2013 World Series of Poker

Event #56: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$730,756
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
1,736
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

The Room is Packed

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

A lot of players have signed up for this $2,500 no-limit hold'em tournament already, and late registration is still open for a couple of hours. The clock mentions 1,359 players so far, but that number will sure increase.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Saul us
Kevin Saul
7,500
Fabrice Soulier fr
Fabrice Soulier
7,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
7,500
Jean Philippe Rohr fr
Jean Philippe Rohr
7,500
Robin Ylitalo se
Robin Ylitalo
7,500
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
7,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Joe Serock us
Joe Serock
7,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Chin Sin Chang nl
Chin Sin Chang
7,500
Jason Wheeler us
Jason Wheeler
7,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Marc-André Ladouceur ca
Marc-André Ladouceur
7,500
Zohair Karim
Zohair Karim
7,500

Pateychuk Doubles With Aces, Still Short

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

EPT Sanremo 2011 winner Andrey Pateychuk just doubled up with aces up against kings pre flop all in. When we arrived all the cards were already on their back and Pateychuk's {A-Spades}{A-Hearts} prevailed over his neighbors {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs} on {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} | {J-Clubs} | {2-Spades}. Pateychuk is still short though, having seemingly already lost a big pot early on. He's still in contention, playing 21 and a half big blind.

Player Chips Progress
Andrey Pateychuk ru
Andrey Pateychuk
2,150
-5,350
-5,350

Tags: Andrey Pateychuk

Aerts Check Folds

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

When we walked up to the table in the orange section of the Amazon Room, we saw three people check to Pieter Aerts (the Belgian poker player, not to be mixed up with Peter Aerts). He bet out 500 on a {7-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{K-Spades} | {K-Diamonds} board and Nancy Birnbaum in the small blind made a raise to 1,125. The two other players involved in the pot quickly folded, but Belgian player Aerts made the call.

Aerts, who won the Heads-Up tournament during EPT Deauville this year, and Brinbaum saw the {10-Clubs} fall on the river. Birnbaum bet out 1,500 but Aerts folded after just about five seconds of thinking.

Player Chips Progress
Nancy Birnbaum us
Nancy Birnbaum
11,000
11,000
11,000
Pieter Aerts be
Pieter Aerts
4,775
-2,725
-2,725

Tags: Nancy BirnbaumPieter Aerts

Shulman Picks Off Little

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

We found Allyn Jaffrey Shulman contemplating a river bet from Jonathan Little. He had fired 3,500 from the button after she checked a board of {2-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}. Shulman thought for about a minute before tossing out calling chips. Little tabled {a-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for ace-high, and Shulman paused before turning over {j-}{j-} for jacks up.

Player Chips Progress
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman us
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman
15,785
8,285
8,285
WSOP 1X Winner
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
2,400
-5,100
-5,100

Tags: Allyn Jaffrey ShulmanJonathan Little