We found two players all in on a flop of 
. The first player had 
, while Ben Lang held 
. "Just hold," the player with the Kings asked, but he found immediate disappointment when the 
turned. A meaningless 
hit the river, and Lang took all of his opponent's chips.
"They call me the 'Angry African,'" he declared, as he stacked his newfound wealth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,000 | 7,000 |
Tim Duckworth and Dong Nguyen checked through a flop of 
. The turn brought the 
, and Nguyen bet 250. Duckworth made it 700 to go, but Nguyen came back over the top with 1,550 total. Duckworth waved for a count before moving all in. Nguyen snap-called and showed 
. Duckworth rolled over the 
, and failed to bink his one-outer as the 
hit the river. Nguyen covered Duckworth, who hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,000 | 6,000 |
|
Busted |
Chad Holloway raised to 150 from early position and was called by the players in the cutoff and on the button.
The flop came down 
and Holloway continued for 200. The player in the cutoff folded, but the player on the button raised to 600. Holloway reraised all in for 1,000 total and his opponent called with for a flush draw. Holloway turned over 
for a pair of aces and held up through the turn and river to double up to about 2,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,500 | 1,400 |
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Welcome to PokerNews' coverage of the 2013 World Series of Poker! For the next seven weeks, the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on the tournament floor at the Rio providing live updates from all 62 events as the next chapter in World Series of Poker history is written.
Like last year, things will kick off with the $500 Casino Employees event. Chiab Saechao topped a field of 732 entrants to take down a first-place prize of $70,859 to get this started last year. We expect a similar-sized field to take part in the opening festivities today as the quest to crown the first bracelet winner begins here at the Rio.
The Rio Pavilion is the setting today and Tournament Director Jack Effel is on the stage getting the proceedings started. Be sure to keep it here throughout the day as the 2013 World Series of Poker gets underway!
Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
