Doyle Brunson raised to 600 from early position and was called by Camton Michaels in the big blind. The flop came and Michaels checked it over to Brunson who bet 900. Michaels folded and Brunson took the pot.
A couple hands later, Balaz Biri raised to 500 from middle position and Brunson called from the big blind. The action stalled there however as both players checked on every street of a board. Brunson flipped over his and his pair of rivered fours was good enough to win the pot.
It seems that Brunson had struggled with the decision of whether to play the Main Event this year, but he confirmed his entry into the tournament via his Twitter page last night when he tweeted, "Ok, I, officially am playing the ME. Do I feel good? No. Do I want to play? No. Am I playing my best? No. Am I gonna try my best? Damn right!!"
We're guessing the other players at the featured table are excited to have the opportunity to play with one of the all-time greats of the poker world.
We caught up with the action three-handed on a flop where it was checked over to the button who bet 725. A player in early position as well as John D’Agostino in the cutoff both called as the players saw the roll off on the turn. The early position player checked to D’Agostino who bet 2,100 which got the button to fold but the first player stuck around. On the river, both players checked and D’Agostino mucked before his opponent even showed. The early position player turned over for just ace high as he raked in the pot.
Also in the purple section of the Amazon Room is a table with 2004 Main Event Champion Greg Raymer, 2007 WSOP Player of the Year Tom Schneider, Olivier Busquet, David "The Maven" Chicotsky, and Eugene "fishosaurusREX" Yanayt who is a high-stakes triple-draw specialist.
We just caught a hand where Busquet crippled Chicotsky to end Level 1.
On a flop of Chicotsky checked to Busquet who bet out 5,000. Chicotsky called and the two saw the on the turn. Both checked and the river came Chicotsky again checked and Busquet put out a hefty bet of 13,000. Chicotsky made the call and Busquet showed for the flopped flush. Chicotsky mucked and has fallen to under 10,000, less than one third of his starting stack. Busquet on the other hand is nearly double with 48,000.
Table 336 in the Orange Section, which already had Miami John Cernuto and Jeff ‘yellowsub’ Williams seated next to eachother got a familiar foe who just sat down to the other side of Williams. It was none other than Eli Elezra who joined as this table is emerging as another tough one.
Not to be outdone, the table with Bill Chen and Josh Brikis just had Chris Oliver take a seat there as well making another potential table of death.
It has been a rough first level for McLean Karr and things didn't get any better for him when he got all of his chips in the middle preflop holding against Clayton Newman's .
The board fell and just like that Karr's Main Event hopes were dashed. He was sent to the rail while Newman scooped a pot that brought him up to 44,000.
Action folded to Mickey Appleman on the button who raised to 200. Both the players in the small and big blind called and saw the flop come . The blinds checked it over to Appleman who bet 500. The small blind folded but the big blind decided to call. When the hit on the river the big blind checked again and Appleman tossed out a bet of 1,000 which was a bit too rich for the big blind and he let his cards slip into the muck.
After the hand Appleman was just above the starting stack with 32,500.
It was folded around to the button who raised to 250 and Pat Pezzin called from the big blind. Both players checked the flop and Pezzin decided to lead out for 350 on the turn. The button quickly folded as Pezzin took down the small pot to increase his stakc a bit.
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and Michaels checked it over to Brunson who bet 900. Michaels folded and Brunson took the pot.
board. Brunson flipped over his 
and his pair of rivered fours was good enough to win the pot.
and Raymer checked to Busquet, who fired again for 3,200. The middle position player called but Raymer decided to fold.
completed the board and Busquet thought for a bit before announcing he was all in. His last remaining opponent quickly mucked.
flop where it was checked over to the button who bet 725. A player in early position as well as John D’Agostino in the cutoff both called as the players saw the 
roll off on the turn. The early position player checked to D’Agostino who bet 2,100 which got the button to fold but the first player stuck around. On the 
for just ace high as he raked in the pot.
on the turn. Both checked and the river came 
for the flopped flush. Chicotsky mucked and has fallen to under 10,000, less than one third of his starting stack. Busquet on the other hand is nearly double with 48,000.
against Clayton Newman's 
and just like that Karr's Main Event hopes were dashed. He was sent to the rail while Newman scooped a pot that brought him up to 44,000.
