Event 43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2012 World Series of Poker

06-23-2012 14:25 UTC-6

Closing in on 2,500

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Level 2 : 25/50, 0 ante

The tournament clock reads 2,496 players are seated and playing. There is still close to almost three hours to register.

06-23-2012 14:38 UTC-6

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Somerville	4,500

James Dempsey	4,500

Tony Cousineau	4,500
Robert Iler	4,500
Joe Serock	4,500

Ryan D'Angelo	4,500

Sam Grafton	4,500

Men "The Master" Nguyen	4,500

Amanda Baker	4,500
Jordan Smith	4,500

Robet Iler, star of HBO's "The Sopranos", is no stranger to the WSOP. He's been closely associated with the game for a few years now. We caught him railing Antonio Esfandiari's final table run two nights ago.

Today he is the Silver Section of the Brasilia Room playing the event. Iler cashed in last year's Main Event, finishing in 275th place. Iler usually just plays the Main Event for the last five years but apparently 43 is his lucky number so he's playing a bit more this year.

Tags: Robert Iler

06-23-2012 15:01 UTC-6

Grindettes Gonna Grind

[user196975]

Level 2 : 25/50, 0 ante

Katie Dozier, one quarter of the Grindettes, is playing in the Brasilia Room. Dozier recently final tabled an event at the Venetian and has been playing a full schedule of WSOP events.

The Grindettes are known for the great smiles, enthusiasm for the game and they're exceptional talent at baked goods. Recently, Dozier provided freshly baked peanut butter cookies for the staffers at PokerNews and is currently leading the Word Series of Baked Goods.

Tags: Katie Dozier

06-23-2012 15:03 UTC-6

Break Time

[user196975]

Level 2 : 25/50, 0 ante

The first two levels are in the books and the field is going on a 20 minute break. We'll be back in action after today's bracelet ceremonies.

06-23-2012 15:20 UTC-6

Counts at the Break

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Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Tepen	14,200 9,700	9,700
David "Doc" Sands	11,000 6,500	6,500
Aaron Massey	9,225 4,725	4,725
Jonathan Little	7,500
Kyle Cartwright	6,300

Kael Leather	6,300
Stacey Lynn	6,200 1,700	1,700
Aaron Steury	4,650 150	150

Tim Duckworth	4,225 -275	-275
Lee Childs	3,600
Todd Witteless	3,400 -1,100	-1,100

06-23-2012 15:27 UTC-6

Cards Back in the Air

[user196975]

Level 2 : 25/50, 0 ante

Cards are back in the air following the gold bracelet ceremonies for David "ODB" Baker and Craig McCorkell.

Level: 3

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

06-23-2012 15:50 UTC-6

Second Lap Around the Field

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We either missed these players on our first pass or they have just joined the action.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Outhread	16,000
Chane Kornuth	7,000
Greg Roe	5,700
Lauren Kling	4,500
Angel Guillen	4,500

Jon Aguiar	4,500
Chris Conrad	4,500
Leo Wolpert	4,500

Joe Cada	4,500

Cherish Andrews	4,500
Ivan Demidov	4,500

Erik Cajelais	4,500

Jamie Kerstetter	4,500
Maria Ho	4,500

06-23-2012 16:17 UTC-6

Team Pro Offers Wise Advise

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Liv Boeree lighting up the room as always.

PokerStars Team Pro Liv Boeree has heard and seen a lot of things at the tables. She may not be used to some the American players that find their way out to the tables on the weekend.

She's currently seated close to a gentleman, wearing a pocket aces t shirt, who just survived an all in. He shoved preflop with pocket queens and was called by {A-} {K-} . He survived, doubled up and took a huge sigh of relief.