Event #10: $1,500 Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2013 World Series of Poker

06-03-2013 18:03 UTC-7

A Few More Players in Orange

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Level 1 : 25/50, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Yu	4,500

Jeff Shulman	4,500
Earl Barron	4,500

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/75

Ante: 0

06-03-2013 18:17 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Guss	4,500
Andre Akkari	4,500

Al Barbieri	4,500
Ray Henson	4,500
Anh Van Nguyen	4,500
David "ODB" Baker	4,500

Shulman Takes a Hit

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Level 2 : 50/75, 0 ante

Jeff Shulman three-bet preflop after a player on his direct right raised. The action folded back to the original raiser, who called, and the flop fell . The player check-raised Shulman, who called.

Shulman called two more bets as the turn and river came , respectively, then mucked when the player showed for the nut straight.

Tags: Jeff

06-03-2013 18:35 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Thorpe	7,925 3,425	3,425
Daniel Idema	7,500

Barry Greenstein	6,600 1,400	1,400

Paul Sokoloff	5,700
Ray Henson	5,500 1,000	1,000
Michael Winnett	5,400 900	900
Jason Potter	5,100 600	600
Matt Hawrilenko	4,900
Larry Wright	4,500

Roman Valerstein	4,350 -150	-150
Kevin MacPhee	4,200

Pedro Rios	3,600 -900	-900
Bob Lauria	3,400
Mike Leah	2,900 -1,600	-1,600

We've just spotted Octo-Niner Steve Gee grinding away in the Orange Section of the Amazon Room. Gee, who finished ninth in the 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event, is sitting with around 3,500 chips, and looking for his first cash since he graced the main stage of the Penn & Teller Theatre here at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.

Gee and Greg Merson were the only bracelet winners at the final table, and Merson of course shipped his second bracelet when he defeated Jesse Sylvia heads up. Gee won a $1,000 no-limit hold'em event in 2010, earning $472,479.

Gee has $1,253,220 in career tournament earnings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Gee	3,500

Tags: Steve Gee

06-03-2013 19:00 UTC-7

NBA Player Picks Up a Small One

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Level 2 : 50/75, 0 ante

NBA forward Earl Barron tossed out a bet on a board of , and his opponent, who checked, opted to call. The completed the board, the player checked again, and Barron fired out a final bet. The player hummed and hawed for 30 seconds or so, then flung his cards into the muck.

Barron is a journeyman who finished the 2012-13 season on the New York Knicks. In his 12-year career, Barron has racked up over $2.4 million in earnings, 608 points, 464 total rebounds, and a world championship in his rookie year with the Miami Heat.