Blain of His Life
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Spotted lurking at the rail looking dejected when just minutes ago he was at the tables and in possession of chips - Mr. Dermot Blain, winner of last year's APPT Macau.
We are assuming that he is busto.
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #3: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2010 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$3,910,500
Entries
4,345
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Lieu Lets One Go
At the end of the previous level, Liz Lieu raised 3x to 75 from middle position and got two callers -- the button and the big blind. The flop came 
. Lieu bet 250, and both of her opponents called. The turn brought the 
. This time Lieu bet 500, and the player on the button raised to 1,000. When the big blind called the raise, Lieu decided to step aside.
The 
river went check-check, and the button’s 
proved best. Lieu still did well in that level, ending the first hour with 5,200.
This is Big
It looks as though there are 230 tables in the Pavilion Room dealing this tournament and another 60 or so in the Amazon Room, and even though there are a few empty seats yet, we are on track to at least equal last year's mammoth field of 6,012.
Anyone who fancies a shot at it, registration is open for another 48 minutes, and if you miss that, there's always tomorrow's Day 1b...
Might is Right for Myung
John Myung opened with a raise to 100 from the cutoff, and the big blind called. The flop came 
. The big blind led out for 250, and Myung called. The turn brought the and another bet from the BB -- for 600 this time. Myung thought about this one for a good while before calling once more.
The river was the 
. This time the bet from Myung’s opponent was 1,250. Myung responded by shoving all in. His opponent, suitably convinced by such a display, quickly folded.
Myung has now doubled his starting stack and sits with 6,000.
Soheil, So Low
We caught up with Soheil Shamseddin betting out 300 from the small blind position on a 
flop, and his one opponent called from the button.
They saw a 
turn and Shamseddin just moved all in to cover his opponent, who made a swift call. The cards were turned over.
Button gentleman: 
for a pair of tens
Shamseddin: trailing with 
for an open-ended straight draw
River: a harmless
The gentleman on the button doubled to a very healthy 9,800 or so; the daring Shamseddin meanwhile dropped to 2,500.
Late Arrivals
Among the new arrivals here in the Amazon are Eric Mizrachi, Chris Moore, Jim Meehan, Frank Kasella, and Tom “durrrr” Dwan.
Slim Adds a Few
Four players, including “Amarillo Slim” Preston, saw a flop of 
. One sitting in middle position pushed out a bet of 325, and Preston was the only caller from the button. The turn was the 
. Preston’s opponent checked, he took the opportunity to bet 800, and got the call.
The river was another deuce -- the 
-- and both players checked. Both players held queens, but Preston’s ace kicker beat his opponent’s king.
Slim is up to 7,700 now.
Still Spotting Them
A veritable bunch more notables have come into focus in the Pavilion Room. They include such luminaries as:
- Shaun Deeb
- Tony Cousineau
- Lee Watkinson
- Laurence "riverman1" Houghton
- New Zealand's finest, Richard Grace
- Hungarian pro and winner of the hypothetical and nonexistent prize for most American-looking non-American player, Richard Toth
- the lovely Erica Schoenberg
- EPT Kyiv winner Max Lykov
- Stephen "stevie444" Chidwick
- Joe Cada - the multitalented Cada was not just announcing today, but is also playing this event. He was just moved to a table with Mandy Baker, and the gentleman in seat 2 asked to take a photo of Cada, who duly obliged. "My buddy doesn't doesn't believe you're at my table," explained the cheeky photographer.
Rousso Gets It Straight
We picked this one up after the river card had been dealt, leaving a board of 
. Vanessa Rousso bet 700, and her opponent responded with a raise to 1,800.
“This is so sick if you have a full house,” said Rousso. Finally she called, showing 
for the jack-high straight. “I have a smaller straight than you,” her opponent said, showing 
.
“That’s so sick -- you tried to bluff me!” said a smiling Rousso as she dragged the pot. “I didn’t try to bluff you,” her opponent responded. “I thought I had the best hand.” “That’s just bad luck for you,” said Rousso.
She’s up to about 6,500 now.
Team PokerStars is in the House!
As expected, Team PokerStars has got a small (in comparison to the size of the field) but perfectly formed presence in the Rio today.
Over here in the Pavilion, as well as the aforementioned Joe Cada, we have George Danzer (Team PokerStars Pro: Germany), Richard Toth (Hungary), Martin Hruby (newly signed to Team PokerStars Pro: Czech Republic) and Lex Veldhuis (Netherlands). Over in the Amazon Room, Vanessa Rousso and Chris Moneymaker are doing their thing.
And registration ain't over yet...