2013 World Series of Poker

Event #14: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$454,424
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
1,819
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

In Bocca al Lupo

Level 9 : 300/600, 75 ante

As is the case in every large field, low buy-in event here at the WSOP, friends and supporters have taken to the rail to root for their favored players.

We recently met a gregarious man named Ugur Kara, who was sweating every hand that his friend Franco Vaccaro Notte was involved in. Kara explained that he and Vaccaro Notte have attended the WSOP every year since 2007, exclusively playing No-Limit Hold'em events, as well as the Rio's Daily Deepstack series.

It is because of players like Kara, who also competed today in Day 1 action, and his friend that the WSOP is so wildly successful year after, because without their enthusiasm and passion there would be no game for the pros to play.

Kara proudly explained that Vaccaro Notte was likely the last Sicilian left in the field, and while he is currently nursing a short stack, hopes to push a few buttons in the next level and start earning for the family.

Player Chips Progress
Franco Vaccaro Notte
Franco Vaccaro Notte
7,400