Cherish Andrew's last level was a complete nightmare for her. After Tyler Patterson moved to her table, she lost a bunch of chips to him where Patterson got lucky to scoop a monster pot. Here's his tweet about it:
By dinner break she was left with just 4,000 chips when she had started the level with around 14,000. Just after dinner break Andrews tweeted about her bust from the tournament:
Mitch Schock Showing Off his Shiny Gold Bracelet in 2011
With the World Series of Poker Circuit offering players from around the country an accessible venue through which to launch their poker careers, many aspiring pros have used the momentum from winning a Circuit ring to springboard onto the WSOP's bracelet ceremony stage.
Of course, other players take the opposite route, scoring the gold for their wrist first, before adding a ring to finish off their jewelry collection.
Although the $33,284 he earned for winning the $365 No-Limit Hold'em event at the Circuit's Black Hawk stop paled in comparison to his six figure score from two years ago, the validation that comes from holding both a bracelet and a ring was priceless.
Schock is in the house tonight, and he currently sits on an above average stack of around 15,000, putting him in position to make yet another deep run.
Here are the final numbers for Event #54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em.
A total of 2,883 runners came out to play today creating a prize pool of $2,594,700. There will be 297 spots paid with a mincash being worth $1,894. Everyone who makes the final table will be at least $33,731 richer, and everyone who makes it into the top 36 will make a five-figure cash.
The winner of the event will not only take home a World Series of Poker gold bracelet, but also a cash worth $454,207. Not bad for three days at the office.
Tony Dunst is always nattily attired at the poker table, and although he is dressed casually by his high standards, the man known as "Bond_18" online has built quite the stack midway through the first day of play.
We just caught the tail end of a huge hand that went Dunst's way, with the board reading by the turn. Dunst checked to his opponent, who fired out a bet of 1,750. After a moment to study his man, Dunst coolly made the call, and watched as the dealer dropped the on the river.
After another momentary pause, Dunst slid a stack of 4,200 into the middle and waited for his opponent to respond. The player did not look pleased with this development, but eventually he made the crying call, only to see Dunst roll over the for a rivered flush.
With the win, Dunst moved to nearly 30,000 in chips, which is good for just above three times the current average.
Currently, Stammen sits on a stack of about 5,100, but with his edge in terms of experience over this largely amateur field, we expect to see him making moves throughout this first day of play.
Kathy Liebert (Seen Here in an Earlier WSOP Event)
With a raise in front of her, Kathy Liebert slid a stack forward for the three-bet, and Paulette Faucher decided to make her stand with , moving all in for her last 3,500 or so chips.
Liebert asked for a count and joked with Faucher for a bit before ultimately making the call with , and she remained in a jovial mood even after discovering she was trailing Faucher's pocket pair.
Flop:
Just like that, Liebert surged into the lead with trip aces on the flop, and the turn () and river () kept her in front. Liebert continued to smile and joke with Faucher even after the bad beat, while Faucher continued their conversation from earlier as if the loss didn't bother her in the slightest.
With the win, Liebert moved above 13,000 chips heading into the second break of the day.
With so many poker pros in attendance today, we managed to spot a familiar face who made his name away from the felt.
Bill Fagerbakke has played crucial roles in many of television's longest running series, although the average fan would be hard pressed to pick him out of a lineup.
Fans of the college football themed series Coach, which aired from 1989 to 1997, will remember Fagerbakke from his legendary portrayal of Dauber, the dim witted but devoted assistant to Coach Hayden Fox.
For the younger generation, Fagerbakke's voice will no doubt ring bells, as he has given life to Patrick Star on the Nickelodeon hit SpongeBob SquarePants for the show's 14-year run.
And if animation isn't your thing, Fagerbakke has made several memorable appearances on How I Met Your Mother, portraying Marvin Eriksen, the Scandinavian father of Marshall Eriksen, until the character's death in 2011.
Fagerbakke's distinctive height and voice have provided him with plenty of on-screen work throughout the years, but today he is hoping to add a deep run at the World Series of Poker to his long list of life accomplishments.
The current record for most consecutive years with a World Series of Poker Bracelet currently belongs to Bill Boyd and Doyle Brunson, who have each won four bracelets in four years. Matt Matros has currently gone the last three years and earned a WSOP bracelet each year and looks to tie the record by winning Event #54.
In 2010, Matros took down a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event worth $189,870. The year 2011 came along and Matros found himself taking down yet another bracelet in a $2,500 Mixed Hold'em event for $303,501 more. In 2012, Matros accomplished the nearly impossible task of taking down a third bracelet in three years by shipping a $1,500 No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed event for $454,835.
Matros has appeared in the field here today and he's already built himself a nice tower of chips. Could this be the event that Matros takes down his fourth bracelet in four years? It's still to early to tell here on Day 1, but anything can happen in the world of poker. We'll be sure to keep a close eye on Matros throughout the day as he tries to lock up his fourth World Series of Poker bracelet in four years.
Benjamin Scholl at an earlier 2013 WSOP final table.
Now seated together in the Brasilia room are bracelet winner Benjamin Scholl and the now wife of David 'Doc' Sands, Erika Sands.
Scholl took down his bracelet last year in a $5,000 limit hold'em event where he took down $206,760. He followed up that impressive performance with a deep run in Event #29: $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. this year where he finished second to Tom Schneider earning him a total of $197,228. He looks to follow up those two runs with a good run here today in Event #54 which would be his second cash in a no-limit event here at the World Series of Poker. His first was in a $1,500 no-limit event in 2009 where he finished 4th for $150,132.
Sands also has some impressive results under her belt, but mostly under the maiden name, Erika Moutinho. Her crowning jewel would be her amazingly deep run in the Main Event two years ago, where she last just one spot more than now her husband 'Doc' Sands. For her 29th place finish, Sands locked up $242,636.
The two just entered but we're sure to see some exciting high level poker between the two players so we'll keep updating.
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman (Seen Here Competing in the Recent Ladies Championship) is Just One of the Hundred or So Women in the Field Here Today
Whether due to the recent WSOP Ladies Championship, or perhaps Beyonce's sold-out concert last night here in Las Vegas, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of women among the field.
The typical WSOP open event attracts a small percentage of females to the felt, but today there seems to be a women at every other table.
One of the more well accoutered women we've spotted so far was Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, who has been seen sporting the flashy gold bracelet she won last year at the Senior's Championship.
Although Jaffrey Shulman was a bit low on chips when we passed by her table, she was smiling and talking with her tablemates, and with her experience she stands a good chance of rebounding from the early losses.
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by the turn. Dunst checked to his opponent, who fired out a bet of 1,750. After a moment to study his man, Dunst coolly made the call, and watched as the dealer dropped the 
on the river.
for a rivered flush.
, moving all in for her last 3,500 or so chips.
, and she remained in a jovial mood even after discovering she was trailing Faucher's pocket pair.
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) kept her in front. Liebert continued to smile and joke with Faucher even after the bad beat, while Faucher continued their conversation from earlier as if the loss didn't bother her in the slightest.
