Event 9: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry
Day 1b Started
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 9: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry
Day: 1b
Final Chance to Secure a Day 2 in Event 9
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Welcome back to the World Series of Poker for continued coverage of Event 9: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry. It's going to be a big day, with a whole batch of new players and any players who busted yesterday all piling into the Rio to take their shot at glory.
Yesterday saw 1,696 players take to the felt and the goal was to play down until just 15% of the field remained. That amount was 254 players and it took just under 10 levels to get there. By the time it was all over, Giorgio Medici was the one with the most chips and sets the bench mark at 106,500 for today's action.
With plenty of huge names from the poker world playing yesterday and failing to make it through to Day 2, you can be sure they will be back today for a second chance. This includes none other than Phil Ivey, Jason Mercier, Vanessa Selbst and Betrand Grospellier. Those players are only a tiny portion of the superstars who will most likely be taking to the felt today.
It all begins in just over an hour at 12:00 p.m. local time, so be sure to keep your eyes locked to your computer screen as the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on the floor of the Rio all day long. It's going to be a very exciting day, so don't miss it!
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/25
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up And Deal!
Level 1
: 25/25, 0 ante
Cards are officially in the air for the second flight of Event 9!
Players Spotted Early
Here are some of the players we found during an initial pass through the Brasilia room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | 4,500 |
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4,500 | 4,500 |
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4,500 | -11,500 |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | 4,500 |
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4,500 | 4,500 |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | 4,500 |
Pavilion Players
With the field split between the Brasilia Room and the Pavilion Room, here are some notables from the Pavilion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | 4,500 |
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4,500 | 4,500 |
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4,500 | -6,500 |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | 4,500 |
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4,500 | 4,500 |
More and More File In
The players keep filing in during this first level. Here are some more players we have spotted. We expect today's field to surpass yesterday, so there will be plenty more entrants during these early stages. You may notice that many of the players below are taking their second stab at securing a Day 2 berth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,500 | 4,500 |
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4,500 | 4,500 |
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4,500 | 4,500 |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | 4,500 |
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4,500 | 4,500 |
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4,500 | 4,500 |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | 4,500 |
How Many So Far
Level 1
: 25/25, 0 ante
Currently the tournament clock is telling us that there are 3,147 entrants in Event 9. That means with yesterday's 1,696 that today's field is currently at 1,451. that number is sure to increase at a pretty rapid pace, so we will keep you updated.
Yang Pulls One In
2007 World Series of Poker Main Event champion, Jerry Yang is here with us today. We recently caught him on a 
flop check-raising a bet from under the gun forcing his opponent to pay 275 to see a turn. His opponent obliged and completed the call.
A 
on the turn brought Yang knuckling the table, his opponent then followed suit with a check as well. The river 
brought the return of action with Yang betting out 250. His opponent then folded fairly quickly.
It's nice to see that the ever reclusive Yang, who has shied away from the poker spotlight after his 2007 win continues to play and enjoy the game that has brought him so much success.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,600 | -2,900 |
Selbst Looking For Another
For those who aren't familiar with Vanessa Selbst, shame on you. Selbst has, and continues to be, one of the best and most successful players in the world. Going into the 2012 World Series of Poker Selbst was just shy of having $5 million in tournament winnings. Just under a week ago that all changed as she made the final table of the $1,500 No-Limit Holdem event at this very WSOP. She ended up finishing in 4th place to take home $161,345 in that event and will be looking for similar success here.
Unfortunately for Selbst she hasn't had a great start to the day. We were recently walking by her table and noticed she was involved in a pot with two other opponent's. The board showed 
at this point and Selbst was first to act. She opted to check and the player two to her left bet 1,200. It was then on the player on the button and they moved all in for 3,500. That bet sent Selbst into the tank as she would be putting her tournament life on risk if she made the call. She tanked for around a minute before giving a slight shrug and folding. The original bettor made the call.
Selbst watched the rest of the hand play out with interest, seeing that the all in player had 
, while the other player had 
. The river then rolled off with a , sending the unlucky player to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,900 |