Event #43: $1,500 Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2014 World Series of Poker

Event #43: $1,500 Limit Hold'em

Day 1 Started

06-20-2014 15:10 UTC-7

Event #43: $1,500 Limit Hold'em To Get Underway in Next Hour

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Brent Wheeler, winner of this event in 2013

The first day of Event #43: $1,500 Limit Hold'em is set to begin in under an hour in the Amazon Room. Last year it would be Brent Wheeler who would win this event topping a field of 645 players to earn $191,605 and a WSOP bracelet. Joining him at the final table were notables such as Eric Froehlich and Alex Queen, who would be making his second straight final table in this event.

There are only two limit hold'em events at the 2014 World Series of Poker with the next event being the $10,000 Championship event so for those limit hold'em specialists on a budget, this is the event for them. We do anticipate seeing some of the better players in the game taking part in this event. Last year, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Jason Mercier, Scott Seiver, and Justin Bonomo all took part in this event.

The cards will be in the air at 4 p.m. local time, and the plan is to play ten 60-minute levels before calling it a night. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all of your live, up-to-the-minute updates straight from the tournament floor.

Tags: Alexander Queen Brent Wheeler Daniel Negreanu Eric Froehlich Jason Mercier Justin Bonomo Phil Ivey Scott Seiver

Level: 1

Limits: 50/100

Ante:

06-20-2014 16:02 UTC-7

"Shuffle Up and Deal"

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Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Cards are in the air in Event #43: $1,500 Limit Hold'em. The tournament clock showed 406 entries when play began.

06-20-2014 16:03 UTC-7

The MyStack App is Available to Use in Event #43: $1,500 Limit Hold'Em

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Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

The PokerNews MyStack App is available for players to use for free throughout the World Series Of Poker, allowing anyone in an event to update their chip count directly on the PokerNews Live Reporting page for their friends and family to see.

You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately.

Be forewarned, however, any abuse of the app will result in account suspension or termination.

06-20-2014 16:15 UTC-7

Notables in the Field; Defending Champ Takes His Seat

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Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

2013 $1,500 Limit Hold'em Champion, Brent Wheeler is back and ready to defend his title. Joining him are a slew of top professional poker players:

Player	Chips	Progress
Barry Shulman	4,500	4,500
Brandon Shack-Harris	4,500	4,500
David "ODB" Baker	4,500	4,500
Rep Porter	4,500	4,500
Brent Wheeler	4,500	4,500
Daniel Negreanu	4,500	4,500
Mike Leah	4,500	4,500
Jeff Shulman	4,500	4,500
Allen Kessler	4,500	4,500
Jon Monette	4,500	4,500

06-20-2014 16:18 UTC-7

More Names

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Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Harold Lilie	5,400
Mario Adinolfi	4,500	4,500
Pok Kim	4,500	4,500
Tom Schneider	4,500	4,500
Ivan Freitez	4,500	4,500
Philippe Ktorza	4,500	4,500
Barry Greenstein	4,500	4,500
Allyn Jeffrey Shulman	4,500	4,500
Jake Schwartz	4,500	4,500

06-20-2014 16:22 UTC-7

More Notables...

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Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Witteles	5,000
Ylon Schwartz	4,500
Mike Schneider	4,500
Chris Tryba	4,500
Eric Froehlich	4,500
Marcel Luske	4,500
Daniel Makowsky	4,500
John Myung	4,500
Hal Lubarsky	4,500

06-20-2014 16:41 UTC-7

A Few More Names...

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Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dmitrii Valouev	4,500	4,500
Jonathan Tamayo	4,500	4,500
Andre Akkari	4,500	4,500
John Cernuto	4,500	4,500
Berry Johnston	4,500	4,500
Ronnie Bardah	4,500	4,500
Nick Abou Risk	4,500	4,500
David Plastik	4,500	4,500
David Chiu	4,500	4,500

Level: 2

Limits: 75/150

Ante: