The number under "Entrants" has been steadily increasing all afternoon, although the rise has slowed just a bit as we move through the first part of Level 4. Right now the big board is showing 2,732 players as having entered thus far.
Again, late registration lasts until the start of Level 5, after which point we'll learn about the size of the prize pool and what's "up top" for the winner.
While the field in this tournament continues to grow during the registration period, the $1 million Big One for One Drop in the Amazon Room is rapidly losing players. Many of the entrants in this field are closely watching the updates on their phones, including Tommy Vedes, who just recapped Phil Ivey's bustout to his tablemates.
"Runner-runner flush," Vedes told some of the eager listeners, not even paying attention to the all-in and call going on across the table.
With the richest tournament in poker history taking place in the same building, we expect much of the same throughout this Day 1.
Tags: Tommy Vedes.
Posted 2012-07-02 GMT-6
Adam "Roothlus" Levy has increased his starting stack more than threefold during the early going. He's sitting on about 15,500 already, having gained a lot during the first two levels busting two different players.
We came on this blind-vs.-blind battle between Erik Cajelais and an opponent sitting on either side of the dealer. The flop had been dealt 
. It appeared Cajelais had checked only to see his opponent push all in. "Call," said Cajelais, extending a tattooed arm as he set his remaining chips forward.
Cajelais had 
for the flush draw while his opponent held 
. The turn brought the 
, giving Cajelais his flush. But the river brought the 
, improving Cajelais's opponent to a full house and sending Cajelais out halfway through Level 3.
| Chip Counts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Cajelais | Busted | |||
Tags: Erik Cajelais.
Mike "Gags30" Gagliano, who recently took seventh place in Event #46 for $83,428, took 6,500 chips into the first break of today's $1,500 event. But he's back to around his starting stack after bluffing off a third of his chips a moment ago.
We walked up to see Gagliano and another player seeing a flop of 
. Gagliano had position and called a bet of 325. When the 
fell on the turn, action was checked to Gagliano, who fired 675, and the other player called. The river brought the 
and action was again checked over to Gagliano. He bet 975 this time, and after a short time thinking his opponent called.
Gagliano tabled 
for a busted flush draw, and the other player flipped over 
for Ace-high. Gagliano is back to around 4,800 chips
Tags: Mike Gagliano.
Circling through the Brasilia again finds some late arrivers, including Jennifer Shahade, Thomas Fuller, Melanie Weisner, Toni Judet, Svetlana Gromenkova, and 2007 WSOP Main Event third-place finisher Raymond Rahme.
Players continue to join the field for this last $1,500 NLHE event of the summer, with the big board showing more than 2,600 seated thus far. Meanwhile, some have already come and gone, including David Singer.
Late registration lasts until the start of Level 5, so we'll keep an eye on that "Entrants" number and see how this event compares to the other half-dozen $1,500 NLHE events that have been played this summer.
Tags: David Singer.
The start of Level 3 was delayed just a few minutes for the awarding of the gold bracelet to Panayote "Peter" Vilandos for his win over a tough field in Event 50: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em. That marked a third career bracelet for the 72-year-old Vilandos, after his having won them previously in 1995 and 2009.
The national anthem of Greece was played in honor of Vilandos's triumph, and now play is back underway.
Tags: Panayote Vilandos.
Posted 2012-07-02 GMT-6
Players are taking their first 20-minute break of the day.
| Winner | Tomas Junek |
|---|---|
| Winning Hand |  10 10 |
| Prize | 661,022 |
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