Juego con responsabilidad.
Scott Baumstein has had a decent start into the second flight and currently has 11,000 in chips. A few more could have been possible but he elected to fold on a 
turn when the under-the-gun raiser bet 600. The cutoff called and both then checked the 
river, the player in under the gun won the pot with 
.
Nivel: 4
Ciegas: 75/150
Ante: 0
Sebastian Pauli raised to 225 and got a caller on the button. On the 
flop, Pauli and his opponent both checked before the German then bet 300 on the 
turn. The button called and both checked the 
river, Pauli won the pot with 
versus 
. Just when that hand played, Phil Laak showed up at the table and one table over we have Olivier Busquet.
Quite a few of the players cannot quite focus on their tables at the moment and wander around with their eyes to capture the action on the screens, where the OKC versus Spurs match is now in over time. Our over time, also called late registration, is open for another three levels still and this may get us even closer to 8,000 entrants in total. Right now the screens show massive 7,744 entries.
So much fun watching the @NBA finals at the @wsop listening to all the bettors reaction. #wsop8 #millionairemaker #wsopFollow @stevechacha
Dave "Devilfish" Ulliot has got off to a blistering start and now has 13,000 chips at his disposal. Ulliott informed us that he has absolutely no plans of grinding a short stack for two or three days and is looking to add even more to his stack — if he can stop talking about his beloved Hull City football club that is.
At the other end of the spectrum is fellow Brit Zimnan Ziyard who likes to splash around in pots, but it's not worked out too well for him so far and he is down to 2,100. Ziyard plans to stay in Vegas for the duration of the WSOP so keep an eye out for his name in this and future events.
Craig McCorkell won the United Kingdom's only WSOP bracelet in 2012 when he took down the $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout event. He's now in the hunt for his second bracelet and things are going quite well here in the early stages as he's up to around 6,000 chips.
McCorkell is here for the entire series although joked that if he wins this event he may just head back home!
Last year, Benny Chen navigated the largest non-Main Event field in World Series of Poker history to become a millionaire thanks to the inaugural $1,500 Millionaire Maker tournament.
Chen returned on Saturday to defend his title in what has become another record-breaking event. He was eliminated in the first Day 1 flight today, but that hasn't stopped him. PokerNews' Kim Yuhl caught up with him as he was waiting to take his seat in flight B.
I heard Jack Effel ask you if you still had the money from last year's win and you replied yes. Congratulations. Did winning last year change anything?
Nothing’s changed too much. It’s been pretty much the same.
So pretty much maintaining your usual schedule and playing the same stakes?
A little bit higher stakes. I am a little bit more comfortable. Schedule wise, I might be playing a couple more tournaments than last year.
Do you play mostly cash games or tournaments?
I play both.
There is another record-breaking field today. What kind of tips can you give to someone to help navigate this huge field?
It’s massive. It’s such a big field that I like to let things come to me and pace myself. I try not to force the issue.
You were in flight A this morning. What happened?
I forced the issue. I picked a spot and I thought it was a good spot but it wasn’t. I am fine with the play. I am going to take my own advice for this flight though.
What other events are you planning on playing this summer?
I plan on playing all the PLO events and I am going to try and satellite into the One Drop and a lot of the no-limit events.
Where do you mostly play?
I play a lot in Commerce Casino in Los Angeles and I travel a little bit for tournaments.
You are listed as living in Canada. Do you live there?
Yes. I live there but I am in the process of relocating to Orange County.
Do you play online at all?
Not a whole lot but I play when I am back home.
Do you prefer live or online?
I like both. Live is nice because I get to chat with people and interact. It’s a different set of skills than online. Online is a long grind and more fundamental but it's fun too because I can play a lot of tables.
Any advice for the crowd out there trying to be the next Benny Chen?
Pretty much study and read and watch as many videos as possible. Be a student of the game.
Movie star James Woods has taken his seat in the Yellow section of the Pavilion Room, which is also the home to the likes of Joe Serock, Will "The Thrill" Failla, EPT Snowfest champion Vladimir Geshkenbein, double WSOP bracelet winner Brian Rast and Amanda Musumeci.
On a 
flop, Joni Jouhkimainen bet 700 in the small blind and the button made the call before both checked the 
turn. Jouhkimainen then bet 1,500 on the 
river and had to turn over when the button called. His opponent won the pot with pocket nines.
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