2013 World Series of Poker

Event #6: $1,500 "Millionaire Maker" No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
99
Prize
$1,198,780
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
6,343
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000

All They Are is Dust in the Wind(Miller)

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Yet another three-way all-in pot has just resulted in an elimination, with David Windmiller's {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} sending an unknown opponent who held {10-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} to the rail.

Sean Rafael was also involved in the hand, bringing his big stack and {Kc]{K-Hearts} to the battle, but a final board of {8-Spades}{3-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} meant he was forced to double Windmiller up.

The dealers seem to be delivering quality hands to players simultaneously, leading to multiple cooler situations in which top-ten hands force reasonably deep stacks into the middle. With a goal of reaching the final table by ten levels today, this is definitely an encouraging development.

Player Chips Progress
David Windmiller us
David Windmiller
490,000
410,000
410,000
Sean Rafael us
Sean Rafael
395,000
-23,000
-23,000

Oh My Gawd, That Must be Kane!

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

We missed the betting action, but the aftermath of this recent hand minted a new millionaire, at least in terms of tournament chips.

Kane Kalas was the man stacking a huge pile of chips, and with {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds} proudly displayed on the felt in front of him, it was clear he had prevailed in yet another multiway cooler.

Dan Gannon's now empty seat had a fallen {Q-}{Q-} signaling his demise, while Vinh Pham's {10-}{10-} showed that he was third best in this confrontation.

With the double knockout, Kalas is among the first players to push above the million chip plateau, which must be especially exciting during the first ever WSOP "Millionaire Maker" event.

Player Chips Progress
Kane Kalas us
Kane Kalas
1,200,000
967,000
967,000
$25K Fantasy
Vinh Pham us
Vinh Pham
Busted
Dan Gannon us
Dan Gannon
Busted

A Few Chip Counts From Around The Room

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Dan Kelly us
Dan Kelly
960,000
515,000
515,000
Anthony Stabile us
Anthony Stabile
890,000
669,000
669,000
Jason Lee us
Jason Lee
860,000
793,000
793,000
Gary Friedlander us
Gary Friedlander
845,000
-1,000
-1,000
Russell Crane us
Russell Crane
730,000
625,000
625,000
Keon Sample us
Keon Sample
620,000
71,000
71,000
Upeshka Desilva us
Upeshka Desilva
420,000
312,000
312,000
Bart Hanson us
Bart Hanson
380,000
-20,000
-20,000
Andrew Badecker us
Andrew Badecker
320,000
-111,000
-111,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
230,000
-64,000
-64,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
160,000
-108,000
-108,000

Carroll's Kings Cruise for the Double

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

A preflop raising war between Mike Carroll and an opponent in the small blind began when the circuit grinder raised, and responded to a three-bet by shipping for 137,000.

His opponent called with {A-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} and Carroll's {K-Hearts}{K-Spades} was in the traditional position of dodging bullets.

Flop: {2-Spades}{10-Spades}{3-Clubs}
Turn: {7-Spades}
River: {Q-Spades}

No aces could be found, and with a spade in has hand to boot, Carroll eliminated the player and moved to just under 300,000 as Day 3 action continues.

A Look at the 2013 WSOP POY Race

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

The WSOP Player of the Year Standings are a cumulative measure of performance. Players will receive points for bracelet events during the 2013 WSOP APAC, 2013 WSOP and 2013 WSOP Europe. Players will only receive points for open bracelet events.

Here's a look at the current standings:

Current 2013 WSOP Player of the Year Standings

PlacePlayerPoints
1Daniel Negreanu427.15
2Charles Sylvestre260.00
3Daniel Marton252.00
4Trevor Pope240.00
5Bryan Piccioli211.50
6John Beauprez190.00
7Mike Gorodinsky187.50
8Seth Berger182.00
9Winfred Yu180.00
10David Vamplew168.00

Randolph Langosa Goes Clubbing

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

With the flop reading {4-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{8-Spades}, Randolph Langosa called an all-in bet by an opponent seated to his right. When the hands were tabled, Langosa's {Q-Clubs}{9-Clubs} was drawing against the {4-Spades}{5-Spades}.

Turn: {7-Clubs}
River: {A-Hearts}

The turn delivered Langosa's flush, and his opponent could not fill up on the river, sending him to the rail early on this Day 3.

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000