Bodog Beat

One of the perks of Bodog sponsoring your poker tournament, Bodog Girls. (Image Courtesy Waterford Open)

The cautious field came out with everyone seemingly testing one another. The first elimination took nearly two hours to come about. Local man Keith Nolan was the first to bite the dust, possibly in the hope that he could spend some time with the lovely Bodog Girls. Eventually, another 29 poker players followed him out the door by time play had ended at 3am.

A few players of note included Bodog Sponsored player, Brian O'Keefe. O'Keefe recently gave a wicked performance in the Irish Open where he placed fifth cashing for $173,509.

A mere 112 players made it to Day 2 with Simon McHechie holding a colossal chip at 78,875 with the average stack sitting at only 18,883.

For live up-to-the-minute coverage of the Bodog Waterford Open today, be sure to check out the Bodog Waterford Open live blog. The crack reporting team is following all the action with their notebooks and cameras and posting from the spacious Bodog Lounge which is located just outside the poker tournament area. Comfy couches and Bodog Girls are but some of the things which await players when they want to relax or take a break from the chaos inside.