The player in middle position opened to 250. Annette Mucci, on the button, three-bet to 600. The player in the big blind called. The original raiser called.
The flop came 
. The big blind checked. The original raiser bet 800. Mucci raised to 2,000, enough to take down the pot.
We are only at Level 2 of the day but the tournament clock already shows 1,448 entrants. Here are some more familiar faces that have taken their seats:
Though it is unclear what happened during his first hour of play, Joe Elpayaa is down to 3,650 from the 10,000 starting stack. There is still plenty of time to spin it up and failing that, Elpayaa may well choose to fire another bullet and make use of the unlimited reentries available in this tournament.
Meanwhile, Yuliyan Kolev just lost a very small pot at showdown. The flop read 
and he had bet 500 in position, which his opponent called. The 
turn and river saw a check-check apiece and Kolev mucked when his opponent turned over 
.
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Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
The player under the gun opened to 150. The player on the cutoff and the Scott Young, in the small blind, called.
The dealer spread a flop of 
, Young and the original raiser checked. The cutoff bet 300. Young was the only caller.
The turn brought the 
. Young checked again. His opponent bet 700. Young check-called.
The 
river filled up the board. Both players checked. The cutoff showed 
and Young showed 
to win the pot.
''I knew it,'' commented the player on the cutoff.
Adrian Moreno, Nipun Java, Matt Affleck and Ludovic Geilich have all been spotted in their seats.
Java will be looking to win his third bracelet, whilst Moreno will be looking to secure his second and with over $1.2 million in cashes, could this be the first one for Affleck? And will Geilich improve on his best result at the WSOP, a 7th place finish in the $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller (8-Handed), two years ago?
Alan Wentz opened to 150 under the gun. Max Schnarwyler, in the small blind, called.
The flop came 
. Schnarwyler checked. Wentz bet 175. Schnarwyler called. The turn brought the 
. Schnarwyler checked. His opponent bet 250. He called again. The 
river completed the board. This time, Shnarwyler led for 525.
His opponent took a few seconds of reflection: ''I can't beat much but I want to see you what you have.'' He proceeded to fold.
''Do you just want to tell me what you have?'' Wentz continued.
''No'' answered Schnarwyler. ''Would you believe me if I told you?'' he added.
''I think you seem like an honest guy.'' Wentz answered. They both laughed and went on to the next hand.
Many big names are known for making full use of the late registration period but we already have some keen early birds who have taken their seats, right off the mark.
Yuliyan Kolev, Sam Cohen and Kyle Hartree have all taken their seats. All three players entered Day 1a and will be hoping to improve today.
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