Event #56: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Ziua 1 | 2013 World Series of Poker

Event #56: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em

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2013-07-01 06:27 UTC-8

Welcome to Day 1 of Event #56: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em

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Players will start with stacks of 7,500 today.

Good morning, and welcome to PokerNews' coverage of Event #56: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em here at the 2013 World Series of Poker. Cards will be in the air at 12 noon, and we will see 11 levels played today, each lasting one hour. Stacks will be fairly deep to begin with, as each entrant will start with a stack of 7,500 and blinds of 25 and 50.

Last year, American Joey Weissman bested a field of 1,607 players to earn $694,609 and a WSOP gold bracelet. Notable pros Vanessa Selbst, Pius Heinz and Jonathan Little made deep runs, but nobody could stop Weissman's run through the tournament. Last year's field also coincided with the $50,000 Players' Championship, so a similarly large field and large prize pool seems likely this year.

All of the important updates will be popping up right here throughout the day, so be sure to stay tuned for what develops. While you wait, check out the interview with Steve Sung who won his second bracelet last night in the $25,000 six handed:

Nivel: 1

Blinduri: 25/50

Ante: 0

2013-07-01 11:15 UTC-8

Notables in Brasilia Red & Bronze

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Nivel 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Jucător	Fise	Progres
Jesper Onrust	7,500

John Tabatabai	7,500

Khiem Nguyen	7,500

Chris Moorman	7,500

Tim Ulrich	7,500

Jean-Yves Malherbe	7,500

Nicolas Levi	7,500

Dan O'Brien	7,500

Shane Schleger	7,500
Team Online
Bryan Micon	7,500

Paul Wasicka	7,500

Carlos Mortensen	7,500

John Shipley	7,500

Sofia Lovgren	7,500

2013-07-01 11:16 UTC-8

Notables in Brasilia Gold and Silver

Nivel 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Jucător	Fise	Progres
Blair Hinkle	7,500	7,500

Naoya Kihara	7,500
Team Online
Eddie Blumenthal	7,500	7,500

Kevin Vandersmissen	7,500	7,500

Seth Berger	7,500	7,500

Faraz Jaka	7,500	7,500

Allyn Jaffrey Shulman	7,500	7,500

2013-07-01 11:31 UTC-8

Amazon Orange

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Nivel 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

There are to many players in this tournament to house the all in the Brasilia Room. Therefor the Amazon Room is in use as well. The entire Orange section is occupied by $2,500 players. Here are some of the recognizable faces from that area:

Jucător	Fise	Progres
James Mackey	7,500	7,500

David Pham	7,500	7,500

Leo Margets	7,500	7,500
Team Pro
Salvatore Bonavena	7,500	7,500

Tony Dunst	7,500	7,500

Joe Ebanks	7,500	7,500

Ramzi Jelassi	7,500	7,500

Gavin Smith	7,500	7,500

Jeff Madsen	7,500	7,500

Barry Shulman	7,500	7,500

Pieter Aerts	7,500

Dan Smith	7,500	7,500

David Peters	7,500	7,500

Athanasios Polychronopoulos	7,500	7,500

Andreas Høivold	7,500	7,500

2013-07-01 11:35 UTC-8

More Notables in Brasilia

Nivel 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Jucător	Fise	Progres
Bryan Devonshire	7,500

Dmitrii Valouev	7,500

Jonathan Little	7,500

Erica Lindgren	7,500

Alex Queen	7,500

Darryll Fish	7,500

Kristina Holst	7,500

Eric Baldwin	7,500

Rupert Elder	7,500

Matt Affleck	7,500

2013-07-01 11:46 UTC-8

These Players Are Also Here

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Nivel 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

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:

Jucător	Fise	Progres
Blair Binkle	7,500

Matthias De Meulder	7,500
Team Pro
Todd Terry	7,500

Sam Holden	7,500

Ludovic Lacay	7,500

Martin Staszko	7,500

Shannon Shorr	7,500

Cherish Andrews	7,500

Marc Convey	7,500

Jason Duval	7,500

Eddy Sabat	7,500

Heinz Kamutzki	7,500

Brett Richey	7,500

Amanda Baker	7,500

James Dempsey	7,500

Manuel Bevand	7,500

Annette Obrestad	7,500

Andy Frankenberger	7,500

Juha Helppi	7,500

Trystan Wade	7,500

Dominik Nitsche	7,500

James St Hilaire	7,500

Kenny Hallaert	7,500

2013-07-01 11:55 UTC-8

Makhija, Balsiger in the House

Nivel 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Jucător	Fise	Progres
Lucille Cailly	7,500

Jake Balsiger	7,500	7,500

Ryan Olisar	7,500	7,500

Amit Makhija	7,500	7,500

2013-07-01 11:56 UTC-8

Baker Turns a Set

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Nivel 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

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.

Jucător	Fise	Progres
Amanda Baker	10,200	2,700

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