The Lay of the Land
Even for many experienced players, the novelty of today's ante only format can create a number of questions regarding the rules.
In the first few minutes of play, we've overheard several pros asking the dealer, or their fellow players, for clarification on the finer points of ante-only poker.
Eric Baldwin missed the tournament director's announcement that a single large denomination chip tossed into the pot equates to a call, and he wanted to make sure before any mistakes were made.
"What if I toss a 100 chip in?," he asked the dealer. "That's just a call?"
Jennifer Tilly had a question of her own, wondering about the minimum amount to enter the pot.
"I can't check the 25 ante?," she asked her fellow players. "So the bring-in is to 50 then?"
With many of these players encountering ante-only tournament Hold'em for the first time, we expect to hear similar questions as the afternoon progresses.