2013 World Series of Poker

Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$331,190
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Level Info
Level
6
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0

Negreanu Moves On

Level 6 : 500/1,000, 0 ante
Daniel Negreanu is Done Here on Day 1
Daniel Negreanu is Done Here on Day 1

Daniel Negreanu quickly used his last bullet to double up, and all he needed was quads in the flop to make it happen.

We saw Negreanu's {3-Spades}{3-Diamonds} tabled in front of his stack, with a board of {4-Spades}{3-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{2-Clubs} separating him and Brice Lin, who made the wheel straight on the turn {A-}{5-}.

Negreanu was able to grab the victory a few hands later when Negreanu's {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} was able to best Lin's {Q-}{8-}. Both players paired the queen but Negreanu's larger kicker allowed him to seize the victory on the match.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
60,000 50,000
Brice Lin
Brice Lin
Busted

Radoja Conquers Meyer

Level 6 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Mark Radoja has become the latest player to taste victory here in the Amazon room. On his final hand with Johannes Meyer, the two got all of the money in preflop racing for Meyer's life.

Meyer: {10-}{10-}
Radoja: {A-}{J-}

Radoja was able to spike an ace on the turn and that was all she wrote for Meyer's tournament life.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Radoja ca
Mark Radoja
WSOP 2X Winner
60,000 30,000
Johannes Meyer
Johannes Meyer
Busted

Tags: Mark RadojaJohannes Meyer

Two More Move On

Level 6 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Three more matches have come to a conclusion. First, 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Joe Cada was able to overcome Helio Liberman to score a round-one victory.

Finally, Benjamin Pollak was able to best Brian Smith in order to move on to the next round.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
60,000 30,000
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
60,000 30,000
Brian Smith us
Brian Smith
Busted
Helio Liberman
Helio Liberman
Busted

Tags: Benjamin PollakBrian SmithJoe CadaManuel BevandNick Schulman

Level: 6

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 0

Negreanu Down to His Last Bullet

Level 5 : 400/800, 0 ante

Holding {K-}{7-} against Brice Lin's {A-}{6-}, Daniel Negreanu got the last of his second starting stack into the middle, but a {2-}{4-}{a-}{8-}{q-} board brought him no help.

Kid Poker is now down to his last 10,000 bullet, and he will have to come out firing if he hopes to overcome a now serious disadvantage in relative stack size.

Player Chips Progress
Brice Lin
Brice Lin
50,000 20,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
10,000 -20,000

Ivey Ousted, Touil Moves On

Level 5 : 400/800, 0 ante

Phil Ivey opened with a raise from the button and Fabrice Touil three-bet enough to put a short-stacked Ivey all in. Ivey called for his tournament life and showed {K-}{Q-} which was up against Touil's {A-}{2-}.

Neither player improved on the board and Touil was able to take it down with his ace high.

Player Chips Progress
Fabrice Touil fr
Fabrice Touil
60,000 30,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Busted

Tags: Phil IveyFabrice Touil

Ludovic Lacay Leaves Dani Stern Lost

Level 5 : 400/800, 0 ante

Ludovic Lacay has defeated Dani Stern, advancing to the second round of this $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship.

Lacay was the winner of the 2012 PokerStars EPT San Remo Main Event, and a win in this event would solidify his status as one of the best European players in the world.

Player Chips Progress
Ludovic Lacay fr
Ludovic Lacay
60,000 30,000
Dani Stern us
Dani Stern
Busted

Staszko Slays Bianco

Level 5 : 400/800, 0 ante

After a series of raises before the flop, Martin Staszko and Salvatore Bianco took in a flop of {3-Spades}{4-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and Bianco shipped the rest of his chips in. Staszko snapped him off and rolled over {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} which was well ahead of Bianco's {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}.

The turn was the {J-Hearts} and Bianco was not able to catch up as the {4-Clubs} struck the felt. The 2011 WSOP Main Event runner-up will be moving on to the next round.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Staszko cz
Martin Staszko
60,000 30,000
Salvatore Bianco
Salvatore Bianco
Busted

Pellegrino and Esfandiari Advance

Level 5 : 400/800, 0 ante

Two more players have advanced to the next round.

Antonio Esfandiari was able to best Josh Brikis in their match while at the next table over Vanessa Selbst fell to Bryan Pellegrino.

Player Chips Progress
Bryan Pellegrino it
Bryan Pellegrino
60,000 30,000
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
WSOP 3X Winner
60,000 30,000
Josh Brikis us
Josh Brikis
Busted
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
Busted

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariJosh BrikisVanessa SelbstBryan Pellegrino

Negreanu Loses First Bullet

Level 5 : 400/800, 0 ante

We arrived at the table to find Daniel Negreanu ship all in for the remainder of his first bullet. Brice Lin called but winced when he saw that he was behind.

Negreanu: {A-Spades}{J-Hearts}
Lin: {A-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

Lin found a pair and took the lead on the {10-Spades}{9-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop but Negreanu picked up outs to make a straight as the {Q-Clubs} turned. The river, however, was the {Q-Spades} and Negreanu was forced to cash in his first lammer.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuBrice Lin