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More and more tables are filling up over in the red section of the Brasilia Room. These are some of the biggest names in poker and they have recently taken their seats.
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 | |
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15,000 |
When we arrived over at Emil Patel's table, he was in the big blind and, along with two opponents, was committing 875 in chips preflop. On the 
flop, the small blind checked and Patel flicked out 1,500 quickly. The other player in the hand tank-folded and the small blind instantly folded and Patel the handy little pot early
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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19,000 |
We've taken a stroll through the Brasilia Room and these players were at their seat at the start of play.
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15,000 |
Cards are in the air for the start of Day 1.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/75
Ante: 0
Welcome back to the Rio for continued coverage of the 2012 World Series of Poker. Today we will be right in the midst of the action in Event 50: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em and it's sure to be a big day of poker.
Apart from the Main Event, there is no larger buy-in event that the hold'em specialists are keen to play. Add in some of the best players in the world and the action junkies ready to dish out $5,000 on any game there is, and we have ourselves one action-packed tournament.
Last year saw 865 players create a monster prize pool in this event and it was Allen Bari who claimed the title, defeating Maria Ho heads-up at one of the more memorable final tables. This year is sure to be just as huge, with the word being that 500 players have already dished out the buy-in at this early stage in the day.
It's going to be a stacked field today and PokerNews will be here every step of the way to crowning a champion. It all begins at 12:00 PM, so don't miss it!
Event 50: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
