The Pavilion Room is packed today, with players in the black, green, and yellow sections. Here are some of the players who are in the Black section to start the day.
With about 1,300 chips already in the middle and the board reading , Isaac Haxton was on the button and heads-up against the big blind. Both players checked and the river brought the . Haxton's opponent tossed out a yellow T-1,000 chip as he announced a bet of 800, and after a few moments of thought, Haxton called. His opponent tabled and Haxton flipped over for a pair of aces to win the pot.
One player opened and another three-bet before 2013 Main Event fourth place finisher Sylvain Loosli called in the small blind. The initial raiser also called and there were three players to a flop of .
Loosli checked and the initial raiser continued. The caller raised and Loosli called, as did the third player in the hand.
Loosli bet 5,500 on the turn of the first player folded and the second called.
The river was the and Loosli bet 5,000.
"Let's see it," said his opponent, before calling. Loosli showed for a set of sevens and took down the pot.
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1989 Champion Phil Hellmuth is one of the players to compete today
Two days ago, the second Saturday in July, the World Series of Poker Main Event got underway. On Day 1a, 795 players ponied up the $10,000 buy-in to compete in the premier poker tournament of the year, the biggest Day 1a in recent years. Just 576 of them survived, and they're coming back on Tuesday for Day 2ab. Day 1a survivors sorted by chip count, name and by table and seat are available right now (PDF's).
Yesterday, Day 1b saw 2,164 players flock the Amazon, Brasilia and Miranda room of the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino. 1,643 of them bagged chips, coming back to the same Day 2ab on Tuesday. Day 1b survivors sorted by chip count, name and by table and seat are available right now.
Today, the last of three starting days is scheduled. At 11 a.m., players from around the world take their shot at the most coveted title in poker. With Day 1a and Day 1b both bigger than in recent years, people are excited to see what Day 1c is going to bring in terms of the amount of entrants.
Day 1a
Day 1b
Day 1c
Day 1d
Total
Prize Pool
2008
1,297
1,158
1,928
2,461
6,844
$64,333,600
2009
1,116
873
1,696
2,809
6,494
$61,043,600
2010
1,125
1,489
2,314
2,391
7,319
$68,798,600
2011
897
985
2,181
2,802
6,865
$64,531,000
2012
1,066
2,114
3,418
-
6,598
$62,021,200
2013
943
1,942
3,467
-
6,352
$59,708,800
2014
771
2,144
3,768
-
6,683
$62,820,200
2015
741
1,716
3,963
-
6,420
$60,348,000
2016
764
1,733
4,240
-
6,737
$63,327,800
2017
795
2,164
-
Structure
Players start with 50,000 in chips. Levels are 120 minutes long throughout. After every level, players have a 20-minute break. The dinner break, 90 minutes long, takes place after Level 3, which should be around 5:40 p.m. Late registration for Day 1c of the 2017 WSOP Main Event is open until the end of the dinner break, so registration closes around 7:10 p.m. Play will be in the Amazon Room, Brasilia, Miranda and Pavilion with 9-handed play to start. If all available 9-handed seats are sold, the organization will start selling the 10-seat of each table. Day 1c wraps up around 11:40 p.m.
Level
Duration
Small Blind
Big Blind
Ante
1
120 minutes
75
150
-
20-minute break
2
120 minutes
150
300
-
20-minute break
3
120 minutes
150
300
25
90-minute break
4
120 minutes
200
400
50
20-minute break
5
120 minutes
250
500
75
Players to survive today return to the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at noon to play another five levels.
Today's action starts at 11 a.m. PokerNews will be here the entire day with live updates from around the convention center of the Rio. Besides live updates, you can follow along via PokerGo.
Start time
End time
Where to watch
11:30 a.m.
6.15 p.m.
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A Long Summer
While the Main Event Day 1c is just about to get underway, the majority of events are already in the books. The 2017 WSOP kicked off May 31 with the $565 Employees Event and $10,000 Tag Team Event. Bryan Hollis took down the first event, and popular poker duo Igor Kurganov and Liv Boeree received the second bracelet of the summer. Since then, dozens of events have been played, and PokerNews.com was there for each and every one of them. Millions in prize money has been rewarded, and hundreds of thousands of hands have been dealt. Take a look at all the results up until now:
$1,000 The Little One for One Drop No Limit Hold'em
World Series of Poker History
The Main Event began as an idea hatched in Texas gambler Benny Binion’s mind to promote his casino. In 1970, a small group of Texas rounders gathered at Binion’s for 10 days playing for high stakes in games like five-card draw, 2-7 lowball, seven-card stud, razz, and no-limit hold’em. Players voted on the winner at the end — Texan and future Poker Hall of Fame member Johnny Moss. By 1972, no-limit hold’em became the premier game and the $10,000 buy-in tournament that players now know as the Main Event was introduced.
In the intervening 47 years, the event has grown to mammoth proportions with numerous preliminary events. The championship bracelet was introduced by Binion in 1976 and has become the ultimate trophy in poker. Owning one has become the litmus test for poker greatness. The series has even expanded beyond Las Vegas with numerous circuit and bracelet events around the country and the world.
Binion surely couldn’t have imagined the scope that the game would become since his showcase began in 1970. In 2016, the WSOP drew 107,833 total entrants in 69 total events — the most in its history. The 2016 series awarded $221 million in prize money too, and the events brought in players from 107 countries — a sign of the international growth the game has undergone, fueled by the growth of internet poker and its popularity on television.
The venue has changed and numerous games and tournaments added, but the history remains. In recent years, some of those original games played in 1970 have even been worked back into the WSOP festivities in games like dealer’s choice and some of the mixed-games events. And the foundation of that remains the Main Event.
When players take their seats beginning today in those first starting flights, they are not just attempting to win a poker tournament; they are attempting to become part of the game’s history — a history that traces its roots from the Revolutionary War to Civil War battlefields to 19th Century steamboats floating on the Mississippi River to scorching Las Vegas summers. Win that bracelet and your name becomes synonymous with some of the best in the game. Thousands will try, but only one will raise that shiny gold bracelet in victory.
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, Isaac Haxton was on the button and heads-up against the big blind. Both players checked and the river brought the 
. Haxton's opponent tossed out a yellow T-1,000 chip as he announced a bet of 800, and after a few moments of thought, Haxton called. His opponent tabled 
for a pair of aces to win the pot.
. 
the first player folded and the second called.
and Loosli bet 5,000.
for a set of sevens and took down the pot.
