World Series of Poker bracelet winner Brian "theczar19" Piccioli is one of the most successful poker players from this region of the world. Piccioli isn't here for this series — he's currently in Playa del Carmen playing online poker and enjoying the sun — but his two proud parents are looking to follow his path to success on the felt. Diana and Dan Piccioli are seated at adjacent tables here in Event #1. Diana told us that she and her husband are called "Mama Czar" and "Papa Czar" by some of their friends.
We'll keep an eye on the Czars throughout the day.
We've reached Level 4, which means players only have 30 minutes to enter Event #1. We've already seen a handful of eliminations (one of which shoved blind for 35 big blinds), so those players will also have the option of re-entering before the end of the level.
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We've reached our first 10-minute break of the day. Registration is officially closed for Event #1. We'll have payout information as soon as it is made available.
We were just handed the payouts for Event #1. A total of 144 entries created a prize pool of $24,480, which will be shared by the top 15 finishers. The eventual winner will take home $6,514.
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