2013 World Series of Poker

Event #54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Dana Castaneda
Winning Hand
95
Prize
$454,207
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
2,883
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Stout's Out

Level 8 : 200/400, 50 ante
Matt Stout
Matt Stout

After a raise to 675 from the player in the cutoff, Matt Stout jammed all in over the top from the button for 9,575 chips. Anthony Spinella in the big blind then dropped in a stack of yellow chips, representing a call.

The player who originally raised from the cutoff folded and the two players turned up their hands.

Stout: {A-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Spinella: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades}

The flop came out safe for Spinella, offering no extra outs to Stout when it came down {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{5-Diamonds}. The {2-Clubs} on the turn was also safe, and Spinella notched the knockout when it was the {J-Clubs} that fell on the river.

With that Spinella made his way up the chip leader board, as stout made his exit from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Anthony Spinella us
Anthony Spinella
27,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
Busted

Level: 8

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Basil Exposition

Level 7 : 150/300, 25 ante

Anytime three players stand up in anticipation of an all-in encounter, the chances for fireworks are high, and a recent hand demonstrated this fact perfectly.

Ira Basil moved his short stack into the middle holding {A-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} against two opponents, but he found himself needed a miracle against {10-Clubs}{10-Spades} and {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}.

Looking for three more diamonds, Basil was disappointed when the flop came all black, but the {4-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{7-Spades} did offer a glimmer of hope.

Turn: {4-Hearts}

When the dealer burned and turned, Basil's tablemates gasped at his good fortune, and when the river fell {k-Spades}, many congratulated him on staving off elimination in such an unlikely fashion.

Player Chips Progress
Ira Basil ca
Ira Basil
12,400
-21,100
-21,100

Seidel Applies the Pressure

Level 7 : 150/300, 25 ante
Erik Seidel (Seen Here Competing in an Earlier WSOP Event)
Erik Seidel (Seen Here Competing in an Earlier WSOP Event)

We caught Erick Seidel pushing the table around, as is the pro's wont, and his power poker resulted in another pot being pushed his way.

After a player in late position raised to 1,000, the holder of eight WSOP bracelets three-bet to 2,000. His opponent flatted, and the flop fell {k-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}.

When the other player tapped the table, Seidel continued with a bet of 2,000, and this was enough to force the fold.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
18,500
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Erik Seidel

Andrews Makes Her Leave

Level 7 : 150/300, 25 ante
Cherish Andrews from an earlier event.
Cherish Andrews from an earlier event.

Cherish Andrew's last level was a complete nightmare for her. After Tyler Patterson moved to her table, she lost a bunch of chips to him where Patterson got lucky to scoop a monster pot. Here's his tweet about it:

Tyler PattersonJust got lucky with @CherishAndrews....not like that you sickos

By dinner break she was left with just 4,000 chips when she had started the level with around 14,000. Just after dinner break Andrews tweeted about her bust from the tournament:

Cherish AndrewsBusto. 10's to seidels QQ.

And just like that she has left the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
18,500
15,800
15,800
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Tyler Patterson us
Tyler Patterson
14,400
-600
-600
WSOP 1X Winner
Cherish Andrews us
Cherish Andrews
Busted

What a Schock

Level 7 : 150/300, 25 ante
Mitch Schock Showing Off his Shiny Gold Bracelet in 2011
Mitch Schock Showing Off his Shiny Gold Bracelet in 2011

With the World Series of Poker Circuit offering players from around the country an accessible venue through which to launch their poker careers, many aspiring pros have used the momentum from winning a Circuit ring to springboard onto the WSOP's bracelet ceremony stage.

Of course, other players take the opposite route, scoring the gold for their wrist first, before adding a ring to finish off their jewelry collection.

Longtime tournament grinder Mitch Schock is one such player. After winning his first WSOP bracelet in 2011, taking down the $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha/Hold'em event, Schock took to the Circuit amassing dozens of cashes before breaking through win a ring.

Although the $33,284 he earned for winning the $365 No-Limit Hold'em event at the Circuit's Black Hawk stop paled in comparison to his six figure score from two years ago, the validation that comes from holding both a bracelet and a ring was priceless.

Schock is in the house tonight, and he currently sits on an above average stack of around 15,000, putting him in position to make yet another deep run.

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Another Loser For Lieu

Level 7 : 150/300, 25 ante

We caught up to Paul Lieu at an all in cross roads. Lieu was holding {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts} against an opponents {Q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}. The board was dealt out {5-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{9-Spades} giving the player with the {Q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} a full house and knocking Lieu down quite a few notches.

He was very visibly upset after the hand and was talking to himself about how he always loses races as the one he just lost. He was so frustrated that he ended up cutting out way too many chips to give to the other player and was given a refund.

Lieu pitched his cards into the muck after the hand and angrily restacked his chips which he had knocked over.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Lieu us
Paul Lieu
6,200
-1,300
-1,300

Level: 7

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25