The 2015 World Series of Poker began rather quietly Wednesday afternoon at the Rio All-Suite Las Vegas Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. In what has become a traditional soft start, the Day 1 schedule included just two events, the $565 Casino Employees' No-Limit Hold'em and the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em.
For most of the day, the buzz around the Rio was all about the upcoming $5,000,000 guaranteed Event #5: "The Colossus" $565 No-Limit Hold'em and rumors that some 17,000 players have already registered for it. In the meantime, a paltry 1,100 showed up to get the 2015 WSOP going in the first two events Wednesday.