Level: 22
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
Level: 22
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
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.
With the final four tables now enduring the inevitable hand-for-hand play, things have slowed down quite a bit. Things have slowed even more with a massive $173,723 bubble on the line.
Anthony Gregg opened for 125,000 and Richard Fullerton called from the small blind. The flop saw Fullerton check-call a bet of 150,000. The dealer then burned and turned the , both players checked and the completed the board on the river. Fullerton led out for 240,000, and after tanking for a bit, Gregg called. Fullerton tabled for a full house and won the pot.
Action folded to Andrew Lichtenberger on the button, and he raised to 120,000. Chris Klodnicki reraised from the small blind to 305,000, and he won the pot.
Olivier Busquet opened to 125,000 on the button, Nick Schulman three-bet shoved for around 1.2 million out of the big blind, and Busquet mucked his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Olivier Busquet |
1,900,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
Nick Schulman | 1,400,000 | |
|
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Martin Finger |
3,700,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
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Anthony Gregg |
2,700,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
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Phil Laak |
2,100,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
||
Richard Fullerton |
2,000,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
Brandon Steven |
1,700,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Antonio Esfandiari |
1,175,000
-1,125,000
|
-1,125,000 |
|
||
Dan Shak |
1,150,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
Antonio Esfandiari opened for 130,000 and his good friend Phil Laak looked him up. When the flop fell , Laak bet 130,000, Esfandiari called and the turned. Both players checked to the river and Laak fired out 340,000. Esfandiari tanked for several minutes and then laid down his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Phil Laak |
2,350,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
||
Antonio Esfandiari |
925,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Martin Jacobson |
4,100,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
||
Connor Drinan |
3,750,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
||
Farshad Fardad | 1,800,000 | |
Mike Sexton |
1,100,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
||
Jason Koon |
810,000
-210,000
|
-210,000 |
Daniel Alaei |
610,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
Connor Drinan raised to 135,000 in the hijack seat, and Jason Koon moved all in for around 800,000 from the small blind, the action folded back to Drinan.
"Well," the satellite winner told Koon. "I didn't snap call, so you have to like that."
Drinan didn't tank-call either, tossing his hand into the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Connor Drinan | 3,750,000 | |
|
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Jason Koon |
1,055,000
245,000
|
245,000 |