2013 World Series of Poker

Event #54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Dana Castaneda
Winning Hand
95
Prize
$454,207
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
2,883
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Just Pure Air

Level 3 : 50/100, 0 ante

Action started on Matt Salsberg who opened to 225 from middle position. He received two callers before the player in the big blind made it 1,200.

Salsberg tanked for a bit, counted his chips, then eventually settled on folding his hand. The other two players folded as well, and the big blind player collected the pot.

"That was a big fold," Salsberg said to the player after the hand.

"Glad to see I'm getting a little respect," he replied.

"We were probably flipping," Salsberg continued, to which the player shook his head. "Did you have a big pair?" The player shook his head again. "Yeah well if you had ace king we were flipping because I had a big pair." Again the big blind player shook his head.

"Did you have a small pair?" Salsberg asked, continuing his interrogation. The player shook his head again. "Ok then just pure air," to which the player in the big blind laughed.

Looks like Salsberg isn't getting much in the way of the information, but he's still got a good sized stack here on Day 1.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Salsberg ca
Matt Salsberg
7,200
7,200
7,200

All the Single Ladies

Level 3 : 50/100, 0 ante
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman (Seen Here Competing in the Recent Ladies Championship) is Just One of the Hundred or So Women in the Field Here Today
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman (Seen Here Competing in the Recent Ladies Championship) is Just One of the Hundred or So Women in the Field Here Today

Whether due to the recent WSOP Ladies Championship, or perhaps Beyonce's sold-out concert last night here in Las Vegas, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of women among the field.

The typical WSOP open event attracts a small percentage of females to the felt, but today there seems to be a women at every other table.

One of the more well accoutered women we've spotted so far was Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, who has been seen sporting the flashy gold bracelet she won last year at the Senior's Championship.

Although Jaffrey Shulman was a bit low on chips when we passed by her table, she was smiling and talking with her tablemates, and with her experience she stands a good chance of rebounding from the early losses.

Player Chips Progress
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman us
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman
1,200
WSOP 1X Winner

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Ramdin In For A Quick Double

Level 3 : 50/100, 0 ante

When we walked by Victor Ramdin's table he was faced with a decision for his tournament world early here on Day 1.

Ramdin called the all in from his opponent who had a covering stack and turned up his {J-Hearts}{J-Spades}.

"Alright," Ramdin said. "Let's see what he has."

His opponent turned up {K-Clubs}{q-Clubs} and it was off to the races.

The flop came down {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{2-Clubs} which was safe for Ramdin at the moment, but his opponent did pick up two more jacks as outs. The turn {5-Spades} remained safe for Ramdin, as did the {8-Clubs} though, and with that Ramdin notched himself a double up.

"I couldn't let her down," Ramdin said about the masseuse who had just began giving him a back massage.

With that, Ramdin is off to a hot start here early in the day.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
5,500

More For The Counts

Level 3 : 50/100, 0 ante

We caught Maridu Mayrinck on the break. She gave us an update on her stack here in Event #54. Also, our video team interviewed Matt Stout and gave us an update on his chip count. Ari Engel is also on the field, and he's working with about double what he started with. Jonathan Aguiar has also joined the tournament and he's just a bit under starting stack coming here into level 3.

Player Chips Progress
Maridu Mayrinck
Maridu Mayrinck
6,000
6,000
6,000
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
5,800
5,800
5,800
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
3,775
Jonathan Aguiar pt
Jonathan Aguiar
2,600
WSOP 1X Winner

Level: 3

Blinds: 50/100

Ante:

Purely Ceremonial

Level 2 : 25/50, 0 ante

The players have returned to their seats, but the cards won't be back in the air until the conclusion of today's World Series of Poker bracelet ceremony.

Exit Stage Left

Level 2 : 25/50, 0 ante
Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly

Jennifer Tilly arrived here at the Brasilia Room in high spirits, hoping to capitalize on the momentum generated from her deep run at Event #34 ($1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo).

Unfortunately for the star of stage and screen, her stay was a short one, and Tilly was eliminated during the first level of the play.

Player Chips Progress
Jennifer Tilly us
Jennifer Tilly
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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