2011 World Series of Poker

Event #34: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$488,283
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,829,600
Entries
3,144
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Liebert Out

Before we even had a chance to check back in with Kathy Liebert, we discovered that she had already busted. According to her twitter, Liebert lost most of her stack when she made aces up against a set. She then busted with {A-}{K-} against {9-}{9-} which made for a very quick first level exit.

Player Chips Progress
Kathy Liebert us
Kathy Liebert
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Kathy Liebert

A Little Father-Son Time

Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante
Eric Baldwin
Eric Baldwin

We caught up with Eric Baldwin and asked if his father, Steve Baldwin was playing in this event with him for father's day. Sure enough he's in the field. Eric's gift to his dad this father's day? Swapping five percent with him in this event. Hopefully it turns out to be the most expensive father's day gift ever and it is not his dad paying him.

I plan on staying away from Steve, as I seem to have been his personal cooler in the Senior's Event this past week.

Tags: Eric BaldwinSteve Baldwin

Who We've Spotted

With such a massive field, finding notables can be like finding a needle in a haystack. A quick stroll the pavilion room has spotted us the following players though.

Player Chips Progress
Bryan Micon ag
Bryan Micon
3,000
Bryan Devonshire us
Bryan Devonshire
3,000
3,000
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
WSOP 4X Winner
3,000
Vitaliy Lunkin
Vitaliy Lunkin
3,000
Neil Channing gb
Neil Channing
3,000
Bruce Buffer us
Bruce Buffer
3,000
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
3,000
Max Weinberg
Max Weinberg
3,000
Nick Rampone us
Nick Rampone
3,000
JJ Liu tw
JJ Liu
3,000
Kathy Liebert us
Kathy Liebert
WSOP 1X Winner
3,000
Martin Hruby cz
Martin Hruby
3,000
3,000
Eric Baldwin us
Eric Baldwin
WSOP 2X Winner
3,000
Gualter Salles
Gualter Salles
3,000
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
3,000
Ricky Fohrenbach
Ricky Fohrenbach
3,000
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
3,000
Jonathan Aguiar pt
Jonathan Aguiar
WSOP 1X Winner
3,000
Amarillo Slim
Amarillo Slim
3,000

Happy Father's Day

Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Before we get started, we would just like to wish all the father's out there who are following or playing a very Happy Father's Day.

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/25

Ante: 0

Day One is About to Begin!

WSOP bracelet banner
WSOP bracelet banner

Welcome to Day 1 of Event #34: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em at the 2011 World Series of Poker. Last year's event attracted 3,289 with Jeffrey Tebben taking home the bracelet and $503,389. This is the third of five $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em events in this series and is expected to determine a winner after three days of play.

So far this year numbers have been up in the majority of events here so we are expecting a massive crowd with a slew of notables. We will be playing ten one hour levels today starting at 12:00 p.m. PDT. Jason Somerville won the last $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event that attracted 3,175 players this past week which was good for a $493,091 payday and the bracelet.

The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on the floor all day providing continuous live updates from 12:00 p.m. PDT, so make sure to stay tuned to PokerNews.com for all of the latest action!

Event #34: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em

Day 1 Started