We didn't catch the action, and we just missed Maria Ho's cards before the dealer swept them up, but we did see that Sam Holden doubled through her with on a board of .
EPT Sanremo 2011 winner Andrey Pateychuk just doubled up with aces up against kings pre flop all in. When we arrived all the cards were already on their back and Pateychuk's prevailed over his neighbors on | | . Pateychuk is still short though, having seemingly already lost a big pot early on. He's still in contention, playing 21 and a half big blind.
A lot of players have signed up for this $2,500 no-limit hold'em tournament already, and late registration is still open for a couple of hours. The clock mentions 1,359 players so far, but that number will sure increase.
When we walked up the action was already on the turn: | . The big blind checked to Amanda Baker and the pot was quite sizable. Baker bet 650 and got an immediate call. The river brought the to the table and the big blind, without even looking it seemed, checked. Baker thought for two seconds before tossing out a 1,000 and 500 chip, announcing she bet 1,200. The big blind called instantly and held his in front of him. That was not good enough though, as Baker showed . Baker is off to a good start and well over 10,000 now.
The Brasilia Room is really filling up. Many tables started out short handed but by now, most tables are full ring. Here are some more notables who we've seen starting out with 7,500 in chips: