Scott Clements moved all in for his remaining 1,500 chips from middle position. He was called by a player in the small blind.
Clements: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Clements was sent home.
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During the grueling grind of the tournament circuit, professional poker players often engage in prop betting to liven things up. Today we witnessed a display of prop betting that, while not reaching nosebleed stakes, still provided many in the Pavilion Room with a good laugh.
Andrew Chevalier, of Rhode Island, was on hand today to rail his favorite player and prop bettor extraordinaire Antonio Esfandiari. While standing just a few feet away from “The Magician,” Chevalier seized the opportunity and told Esfandiari how much he enjoyed his show I Bet You. Esfandiari, currently the owner of a huge stack, was in a good mood and responded by challenging Chevalier to a little prop bet of his own. The terms were as follows: If Chevalier was willing to cross the rail and touch Tom Dwan’s hair for ten seconds, Esfandiari would ship a crisp $100 bill his way.
Chevalier quickly manned up and entered the tournament area, which put him at risk of being kicked out of the Rio, to accept the bet. He then snuck behind Durrrr and proceeded to touch the poker phenom’s hair for precisely ten seconds, much to the confusion of Dwan. Esfandiari roared with laughter as Dwan caught on to the hijinks, and Chevalier was awarded his prize.
Never one to back down from some prop betting action, Dwan decided to pitch in and challenged Chevalier to touch Freddy Deeb’s bald head for another ten seconds. Emboldened by his recent brush with danger, Chevalier sauntered over to Deeb’s table and casually asked to see his iPod, all while resting his chin on Deeb’s head. The intrusion certainly confused Deeb, but he complied long enough for Chevalier to win his second bet of the day. The railbirds cheered their approval as he returned to claim his cash.
To top things off, Esfandiari and Dwan agreed that none other than the Poker Brat himself, Phil Hellmuth, would be the perfect final victim. They made things a bit tougher for Chevalier this time, telling him that he had to touch Hellmuth for ten seconds without the benefit of an introduction.
In an effort to sweeten the pot, Chevalier pointed out that “of all the players, Phil’s the most likely to call the cops.” Esfandiari countered by reminding the young fan “hey, you’re on a two-hundred dollar freeroll kid, you have nothing to lose.” The encouragement prompted Chevalier to reenter the tournament floor and make his way towards Hellmuth’s table. With Esfandiari, Dwan and about forty railbirds standing to watch, he then stood behind the 11-time bracelet winner and began rubbing his shoulders as casually as you can imagine. The Poker Brat never even flinched, staring straight ahead and smiling as the massage continued, no doubt thinking one of his fellow pros had stopped by to offer support.
After ten of the longest seconds of his life, Chevalier returned to cheers and congratulations, with $300 in his pocket and the experience of any poker fan’s lifetime to take home with him.
We caught action on a flop of 
between Randy Dorfman and Dominic Fosco. Fosco bet 650 from middle position and Dorfman raised to 1,325 from the button. Fosco reraised to 4,650 and Dorfman pushed all in for his remaining 5,300 chips.
Dorfman turned over and Fosco turned over 
. The turn brought the 
and the river brought the 
to send Dorfman to the rail.
Fosco now sits with around 18,000 in chips.
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As late registration ended, a few notable names joined today's field including Phil Hellmuth, Antonio Esfandiari, Freddy Deeb, and Scott Clements. We're sure a few more probably slipped in that we haven't yet spotted so we'll keep you posted if we see any others.
"Wow, we just lost 500 players in five minutes?!"
So said someone at a table after noticing the updated totals on the big board. There we see the final total of entrants -- 2,890 -- as well as the number of those remaining, a number that is currently being adjusted to reflect the actual number remaining.
Information on prize pool and payouts to come.
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
We've arrived at the next 20-minute break of the day. See you on the other side.
Tom "durrrr" Dwan, fresh off of his 5th place finish in the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship, has been spotted at a nearby table after arriving fashionably late. We will be sure to keep track of progress as Day 1 continues.
Paul Magriel has arrived, part of the wave of late registrants. Readers of Harrington on Hold'em know that the backgammon expert and long time poker player known as "X-22" was given an homage of sorts in the naming of Dan Harrington's famous "M" figure, the first letter of which refers to Magriel.
He sits with roughly the starting stack of 3,000, which makes an "M" a little over 13 as we near the end of Level 4.
Never one to stay silent in a sticky situation, PokerStars Pro Vicky Coren found herself defending her table mate to the floor staff. Sarah Grant chatted with her about it.
