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.
Phil Hellmuth is on the verge of notching his historic 100th cash here at the World Series of Poker, but that momentous occasion will not be occurring in this event.
Adam "roothlus" Levy opened to 650 and Konstantin Tolokno flatted from the hijack. When a third player moved all in over the top for a sizable stack, Levy committed the rest of his chips as well, likely thinking the big bets would force Tolokno out of the pot.
Unfortunately for them, the Russian pro quickly called with his , which put him out in front of one player's , and Levy's .
The flop of brought a little something for everyone, as Tolokno flopped a set, Levy a gutshot straight draw, and the third player top pair.
The turn () and river () changed nothing, however, and Tolokno's set held up to score the massive double knockout.
The action started with Jeff Madsen opening to 450 from middle position. He was called by the player on the button, before the player in the small blind moved all in for 3,575. Jason Somerville was on the big blind, and after a slight pause, opted to move all in for around 9,500 in chips.
“Let’s race,” said Madsen, calling the all-in, and having both players covered.
Madsen:
Somerville:
Opponent:
“That’s not a race,” sighed Somerville, as the cards were exposed.
The board ran out to give the all-in player a much needed triple up, as Madsen and Somerville had to be content with a chop.
“30 minutes of poker.. Get it in.. Either have 18k or bust.. It doesn’t matter,” said Somerville after the hand.
“That was probably the worst result,” added Madsen.
It seems like both players don’t mind committing all their chips, so it will be interesting to see how they both fair as they attempt to progress through the day.
This unusual setback does not appear to have slowed Hernandez down, however, as he now holds one of the largest stacks in the room.
We caught the tail end of the key hand in question, with Hernandez' tabled and the board reading . Hernandez had spiked his set on the river, while his shell shocked opponent could only look down at his cracked on despair.
Table #10 here in the Brasilia Room's Gold section has suddenly been disbanded and discontinued, after a player managed to drench the felt with his spilled drink.
Coincidentally, the accident happened during an all-in pot between two players, and while the hand itself played out without complication, the saturated playing surface was enough for tournament officials to break the table
The floor staff has just announced the final numbers for this tournament. There are 1,072 total entrants creating a prize pool of $2,926,560. A total of 117 players will be paid with the champion receiving $592,684 for his time, and the 117th place finisher receiving $5,560 for his efforts.
, which put him out in front of one player's 
, and Levy's 
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brought a little something for everyone, as Tolokno flopped a set, Levy a gutshot straight draw, and the third player top pair.
) and river (
) changed nothing, however, and Tolokno's set held up to score the massive double knockout.
to give the all-in player a much needed triple up, as Madsen and Somerville had to be content with a chop.
tabled and the board reading 
