Break #1
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The players are now on their first 20-minute break of Day 1.
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 19: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Cahlik Making Big Hands Early
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PokerNews blogger Josh Cahlik is in the field today on his day off from reporting and has built his stack up over 14,000 in chips. Cahlik won a nice pot with pocket queens and then another one with a king-high flush.
On the hand where Cahlik held the queens, he raised preflop and found two calls. Both players then checked to him on the 
flop and Cahlik bet 500. The first player folded, but the second one called.
The turn was the 
and Cahlik's opponent led for 1,050. Cahlik called. The river then completed the board with the 
and the player fired 2,850 into Cahlik. Not one to back down, Cahlik stood tough and made the call.
"You're good," said the player before Cahlik tabled the 
to win the pot. His opponent mucked.
On another hand, Cahlik flopped a diamond flush with the 
in his hand. The flop came down 
and Cahlik's opponent open-shoved into him with pocket nines. Cahlik scooped that pot and moved to over 14,000 in chips.
Getzwiller Doubles with Broadway
With around 900 chips already in the pot on a 
board, an opponent checked to 2011 World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Sean Getzwiller. Getzwiller bet 450 and his opponent check-raised to 1,025. After a little bit of thought, Getzwiller reraised all in for 3,150 total. His opponent called.
Getzwiller turned over the nuts with the 
for a Broadway straight. His opponent had outs holding the 
for top set. The river didn't pair the board when the 
fell and Getzwiller earned the double up.
Last year, Getzwiller won a $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event with 4,178 players for $611,185. That ignited a nice run for Getzwiller as he went on to final table the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout and cash in the $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Six-Handed events. From there, he made the money in the second Epic Poker League event, cashed twice at the WSOP Europe and final tabled the WSOP Circuit event here in Las Vegas for a third-place finish worth just shy of $90,000.
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Second Time Bigger Than the First
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The first $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event of the 2012 World Series of Poker was won by Brent Hanks and attracted 2,101 players. Hanks won over $500,000, but the winner here is going to get even more money.
We're just over halfway through the second level of the day and the field size is already larger than Event 2's was. The tournament board reads that 2,130 players have currently registered and that number will only be growing with another two and a half levels of late registration.
Young Eliminated
Justin Young has been eliminated and we'll let his Twitter tell you how it happened.
Justinyoung07 Justin young Out. Ak<kk for a bunch then limp shoved 76cc against a kid I thought was light. He had Jj. Cash games await
June 09 2012
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More Notables
Here's another list of notables located in the Brasilia Room. Of this bunch Chad Brown, Jerry Yang and Keith Ferrera are seated together, 2011 World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Foster Hays and Theo Tran are at the same table and Maria "Maridu" Mayrinck is seated with Mike Sowers. Bryan Devonshire, Jeff Madsen and Jared Jaffee are at the same table as well.
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Polychronopoulos Gets Value with Jacks from Rubie
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Young Australian superstar Brendon Rubie is seated with 2011 World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Athanasios Polychronopoulos. Last year, Polychronopoulos won one of these $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em events for $650,223, so he knows a thing or two about building a stack.
On this hand, Rubie opened to 75 from middle position and Polychronopoulos called out of the cutoff seat. The player in the big blind also called and the flop came down 
. The big blind and Rubie checked. Polychronopoulos fired 150 and the big blind folded. Rubie called.
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and both players checked to see the fall on the river. Rubie checked and Polychronopoulos fired 325. Rubie made the call, but mucked his hand without showing after Polychronopoulos turned ove the 
for two pair.
Notables in the Field
Here's a list of some of the notables playing in today's field. Included in this list are bracelet winners Dutch Boyd, Eric Baldwin, Athanasios Polychronopoulos, Barry Shulman, James Van Alstne and Sean Getzwiller.
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