Event 9: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry
Day 1a Started
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 9: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry
Day: 1a
Day 1a of Event #9a About to Begin!
While much focus of the day will be on the stacked final table over at the $1,500 Seven Card Stud event, a whole new batch of players will begin their quest for a bracelet today.
Today marks Day 1a of the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry event. This is a new event for the 2012 World Series of Poker, so we are watching history be made. The event will play just like a standard no limit hold'em tournament, with the one exception that those players who bust on Day 1a will have the ability to re-enter on Day 1b.
Play will continue today until 15% of the field remains. This will be important, as the field for Day 1b will play for the same amount of time as the runners in Day 1a.
We're eager to watch the new event to the WSOP roster unfold. Cards will be in the air in about 30 minutes. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the latest updates.
Almost Time
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WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel is currently giving players a run down on how today is going to go down. He has told the room that any player who busts today will have the option to re-enter during tomorrow's Day 1 flight. We are sure there will be a huge amount of players who take Effel up on that offer.
There are currently hundreds of players filing into the Brasilia Room, which will house the largest portion of the field. Players will also be spread in the Pavilion Room and in the Amazon Room as a huge field is anticipated today.
All the action is set to begin in just a few minutes, so sit tight!
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/25
Ante: 0
Let The Cards Fly
Level 1
: 25/25, 0 ante
A call for the dealers to start flicking the cards into the air has been made and with that Event 9 has begun. The button has started in Seat 10 today and the blinds kick off at 25-25. All the players start with 4,500 in chips and while that's plenty to work with, we expect the eliminations to fly fast today as players will utilize that re-entry option.
Brasilia Room Players
Here are some notable names we found at a first glance around 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 |
Amazonians
Here are the players we spotted at a glance around the Amazon 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 |
Pavilion Players
Some familiar names from the Pavilion 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 |
Ivey Down Early
We caught up with the action to find a board reading 
. Two players checked to Phil Ivey in the cutoff who flung out a bet of 400. One player called while the other released his hand.
Fifth street brought the 
and Ivey's opponent threw out 550. Ivey pondered for a while, his stoic facial expression never changing. Eventually, Ivey casually tossed his hand into the muck and stacked up his remaining chips. He's currently sitting on 2,100.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,100 | -2,400 |
Imposing Force
For those who may not be familiar with Erik Cajelais, there are perhaps two reasons why players should fear him. Firstly he is extremely imposing physically as his tattoo clad body and giant arms dangle onto the felt. Secondly and more importantly, he has got game at the poker table.
Some of his results at the WSOP include a final table last year in the $1,500 No-Limit Holdem Shootout event. His record also boasts a WSOP Europe title, a WSOP runner-up finish in 2007 and that's not to mention host of other results around the world. His overall tournament winnings exceed $2.5 million.
We recently caught Cajelais in a hand. It all started when the player in the cut-off seat opened the action to 75. The player in the small blind made the call and it was on Cajelais in the big blind. It took him just a few moments to raise it up to 300. This seemed to really cause some agony to the player who opened, as he thought for over a minute. Eventually he folded and the small blind quickly made the call as the two remaining players would take a flop.
Flop: 
On the flop, the small blind opted to check and then instantly folded when Cajelais flicked out a bet. At this point Cajelais looked to the player in the cut-off seat and asked him, " You wanna see an ace or a queen?" His opponent didn't answer, but Cajelais made the decision for him, turning over an 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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5,200 | 700 |