Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day 1a Started
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 61: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$62,021,200
Entries
6,598
Level
42
Blinds
1,000,000 / 2,000,000
Ante
300,000
Welcome To the 2012 WSOP Main Event
Today is the day everyone in poker waits for; it's the start of the World Series of Poker Main Event. Whether a player, a fan or a working member within the industry, the WSOP Main Event is your Super Bowl. It is the greatest event in the world and it only comes once a year.
For the next several days, dreams will be made and shattered as we move towards crowning another WSOP champion. Last year, Pius Heinz fulfilled the ultimate poker dream to become the 42nd WSOP Main Event champion. He defeated a field of 6,865 runners to earn the $8,715,368 top prize and will forever be remembered in the poker history books.
Another 6,000-7,000 entrants are expected in attendance to create the most sought after prize pool in all of the land. Today's Day 1a is the first of three starting flights, which is one less than in recent previous years. Still, the expectations are set extremely high for the most prestigious tournament title in the world.
Play today is scheduled for five 120-minute levels. Each player will begin with 30,000 in starting chips and a 20-minute break will occur after every level. After the third level of the day, the players will be sent on a 90-minute dinner break. If everything runs according to schedule, play should end at approximately 12:30 AM tonight.
The festivities are upon us and the Main Event is scheduled to get underway shortly. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the live coverage straight to you from the tournament floor. You won't want to miss it!
2011 WSOP Main Event champion Pius Heinz
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
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Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Jack Effel has just handed the mic over to poker stateswoman Ellen "Gram" Deeb and the call to shuffle up and deal has been made!
Today will see five two-hour levels play out, before Day 1a is in the record books. Lets do this!
Purple Rain
Here are a few of the famous faces we found shuffling chips in the purple section.
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Welcome to the Tan Section
A walk around the tan section allowed us to see a few familiar faces.
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More Familiar Faces From the Purple Section
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The Orange Section
These are some of the early notable players in the Orange Section of the Amazon Room. There is an eclectic mix of players, from the poker legend Billy Baxter to Hollywood star Ray Romano.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 |
Rough Start for Mueller
The board read 
when we arrived and saw that Greg Mueller was heads up with another player. There was about 2,500 in the pot, and his opponent bet 2,000. Mueller raised to 4,500, but his opponent clicked it right back to 9,500.
Mueller went into the tank, telling the table that he had a flush. Eventually, he tossed in the call, and his opponent showed 
for the ace-high flush. Mueller sent his cards to the muck, and he's down to about 20,000 early on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 | -10,000 |
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Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
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