2013 World Series of Poker

Event #17: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$518,755
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,841,750
Entries
2,105
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Big Cooler for Corcione

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Ian Frazer
Ian Frazer

We're not sure what had happened before, but a big pot between Frazer and Corcione just went horribly wrong for Corcione.

On a {K-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} | {4-Diamonds} | {5-Spades} board Frazer bet out just 24,000. The pot was pretty big by that point but Corcione took his time and even wanted to fold at some point. He couldn't do it though and ended up calling with his {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}. Frazer turned over {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for a full house and started stacking.

Robert Corcione has far fewer chips than he had a little while ago. Ian Frazer is one of the chip leaders of the tournament with well over 340,000. "95 percent of the people would have gone broke on that turn" said Frazer to Corcione.

Player Chips Progress
Ian Frazer
Ian Frazer
340,000
89,000
89,000
Robert Corcione
Robert Corcione
90,000
-63,500
-63,500

Tags: Ian FrazerRobert Corcione

Players Busting at Slower Rate

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Action has slowed down here in the Amazon Purple as players do not want to bust short of big money. The clock says 69 players and hopefully the action will pick back up and we will get down to our final two table to say the least.

Plenty of Extras Being Given Away at This Year's WSOP

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

The buzz inside the walls of the Rio extends beyond just the tournaments on the 2013 World Series of Poker schedule. Online poker in Nevada is a very, very hot topic right now, and WSOP.com is making a lot of noise.

While the site has yet to launch, you can head to the Lambada Room of the Rio or look for one of the beautiful and friendly WSOP.com ladies walking the hallways to sign up for a free, personal WSOP.com online poker account. This is a great way to get a jump on the site's registration, and plenty of people have already taken this opportunity.

What's more is that the WSOP will be hosting daily raffles for everyone that has taken the time to register for WSOP.com at the Rio. What can you win? Plenty of fantastic prizes including 36 WSOP seats!

Players 21 years of age and older who sign up for a WSOP.com account will automatically be entered into the “36-Seat Giveaway” where a randomly-selected winner will win a seat into the next day’s first WSOP gold bracelet event. One of the events eligible in this promotion is the $111,111 One Drop High Roller No-Limit Hold’em tournament that is expected to feature a $10,000,000 prize pool and allow you to play poker with the biggest names in the game. In total, $182,333 in WSOP seats, including a seat to the WSOP Main Event, are being given away during this one-of-a-kind WSOP.com promotion.

In addition to the 36-Seat Giveaway, a “Hot Seat” promotion will allow any player who signs up for a WSOP.com online account and wears their WSOP.com patch on their chest at the table while playing an event to be randomly selected to receive 500 bonus dollars deposited directly into their WSOP.com online account once the site has received all regulatory approvals and launches.

With 62 WSOP gold bracelet events and three winners promised for the Main Event, this promotion includes $32,000 worth of value to those participating.

Tags: WSOPWSOP.com

Harrison Kills Two Players With One Hand

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Ari Engel
Ari Engel

Ari Engel raised it up to almost all of his chips from late position. He had just 3,000 behind but not everyone at the table could see that. Corey Harrison in the small blind announced his all in and Randy Haddox called all in. Harrison and Haddox tabled their hands but Engel still had chips behind, and in theory he could still fold. He choose not to though and we had a three way all in.

Corey Harrison{A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}
Ari Engel{8-Spades}{6-Hearts}
Randy Haddox{A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}

The flop gave Engel some hope with {8-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{4-Clubs}. The {7-Hearts} on the turn made it even more interesting but the {2-Hearts} on the river was a total blank. Harrison had both players covered and so two players hit the rail in one hand. Engel finishes 78th for $5,271, while Haddox gets the same amount for his 77th place.

Player Chips Progress
Corey Harrison us
Corey Harrison
200,000
160,600
160,600
WSOP 1X Winner
Randy Haddox us
Randy Haddox
Busted
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Ari EngelCorey HarrisonRandy Haddox

Count 'Em Up

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
298,000
23,000
23,000
Matt Jarvis ca
Matt Jarvis
251,000
9,000
9,000
Ian Frazer
Ian Frazer
251,000
-9,000
-9,000
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
237,000
-2,000
-2,000
Matt Matros us
Matt Matros
235,000
56,000
56,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Evan Schwartz us
Evan Schwartz
224,000
91,000
91,000
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
217,000
2,000
2,000
Mike Carson
Mike Carson
208,000
75,000
75,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jeffery Finkelstein
Jeffery Finkelstein
191,500
-33,500
-33,500
Amnon Filippi us
Amnon Filippi
183,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Shelton us
Michael Shelton
180,000
-9,000
-9,000
Joshua Hillock us
Joshua Hillock
175,000
-16,000
-16,000
Thomas Nicotera
Thomas Nicotera
165,000
164,999
164,999
Robert Corcione
Robert Corcione
153,500
-30,500
-30,500
David "Bakes" Baker us
David "Bakes" Baker
148,000
63,000
63,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Blake Purvis us
Blake Purvis
132,000
-20,000
-20,000
H Michael Borovetz
H Michael Borovetz
130,000
-2,000
-2,000
Levon Khachatryan us
Levon Khachatryan
80,000
-32,000
-32,000
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
44,000
-14,000
-14,000
Steve Tripp ie
Steve Tripp
Busted

Engel in the Danger Zone

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Ari Engel opened to 6,000 from middle position and was called by the big blind. Both players checked on {3-Hearts}{10-Spades}{7-Hearts} and the dealer put out the {10-Diamonds} as the turn. Engel's opponent bet out 7,000 and Engel made the call. The river brought the {6-Diamonds} and the big blind now bet 16,000. Engel had a tough decision but after a minute or two of thinking (and some talking with no response) he eventually folded.

Player Chips Progress
Ari Engel ca
Ari Engel
38,500
8,800
8,800
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Ari Engel

Level: 16

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Finkelstein Hits His Ace

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Levon Khachatryan raised it up to 6,000 in late position. Jeffery Finkelstein Bumped it up to 16,000. Khachatryan re-bumped it to 46,000. Finkelstein then moved all in and Khachatryan called. They turned over their cards. Khachatryan turned up the and Finkelstein turned up the {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}. The flop came {2-Clubs}{2-Spades}{3-Hearts}. The turn came the {5-Spades}. But the real card was on the end when Finkelstein hit his {a-Diamonds}.

Finkelstein happy with the results stacks up 225,000 while Khachatryan is down to 225,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jeffery Finkelstein
Jeffery Finkelstein
225,000
225,000
225,000
Levon Khachatryan us
Levon Khachatryan
112,000
-45,000
-45,000