Amanda Baker walked up to her seat in the Brasilia Silver section, only to find somebody already sitting there. They both had a receipt for the same seat so a floor was called over. Turned out, the gentleman already sitting there had received a ticket for Day 1B, not for 1A and was thus seating in the wrong seat. It was not his fault though, he had received the wrong ticket at the cage this morning. The dealer hadn't noticed the wrong day on the ticket and he had already played several hands. The organization is going to solve the problem, but as of now Amanda Baker isn't playing yet.
People keep on entering the Brasilia Room and the clock has the amount of entries going up constantly. Here's some of the players we recognized in the bronze and red section of the Brasilia Room:
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.
The following familiar faces have been spotted in the Brasilia Room's Gold and Silver sections, but with players streaming in through every entrance, there are sure to be more pros making their way to the tables as the first level progresses.
The day is here, the day 'The Little One for One Drop' kicks off. Members of the poker community have been talking about this event for quite some time and all things point towards this tournament being massive.
It's not just another $1,111 No-Limit Hold'em tournament; it's different in many aspects. The main difference from most tournaments played this summer is the charity aspect. $111 from every entry goes to One Drop, Guy Laliberté's non-profit organization which strives to ensure that water is accessible to all, today and forever.
In the 'every entry' part we find another twist, since during the first four levels of play on Day 1A and 1B people can choose to re-enter if and when they bust. Players can even enter both flights, although it will cost them $1,111 each time of course. Also different than any other tournament is that the starting stack isn't the standard three times the buy-in. Instead, players receive 4,000 in chips every time they enter.
There will be no dinner break on Day 1A and 1B. Instead, there will be a 20 minute break after every two levels played. The plan is to play eight 60-minute levels on both Day 1A and 1B, making the structure look like this:
Level
Small blind
Big blind
Ante
Duration
Re-entry possible?
1
25
25
-
60 minutes
yes
2
25
50
-
60 minutes
yes
20 minute break
3
50
100
-
60 minutes
yes
4
75
150
-
60 minutes
yes
20 minute break
5
100
200
-
60 minutes
no
6
100
200
25
60 minutes
no
20 minute break
7
150
300
25
60 minutes
no
8
200
400
50
60 minutes
no
The tournament starts at noon and we expect a lot of players to register. We are ready for a full day of updates with hand descriptions, photos and interviews from this special World Series of Poker tournament. Take a look at the PokerNews Daily Update video to get ready for the action, and then keep it here throughout the day for continuous coverage live from the floor of the Rio.
Event #58: $1,111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em
