Event #38: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Four Handed) Day 1 | 2013 World Series of Poker

Event #38: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Four Handed)

Day 1 Started

06-21-2013 11:33 UTC-7

Four-Handed Action Ready to Begin!

Josh_Cahlik

Welcome back to our on-going coverage of the 2013 World Series of Poker! Today marks the start of a unique event on the WSOP schedule: Event #38: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Four Handed). Players receive several opportunities to play short-handed for a bracelet throughout the year with several six-max events on the schedule, but the four-max structure provides for quicker, more aggressive play and an ultimately one-of-a-kind experience.

Last year this event saw 750 entrants hit the felt for this event and by the end of Day 1 only 86 remained. In the end, it was Timothy Adams who conquered the field to claim his first WSOP bracelet and the $392,476 first-place prize. Adams was able to best Brendon Rubie heads up and defeat a final four that also included James Schaaf and Anthony Gregg.

With players paying something to the blinds with half of the hands that they see, we expect nothing more than intense action here on Day 1. Be sure to stay with us throughout the day here on PokerNews as we provide live updates from the tournament floor of the Brasilia room.

And if you haven't already, be sure to check out Kristy Arnett's latest video recap from the tournament floor as three new bracelet were awarded yesterday!

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

06-21-2013 12:15 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal!

Josh_Cahlik

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Cards are in the air here for this exciting four-handed event!

06-21-2013 12:26 UTC-7

Take Control of Tournament Updates with the New My Stack App

Josh_Cahlik

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Attention players and fans, if you frequent the PokerNews Live Reporting blog, then you've probably noticed a new tab here at the 2013 World Series of Poker. If you haven't yet, or you're new to our live coverage, then let us be the first to introduce you to the Player Updates tab powered by the PokerNews My Stack app.

You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.

Be forewarned, however, any abuse of the app will result in account suspension or termination.

We look forward to your updates throughout the 2013 WSOP in Las Vegas!

06-21-2013 12:29 UTC-7

Brasilia Room Players

Josh_Cahlik

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Here are some of the faces we found during an initial pass through one half of the Brasilia room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ivan Demidov	7,500	7,500
Phil Laak	7,500	7,500
David Vamplew	7,500	7,500
Josh Brikis	7,500	7,500
Adam Levy	7,500	7,500
David Pham	7,500
Manuel Bevand	7,500
Cary Katz	7,500	7,500
Ali Eslami	7,500	7,500
Brian Rast	7,500	7,500
Adam Friedman	7,500	7,500
Todd Terry	7,500	7,500
Faraz Jaka	7,500	7,500
Fabrice Soulier	7,500	7,500
Matt Salsberg	7,500	7,500
Ludovic Lacay	7,500	7,500
Aaron Massey	7,500	7,500

06-21-2013 12:32 UTC-7

More Friendly Faces

Josh_Cahlik

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eugene Katchalov	7,500
Dan Smith	7,500
AP Phahurat	7,500
David Sands	7,500
Dutch Boyd	7,500
Jonathan Little	7,500
Andrew Lichtenberger	7,500
Dan O'Brien	7,500
Naoya Kihara	7,500
Shane Schleger	7,500
Zachary Humphrey	7,500
George Danzer	7,500
Antonio Esfandiari	7,500
Steven van Zadelhoff	7,500

06-21-2013 12:38 UTC-7

Amazonians

Josh_Cahlik

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Overflow for this event has been placed in the Amazon room. Here are some of the familiar faces we spotted while perusing through that room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eli Elezra	7,500	7,500
Chris DeMaci	7,500	7,500
Levi Berger	7,500	7,500
Amit Makhija	7,500	7,500
Angel Guillen	7,500
Joe Tehan	7,500	7,500
Kevin Saul	7,500	7,500
Victor Ramdin	7,500	7,500
Erik Cajelais	7,500	7,500
Matt Stout	7,500	7,500
Chris Moorman	7,500	7,500
Joe Cada	7,500	7,500
Carlos Mortensen	7,500	7,500

06-21-2013 12:51 UTC-7

Saul Busto

Josh_Cahlik

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

According to details from Christopher DeMaci's Twitter, Kevin Saul has been eliminated early here in Level 1.

Christopher DeMaci @DeMaci_Poker

Kevin Saul busted in 13min 40 seconds, paying all UNDER 15min bettors. Please go to window to collect.June 21 2013

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Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Saul	Busted

06-21-2013 12:52 UTC-7

More Faces

Josh_Cahlik

Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Lars Bonding	7,500	7,500
Jennifer Tilly	7,500	7,500
David Williams	7,500
Marc-Andre Ladouceur	7,500	7,500
Tony Dunst	7,500	7,500
Matthias De Meulder	7,500	7,500
Melanie Weisner	7,500	7,500
David Pham	7,500