Event #8: $1,500 Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold'em Day 1a | 2014 World Series of Poker

05-31-2014 11:04 UTC-8

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Vanessa Selbst, fresh off her 3rd WSOP bracelet yesterday, highlights the players from the Black and Gold sections of the Pavilion Room.

Standing on the rail waiting to get into the action are Shaun Deeb, Tony Dunst, and Jimmy Fricke. The number of entrants is above 5,000. Not that it's going to happen but there is a small chance that we could top the record set in the 2006 Main Event won by Jamie Gold. That tournament had 8,773 entrants.

Player	Chips	Progress
Annette Obrestad	4,500 4,500	4,500

Ronnie Bardah	4,500 4,500	4,500

Erica Lindgren	4,500 4,500	4,500
Bernard Lee	4,500 4,500	4,500
Alex Queen	4,500 300	300
Christina Lindley	4,500 4,500	4,500
Maria Ho	4,500 4,500	4,500
Amit Makhija	4,500 4,500	4,500
Vanessa Selbst	4,500 4,500	4,500

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05-31-2014 11:25 UTC-8

Seeing Green

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Here are some of the notables from the Green section of the Pavilion Room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Guagenti	4,500

Tyler Patterson	4,500

Lee Markholt	4,500
David Williams	4,500

David Diaz	4,500

Jamie Kerstetter	4,500

Jennifer Shahade	4,500

Matt Glantz	4,500

J.C. Tran	4,500
Matt Affleck	4,500
Jared Hamby	4,500

Lily Kiletto	4,500
Vanessa Rousso	4,500
Anthony Zinno	4,500

05-31-2014 11:27 UTC-8

Fossilization

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After an open to 75 from the player under the gun, action folded around to Greg "Fossil Man" Raymer in the hijack.

The 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event champion decided to apply a little pressure, and Raymer three-bet to 200. The cutoff and the button both flatted the reraise, as did the original bettor, and the flop fell .

Three checks to the cutoff prompted a bet of 550, and when the action folded to Raymer the champ tossed out a few chips for a raise to 2,500. Faced with a pressure play from a feared pro, the cutoff dove deep down into the tank to contemplate his options, staring straight ahead and remaining silent for upwards of four minutes.

Finally, one player at the table decided to call the clock on the tanker, and a few seconds after the floor arrived on the scene the hand ended via fold.

As he collected his newly earned chips Raymer delivered a discourse on the increased use of clock-calls, mentioning that in today's game players simply do not have the patience to suffer through extended deliberations over marginal pots.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Raymer	5,200 700	700

05-31-2014 11:50 UTC-8

Counting Crowes

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We've found a few more recognizable faces among the masses, so take a look.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fred Paradis	4,500 500	500
Grant Hinkle	4,500

Michael Gagliano	4,500

Candice Collins	4,500
Curt Kohlberg	4,500
Melanie Weisner	4,500
Emad Alabsi	4,500

05-31-2014 11:56 UTC-8

I Ran So Far Away

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There are 12 tables adjacent to Buzio's, a good hike from the center of the poker action. A few notables were battling it out. At least they won't have far to go if they get hungry.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rick Fuller	6,300
Joe Hebda	4,500 4,500	4,500
Alex Rocha	4,500

05-31-2014 12:09 UTC-8

Break Time and a New Record Set

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Players are now on a 20-minute break. Seth Palansky has confirmed that we have set a record here today at the WSOP via Twitter:

Seth Palansky @SethPalansky

Today's Flight A of @WSOP Milly Maker is indeed a record. Largest single-seating field ever in a live poker tournament. #props2theplayersMay 31, 2014

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05-31-2014 12:46 UTC-8

They're All Here

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With players continuing to register for the Millionaire Maker event and the field nearing 5,600, we could spend all day scouting out notable names.

But as pro Alex Rocha correctly notes, if you play poker and you're in Las Vegas, you're most likely in the room:

alex rocha @THE_ALEX_ROCHA

As a professional tournament poker player currently in Las Vegas, do I really need to tweet that I am playing the Millionaire Maker???May 31, 2014

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05-31-2014 12:55 UTC-8

Harwood Shoves the Turn

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We passed by Loni Harwood's table a moment ago to catch the bracelet winner move all in for about 2,800 on the turn.

The board read when Harwood made her move, and after a long minute to think things through, her opponent elected to fold and fight another day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Loni Harwood	5,650 1,150	1,150

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