The 2012 WSOP has finally reached the main event. The 10 day event kicked off on Saturday the 7th of July with the first of three starting days and attracted 1,066 players, which according to WSOP.com "was a 19% increase from last year’s opening session". The main event has a buy-in of $10,000 and after the first day's session only 657 players remained. Among the known players that were kick[...] Read more » 2012 WSOP Event #61-1A: No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
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The final chance to get a gold bracelet is already running and now only 657 can still think about reaching it. Some of those who already got one (or several) are already watching it by the TV, which means that, among the competitors, there is less expertise in terms of winning such an event like this. Still soon to think about victories, William John and Gerardo Lubas will have to work real hard if they want to get to the final 10 out of this 650 players field.
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Its interesting when some of the big guns go out on the first day...it helps you to realise that even the best players can slip up or be beaten well. Gives everyone a chance if they get the opportunity to gtet there in the first place.
