Event #31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Dia 1 | 2014 World Series of Poker

Event #31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

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2014-06-14 10:04 UTC-7

Big Field Expected in Pursuit of Another Bracelet

Jason Duval with his bracelet at the 2013 WSOP.

Today we will see players gather for Event #31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em at the 45th Annual World Series of Poker. The price of registration gets you a starting stack of 4,500 chips, 60-minute levels, and a chance to be smiling proudly with one of those enviable gold bracelets at the end of it all, not to mention the prize money that comes with it.

This is the third full-ring, $1,500 buy-in, no-limit hold’em event of the 2014 WSOP besides the Millionaire Maker. Both of the previous ones have had fields of over 2,000 players and we expect the same or better for this event.

Last year, Jason Duval won this event. Duval, from Quebec, Canada, earned $521,202 when he became the last player with chips in a field of 2,115 players. It’s quite possible that we will see Duval entering this tournament today to try to defend his title, as we’ve seen him playing several other events in the series already.

Action gets under way at 12 noon and players will have to survive 11 levels before they will bag up their chips for Day 2. Follow the PokerNews live update blog throughout the day to stay caught up on the action.

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2014-06-14 12:03 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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World Series of Poker Tournament Director Jack Effel, has just given the official "Shuffle up and deal" announcement and cards are in the air!

2014-06-14 12:10 UTC-7

The First Few We Recognized

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Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Philippe Ktorza	4,500
AP Phahurat	4,500
Shane Schleger	4,500
Phil Collins	4,500
Eoghan O'Dea	4,500
Bernard Lee	4,500
Michael Benvenuti	4,500

2014-06-14 12:18 UTC-7

Some Familiar Faces

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Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Anette Obrestad	4,500
Ami Alibay	4,500	4,500
Mickey Petersen	4,500	4,500
Kathy Liebert	4,500	4,500
Antonio Esfandiari	4,500	4,500

2014-06-14 12:24 UTC-7

Pavilion Chips

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Here are some chip counts from the Pavilion room:

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Allen Kessler	4,500	4,500
Greg Raymer	4,500	4,500
Ryan Tepen	4,500
Jennifer Shahade	4,500	4,500
Danny Noseworthy	4,500	4,500
Barry Greenstein	4,500	4,500

2014-06-14 12:35 UTC-7

Silver Sliders

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A few more chip counts from the Brasilia room's silver section:

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Marc-Etienne McLaughlin	4,500
Jeff Madsen	4,500
Vinny Pahuja	4,500

2014-06-14 12:35 UTC-7

More Famous Faces

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Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Konstantin Puchkov	4,500	4,500
Dave Ulliot	4,500	4,500
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman	4,500	4,500
Andy Frankenberger	4,500	4,500
Adam Levy	4,500	4,500
Jameson Painter	4,500	4,500
Matt Stout	4,500	4,500
Kitty Kuo	4,500	4,500
Timothy Finne	4,500	4,500
Larry Wright	4,500	4,500
Martin Staszko	4,500	4,500
Amir Lehavot	4,500	4,500
Ted Lawson	4,500	4,500
Niall Farrell	4,500	4,500
Mark Newhouse	4,500	4,500
Scott Abrams	4,500	4,500
John Monnette	4,500	4,500

2014-06-14 12:44 UTC-7

Quick Double Up For Kessler

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"I doubled on the first hand," Allen Kessler immediately mentioned when he spotted our presence at his table.

Kessler went on to explain how he managed to already sit on quite a big stack here during the early goings. Kessler called a raise with and called again when the flop brought . On the turn a hit and Kessler raised the bet from his opponent, who on his turn put in another raise.

The river was another and Kessler moved all in after his opponent bet again. Kessler was called by and his rivered full house gave him a full double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Allen Kessler	8,525

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