The flop showed 
in a head's up pot when a player bet 700 and Thomas Cazayous, on the button, made the call.
The turn brought the 
and this Time Cazayous's opponent check-called for 1,000. On the 
river, the same action happened but for a bet of 3,000. Cazayous turned over 
but lost the pot as his opponent held 
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Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
James Holzhauer, who captivated the world and earned millions with his amazing run on Jeopardy! earlier this year. Holzhauer became the fourth-highest-earning American game show contestant of all time thanks to his 32-game winning streak as champion on the quiz show from April to June 2019.
Holzhauer, a Las Vegas resident, participates today to his very first WSOP event thanks to the invitation of Mike Sexton and both will play together in the $1,000 buy-in Tag Team No-Limit Hold'em event.
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The tournament's director just announced the shuffle up and deal and cards are now in the air for Event #56: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty!
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
At 11 a.m. local time, cards go in the air in the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino for one of the new event of the series; the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty. With levels of just 20 minutes, the action is expected to move quickly throughout, with players encouraged to gamble it up even further thanks to a $500 bounty awarded for each takedown.
All players will receive 25,000 in chips to start, blinds will kick off at 100/100, and late registration is open for 12 levels, which is until about 3:40 p.m. local time. The players will have a 20-min break every 6 levels and a 75-min dinner break after the 18th level of play (≈ 5:40 p.m.). Bounties cannot be redeemed until after 6:00 p.m. on Day 1.
This is the second and last single-day event of the series, with a champion being crowned at the end of the night. It’s Daniel Park who won Event #12: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty, topping a field of 2,452 unique entries and enjoying all of the ups and downs throughout the day to end up with the coveted gold bracelet as well as a nice $226,243-payday.
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Event #56: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Super Turbo Bounty
Day 1 Started
