Level: 2
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,794,850
Entries
2,811
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 16,000
Ante
20,000
Brasilia Room At a Glance
Here are some of the players that have been spotted with an initial pass through the Brasilia room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 | |
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4,500 |
Holloway Doubles Immediately
PokerNews writer Chad "Birdshirt" Holloway has taken a day away from writing about poker to actually play in this tournament. It seems that good fortune has befallen Holloway already, as we caught up with him in the first ten minutes of the tournament staring at a board of 
against one opponent.
Holloway check-called a bet of 125 from his opponent and the 
came on the turn. Holloway checked once again and his opponent put out 275. Holloway raised to 600 only to find his opponent push out a re-raise to 1,375. Holloway made it 2,200 and his opponent moved all in. Holloway snap called and showed 
for a flopped full house. The 
completed the board and Holloway was able to double his stack immediately.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,000 | 4,500 |
Shuffle Up And Deal!
Level 1
: 25/25, 0 ante
Cards are officially in the air for Event 31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em!
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/25
Ante: 0
Event 31 About to Begin!
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.
Event 31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started