Event #53: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Dia 1 | 2013 World Series of Poker

Event #53: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Dia 1 Iniciado

2013-06-29 11:13 UTC-7

Day 1 of Event #53: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Set to Begin

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Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, for Event #53 $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em. This will be the second last $,1500 event of the series, with eight already completed, and one other coming to an exciting close.

The hugely popular event has already seen massive playing fields, and big first place prizes awarded, with the average number of players reaching 2,000, and first taking home around half a million in prize money.

The tournament will start at 12:00pm, in just under an hour’s time. Players will start out with 4,500 in chips and the first level will be 25/25. Ten one-hour levels will see out the day, so make sure you stayed tuned here, as PokerNews brings you all the live updates, here at Event #53 of the 2013 WSOP.

2013 World Series of Poker No-Limit Hold'em Champions

Event			Winner	Entries	First Prize
4	NLHE	6-max	John Beauprez	1,096	$324,764
6	NLHE	Millionaire Maker	Benny Chen	6,343	$1,198,780
14	NLHE		Jonathan Taylor	1,819	$454,424
17	NLHE		Athanasios Polychronopoulos	2,105	$518,755
24	NLHE		Corey Harrison	1,731	$432,411
28	NLHE		Jason Duval	2,115	$521,202
40	NLHE		Jared Hamby	2,161	$525,272
45	NLHE	Ante-Only	Ben Volpe	678	$201,399

For now, be sure to check out Sarah Grant’s June 29th recap below.

Nível: 1

Blinds: 25/25

Ante: 0

2013-06-29 12:05 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal

Nível 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

The cards are in the air in the Brasilia, Amazon and Pavilion rooms. So far the tournament has 1,929 entrants, and will surely break the 2,000 mark. Stay with PokerNews throughout the day for updates on all the action.

2013-06-29 12:10 UTC-7

Brasilia Room Counts!

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Nível 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Neil Channing	4,500 4,500	4,500
Christophe de Meulder	4,500 4,500	4,500

Billy Baxter	4,500

Eric Baldwin	4,500

Michael Borovetz	4,500
Michael Gathy	4,500 4,500	4,500

Bryan Micon	4,500 4,500	4,500
Mike Leah	4,500 4,500	4,500

Nicolas Fierro	4,500 4,500	4,500
Victoria Coren	4,500 4,500	4,500

Katie Dozier	4,500 4,500	4,500
Matthias de Meulder	4,500 4,500	4,500

Adam Stone	4,500 4,500	4,500

2013-06-29 12:20 UTC-7

What a Sight in White!

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Nível 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Paul Birman	4,500 4,500	4,500
Tim Duckworth	4,500 4,500	4,500

Amanda Musumeci	4,500 4,500	4,500
Paul Lieu	4,500 4,500	4,500
Chris Moorman	4,500 4,500	4,500

Ivan Demidov	4,500 4,500	4,500

2013-06-29 12:33 UTC-7

More Show Up In Brasilia

Nível 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Players are still registering for today's event, and we have reached 2,117 entrants so far. Here are a few more players that have joined us today:

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Men Nguyen	4,500 4,500	4,500

Darryll Fish	4,500 4,500	4,500
David Vamplew	4,500 4,500	4,500
Lauren Kling	4,500
Joel Calcagno	4,500 4,500	4,500
Larry Wright	4,500 4,500	4,500

Allyn Shulman	4,500 4,500	4,500

Barry Shulman	4,500 4,500	4,500

David Peters	4,500 4,500	4,500

Nicolas Vaca-Rondon	4,500 4,500	4,500

2013-06-29 12:51 UTC-7

A Trip Through the Amazon!

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Nível 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Olivier Busquet	4,500
Allan Le	4,500

Lacey Jones	4,500
Jae Kyung Sim	4,500
Jennifer Tilly	4,500

Dwyte Pilgrim	4,500
Matt Stout	4,500
Allen Kessler	4,500
Sam Holden	4,500
Matt Affleck	4,500

2013-06-29 12:54 UTC-7

Tilly Let's Some Go

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Nível 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

Jennifer Tilly opened to 75 from under the gun, and found 3 callers, as the flop came down . The small blind checked, as Tilly threw in a continuation bet of 200. The action folded back to the small blind, he quickly reached for chips, and raised it up to 600. Tilly looked down at her cards, before throwing them into the muck.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jennifer Tilly	4,200 -300	-300

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2013-06-29 13:01 UTC-7

Coren Has the Goods

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Nível 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

The hand started with Victoria Coren opening to 100, and finding a call from the player in the hijack, as well as Mike Leah on the button. The flop came down , as Coren threw out a continuation bet of 125. Only the hijack called, as the fell on the turn. Coren thought for a moment, before betting out another 300, which was enough to take down the pot.

As the dealer pushed her the pot, Coren tabled her , to assure her opponent she had the goods.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Victoria Coren	4,700 200	200

Mike Leah	3,725 -775	-775

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