2013 World Series of Poker

Event #17: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$518,755
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,841,750
Entries
2,105
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Chidwick's Bluff Fails

Level 2 : 25/50, 0 ante

On a {K-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop we just saw Stephen Chidwick check from to the button. That player bet out 350 and Chiwick made it 725 with just 1,275 behind. The player took a careful look at Chidwick's stack, and then decided to move in. Chidwick folded instantly and has to continue with a little more than 25 big blinds. If there's one player in the field today who knows how to handle a 25 big blind stack it's Chidwick, so not all is lost yet.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
1,275
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Kings Full No Good

Level 2 : 25/50, 0 ante

We had to report on this hand just because of how crazy it was. Joe Pochedly and an opponent were all in on a flop of {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}. Pochedly showed his hand first. He showed {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}. His opponent could not believe that his {k-}{q-} was not in the lead. Pochedly's opponent needed to catch another king to stay alive.

The turn was the {10-Diamonds} and the river was not the last king but in fact the {q-Diamonds} giving Pochedly's opponent a full house kings over queens. Usually that would win any hand but not Pochedly's aces over kings. Pochedly knocked out his opponent and now sits with a healthy stack of 12,000.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Pochedly
Joe Pochedly
12,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: