2013 World Series of Poker

Event #45: $1,500 Ante-Only No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
63
Prize
$201,399
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
678
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
60,000

Sly and Cunning(Ham)

Level 8 : 0/0, 200 ante
Allen Cunningham (Seen Here in Earlier WSOP Play)
Allen Cunningham (Seen Here in Earlier WSOP Play)

After calling an opening raise of 600, Allen Cunningham took a flop of {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}{4-Hearts} against two opponents. One player led out for 1,600, Cunningham flatted in position, and the third player got out of the way.

On the {9-Clubs} turn, Cunningham's opponent slowed down with a check, and the five-time bracelet winner took the pot down with his own 1,600 wager.

Tags: Allen Cunningham

Olisar Stacks One Off

Level 8 : 0/0, 200 ante

Ryan Olisar called an opponent's all in with {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}. He was relieved to find out that his opponent had {10-Hearts}{5-Clubs}. Olisar was safe to find out the board ran good for him with the {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}. He collected his opponent's chips and moved his stack up to 30,000.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Olisar us
Ryan Olisar
30,000
25,500
25,500

Cunningham Shoves the River

Level 8 : 0/0, 200 ante

Allen Cunningham fired 2,000 into two players on the turn, with the board reading {5-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{j-Spades}. The first opponent called, and the second one folded. The river came {2-Hearts}, completing a four-straight. Cunningham immediately jammed for 8,100, and his opponent folded without much thought.

Player Chips Progress
Allen Cunningham us
Allen Cunningham
15,500
-8,400
-8,400
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Allen Cunningham

Bad River

Level 8 : 0/0, 200 ante
David Williams Did Not Like the Bad River on a Recent Hand
David Williams Did Not Like the Bad River on a Recent Hand

David Williams was seen sending a portion of his stack across the table, and while we missed his hand, it was evident that a bad beat had just occurred.

Williams' opponent had the {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts} tabled, with a board of {9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} telling the tale. The all-player had risked his last 5,900 at some point in the hand, and when the river spiked his set, he earned a doublet through one of poker's brightest stars.

***Update*** With the assistance of Twitter, we've discovered that Williams was holding the {J-}{J-} when the rivered set sabotaged his stack. We'll let Williams recap the action though.

David WilliamsRan it up in #WSOP45 ante only NL only to get heaps in pre w/ JJ vs 66. River 6 and my opp says "sorry man". Super short with 150/678 left.
Player Chips Progress
David Williams us
David Williams
8,400
-11,600
-11,600

Tags: David Williams

Second Bracelet Will Have to Wait for Justin Oliver

Level 7 : 0/0, 100 ante
WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart Presents the Winners Photo to Justin Oliver, Winner of Event #38: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Four Handed)
WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart Presents the Winners Photo to Justin Oliver, Winner of Event #38: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Four Handed)

After winning his first gold WSOP bracelet earlier in the week, accomplishing a long-held dream in the process, Justin Oliver tried his hand here today in the ante-only tournament.

Despite making a fairly deep run here on Day 1, Oliver's quest for two bracelet scores in a seven day span ended just a few minutes ago.

We noticed Oliver's seat was empty, and his tablemates informed us that Oliver had been showered.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Oliver ca
Justin Oliver
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Justin Oliver

Tran, Cooper Stacking Up

Level 7 : 0/0, 100 ante

We found Michael Cooper firing a bet of 2,400 on the river with the board reading {8-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{6-Spades}. His opponent made the call and shook his head when Cooper turned over {k-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for trip eights.

At an adjacent table, JC Tran check-called a flop bet on {2-Spades}{9-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. We didn't catch the turn action, but Tran checked the river after the {9-Clubs} and {4-Spades} had hit the board. His opponent checked back, and Tran tabled {9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} for trip nines.

Player Chips Progress
JC Tran us
JC Tran
38,000
29,000
29,000
Michael Cooper us
Michael Cooper
23,600

Tags: JC TranMichael Cooper

Level: 8

Blinds: /

Ante: 200

Who is... The Kuhn?

Level 7 : 0/0, 100 ante

After hearing the familiar refrain of "all in... and a call!," we headed over to find Rob Kuhn with his last 12,250 at risk.

The flop had fallen {5-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{j-Spades}, and after checking to the preflop raiser, Kuhn moved his stack into the middle over the top of a 1,600 c-bet.

His opponent called with a stack nearly equal to the all-in wager, and Kuhn flipped up the {Q-Spades}{3-Spades} expecting to be drawing against a made hand. The caller revealed the {8-Spades}{9-Spades}, however, and Kuhn found himself in a fortuitous position.

When the {5-Spades} peeled off on the turn, followed by an irellevant {K-Clubs} on the river, the pot was pushed to Kuhn.

"You taking care of my money over there?," asked a friend from the next table over, who obviously put Kuhn in the running here today.

"Of course," replied Kuhn smoothly. "Just stacking people with the queen-three like usual."

Tags: Rob Kuhn

Eaton Eats Up Malherbe's Chips

Level 7 : 0/0, 100 ante

Jean Malherbe was all in with {q-Hearts}{q-Spades} and at risk. Jon Eaton called him with {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}.

Malherbe did not stay in his seat long as the flop came {a-Spades}{6-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. His chances of coming back and hitting a queen were slim to none. The turn was no help with the {7-Hearts}. The river was the {6-Diamonds} and that finished off Malherbe, while Eaton chipped up to 40,000 in the process.

Player Chips Progress
Jon Eaton
Jon Eaton
40,000
Jean-Yves Malherbe
Jean-Yves Malherbe
Busted