Young Ji's table is full of laughter and Ji is keeping them entertained. Here are just a few of the quotes we overheard:
"I should not be playing in this event because I am Young. None of you are young. Only I am young because that is my name."
"The only way to stop me talking is to bust me." As soon as he said this a player raised creating more hysterics at the table. "I feel bad that I will have to bust two players." Young ended up folding that hand.
"Life is so weird. You just learn someone's name and then you bust them. Life goes on I guess."
"I am going to fold without looking .... again. Without looking again. I don't want to lie. We are playing gentleman's poker. Yes, gentleman's poker we have no old ladies at the table."
"I have had my $1000 worth today. I have had all this fun with all of you and all of you are fun. Even when I bust you, you are nice."
Young, We would say you gave your table their $1000 worth too.
With the eliminations coming at a torrid pace here in the latter levels of Day 1, we witnessed a hand go down that showed an uncharacteristic amount of gamble for the traditionally conservative Seniors Event.
Dave Andrus led out for a bet with the flop reading , and his opponent called quickly to bring the to the table on the turn. With just for a small pair and an open-ended straight draw, Andrus liked his hand enough to move all in, putting his last 6,100 at risk.
Andrus was mildly surprised to hear his opponent make the call, but when the other player rolled over for a no pair drawing hand, Andrus' shock was visible. His opponent had called quickly and with conviction, his voice suggesting a premium holding, but like George Michael in the 80's, he was left hoping for queens and clubs.
River:
Fifth street was a complete blank for the all-in player, and with that Andrus claimed the rest of his stack. Having made an audacious play at the pot with just one pair, Andrus proved that in Texas Hold'em, you've got to have a pair to have any chance at all.
With just 640 runners left holding chip stacks at the moment, and payouts beginning at 441st place, the Seniors Championship is actually miles away from reaching the money bubble, but that fact hasn't stopped several hundred seniors from starting the sweat.
To the untrained eye, it would appear that the television screens displaying a running count of total players, along with the full prizepool information, have been switched to a rerun of Matlock. Every minute or so a new player wanders over to the screen, anxiously staring upward while scanning to see how close they are to that coveted WSOP cash. For the largely amateur field here on Day 1, this is likely the longest many have lasted in a Texas Hold'em tournament, and that inexperience has been evident by these repeated trips to check the monitors.
We expect play to slow down considerably as the surviving seniors try to fold their way to the money, even though we are a couple hundred bustouts from the bubble actually being reached. In this Seniors Championship, which stands in as the Main Event for several thousand amateurs every year, the pre-bubble bubble has become a tradition of sorts, and with so many players on the verge of accomplishing a lifelong dream, we can certainly understand why.
The buzz inside the walls of the Rio extends beyond just the tournaments on the 2013 World Series of Poker schedule. Online poker in Nevada is a very, very hot topic right now, and WSOP.com is making a lot of noise.
While the site has yet to launch, you can head to the Lambada Room of the Rio or look for one of the beautiful and friendly WSOP.com ladies walking the hallways to sign up for a free, personal WSOP.com online poker account. This is a great way to get a jump on the site's registration, and plenty of people have already taken this opportunity.
What's more is that the WSOP will be hosting daily raffles for everyone that has taken the time to register for WSOP.com at the Rio. What can you win? Plenty of fantastic prizes including 36 WSOP seats!
Players 21 years of age and older who sign up for a WSOP.com account will automatically be entered into the “36-Seat Giveaway” where a randomly-selected winner will win a seat into the next day’s first WSOP gold bracelet event. One of the events eligible in this promotion is the $111,111 One Drop High Roller No-Limit Hold’em tournament that is expected to feature a $10,000,000 prize pool and allow you to play poker with the biggest names in the game. In total, $182,333 in WSOP seats, including a seat to the WSOP Main Event, are being given away during this one-of-a-kind WSOP.com promotion.
In addition to the 36-Seat Giveaway, a “Hot Seat” promotion will allow any player who signs up for a WSOP.com online account and wears their WSOP.com patch on their chest at the table while playing an event to be randomly selected to receive 500 bonus dollars deposited directly into their WSOP.com online account once the site has received all regulatory approvals and launches.
With 62 WSOP gold bracelet events and three winners promised for the Main Event, this promotion includes $32,000 worth of value to those participating.
Chad Brown Has Bowed Out Here on Day 1 of the Seniors Championship
We missed his bustout hand ourselves, but Chad Brown took to Twitter after his recent elimination from the Seniors Championship. Despite making ten final tables at the WSOP during his career, Brown will have to wait another day for a chance to win his first gold bracelet.
A middle position player called the 600 big blind as did the button. The small blind folded and James McClendon, the big blind, checked his option.
McClendon lead for 2,800 on the flop. The player in middle position moved all in and the button folded. McClendon made the call with for a flopped flush and was up against his opponent's for two pair. The flush held up through the turn and river and McClendon took the pot and eliminated his opponent from the tournament. While it can't be confirmed at this point, it appears McClendon may have the chip lead.
With only 20 minutes left in the level, it has turned into social hour in Brasilia. It appears that no one wants to bust just short of bagging their chips for a day two restart. People are up and talking to neighboring tables and the roar of the room is filled with excitement. We are still about 100 off the money but the next milestone appears to be day two and everyone wants to reach it.
We are dealing seven more hands to conclude play for day one of the The Senior's Championship. We will be back at the conclusion of play with a few preliminary chip stacks from our chip leaders and some other notable players.
, and his opponent called quickly to bring the 
to the table on the turn. With just 
for a small pair and an open-ended straight draw, Andrus liked his hand enough to move all in, putting his last 6,100 at risk.
for a no pair drawing hand, Andrus' shock was visible. His opponent had called quickly and with conviction, his voice suggesting a premium holding, but like George Michael in the 80's, he was left hoping for queens and clubs.
flop. The player in middle position moved all in and the button folded. McClendon made the call with 
for two pair. The flush held up through the turn and river and McClendon took the pot and eliminated his opponent from the tournament. While it can't be confirmed at this point, it appears McClendon may have the chip lead.
