2013 World Series of Poker

Event #17: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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

Greenstein Catches Runner-Runner

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Barry Greenstein
Barry Greenstein

Barry Greenstein pushes all in and gets called from the small blind raiser. Greenstein has {j-Spades}{10-Spades} and his opponent has {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}. They see the flop of {j-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}. This put Greenstein in a tough place because he would have to catch runner-runner to beat his opponents flopped set.

The turn, the {8-Clubs}, giving Greenstein straight outs.

The river, the {q-Hearts} and Greenstein did it! He came from behind to bust his opponent with a runner-runner straight. He is smiling while stacking his healthy stack of 425,000.

Player Chips Progress
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
425,000
175,000
175,000

Tags: Barry Greenstein

Wake and Bake(s)

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
David "Bakes" Baker Woke Up With a Pocket Pair to Push Into the Chip Lead Here on Day 2
David "Bakes" Baker Woke Up With a Pocket Pair to Push Into the Chip Lead Here on Day 2

With his stack dwindling to just over 12 big blinds, Jacob Schindler shoved all-in from under the gun. The table folded around to David "Bakes" Baker in the cutoff, and after squeezing his cards slowly, he forcefully announced a call.

Bakes had woke up with {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}, which left him flipping a coin against Schindler's {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}.

With a serene look on his face, Baker watched the flop fall {4-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{2-Hearts}, and although Schindler picked up additional outs to the wheel straight, the turn ({5-Diamonds}) and the river ({9-Clubs}) brought no further help.

Bakes offered Schindler a sincere "good game" while the pot was pushed his way, and after another player at the table commented on Baker's ability to run good, he responded simply by saying "I haven't lost a race in a month, why start now?"

Player Chips Progress
David "Bakes" Baker us
David "Bakes" Baker
748,000
133,000
133,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Jacob Schindler us
Jacob Schindler
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: David "Bakes" Baker

Balsiger Done

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Jacob Balsiger
Jacob Balsiger

Jake Balsiger pushed all in from early position with the {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}. Manuel Mutke looked him up with {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}.

The board ran out {10-Clubs}{3-Spades}{10-Spades}{5-Hearts}{9-Hearts} and with that Balsiger was sent to the pay out desk. He will take home $15,317 for his 30th place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Manuel Mutke de
Manuel Mutke
400,000
105,000
105,000
Jake Balsiger us
Jake Balsiger
Busted

Joseph Michael the (A)rch(A)ngel

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

With the board reading {7-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}, a player fired a small bet of 20,000 into a pot of over 80,000, and Joseph Michael responded by sliding a stack of twenty orange T5000 tournament chips forward.

Put to a test for a large portion of his stack, Michael's opponent went into the tank, thinking for a minute or so while asking the classic question all poker players in a tough spot want to know.

"Are you showing if I fold?" he asked, while Michael sat still as a stone, staring intently while trying on his toughest poker face.

Eventually, curiosity got the better of Michael's opponent, and he announced a call, but his cards went quickly into the muck when Michael rolled over the {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Michael us
Joseph Michael
575,000
518,200
518,200

Last Break of the Night

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

With 28 players left we are going on our last 20 minute break of the night. We need to bust one more and then we will have our final three tables

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Baker Hits King to Bring Us to Final 27

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

David Baker called his opponent all in and the cards were flipped.

Baker: {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Opponent: {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

Baker was behind all the way until he hit a {k-Spades} on the river to knock out his opponent. And with that the players are now down to 27.

Michael Borovetz Making Another Deep Run Here in a WSOP $1,500 Event

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

After a 17th place exit last year in Event #38, a $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em tournament, Michael Borovetz was convinced that he could improve on that impressive showing. A full year of grinding the national poker circuit later, including a runner-up finish in the $1,000 Borgata Deep Stack Double Play Open in Atlantic City, Borovetz has returned to the Rio to prove to the world what he always knew to be true.

With just 27 players left, and sitting on an average stack, Borovetz is in hot pursuit of his personal dream: to win here at the World Series of Poker and validate his decision to pursue poker on a semi-professional level.

Borovetz has been seated to the direct left of online phenom David "Bakes" Baker, and while this may have intimidated the average amateur, Borovetz told us that his position has actually made decisions easier.

Just as every WSOP produces incredible stories of lucky players cashing in on their first big buy-in tournament, poker's premier series also provides a venue for grinders like Borovetz to showcase their skills on the game's grand stage.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Borovetz
Michael Borovetz
365,000
248,000
248,000

The Remaining 27

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
TableSeatPlayer
3471Sam Taylor
3472Yi Wang
3473Amnon Filippi
3474Anthanasios Polychronopoulos
3475Matt Matros
3476Mike Kurth
3477H Michael Borowitz
3478Joe Kuether
3479Josh Hillock
   
3591Paul Francoi Tedeschi
3592 
3593Fabricio Schaffrath
3594Brian Ray
3595Joe Cada
3596Max Ovseyevitz
3597Manuel Mutke
3598Joe Ward
3599Joseph Michael
   
3531Thomas Nicatero
3532Terrance McGilly
3533Byron Kaverman
3534Everett Carlton
3535Ian Frazer
3536Barry Greenstein
3537Chad Chavez
3538Kevin Bourdeau
3539David “Bakes” Baker

Polychronopoulos Scores Huge Double Knockout

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Athanasios Polychronopoulos has just eclipsed the 1 million chip mark, while eliminating two dangerous opponents in the process.

We missed the first few preflop bets, but heard Joe Kuether announce himself all-in for his last 375,000, moving over the top of an all-in made by fellow pro Matt Matros.

Polychronopoulos asked for a count, and upon hearing the amount he casually announced a call, turning over {A-Spades}{k-Diamonds}. Kuether tabled the {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts} and found himself dominated, as did Matros with his {A-}{Q-}.

Both players were hoping for paint to splash on board, but the case ace arrived in its stead on the {9-Spades}{a-Hearts}{6-Spades} flop. Two baby cards later, and both Matros and Kuether hit the rail, while Polychronopoulos started to assemble his new chip castle.

Player Chips Progress
Athanasios Polychronopoulos us
Athanasios Polychronopoulos
1,350,000
575,000
575,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Matt Matros us
Matt Matros
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
Busted