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WSOP bracelet banner

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WSOP Banner

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empty Amazon Room

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empty Amazon Room

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Third feature table

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Third feature table

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Jack Effel greets friends

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Jack Effel welcomes players

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Ready, set...

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Jack Effel gives 'Shuffle Up and Deal' command

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Jack Effel fixes last-minute glitch

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Day 1 crowd at Casino Employee event

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Phil Ivey

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Thanh Ngo

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Thanh Ngo

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Thanh Ngo

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Jordan Dhooghe

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Jordan Dhooghe

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ESPN smoke machine

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Final Table nine

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Sean Drake

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Joseph Zeman

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Richard Kozlowski

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Jason Baker

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Daniel Quach

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Edward Marcus

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Claudio Falcaro

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Chris Perez

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Richard Kozlowski stares at the Ace of doom

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Then there was five

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Richard Kozlowski goes out 6th

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Sean Drake

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Christopher Perez

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Christopher Perez

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Claudio Falcaro

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Jason Baker

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Jason Baker

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Sean Drake

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Claudio Falcaro

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Jason Baker

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Sean Drake and Claudio Falcaro

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Sean Drake

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Jason Baker and Sean Drake go heads up

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Sean Drake

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Jason Baker, Sean Drake

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Jason Baker, Sean Drake

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Sean Drake Winner

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Sean Drake wins the Casino Employee $500 Buy in No Limit Hold Em

Event 1 Winner Sean Drake

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EVENT 1

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Casino Employees Event

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Casino Employee Event

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A view of the last five players in the Casino Employees event.

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Jack Effel chats with Gary Thompson as play begins in Event 1 of the 2011 WSOP.

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Thanh Ngo is excited for the start of the tournament.

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Players prepare for the start of Event 1 at the WSOP.