Kevin Martin Can't Believe His Day, Galen Hall's Psychology of Poker Success & Who Wants Some of the Champ?

The WSOP Main Event brings out the best and the worst in some people as Remko Rinkema and Drew Amato found out close up on a day of disqualifications, Phil Ivey busting and even a force 7.1 earthquake which shook the Rio.

But what about the players? Well, it turns out that some are having a better time than others.

KEVIN MARTIN THINKS HE’S SOMEWHERE ELSE

Kevin Martin had a great day of stacking chips, ending with one of the biggest stacks in the Day 1c counts. But he also feels like he could have been in another world entirely.

HALL HAILS WINNING MENTALITY

Galen Hall had a terrific time on Day 1b, bagging up one of the biggest stacks. His Twitter timeline details some of the fun and he summed up his mentality perfectly.

CYNN CALLS OUT THE DAY 1C CROWD

John Cynn looked back on his Main Event win from 2018 and looked forward to a fun day at the felt…see how he fared right here.

GALFOND LIKES THE COMPANY

Farah Galfond enjoyed her tablemates on Day 1c, especially the guy who was passing whether he liked it or not.

RECORD FIELD

Before the rafter started shaking, the WSOP send this picture of a full Amazon Room out to the world, informing us all that the record had been broken for a single-day field and the second-largest total Main Event field in history. Jamie Gold played, too…

MARIA HAS A STORY

Maria Ho told us all about her incredible Day 1c.

FINALLY, A SERIOUS ISSUE

Lastly, Doug Polk highlighted something which is rarely tackled in poker but should really be a bigger deal. While the industry is growing and the popularity of poker is growing across the world, there’s a serious side to performance anxiety for a lot of players, and Polk can’t be the only one.

Even if he doesn’t play any more, Polk has added a huge amount of entertainment to poker, and it should always be of maximum importance to be happy and relaxed whether you’re playing the game or not.

You can watch the WSOP Main Event action unfold on ESPN and check out additional coverage on PokerGO throughout the biggest poker tournament in the world.