2013 World Series of Poker

Event #37: $5,000 Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$211,743
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$799,000
Entries
170
Level Info
Level
28
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Prize Pool and Payout Information

Level 5 : 400/800, 0 ante
Cards & Chips
Cards & Chips

The numbers are in! Event #37: $5,000 Limit Hold'em of the 2013 World Series of Poker has draw 170 runners (up four from last year's field of 166) and created a prize pool of $799,000 that will be distributed to the top 18 players as follows:

PlacePlayerPoints
1st$211,743 
2nd$130,852 
3rd$94,793 
4th$69,968 
5th$52,582 
6th$40,205 
7th$31,264 
8th$24,721 
9th$19,863 
10th-12th$16,211 
13th-15th$13,455 
16th-18th$11,337 

Kuether Rebuilding

Level 5 : 400/800, 0 ante

We arrived at the table to see Joe Kuether put in a third bet on the turn with the board reading {K-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{4-Hearts}. His lone opponent called the re-raise, and the {10-Diamonds} fell on the river. Kuether bet, his opponent called, and Kuether tabled {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for a turned flush.

Despite being low in chips just before the dinner break, Kuether has built his stack back up to 15,500.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
15,500
11,500
11,500

Tags: Joe Kuether

Yu's Boat Is Bigger

Level 5 : 400/800, 0 ante

We picked up with the action on a board of {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{5-Hearts} to find Ben Yu check-raise David Chiu. Chiu called to see the final card.

The {9-Hearts} struck the river and the exact river action was unknown, but after a series of bets and raises, Chiu tabled {Q-Spades}{9-Spades} for queens full of nines. It turned out to be the second best hand, however, as Yu rolled over {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} for queens full of aces. Yu dragged in the pot and is now sitting on about 38,000 in chips while Chiu has fallen to around 16,000.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
38,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 4X Winner
David Chiu us
David Chiu
16,000
-12,000
-12,000
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: David ChiuBen Yu

Level: 5

Limits: 400/800

Ante:

Former Main Event Champion Down

Level 4 : 300/600, 0 ante

David "ODB" Baker raised to 600 from middle position and action folded around to 2001 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Carlos Mortensen, who made the call from the big blind. Mortensen then checked the {2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} flop, Baker bet and Mortensen woke up with a check-raise to 600, leaving himself the same amount behind. Baker pushed back with a three-bet and then called when Mortensen four-bet all in.

Mortensen: {a-Diamonds}{8-Spades}
Baker: {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs}

Baker held top set, which meant Mortensen was in need of either an ace or running diamons. The {6-Clubs} turn was no help and neither was the {6-Clubs} river. Mortensen silently gathered his things and exited the Amazon Room.

Player Chips Progress
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker
18,500
5,500
5,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Carlos Mortensen es
Carlos Mortensen
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Carlos MortensenDavid "ODB" Baker

Chip Counts Approaching Dinner Break

Level 4 : 300/600, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
29,500
11,000
11,000
WSOP 1X Winner
David Chiu us
David Chiu
28,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
24,000
9,000
9,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Bill Chen us
Bill Chen
23,000
4,000
4,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
21,500
4,500
4,500
Matt Matros us
Matt Matros
20,000
-2,500
-2,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Gabriel Nassif fr
Gabriel Nassif
16,500
-3,000
-3,000
PokerStars
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
11,500
-3,500
-3,500
Sam Grizzle us
Sam Grizzle
7,000
2,200
2,200
John Monnette us
John Monnette
7,000
-1,000
-1,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
4,000

More Chip Counts

Level 4 : 300/600, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
30,000
7,000
7,000
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
28,000
-4,000
-4,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Artem Litvinov ru
Artem Litvinov
27,000
11,000
11,000
David Chiu us
David Chiu
25,000
-4,000
-4,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Eric Froehlich us
Eric Froehlich
25,000
-5,500
-5,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Jonathan Tamayo us
Jonathan Tamayo
20,000
5,000
5,000
Gabriel Nassif fr
Gabriel Nassif
19,500
8,500
8,500
PokerStars
Bill Chen us
Bill Chen
19,000
2,600
2,600
WSOP 2X Winner
Darin Thomas
Darin Thomas
16,000
3,500
3,500
Andy Bloch us
Andy Bloch
13,500
-1,500
-1,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Jeff Lisandro au
Jeff Lisandro
11,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Justin Smith us
Justin Smith
10,000
4,700
4,700
John Monnette us
John Monnette
8,000
-4,500
-4,500
WSOP 5X Winner
Rep Porter us
Rep Porter
8,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
4,000
-8,000
-8,000
Barry Shulman us
Barry Shulman
3,000
-10,600
-10,600
WSOP 2X Winner