Event #24: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2013 World Series of Poker

Event #24: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Day 1 Started

06-13-2013 10:51 UTC-7

Event #24 Kicks Off at Noon

donpeters

Welcome back for another day of the 44th annual World Series of Poker. Here in 2013, there are nine single-entry $1,500 no-limit hold'em events, and another one will be kicking off today. This event is the third of its kind of the summer, with the first two drawing 1,819 players and 2,105 players, respectively. Another field around the 2,000-player mark is expected for to gather today.

In the last $1,500 no-limit hold'em event, Athanasios Polychronopoulos earned his second WSOP gold bracelet to become part of the elite club of multiple bracelet winners. We much expect Polychronopoulos to be back in the mix today gunning for a third, along with handfuls of other notable faces.

Also on the slate for June 13 are the conclusion of Event #20: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better and Event #21: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Six Handed). There is also the Day 2s of Event #22: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha and Event #23: $2,500 Seven-Card Stud, and then Event #25: $5,000 Omaha Hi-Low 8-or-Better will be starting at 5 p.m.

PokerNews will have you covered all day long, but right now let's kick it over to our very own Lynn Gilmartin for a more in-depth look at everything that's happening around the Rio.

Play in Event #24 is scheduled to kick off at 12 p.m. local time in Las Vegas, so let's get ready to rock and roll!

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Blinds: 25/25

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06-13-2013 12:07 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal!

donpeters

Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Following a few brief announcements from famed World Series of Poker Tournament Director Jack Effel, the cards are in the air for Event #24: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em.

06-13-2013 12:13 UTC-7

A Few Names in the Field

donpeters

Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria "Maridu" Mayrinck	4,500	4,500
Adam Levy	4,500	4,500
Kenny Hallaert	4,500	4,500
Kevin Vandersmissen	4,500	4,500
Maria Ho	4,500	4,500
Theo Tran	4,500	4,500
Thayer Rasmussen	4,500	4,500
Kenna James	4,500	4,500
Gabriel Nassif	4,500	4,500
Young Phan	4,500	4,500
Erica Schoenberg	4,500	4,500
Jason Potter	4,500	4,500
Phil Collins	4,500	4,500
Mike Sowers	4,500	4,500
Carlos Mortensen	4,500	4,500
Barry Greenstein	4,500	4,500
Maxwell Troy	4,500	4,500
Kurt Jewell	4,500	4,500
Ludovic Lacay	4,500
Alex Bolotin	4,500
Ryan Riess	4,500
Frank Rusnak	4,500	4,500
Amanda Musumeci	4,500	4,500
Leo Wolpert	4,500	4,500
Shane Schleger	4,500	4,500

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06-13-2013 12:15 UTC-7

A Few More Early Notables

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Player	Chips	Progress
Annette Obrestad	4,500	4,500
Darryll Fish	4,500	4,500
George Karambinis	4,500
Antonio Esfandiari	4,500	4,500
Eric Baldwin	4,500	4,500
Vanessa Selbst	4,500	4,500
Chris Karambinis	4,500	4,500
Jonathan Duhamel	4,500	4,500

06-13-2013 12:30 UTC-7

Some More Faces

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Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Shorr	4,500
Lily Newhouse	4,500
Tai Nguyen	4,500
Blair Hinkle	4,500
Zohair Karim	4,500
Barry Shulman	4,500
Steve Brecher	4,500
Todd Terry	4,500
Badih Bounahra	4,500
Adam Sanders	4,500

06-13-2013 12:37 UTC-7

Polychronopoulos Goes For Two In a Row

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After winning his second career bracelet just a few days ago in Event #17 $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, Athanasios Polychronopoulos is going for a back-to-back, third career bracelet today.

Polychronopoulos has proven to be a moving force in the $1,500 buy-in events, winning both of his bracelets in these grueling, 2,000-plus entrant fields. First it was in 2011, where he beat a field of 2,713 for first place, and just a few days ago he beat out 2,105 competitors for his second gold bracelet. Polychronopoulos showed up early today and is looking to build a quick stack as action gets underway in the Brasilia room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Athanasios Polychronopoulos	4,500	4,500

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06-13-2013 12:43 UTC-7

Tai Nguyen Off to Bad Start

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Tai Nguyen had a great finish to the $1,000 event on Tuesday. He finished third for $147,220. He will be looking to get off the ground today to repeat that success.

When we came upon Nguyen, he had reraised to 950 on a flop of when his opponent raised his bet. His opponent called, and Nguyen bet out 1,350 on a turn of the . He was called again. The river came the . Both players checked. Nguyen held for a pair of nines, but his opponent flipped up for trip deuces.