The first day of Event #24: $1,500 Limit Hold'em is set to begin at 3 p.m. local time in the Miranda Room. Last year it was Danny Le who would win this event, topping a field of 665 players to earn $188,815 and his first WSOP bracelet. Joining him at the final table was Tyler Bonkowski, who is no stranger to limit tournaments as he captured his first WSOP gold in the $3,000 LHE event in 2011.
There are only two LHE events on the 2017 World Series of Poker schedule with the next event being the $10,000 Championship event, so for those limit hold'em specialists on a budget, this is the event for them. We do anticipate seeing some of the better players in the game taking part in this event. Last year, Max Silver, Michael Mizrachi, Mike Watson, Anthony Zinno and Joe McKeehen all took part in this event.
The cards will be in the air at 3 p.m. local time, and the plan is to play ten 60-minute levels before calling it a night. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all of your live, up-to-the-minute updates straight from the tournament floor.
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Barry Greenstein raised in late position and the big blind called.
The flop came and the big blind checked. Greenstein bet, his opponent check-raised, Greenstein made it three bets, and his opponent went all in for 950. Greenstein called and they showed down.
Greenstein had for the nut flush draw and overs against his opponent's for top pair.
The turn gave the big blind trip jacks, but it also gave Greenstein the flush. The river couldn't save the all-in player, and he was eliminated.
Ylon Schwartz raised from middle position and was called by the player in the big blind.
The flop came , and the big blind checked. Schwartz bet. His opponent raised. Schwartz called. The turn brought the , and the big blind bet. Schwartz called. The completed the board, and a final bet from the big blind followed. Schwartz called.
The big blind casually flipped over for two-pair and took down the pot. Schwartz mucked his hand.
Brock Parker raised in the cutoff, and Anthony Zinno called in the big blind.
The flop came , and Zinno check-called Parker's bet. On the turn, Zinno checked again, Parker bet, and Zinno called. The river was the , and Zinno bet out. Parker raised, and Zinno folded.
A player in early position raised, and Louise Francoeur three-bet in late position. It folded back to the initial raiser, who called.
The flop came , and the first player checked. Francoeur bet, and her opponent called.
The turn was the , and the first player led out. Francoeur raised, and her opponent called. On the river, the first player check-called Francoeur's bet, and she showed to win the pot.
With around 5,000 in the pot and three players in, the flop came . Chung Law checked in late position, the cutoff checked, and Yueqi Zhu bet on the button. Law raised, the cutoff folded, and Zhu called.
On the turn, Law bet, and Zhu called. The river was the , and Law bet again. This time, Zhu raised, Law made it three bets, and Zhu called all in for less.
Law showed for quads, and Zhu tabled pocket kings before making his exit.
In a three-bet pot, four players saw a flop. Rainer Kempe checked under the gun, the player in middle position checked, the next player checked, and the button bet. All three opponents called.
The turn was the and it checked around. On the river, Kempe thought briefly, then bet. The next two players folded, and the button called.
Several multiple bracelet winners hopped into the event during the last break, which was the last chance to register.
Among them are two-time bracelet winner Mark Radoja, three-time bracelet winners Michael Mizrachi and Michael Gathy, four-time bracelet winner Max Pescatori, five-time bracelet winners Jason Mercier and Chris Ferguson, and the all-time WSOP bracelet leader Phil Hellmuth, who has 14 bracelets to his credit.
These players join the tournament with under 10 big bets.
Matt Millisor thought he was playing a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event today. After registering and taking his seat, Millisor was told by tablemates just before play began that it was actually a Limit Hold'em event. Even though he is not really a limit player, he decided to play anyway.
It might just work out for him as he is now vying for the chip lead, neck and neck with Joshua Turner, who has been at the top of the counts for most of the day.
, the player in middle position checked and Rep Porter bet in late position. His opponent called. 
and again it went check, bet, call. 
river, they put in two bets each and Porter showed 
for a pair of tens with a jack kicker. It was good and he took down the pot.
and the big blind checked. Greenstein bet, his opponent check-raised, Greenstein made it three bets, and his opponent went all in for 950. Greenstein called and they showed down. 
for the nut flush draw and overs against his opponent's 
for top pair. 
turn gave the big blind trip jacks, but it also gave Greenstein the flush. The 
river couldn't save the all-in player, and he was eliminated.
, and the big blind bet. Schwartz called. The 
, and the first player checked. Francoeur bet, and her opponent called. 
, and the first player led out. Francoeur raised, and her opponent called. On the 
river, the first player check-called Francoeur's bet, and she showed 
turn, Law bet, and Zhu called. The river was the 
, and Law bet again. This time, Zhu raised, Law made it three bets, and Zhu called all in for less. 
and it checked around. On the 
river, Kempe thought briefly, then bet. The next two players folded, and the button called. 
