2012 World Series of Poker

Event 31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q♣j♦
Prize
$664,130
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,794,850
Entries
2,811
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 16,000
Ante
20,000

Day 1 Comes to a Close; Cherish Andrews Crushing

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Josh_Cahlik
Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Cherish Andrews Destroys Day 1
Cherish Andrews Destroys Day 1

Day 1 of Event 31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em is officially in the books. The players have bagged and tagged and the player on top is Cherish Andrews who finished the night with an unbelievable 225,900.

This event drew a remarkable 2,811 entrants which is a 311 player increase from last year's turnout. This event also marks the largest field for a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em event thus far at the 2012 World Series of Poker (excluding the $1,500 Re-Entry).

Players today trudged through a lengthy eleven levels of play and 331 players will return tomorrow in their quest for a WSOP bracelet. We're a mere 34 eliminations away from the money and after that each remaining player is guaranteed at least $2,770. Although a min-cash is always a respectable finish, each player is eyeing up the $664,130 first place prize.

With the sheer size of this field it was inevitable that we would see a large number of eliminations today. Among those who were not fortunate enough to make Day 2 were David Williams, Jennifer Leigh, Dutch Boyd, Kara Scott, Nacho Barbero, Matt Affleck, Greg Raymer, Viktor Blom, Melanie Weisner, and many many more.

Also to hit the rail today was two-time bracelet winner Andy Frankenberger. Frankenberger won his first bracelet in this event last year but unfortunately was not able to make Day 2 this year. Frankenberger also received his second bracelet this year when he was able to defeat Phil Ivey heads up in Event 17: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em.

While some faltered, others thrived. Among those to join Andrews tomorrow are Soi Nguyen (135,200), Thomas Miller (107,000), Erik Cajelais (91,700), Joe Cada (46,800), Angel Guillen (38,700), John Juanda (22,100), and PokerNews' own Chad Holloway (19,400).

Cards will be in the air for Day 2 at 1:00 PM. Join us for all of the latest updates as we approach and breach the money bubble and the quest for the next World Series of Poker champion continues!

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Event 31 About to Begin!

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Josh_Cahlik

Welcome to our coverage of Event 31: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em! We are moments away from players hitting the felt to vie for the latest World Series of Poker gold bracelet.

Last year this event was able to attract an even 2,500 entrants and awarded a first place prize of $599,153. Last year's champion is the now two-time bracelet winner Andy Frankenberger. Frankenberger bested the field in last year's event to capture his first WSOP bracelet. Frankenberger seemingly had nowhere to go but up from there, as just last week he was able to defeat Phil Ivey heads up in Event 17: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em to earn his second bracelet.

While we are sure that Frankenberger will return to the felt today to defend his title, he will be met by a number of skilled players and big name professionals. The $1,500 No Limit Hold'em events always have an eclectic turnout and the extreme field size means that anything can happen. That being said, while we expect a large number of players to show up for this event, the field will certainly be whittled down to a much smaller number by the end of the night as the players are playing a full eleven levels.

Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the updates as this massive event kicks off! Also be sure to check out our coverage of Event 28: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Four-Handed as the final eight players compete for WSOP glory.

And if you need to brush up on strategy for large field tournaments like this one, be sure to check out our strategy page where Sarah Grant talks with William Reynolds about big field poker tournaments.