This field is getting ridiculous by now as even more famous players show up. We have a bunch of High Rollers entering the field just now. Amongst them is the Russian player Artem Litvinov who has made a name for himself on the European Poker Tour the last couple of years. Litvinov likes poker and he likes High Rollers. Is $5,000 enough to keep him motivated today? Let's find out!
If you peruse around the Pavilion Room right now, you will find countless World Series of Poker bracelet winners. If you add up the amount of money these players have earned in their careers, the number would be quite large - Daniel Negreanu and Phil Ivey have earned over $35 million on their own.
However, if you're really looking for gold and riches, then you should look no further than Black Table 147 Seat 2.
Sitting in the two seat is a very tanned man with darkened, unkempt hair. Judging by the rail around his table, which is empty, you wouldn't assume that the most decorated Olympian in history was playing, but sure enough 22-time medalist Michael Phelps is grinding away.
Phelps, who appeared at the 2013 PCA, is playing in his first ever WSOP event, and is looking to make a big splash. He only has one cash on his Hendon Mob profile, and it's for a measly $5,213. The 18-time gold medal winner is friendly with fellow tablemate and Marylander Christian Harder, and when Noah Schwartz sat down, he greeted him like an old friend.
"Not Schwartzy!" Phelps cried. "Not Schwartzy!"
Before Schwartz sat down, Phelps was sparring with neighbor Corey Burbick. The two were heads up on a flop of 
, and Phelps led out for 250. Burbick raised to 800, Phelps called, and both players checked when the 
turned. The 
completed the board, the pair checked again, and Phelps showed 
for ace-high.
Burbick mucked, and Phelps picked up the pot.
The first European player we've seen departing is French pro Manuel Bevand. We saw him talking to Kevin Macphee before exiting the Pavillion Room. We don't have the details of his exit hand but it's a fact that his 15,000 chips are now in the possession of someone else.
These guys, and two ladies, are also competing for their first 2013 WSOP bracelet:
It's getting repetitive by now, but again we have a post for you with chip counts from pretty well-known players. Look at these names!
Nível: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Picking up the action after a 
flop, JJ Liu checked from the hijack and Kurt Jewell bet 800 from the cutoff. A call from Liu landed the 
turn where she check-called 1,200 from Jewell. The 
river fell and Liu checked to Jewell once again and he fired 4,000.
After about 90 seconds in the tank, Liu gave it up.
Phil Ivey, whom some thought might already be in Macau for the Macau Millions, is right here in Vegas and is playing his first tournament of the series today. We all remember the tear he was on last year, but can he repeat that this year? Ivey is not alone today though, the competition in this tournament is as tough as they come.
We've already lost a player here in Level 1, and it's 2010 PCA Main Event champion Harrison Gimbel. We didn't catch the action, and table mate Matt Glantz simply said, "It was two hands."
Gimbel took to Twitter to add the following:
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