2015 World Series of Poker

After 11 Day 1 levels, a field of 1,844 has been whittled down to 272 players in Event #20: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em.

Valentin Vornicu is on top of the chip counts with 212,000, followed by Natasha Barbour with 147,100. Others who bagged stacks on Day 1 include Andy Frankenberger (89,600), Kevin MacPhee (67,300), Taylor Paur (62,200), Greg Mueller (61,700), reigning WSOP Main Event champion Martin Jacobson (45,700), and Shannon Shorr (42,600).

Welcome to the 2015 World Series of Poker!

Today's noon event is a straight $1,500 no-limit hold'em tournament. The WSOP lists last year's champion as Ted Gillis, and he topped a field of 2,086 entries to earn the $514,027 top prize. Gillis defeated John Hennigan in heads-up play to earn the title.

With not much else going on at the WSOP for the no-limit hold'em heads today, this event should draw a sizable crowd of 1,500-2,000 players and have around $400,000-$500,000 up top to the winner. Things will kick off at 12 p.m. local time, and players begin with 7,500 in tournament chips.

PokerNews will not be the live coverage provider for this year's 46th annual WSOP, but our famous MyStack app will be functional for players that have it installed on their mobile devices.

Brought to you by PokerNews, the app connects poker players in poker events. If you are playing in a poker tournament with the MyStack app available, you can now update your own chip count, post comments, and even share photos with other PokerNews members from around the world. You'll also be able to follow the MyStack feed if you want to check in on other's progress at the events, and even create a list of favorite players to follow.

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