Three players saw the flop () including Netherland's own Joep van den Bijgaart.
Four bets went into the middle and the turn brought the . Van den Bijgaart checked from the small blind, a player in the big blind put in a bet and a player in late position put in a second bet. Both van den Bijgaart and the player in the big blind called.
The river was the and van den Bijgaart led. Both of his opponents called and he showed for a flopped straight. His opponents mucked, and he took down the pot.
We've also spotted Brock "t soprano" Parker, Matt Keikoan, Josh Schlein, Daniel "amichaiKK" Makowsky, Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri, Martin Kabrhel, Joe Serock, JC Tran, Allen Cunningham, Feming Chan, and Rob Hollink.
Players start with 120 big blinds, and well, it's limit, so many of the pros will sleep in today and show up by the first break.
Where No Limit Hold'em is a form of art, Limit Hold'em is a game of systematic precision. Some are still trying their best to get there Van Gogh on however. Justin Bonomo just gave us this gem via his Twitter:
"Guy bets (50). Kid throws out 2 black chips. Dealer shakes her head and scoldingly says "it's limit"! Lots of lol's here."
Thomas "Thunder" Keller and an opponent were heads up with the flop reading . Keller's opponent checked from the big blind, prompting him to bet. His opponent put in a second bet and Keller called.
Three bets were made after the turned and after the rivered Keller just called one bet.
His opponent rolled over for a two-pair and Keller showed for just a pair of tens.
They've decided to make our jobs easier today and the jobs of some unfortunate tablemates extra difficult. At the table directly in front of our desk, Gavin Griffin, Svetlana Gromenkova, and Eric Froehlich are sitting in order. And one table to the right, Rafe Furst and Shannon Shorr are seated opposite each other.
Eric Froehlich, Rafe Furst, Shannon Shorr, Jimmy Fricke, Richard "quietlion" Brodie, Maria Ho, Bill Chen, Daniel Negreanu and our reigning champion; Marc Naalden.
Today is Day 1 of Event #18: $2,000 Limit Hold'em, which is the second of four Limit Hold'em events here at the 2010 WSOP. The first was a $1,500 buy-in, and Matt Matros took it down for $189,870.
Last year's $2,000 Limit Hold'em winner was Marc Naalden who bested a field of 446 runners to win $190,770. It was It was his second career WSOP final table, and he defeated Steven Cowley heads up. Naalden has already cashed at the 2010 WSOP in Event #13.
The plan is to play ten levels today and then return tomorrow where the tournament will resume until either a final table is set or the midnight oil runs out. Then, on Day 3, we will undoubtedly crown a champion.
Be sure follow this and every WSOP eventt here at PokerNews.com. Remember to check out our Twitter page and all of the various blogs, videos and articles we provide. We hope you enjoy your day and are ready for Event #18: $2,000 Limit Hold'em!
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) including Netherland's own Joep van den Bijgaart.
. Van den Bijgaart checked from the small blind, a player in the big blind put in a bet and a player in late position put in a second bet. Both van den Bijgaart and the player in the big blind called.
and van den Bijgaart led. Both of his opponents called and he showed 
for a flopped straight. His opponents mucked, and he took down the pot.
. Keller's opponent checked from the big blind, prompting him to bet. His opponent put in a second bet and Keller called.
turned and after the 
rivered Keller just called one bet.
for a two-pair and Keller showed 
for just a pair of tens.
