Action started when Marshall Daigle opened from under the gun to 300. Middle position called and Jeff Platt three-bet to 1,300 on the button. It folded back to Daigle who four-bet to 2,500 and only Platt made the call.
The flop came 
and Daigle continued for 2,200 which was enough to fold out Platt and take down the early pot.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Cards are in the air and play is now underway for Event #34: $1,500 Freezeout No Limit Hold'em.
The 53rd annual World Series of Poker at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas continues with Event #34: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold’em. This is a three-day event that will kick off today at 11:00 a.m. PDT.
Chad Himmelspach is the current defending champion, having won $207,877 in last year's event along with his first WSOP bracelet. HImmelspach bested a field of 1,191 entries that ended in an intense three-hour heads-up battle against Stefan Reiser before being crowned as champion.
Players will start the day with a stack of 25,000 in chips and Level 1 blinds will be 100/100 with 100 big blind ante. For Day 1, levels will be 40 minutes, with a 20-minute break every three levels. There will be a 75-minute dinner break after Level 9, at approximately 5:40 p.m. and the players will complete 17 levels before they call it a night and bag their chips for Day 2.
Late registration will be open until the end of the dinner break after Level 9 which should be around 6:55 p.m. if things kick off in time. As this event is a freezeout, reentries will not be possible for players who fail to win their final all-in.
Stay tuned in to PokerNews at 11:00 a.m. today and throughout the rest of the tournament for all of the live updates on the action.
Event #34: $1,500 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em
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