2013 World Series of Poker

Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q9
Prize
$84,915
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Entries
898
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
5,000

Fridley Makes Quads

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Matt Fridley limped from middle position, and a player in late position shipped all in. Everyone else folded, and Fridley quickly called with {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}. His opponent flipped over {3-}{3-}, needing another trey to improve. He got it when the dealer laid out {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{3-Spades}. but was now drawing dead to Fridley's quads. A {4-Hearts} and {j-Diamonds} finished out the board, and Fridley's opponent whipped out his iPhone to document the unlikely elimination scenario.

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Matt Fridley
Matt Fridley
19,200 5,800

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Etienne Goes Bust

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

Wesley Etienne jammed his last 1,575 into an unopened pot from middle position. His opponent called on the button with {a-}{10-} and was in front of Etienne's {j-Clubs}{4-Clubs}. A {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{k-Clubs} flop brought numerous outs for Etienne, but the {5-Spades} turn and {a-Hearts} river gave him nothing, and he was eliminated.

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Wesley Etienne
Wesley Etienne
Busted

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Collson Climbing

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante
Brett Collson
Brett Collson

A player in middle position opened to 1,500 and Brett Collson called on the button.

The flop came down {9-Spades}{8-Spades}{6-Clubs} and the middle-position player shoved for about 3,500. Collson called instantly and tabled {A-Spades}{A-Clubs}, well ahead of his opponent's {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}.

The {K-Clubs} and {3-Spades} river were safe for Collson to score the elimination.

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Brett Collson
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14,000 5,700

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Keokham Survives

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

The player under the gun opened to 1,100. Both the hijack, Vince Keokham, and the small blind called.

The flop fell {5-Spades}{j-Clubs}{9-Clubs}. The small blind checks and the player under the gun continued for 1,200. Keokham moved all in for 3,725 and the small blind, who had Keokham covered, also moved all in causing the player under the gun to fold.

Keokham showed {Q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} and his opponent turned up {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}. The {a-Clubs} on the turn gave the player under the gun top two pair but Keokham was saved when the {6-Clubs} was dealt for a rivered flush.

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Vince Keokham
Vince Keokham
11,600 11,600

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Cahlik Creeping Up

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

A few minutes before the break, Sean Small raised to 800 from the cutoff, and Josh Cahlik threebet to 2,200 from the button. The blinds got out of the way, and Small, still stacking chips won in the previous hand, flashed the {A-Clubs} before folding. Cahlik showed the {A-Spades}{J-Spades}.

Shortly thereafter, Cahlik pulled off a "big bluff," according to Small. Another player at the table nodded seriously in agreement, but Cahlik laughed and termed it a "stupid" bluff. Cahlik said he called a raise with {8-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} from the big blind and saw the {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} flop. Both players checked, and the {k-Spades} turned. Cahlik let out 1,200 and his opponent declared she couldn't beat the board, showing {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} before mucking. Cahlik then showed the bluff, word of which is spreading around the room like wildfire.

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Josh Cahlik
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9,850 2,150

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Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Holloway Drags a Pot

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

We found Chad Holloway staring at a 3,800 turn bet from his early position opponent on a board of {2-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{7-Hearts}. Holloway, also in early position, called the bet and saw a {3-Hearts} river. His opponent thought for a bit before checking, and Holloway immediately checked behind and showed {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}. Holloway's opponent grabbed the ace and spun it into the muck, muttering that he had "only two kings."

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Chad Holloway
WSOP 1X Winner
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22,800 9,000

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Jones Wins Blind Battle

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

Everyone at Table 108 folded to the small blind, who raised to 1,800. Robert Jones, who covered his opponent, shoved all in from the big blind, and his opponent leaned back in his seat before announcing a call.

Jones: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Small blind: {a-Spades}{j-Spades}

The {4-Spades}{j-Hearts}{6-Hearts} flop brought improvement for the small blind. The {10-Clubs} turn and {8-Hearts} river did not, however, and Jones now has 27,800 chips.

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Robert Jones
27,800 27,800

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