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.
We found Victor Ramdin all in with against the of a player who was in early position. Ramdin had found no help by the turn, as the board read . Only an ace or jack would help him on the river, and the dealer burned and turned over the .
In the first hand after break, Dan Murariu three-bet over the initial raiser, who then moved all-in. Murariu called, and turned over . His opponent turned over . The stacks were pretty close to even, so whichever player lost would either be eliminated or crippled. The board ran out , and Murariu's pocket kings won the pot.
After the dealer counted out the stacks, it turned out Murariu just barely had his opponent covered. After scoring the bustout and nearly doubling up, Murariu sits with 160,000. He's now near the top of the leader board.
Zennawi Petros fired 16,000 on the turn with the board reading after an opponent in the blinds checked to him. His opponent called, and the river came . Petros' opponent once again checked, and Petros jammed for just over 40,000. His opponent called without much delay, and Petros rolled over for three jacks. His opponent mucked his hand, and Petros has vaulted to the top of the leaderboard.
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against the 
of a player who was in early position. Ramdin had found no help by the turn, as the board read 
. Only an ace or jack would help him on the river, and the dealer burned and turned over the 
.
. His opponent turned over 
, and Murariu's pocket kings won the pot.
. Petros' opponent once again checked, and Petros jammed for just over 40,000. His opponent called without much delay, and Petros rolled over 
for three jacks. His opponent mucked his hand, and Petros has vaulted to the top of the leaderboard.