Level: 8
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 0
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #10: $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$870,750
Entries
645
Level
28
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Potter Chips Up; Lubarsky Takes a Hit
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Level 7
: 200/400, 0 ante
A player raised in middle position, and Jason Potter defended his big blind. Both players checked on the flop (
) and the turn (
), and the 
completed the board. Potter led out, and that was good enough to win him the pot.
A few tables over, Hal Lubarsky three-bet an early position raiser. A player near the button cold-called, the original raiser called as well, and the flop fell 
. The original raiser checked, Lubarsky bet, and the player near the button called. The original raiser check-raised, and both players call.
Lubarsky folded to a bet when the 
turned though, leaving himself with just 1,800 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,000 | 1,900 |
|
1,800 | -4,000 |
Assorted Counts
Level 7
: 200/400, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,000 | 12,225 |
|
22,600 | 17,300 |
|
20,000 | 15,100 |
|
18,000 | 6,000 |
|
16,000 | -7,100 |
|
15,000 | 7,500 |
|
13,000 | 5,700 |
|
12,500 | 7,400 |
|
12,000 | -3,250 |
|
11,000 | -3,000 |
|
8,000 | 2,400 |
|
3,700 | -2,500 |
|
3,500 | -4,700 |
|
3,000 | -2,100 |
|
2,800 | -325 |
Chidwick Eliminated
Level 7
: 200/400, 0 ante
When we reached Table 371, Stephen Chidwick called a final bet on a board of 
, and showed 
for trip sixes. His opponent showed 
for a turned straight though, leaving the Brit with just 1,000 chips.
He was eliminated shortly thereafter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Soulier Doubles
Level 7
: 200/400, 0 ante
Fabrice Soulier was all in against David "ODB" Baker on a board of 
.
Soulier: 
Baker: 
The river was the 
, and the 2011 $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. world champion doubled to 6,200 chips. Baker, who won his first WSOP gold bracelet in 2012, fell to 7,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,500 | -2,100 |
|
|
6,200 | 1,900 |
Hellmuth Folds the Winner
Level 7
: 200/400, 0 ante
A player limped in from early position, a second player raised in the cutoff, and Phil Hellmuth cold-called in the big blind. The limper called as well.
The action folded to the raiser on a flop of 
, and he bet. Hellmuth called, the limper-check-raised, and both the raiser and Hellmuth called.
The 
on the turn paired the board, and Hellmuth checked again. The limper fired out a bet, and this time only the raiser called. Both players checked when the 
completed the board.
The limper showed two jacks, which earned him the pot, and Hellmuth winced at the sight of the players hand.
"I had ace-queen!" he yelped.
Despite losing the pot, the Poker Brat is still trending upwards, and sits with 11,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,000 | 4,000 |
Ivey Busts One
Level 7
: 200/400, 0 ante
Phil Ivey raised in middle position, and a very short-stacked player called all in near the button.
Ivey: 
Opponent: 
The flop fell 
, giving Ivey a set of sevens, but the 
turned, leaving the player with four outs to make a straight. The bricked on the river, however, and the player was eliminated.
Ivey now sits with 10,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000 | 5,100 |
Witteles Busts Three
Level 7
: 200/400, 0 ante
You read that correctly.
Just before the break, a sick hand went down on Table 364. When all of the action was completed, and the hands were opened, the table looked like this:
Todd Witteles: 
Earl Barron: 
Opponent 1:
Opponent 2: 
Board: 
Witteles scooped the whole pot, eliminating three players and increasing his stack to 24,000 chips (he's since fallen to 21,000). He tweeted the following photo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,000 | |
|
Busted |
Buchman Kisses Chips Goodbye
Level 7
: 200/400, 0 ante
Terrence Chan raised in early position, Eric Buchman defended, and the flop came . Buchman check-raised Chan, who called, and the turn brought the .
Buchman checked again, Chan instantly bet, and Buchman tank-called.
The river was repeat ten - the - and Buchman checked a third time. Chan tossed out a bet, then Buchman grabbed enough to chips to call, kissed them, then flicked them forward. Chan showed 
for kings and tens, winning the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,500 | 1,700 |
|
7,500 | 1,400 |
Level: 7
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: