A slew of internet players that have recently graced us with their presence this level:
Phil "USCphildo" Collins, Ravi “govshark2″ Raghaven, Christian "Charder30" Harder, Andy "BKiCe" Seth, Craig "craigthedeac" Boyd, Tristan "Cre8ive" Wade and David "Doc Sands" Sands are now in the Pavilion Room.
Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mericer has broken that 5,000 barrier after outdrawing an opponent. It was his foe who kick-started the action, raising it up to 150 from early position. The player one seat along called, but Mericer was less hospitable, making it 775 from the hijack.
The initial aggressor counted out his chips, restacked them, before sliding 2,450 across the felt with only a smidgen of confidence. Once the sandwiched player made the fold, Mercier called and showed . His opponent tabled . "I have Badugi," added Mercier with a rye smile.
Although behind, the board was kind to the former EPT winner, the dealer popping a onto the felt to deliver Mericer a straight at the very death.
Despite being in the upcoming 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship, Tom "durrrr" Dwan is showcasing his appetite for bracelet gold by entering this event too. He's seated three spots along from Nenad Medic, and just picked up a small pot, his bet of 200 on a board enough to encourage four players to fold.
This Hellmuth thing seems to be catching, as Jesper Hougaard, Jared Hamby, Kathy Liebert and even the legendary Eskimo Clark have also waltzed in just prior to the end of level one.
Kevin (Kice32) Iacofano has been spotted in today's field. He final tabled this event last year finishing 3rd for $96,128. He's already off to a nice start in this year's WSOP, finishing 12th in Event #16: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed for $22,787.
James Dempsey defended his big blind to an under-the-gun raise before check-calling a bet of 100 on the flop. On the turn, Dempsey checked, his foe bet 300, and Dempsey conceded his hand.
With the board reading , Ross Boatman bet 100 into a multi-way pot; Jon Turner called. Both players checked the turn, only for Turner to take it down on the river with a bet of 300.
Resplendent in a psychedelic purple shirt, Robert Williamson III has taken his seat, and is already in the thick of the action on the far quadrant. With the board reading , Williamson III (early position) check-called a bet of 150 from the cut-off, before check-calling 300 on the turn. On the river, Williamson checked, the cut-off bet and, after a brief dwell, picked up the pot.
"I had the world," claimed the cut-off, revealing .