A player in middle position started the action with a raise to 1,200 and it was called by Julien Sitbon and Chad Himmelspach in the blinds.
The flop revealed 9♠8♠7♠ and it checked to the initial raiser who continued for 1,500. Sitbon called and Himmelspach raised it to 5,500. Only the middle position called to stay in the pot.
The turn was the 7♦ and Himmelspach bet 4,000. It was enough to win the pot without more resistance.
There was 8,800 in the middle at the turn with the board showing Q♦9♠8♣8♠ and Dara O'Kearney bet 4,000 from the small blind which was called by the under-the-gun player.
The K♦ completed the board and O'Kearney continued for 5,000 and got a call from under the gun. O'Kearney tabled J♦10♦ for the flopped straight which was good enough for the acclaimed writer and podcaster to take down the pot.
Adam Lamers bet 1,000 from the small blind and was raised to 3,000 by Kathy Liebert in the big blind that Lamers called.
Liebert bet 3,000 again on the monotone flop of A♣K♣8♣, which was called by Lamers. The 9♥ fell on the turn and Liebert bet 6,000 that put Lamers into the tank, eventually making the fold.
In a heads-up situation, the board already showed 9♣6♠7♦2♦ when Roberto Damelian checked to his opponent who bet 4,000. Damilian tanked a minute and shoved for 11,000, which was snap-called by his opponent:
Roberto Damelian: 10♥8♣
Opponent: 6♥6♣
Damelian had hit the straight while his opponent held a set and Damelian doubled up after the J♦ failed to pair the board.
The board A♥7♦4♥5♣3♣ was already completed in a heads-up pot when Phil Laak sent 7,000 in the middle from the small blind. His opponent seated on the button made the call.
Laak tabled A♣6♣ for the straight and his opponent sent A♠7♣ into the muck.
Today is a brand new tournament for the World Series of Poker, which also presents one of the last opportunities of the summer for someone to win a coveted gold bracelet.
Event #92: $1,000 Freezeout No-Limit Hold'em is holding this third edition and will kick off at 10 a.m. local time at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas . As per freezeout rules, once a player is eliminated, they cannot reenter the event.
Bryan Schultz is the defending champion, having won $330,057 in last year's event along with his first WSOP bracelet. Schultz bested a field of 2,663 entries that ended in a heads-up battle against Young Sik Eum before being crowned as champion.
Players start with 20,000 chips and blinds begin at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Levels are 40 minutes long with a 20-minute break after every three levels. There will be a 75-minute dinner break after Level 12, around 7 p.m.
Play is scheduled for 17 levels, after which the remaining players will bag and tag their chips for the night and return for Day 2 Monday, July 17th, at 10 a.m. for the finale. Late registration is open until the end of Level 9, around 5 p.m.
Stay tuned in to PokerNews today and throughout the rest of the tournament for all of the live updates on the action.