect those numbers to rise drastically before the night is over.
Dan O'HairMatt Matros after winning the mixed-hold'em event last year.
Good evening and welcome back once again to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino as players prepare for the one and only mixed hold'em event of the 2012 World Series of Poker!
Rather than committing to a single form of Texas Hold'em, this mixed format means that players will be forced to regularly alternate between limit and no limit hold'em. Players must continually alter their strategy as the format changes, which makes this event great for those who consider themselves hold'em specialists.
Last year, Matt Matros took down the event and snagged a cool $303,501 after besting a 580-player field and final table that included Noah Boeken (7th), Nikolay Losev (6th) and Matt Hawrilenko (3rd).
Play is set to begin at 5:00 PM PST, so stay tuned here at PokerNews as we provide you with all the impending action!
board. Jeff Madsen check-called a 1,300 bet from Isaac Haxton and the river brought a 
. Madsen checked once more and Haxton pushed his entire stack into the middle - just over 5,000. Madsen fell deep into the tank and was visibly distraught over his decision. Madsen eventually tossed in a call after a couple minutes and Haxton revealed 
for a set of aces. Madsen mucked and Haxton scooped the pot.
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