Event 38: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 38: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Time For More No-Limit Action
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Ladies and Gentlemen prepare yourselves for another huge day of huge-field poker, as Event 38: $1,5000 No-Limit Hold'em is set to begin.
Just a couple of days ago the largest field so far took part in one of these events, with 2,811 players all squeezing into the Rio to create a monster $3,794,850 prize pool. There is no reason today won't be even bigger than that.
Already we have seen big name players make it deep in one of these smaller buy-in events at the World Series of Poker, with Carter Phillips overcoming Joe Cada to claim the bracelet in Event 31: $1,5000 No-Limit Hold'em. We are sure the big name players will again pack into today's field and so it's sure to be an exciting day of poker.
It's all set to kick off in just under an hour at 12:00 PM, so strap yourself in for a long day of action as PokerNews will be here all day and night.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/25
Ante: 0
And They're Off
Level 1
: 25/25, 0 ante
The players are still filing into multiple rooms around the Rio, while the call to shuffle up and deal has been made. Today will see eleven 60-minute levels play out, with 20-minute breaks every two levels and a 90-minute dinner break after six. Let's do it!
A Small Portion
Here is just a small portion of notables from a seemingly ever-growing field. At the moment the tables are spread throughout the Amazon Room, the Pavilion Room and 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 |
Dennis Looking For Another Score
In 2008, Dennis Phillips finished 3rd in the $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event, taking home a very cool $4,517,773. Since then he has proven he is no slouch at the felt, adding almost $1,000,000 more in tournament winnings. A total of $372,895 of those winnings came just a couple of days ago when Phillips finished 2nd in the Seniors Championship, which was the largest single-day field in the history of the World Series of Poker.
While today won't feature a field of more than 4,000 players, it is is likely to push the barriers of 3,000 and Phillips will again be looking to weave his way through the crown to add to his poker resume.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,500 |
A Couple of Ladies
Lauren Kling and Amanda Musumeci have been spotted in the field, with these dashing ladies looking to trump all the men and bring home a victory for the ladies.
Musumeci was close to doing just that early here at the 2012 World Series of Poker, but fell short, finishing in 2nd place in Event 9: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry. That was worth a bittersweet $481,63.
Kling has never quite been that close to a bracelet, but still has nine WSOP cashes on her record, three of which have come in the last couple of weeks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,500 | |
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4,500 |
A Few More Faces
| 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 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
A Couple of Hands
Here is how a couple of small hands recently played out on Randy Lew's table in the Brasilia Room and Tony Dunst's table in the Pavilion Room.
- On Lew's table, an early position player opened it up with a raise. The player on his direct left made the call and it was on Randy Lew on the button. It didn't take long for "nanonoko" to raise it up to 300 from the button and it was back on the other two players. The first player made the call and the next one shoved all-in for 1,075. Lew thought hard before opting to let it go. After that hand, Lew was left with just 1,200 in chips.
- Over on his table, Dunst opened up the action to 75 from middle position. Only the big blind would make the call as a
flop was dealt. Dunst flicked out a 100-denominatin chip on the flop and his opponent quickly called. The turn would see Dunst again bet, this time 225. His opponent thought long and hard before deciding to fold his cards and send the small pot to Dunst.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,700 | 200 |
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1,050 | -3,450 |