2013 World Series of Poker

Event #55: The $50,000 Poker Players' Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
$1,774,089
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$6,336,000
Entries
132
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Hold'em Hand to Harman

Level 4

No-Limit Hold'em

A middle-position raise to 1,500 by Shawn Buchanan earned a couple of callers, including Jennifer Harman in the big blind. The flop came {9-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}. It checked to Buchanan who bet 3,500, and only Harman called. Both players then checked the {7-Hearts} turn.

The river brought the {6-Clubs}. Harman sat quietly for a moment, then tossed out a bet of 6,000. Buchanan thought about 15 seconds, then let his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
158,000
-17,000
-17,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jennifer Harman us
Jennifer Harman
138,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Jennifer HarmanShawn Buchanan

Ivey's 86 Is Good

Level 4
Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

2-7 Triple Draw

Brandon Cantu, Scott Seiver and Phil Ivey capped the action before the first draw to build a juicy pot for this one. On the first draw, Cantu took two, Seiver took one, and Ivey took one. Cantu and Seiver then checked, Ivey bet, Cantu called, Seiver raised, and Ivey and Cantu called.

For the second draw, Cantu drew two, Seiver stood pat, and Ivey took one. Cantu then checked, Seiver bet, Ivey called, and Cantu raised. Seiver called, and Ivey called.

For the final draw, Cantu and Seiver stood pat while Ivey took one. Then, Cantu led with a bet, Seiver called, and Ivey over-called.

Cantu mucked his hand, not opting to show at all, and Seiver shot a look over to Ivey. Ivey tabled the {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}, and Seiver mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
128,000
-1,000
-1,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
115,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Brandon Cantu us
Brandon Cantu
105,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Brandon CantuPhil IveyScott Seiver

Glantz Falls to Anderson

Level 4
Matt Glantz
Matt Glantz

Pot-Limit Omaha

In 2012 this event only saw one elimination on the first day of play. That number has already been beaten here in 2013 as the second player of the day has fallen.

We arrived at the table just as the cards were being tabled while the flop read {10-Spades}{K-Clubs}{3-Spades}. After a series of raises, Matt Glantz was all in and at risk against Calvin Anderson.

Anderson; {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{2-Spades}
Glantz: {Q-Clubs}{J-Spades}{9-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

Glantz was drawing big but suddenly realized that his spade outs were covered by Anderson's ace-high draw. The turn brought the {2-Clubs} and the {4-Diamonds} finished off the board causing Glantz to miss everything and eliminate him from play. He moved his chips across the table, graciously said "good game," and left the tournament area. Anderson dragged in the pot and now sits on about 220,000.

Player Chips Progress
Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson
220,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
Busted

Tags: Calvin AndersonMatt Glantz

Updated Chip Counts

Level 4
Player Chips Progress
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
330,000
-4,000
-4,000
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
282,000
-3,000
-3,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
250,000
35,000
35,000
WSOP 5X Winner
John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
228,000
48,000
48,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Andy Bloch us
Andy Bloch
200,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Doyle Brunson us
Doyle Brunson
196,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
186,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Jeff Lisandro au
Jeff Lisandro
180,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
160,000
-5,000
-5,000
Huck Seed us
Huck Seed
160,000
-35,000
-35,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Robert Mizrachi us
Robert Mizrachi
146,000
58,000
58,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Todd Brunson us
Todd Brunson
138,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
107,000
-18,000
-18,000
Erick Lindgren us
Erick Lindgren
100,000
-18,000
-18,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Smith Collects from Clements

Level 4
Justin Smith
Justin Smith

2-7 Triple Draw

Scott Clements raised from the button, then Justin Smith three-bet from the small blind and when it got back to Clements he called.

On the first round, Smith drew one and Clements three. Afterwards, Smith stood pat on each of the next two draws while Clements took two cards, then one. Smith bet out after each draw, and Clements called each time.

At showdown Smith tabled {8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}, and Clements mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Smith us
Justin Smith
232,000
26,000
26,000
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
88,000
-14,000
-14,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Justin SmithScott Clements

Mizrachi Turns Full House

Level 4
Michael Mizrachi
Michael Mizrachi

No-Limit Hold'em

We picked up with the action to see Marco Johnson and Michael Mizrachi looking down at a board of {3-Hearts}{J-Spades}{2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}. With about 23,000 already in the middle, Johnson checked over to Mizrachi who fired out 15,000. Johnson tossed out calling chips and the {9-Clubs} struck the river.

Johnson checked again and Mizrachi shuffled some chips on the table for a moment before casually tossing out both of his T25,000 chips for a bet totaling 50,000. Johnson went into the tank for roughly a minute before removing two chips from his own stack and moving them forward.

Mizrachi rolled over {3-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} for deuces full of treys which made Johnson muck his hand. Mizrachi's full house earned him the pot and he now sits at around 215,000 while Johnson was knocked to to roughly 62,000.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
215,000
90,000
90,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Marco Johnson us
Marco Johnson
62,000
-78,000
-78,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Marco JohnsonMichael Mizrachi

Schneider Over South

Level 4
Tom Schneider
Tom Schneider

Pot-Limit Omaha

Tom Schneider, gunning for his third bracelet of the summer, lost chips during the early levels today, but he just claimed a few back from Cole South in a hand of PLO.

With the board showing {5-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{Q-Spades}, Schneider tossed out a bet of 10,000 — a bit less than half the pot — and South thought it over a short while before calling. "Straight," said Schneider as he spread his hand — {A-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}. "Straight's good," said South, and he slid his cards face down to the dealer.

Player Chips Progress
Cole South us
Cole South
194,000
-26,000
-26,000
Tom Schneider us
Tom Schneider
114,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Cole SouthTom Schneider

Updated Chip Counts

Level 4
Player Chips Progress
Cole South us
Cole South
220,000
40,000
40,000
Yuval Bronshtein il
Yuval Bronshtein
215,000
80,000
80,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Justin Smith us
Justin Smith
206,000
26,000
26,000
Scott Bohlman us
Scott Bohlman
155,000
29,000
29,000
WSOP 1X Winner
John Juanda id
John Juanda
148,000
-32,000
-32,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
146,000
10,000
10,000
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
140,000
-28,000
-28,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Johnny Chan us
Johnny Chan
120,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Joe Hachem au
Joe Hachem
114,000
-8,000
-8,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Tom Schneider us
Tom Schneider
108,000
13,000
13,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Mike Sexton us
Mike Sexton
105,000
33,000
33,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
David "Bakes" Baker us
David "Bakes" Baker
102,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Abe Mosseri us
Abe Mosseri
100,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 2X Winner