Event #6: $1,500 "Millionaire Maker" No-Limit Hold'em Day 1a | 2013 World Series of Poker

Event #6: $1,500 "Millionaire Maker" No-Limit Hold'em

Day 1a Started

06-01-2013 10:38 UTC-7

A Big Day Awaits Us

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We have a $1,500 tournaments scheduled today, and it's going to be a big one! This re-entry tournaments is nicknamed the "Millionaire Maker" and not without reason. For the first time in a long time the World Series of Poker has a guaranteed prize for the winner and it's not a penny less than 1 million dollars!

At 11 a.m. local time we're starting with flight 1A and if you bust you can also sign-up for day 1B which starts at 5 p.m. It's already pretty busy in the Rio All-Suite Las Vegas Hotel and Casino this morning. On an average day some people might saunter in the hallways but today we have a whole different setting. It's crowded and everybody is excited for this big tournament to start.

How many people are going to sign up? How many people are going to battle it out for that first prize of a cool million? We'll find out in a little bit. We have 9 levels scheduled for day 1A and 1B and no dinner break.

Ty Stewart @wsopSUITd

Over 2700 already signed up for the 11am @WSOP session. Even poker players use alarm clocks when a Milly on the line. #gonnabehuge.June 01 2013

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06-01-2013 11:03 UTC-7

The Tournament is About to Start

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3,700 people already signed up and a whole lot more are still waiting for their slip.

Seth Palansky @SethPalansky

Up to 3,700 entered for @WSOP Millionaire Maker thus far. Appreciate your patience as we work to get everyone in.June 01 2013

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Level: 1

Blinds: 25/25

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06-01-2013 11:23 UTC-7

Familiar Faces

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Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tristan Wade	4,500
Jason Senti	4,500
Kevin Vandersmissen	4,500
Phil Ivey	4,500
Tommy Vedes	4,500
John Monnette	4,500

06-01-2013 11:26 UTC-7

More Players We Recognize

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Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Brammer	4,500
Jason Mercier	4,500
Joe Ebanks	4,500
Padraig Parkinson	4,500
Mike Leah	4,500
Randal Flowers	4,500
Paul Volpe	4,500
Annette Obrestad	4,500
Brock Parker	4,500
Justin Young	4,500
Josh Brikis	4,500
Will Failla	4,500

06-01-2013 11:41 UTC-7

Alson, Moreno and Rooney Amongst Those Spotted in Brasilia Room

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Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Over here in the Brasilia Room, we've browsed through the Gold and Silver sections to find the following players.

Alson is a notable author and President at United States Poker Federation. Of the books Alson has written, the most interesting to the poker audience would be One of a Kind: The Rise and Fall of Stuey ',The Kid', Ungar, The World's Greatest Poker Player, which he co-authored with the great World Series of Poker Media Director Nolan Dalla and MIke Sexton.

If the last name Moreno rings a bell, that's because it's our very own Kristy Arnett's true married name, and Andrew Moreno is her husband. He's seated to the direct left of Chip Jett, a long time poker professional.

Then you have Bobby Rooney. Although he may not be a household name just yet in poker, Rooney is coming off an impressive third-place finish in Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em. This event had a whopping 898 players and was won by PokerNews' own Chad Holloway. Rooney earned for $33,903 for his result.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bobby Rooney	4,500	4,500
Jason Potter	4,500	4,500
Adam Geyer	4,500	4,500
Jim McCrink	4,500	4,500
Peter Alson	4,500	4,500
Chip Jett	4,500	4,500
Matt Affleck	4,500	4,500
Zal Irini	4,500	4,500
James Dempsey	4,500	4,500
Andrew Moreno	4,500	4,500

Tags: Andrew Moreno Bobby Rooney Chad Holloway Kristy Arnett Mike Sexton Nolan Dalla Peter Alson Stu Ungar

06-01-2013 11:44 UTC-7

It's So Big

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Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

The entire Pavilion Room is filled with $1,500 Millionaire Maker tables and we have a lot of well known players taking their shot at it. Some more guys we recognized just now in the White section:

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Nitsche	4,500	4,500
Hal Lubarsky	4,500	4,500
Justin Schwartz	4,500	4,500
Sam Stein	4,500	4,500
Carlos Mortensen	4,500	4,500
Matt Matros	4,500	4,500
Max Silver	4,500	4,500
Timothy Adams	4,500	4,500
Dan O'Brien	4,500	4,500
Chris Moorman	4,500	4,500
Steven van Zadelhoff	4,500	4,500
Maya Antonius	4,500	4,500
Craig Bergeron	4,500
Greg Raymer	4,500	4,500
Erick Lindgren	4,500	4,500
Steve O'Dwyer	4,500	4,500
Kathy Liebert	4,500	4,500
Joe Serock	4,500	4,500
Brian Roberts	4,500	4,500
Jonathan Little	4,500	4,500
Nick Binger	4,500	4,500

06-01-2013 11:59 UTC-7

They Come From All Over the Place

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Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

We have a Team Online Pro (Shane Schleger), a High Stakes cash game player (Alex Phahurat), a Belgian pro (Kenny Hallaert), a German pro (Jan Collado) and a former November Niner (Dennis Phillips) in the field today. Oh boy!

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Collado	4,500
Kenny Hallaert	4,500
Dennis Phillips	4,500
Alex Phahurat	4,500
Shane Schleger	4,500

06-01-2013 12:01 UTC-7

More Names in Brasilia

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Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Wong	4,500
Raymond Davis	4,500
Erica Schoenberg	4,500
Ralph Massey	4,500
JC Tran	4,500
Burt Boutin	4,500
Bernard Lee	4,500
Sam Cohen	4,500
Tom McEvoy	4,500
Scott Montgomery	4,500
Ted Lawson	4,500
Hoyt Corkins	4,500
Frank Rusnak	4,500
Jeremy Kottler	4,500
Mike Dentale	4,500
Anthony Yeh	4,500
Mike Shelton	4,500
Tripp Kirk	4,500