While one PokerNews.com blogger, Frank De op Woerd is running deep in Event #40: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em, another of our PokerNews.com bloggers is playing in our Event #42: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em.
Jesse Capps is sitting just a bit above starting stack right now as he hopes to make it deep here on day one, just as De op Woerd did yesterday. We'll keep tabs on Capps' progress as we make our way through the day.
Simeon Naydenov celebrates his win and gold bracelet in event 36.
The players have all returned from their breaks. But before play starts up again, there is a bracelet ceremony for Simeon Naydenov, who won Event #36: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout.
Jake Balsiger just arrived here in the gold section of the Brasilia Room and he's already making his presence felt on the felt.
After a limp under the gun and a limp from the cutoff, Balsiger raised to 275 from the button. Both blinds folded quickly, while the player under the gun thought for a good minute before letting his hand go. The player in the cutoff thought for a bit too before also releasing her hand.
Balsiger is down a few hundred from starting stack already, but we can expect to see him stir up some action here on day one.
Four notable players occupy one of the corner tables here in the Brasilia Room. David Vamplew is one, who finished 2nd in this year’s WSOP 5,000 NLH 8-Handed event, as well as Team PokerStars Team Pro Antoanell Judet, English poker pro John Eames and current ANZPT POTY leader Iori Yogo.
On a board of Dwight Pilgrim was involved in a pot with one other player.
There was 1,500 chips already in the middle and Pilgrim's opponent had moved all in. Pilgrim was in the tank and he thought about it for a bit before finally releasing his hand into the muck.
Pilgrim has already gotten off to a good start for the day, so that pot didn't hurt him much.
Vanessa Selbst was recently moved to a new table, and was active early on. The table folded around to her on the button, as she opened to 125. Both blinds called, as the flop came down . Two checks, saw Selbst throw in a continuation bet of 150, as the small blind stuck around. Both players then checked the on the turn, and on the river.
The small blind casually turned over , which resulted in Selbst mucking her hand.
Randy Lew opened to 125 from the cut-off, before the player on the small blind, committed his remaining 1,400 into the pot. Lew decided not to call, as he drops back down to 3,300 in chips.
Dwight Pilgrim was involved in a pot with one other player.
on the turn, and 
on the river.
, which resulted in Selbst mucking her hand.
