Two pair to rivered something (folded), top pair vs rivered two pair, AKo into Aces for the rest. #aaaanditsgoneFollow @Roothlus
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Three players each put in 900 to see a flop of 
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"Really? That's like an ace-high flush draw," he said aloud before folding his cards.
"That's what happens when you keep three-betting me," Katz responded. "I go crazy."
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With 1,150 in the pot and a board reading 
, a player in the big blind checked to David "Devilfish" Ulliott who bet 600. His opponent thought long and hard before making the call and then checking in the dark.
"Check-raising in the dark," he added before the dealer completed the board with the 
river.
Ulliott checked behind, and in his thick Hull accent said, "King-queen."
"No good," his opponent said.
"I know," the Devilfish retorted. "I know what you've got."
The player tabled 
for a pair of aces. Ulliott then showed his 
before sending them to the muck.
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There are a dozen or so overspill tables in the Pavilion Room, so we thought we'd take a stroll over and see who is there.
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Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Daniel Weinman is known for being an open-face Chinese (OFC) aficionado, but every once in awhile he takes a break from the cash games to jump into a tournament. Case in point Event #15: $3,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em. Weinman is located in the far corner of the room, and he managed to double up straight out of the gate.
We missed the action as it unfolded, but we do know that Weinman and his opponent got it all in on a 
flop. Weinman held 
for two pair, but his opponent was drawing live to a flush with 
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turn completed the said flush, but fortunately for Weinman it paired his six to improve him to a winning full house.
The meaningless 
was put out on the river, and then Weinman was shipped the double.
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Well, that didn't take long. On the first hand of the day Chris Molica fell to Justin Gavri over at Table 86.
The two were playing heads-up as no one else had sat down at the table, and the two engaged in a preflop raising war that saw Molica get his stack of 9,000 all in holding 
. Unfortunately for him, Gavri had him dominated with 
. The board ran out clean and Molica polished off the $3,000 buy-in faster than anyone else in the tournament.
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Players are still filtering into the Brasilia and Pavilion Rooms, but the WSOP has made it a point to start on time and cards are in the air. This is a six-handed event, but right now it looks like most tables are playing either three- or four-handed.
Over at Table 15, Octo-Niner and WSOP bracelet winner Jeremy Ausmus is sitting all by his lonesome. At least two players are needed for a table to start dealing, so Ausmus is stuck in limbo until an opponent shows up.
The entire room will surely fill up as players continue to make their way to the Rio. For now, we'll head out into the field and compile of list of notables who've jumped into the action right at the get-go.
