Event #3: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1b Started
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #3: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1b
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
Let Day 1b Commence!
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Good morning and welcome back to the cavernous confines of the Pavilion and Amazon Rooms, where in 20 minutes' time another garagantuan Day 1 field will be embarking upon their $1,000 No Limit Hold'em bracelet adventure.
Yesterday's start day drew 2,601 runners and today is showing every sign of beating that number. Registration is open until the end of level 2, so if you fancy a shot at greatness, you have plenty of time. Other than that, chips and dealers are at the tables, and we should be kicking off very shortly. Watch this space...
A (Relatively) Bijou Event So Far
It's amazing how quiet it is in the Pavilion Room given that there are 1,600 players in here now, all of them riffling chips. At the moment that's the number of runners registered for today, meaning that the whole field is now assembled just in the Pavilion Room rather than spilling into the Amazon Room - but there are still two good levels in which more folks can join the fun, so we're still expecting a big field.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/25
Ante: 0
Them's Fightin' Words
MMA fighter and participant in today's event, Randy Couture, was invited to deliver the traditional call to arms today. After noting he hoped to gather some chips himself, he instructed the dealers to "Shuffle up and deal" -- and we're playing poker.
An Early Perusal of the Pavilion
Everyone is starting here in the Pavilion Room today, the square-footage of which is roughly equivalent to that of an American football field. Meanwhile, the Amazon Room was empty as the first hands were dealt, although there are tables available over there should they be needed. Registration for this event remains open through the first two one-hour levels today.
A quick pass through one quadrant of the room reveals a few familiar faces. J.C. Tran is here, sporting his familiar Yankees cap. So are Nick Binger, Amnon Filippi, Brian Rast, Sorel Mizzi, Jeff Shulman, and John Harris.
Who's Here On Time?
Scattered among the 1,600 or so hopefuls who have made it into the Pavilion Room for shuffle-up-and-deal o'clock are a few well-known faces from across the pond.
Representing the UK, former Irish Open champion Neil Channing and young up-and-comer James Keys are getting stuck in. From Belgium, we have 2008 PLH bracelet winner Davidi Kitai, and from just across the border in France, his buddy Nicolas "Hat Pimp" Levi. Andreas Hoivold, whom you might remember from High Stakes Poker, is flying the flag for Norway, and Greece is represented by young Georgios Kapalas who finalled at EPT Barcelona last season.
All this, and we fully expect a bunch of still slightly jetlagged Europlayers to stumble dazedly in before the first break.
Cold Deck Warms Sweeney
Wow, $1,000 doesn't last very long here in the Pavilion Room.
We didn't get the name of the unfortunate bustee who got his whole stack in with pocket kings, but the gent holding the pocket aces was one James Sweeney. "Seat open on nine..." the dealer trailed off as Mr. Pocket Kings headed towards, presumably, anyone who would listen to his tale of woe. Sweeney meanwhile looks to be just about chip leader on 6,000.
Day 1B Notables
Here is a list of players we've seen in the field so far, we'll be adding to this list and keeping an eye on their chip counts all day.
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3,000 |
Couture Fights Back
Like any MMA fighter, Randy Couture clearly desires action. Within the first 20 minutes of play today, such a desire had resulted in his stack being reduced to just 1,100 from the starting 3,000.
Couture was back in the thick of things just now. A player under the gun raised to 125, two called, then Couture pushed out his lone yellow 1,000-chip to make the call from the hijack seat. He was given change, the others folded, and the flop came 
. All four checked.
The turn brought the 
. The original raiser checked, the player to his left bet 425, and only Couture stuck around. The river then brought the 
and a check from Couture's foe. The fighter picked up his last 550 and put it in the middle, and after a bit of a think his opponent called.
Couture showed 
for two pair, and his opponent mucked. A big grin of relief from Couture followed as he dragged the pot. He's back up over 2,400.