Event #18: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #18: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,261,950
Entries
3,157
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
No Backing Down, No Mercy, No Limits!
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Another beautiful morning in the Nevada desert and another journey to WSOP glory begins! We're gearing up for a massive day here in the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, as the final preparations are being made for Event #18: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em!
We've just received word from the floor that more than 2,100 players have ponied up the dough so far, but this number could blow out even further with alternates and late entries. If there were ever a time that you should come down to the Rio to get an idea of what to expect come the Main Event in a month's time, it's now!
However, we understand that not all of you will be able to get here by 12pm PST (GMT -7 for our international visitors), so please, stay with us here at PokerNews as our Live Reporting Team brings you all the updates. Bring it on!
Tables, Tables, Tables Everywhere
WSOP TD Jack Effel has announced that there are less than five minutes until cards are in the air. A giant field has registered for today's action, and people are spread across almost 300 tables. The field is in all sections of the Pavilion room with spillover into the Amazon room. The Amazon room tables will be breaking first.
Cards Are In The Air
Jack Effel has finished his morning announcements and cards are in the air.
First Walk Through
After completing our first walkthrough we noticed a handful of notables in this massive field. David Vamplew, Zach Gruneberg, Scott Montgomery, René Angélil, and Jerry Yang all have arrived and are ready to compete for what will be a very hefty prize.
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A Look Around the Amazon Room
The field is already over 2,500 registrants and the line outside tournament registrations is halfway down the hallway. Both Orange and Purple sections are full in the Amazon Room. Some of the notables we spotted are:
Jason Mercier
Kathy Liebert
Victor Ramdin
Jeff Madsen
Mike Beasley
Valdemar Kwaysser
A Few More Faces in The Crowd
A few more notables have found their seats in the Amazon Room that weren't there for the "Shuffle Up and Deal." We've spotted Olivier Busquet, Mark Seif, Vitaly Lunkin, Erick LIndgren, Chris Moorman and Marlon Shirley.
The board is showing 2,623 runners so far, and 3,000 entrants is a reachable number.
Jason Who?
Jason Mercier's first table has already broken, but they didn't seem to know who he is. Mercier opened for 50 and had three callers. The flop came 
and Mercier bet out 125 and had two callers. The turn brought the 
and Mercier fired out 450 and had one caller. The river fell 
and Mercier fired again, this time 1,325. The last opponent called again and Mercier insta-mucked.
The guy that won tossed his cards into the muck without showing. Others at the table wanted to see the hand but the dealer had already washed the cards. One at the table said, "Someone should call the floor."
Mercier's reply: "I could care less."
The Truth has Arrived
Hoping for the luck of the Irish, Celtic's shooting guard Paul Pierce has made his way to the tables.
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The More the Better
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