Maria Konnikova was in the under-the-gun position and up against the player on the button as the board showed 
. When the river came the 
, Konnikova made a pot-sized bet of 4,500. Her opponent asked for clarification on the bet size before giving himself a minute to think, then he made the call.
Konnikova quickly revealed 
for a full house and scooped the pot.
There are nine tables set up in the Pavilion room to accommodate as many players as they can. Just now we spotted two-time bracelet winner Dan Heimiller and PokerNews' own [Removed:139] in the tournament.
The action folded around to Ahmad Popal in the small blind, and he completed before Joseph Ying checked his option in the big blind. Popal check-called a 100 bet from Ying the 
flop, then both players checked the 
turn. The 
fell on the river, and Popal checked only to see Ying check behind for showdown.
Popal revealed 
for runner-runner quads to pick up the pot in the first level.
Cliff Josephy took a stab at the 1,000 pot by betting 800 on the river when the board read 
. His opponent called the bet, but Josephy instantly mucked his hand,
Meanwhile Govert Metaal has taken a seat at Table 38 in the Brasilia room. The Dutchman has 13 WSOP cashes and is looking for his first WSOP gold bracelet.
Among the players to sit down for the very first hand are 2016 Main Event third-place finisher Cliff Josephy, Simon Deadman, Samantha Cohen, Paawan Bansal, Marcel Vonk, and New York Times bestselling author turned poker pro Maria Konnikova.
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There are 591 people who began the tournament at very beginning, truly making it a marathon by being here at the starting line. They've all sat down with 26,200 in front of them and the hope to become the second Marathon champion.
The Marathon is underway, and the players have sat down for their first 100-minute level with the blinds at 50/100 and a starting stack of 26,200 to match the $2,620 buy-in.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
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