Event #52: $2,500 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit) Day 1 | 2011 World Series of Poker

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06-30-2011 23:34 UTC

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Who'll be standing next to Jack Effel in three days' time?

It's another balmy evening here in Sin City, but the PokerNews Live Reporting Team are feeling the full blast of the industrial-strength air conditioning here inside the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, gearing up for the 52nd event of the 2011 WSOP.

Last year's $2,500 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/Hold'em) tournament attracted 453 runners, with 38-year-old Norwegian Sigurd Eskeland taking down the gold bracelet and the $260,497 first prize.

The field included some of poker's finest, with names like Todd Brunson, Alexander Kravchenko, Jose Ignacio Barbero, Dario Minieri, Kirk Morrison, Bill Chen and John D'Agostino. With the upswinging trend in these WSOP side events, don't be surprised if we get even bigger numbers for this tournament tonight.

So, without further ado, sit back, relax and keep on pressing F5 for all the updates from 5pm PST (GMT -7), right here on PokerNews! Let's do it!

Event #52: $2,500 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No-Limit)

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