More top pros have joined the field. Among them are 2013 Main Event champion Ryan Riess, November Niner Antoine Saout, Kristen Bicknell, Giuseppe Pantaleo, Cate Hall, Sorel Mizzi, Fabian Quoss, Koray Aldemir, and James Obst.
Niveau: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Erik Seidel opened to 250 under the gun and was called by the button and the small blind. The flop came 
and the big blind checked. Seidel bet 500, the button called, and the small blind called.
On the 
turn, the big blind checked, Seidel bet 2,000, and both opponents called again. The river was the 
and the big blind checked once more. Seidel bet 5,000. He got two folds and took down the pot.
Action folded around to Chance Kornuth in the button who opened to 250. The small blind and the big blind both called.
The dealer spread a flop of 
and it was checked to Kornuth who bet 200. The player in the small blind called but the one in the big blind let his hand go.
The turn was the and was checked through the river. The player first to act checked and Kornuth threw in a bet of 500 that was enough to make his opponent fold.
Antonio Esfandiari opened to 500 from the cutoff. The player in the big blind called.
The dealer swiped 
on the table. Esfandiari bet 500 and his opponent called.
The turn was the 
. Esfandiari continued for 1,100 and the player in the big blind stuck around.
The river was the 
. Esfandiari bet 3,100 and his opponent instantly threw in a chip, signalling a call.
Esfandiari showed 
and took down the pot.
With more than 6,500 in the pot already and the board reading 
, the player in the small blind checked and Larry Greenberg bet 4,200 on the button. His opponent then check-raised to 12,200 and Greenberg asked him, "Do you have ace-ten?"
He thought for just a little while and called with 
for the straight to the king for the second-nuts. His opponent tabled for two pairs and Greenberg took down the pot.
Jerry Payne opened on the button to 300 and Brian Yoon three-bet to 1,100 in the small blind. The big blind was not in his seat, and Payne called.
They both checked the 
flop and the turn was the . Yoon bet 1,200 and Payne folded.
Many top tournament players are filling in the six-handed tables in Amazan Purple. Among them are players who have had much success here at the WSOP including 2010 WSOP Main Event winner and 2015 $111,111 High Roller for One Drop winner Jonathan Duhamel. Joseph Cheong, who took third in the Main Event the year Duhamel won, is here too.
Also in the field are Brian Yoon, Daniel Strelitz, Jonathan Little, Craig Casino, Ankush Mandavia, Dylan Linde, Galen Hall, Kitty Kuo, Andy Spears, and Eric Baldwin.
We will keep an eye out for more big names to get in before registration closes after Level 8.
The tournament has just started but a few notables are already in the field including Niall Farrell, Chance Kornuth, Mike Leah, Erik Seidel, and Anatoly Filatov.
The dealer has announced, ''Shuffle up and deal!'' and play is underway!
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