Event #19: $5,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2013 World Series of Poker

06-09-2013 20:10 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Linster	45,000 25,000	25,000
Marc-Andre Ladouceur	30,000 19,000	19,000
Bryan Piccioli	28,000 13,000	13,000

JJ Liu	22,000 7,000	7,000
Christian Harder	21,000 -3,000	-3,000
Evan Silverstein	20,000 5,000	5,000
Kevin Vandersmissen	18,000 3,000	3,000
Brock Parker	16,000 1,000	1,000
Ryan Fair	16,000 1,000	1,000
Nick Jivkov	14,500 -3,000	-3,000

Timothy Adams	12,500 -2,500	-2,500

Jeff Gross	12,500 -2,500	-2,500
Kristina Holst	10,500 -4,500	-4,500
Eric Baldwin	9,000 -250	-250

Jaspal Brar	8,500 -6,500	-6,500

Antonio Esfandiari	8,000 -7,000	-7,000

Dimitar Danchev	7,500 400	400

Kasra Khodayarkhani	6,250
Ryan Eriquezzo	5,500 -9,500	-9,500

Player	Chips	Progress
Hoyt Corkins	15,000

Ty Reiman	15,000
Fabrizio Gonzalez	15,000
Matt Marafioti	15,000
Bryn Kenney	15,000

John Hennigan	15,000

Lindgren Off to a Great Start

[user101598]

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

Erick Lindgren opened to 300 in middle position, Martin Staszko called near the button, and the flop came . Lindgren led out for 450, Staszko called, and the turn brought the . Both players knuckled.

The completed the board, Lindgren led out for 700, and Staszko tank-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erick Lindgren	27,700 12,700	12,700

Martin Staszko	15,100 100	100

Tags: Erick Lindgren Martin Staszko

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

06-09-2013 20:32 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Ted Lawson	38,000

Manuel Bevand	33,000 2,775	2,775
John Eames	25,000 -6,000	-6,000
Eugene Katchalov	24,000 -1,000	-1,000

Dario Minieri	18,500 3,500	3,500

Andrey Zaichenko	16,000 1,000	1,000

Tom McCormick	15,500 -1,500	-1,500
Jim Collopy	14,500

Sam Stein	13,000 -2,000	-2,000
Jeffrey Lisandro	12,500 -2,500	-2,500

Jonathan Little	12,000 -3,000	-3,000
Ismael Bojang	10,000

Steven Landfish	9,000
Johannes Strassmann	4,500

More Chip Counts and a Few Level 4 Arrivals

Mickey Doft

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Tim Finne, Brian Rast, Ravi Raghavan, Chris Klodnicki, Mark Herm, David Tuthill, and Kevin MacPhee are among those who recently took their seats.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Linster	55,000 10,000	10,000
Micah Raskin	55,000 27,000	27,000
Brandon Meyers	35,000
David Paredes	31,000 16,000	16,000
Ludovic Lacay	19,000 4,000	4,000
Craig Bergeron	17,500 2,500	2,500
John Hennigan	17,000 2,000	2,000

Tim Finne	15,000 15,000	15,000
David Tuthill	15,000 15,000	15,000
Kevin MacPhee	15,000 15,000	15,000

Brian Rast	15,000 15,000	15,000

Mark Herm	15,000 15,000	15,000
Ravi Raghavan	15,000 15,000	15,000
Chris Klodnicki	15,000 15,000	15,000

Frank Kassela	14,000 250	250

Andy Frankenberger	13,500 -1,500	-1,500

Allen Kessler	10,400 -1,000	-1,000
Todd Terry	10,000 2,750	2,750
Nam Le	6,200 -8,800	-8,800

06-09-2013 20:39 UTC-7

"Where Are You From?"

[user101598]

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Nick Jivkov opened to 500 in middle position, and the action folded to Ryan Fair, who three-bet to 1,425 out of the big blind. Jivkov called.

The dealer fanned , and Fair led out for 1,675. Jivkov thought for a bit, then reached for chips, firing out, 4,175. This sent Fair deep into the tank.

"Where are you from?" he eventually asked Jivkov, who responded only with an icy stare.

Jivkov, a 2012 World Series of Poker bracelet winner, calls the Windy City of Chicago his home, and the Chicagoan snap-called when Fair moved all in for effectively 14,375.

Jivkov:
Fair:

The turn and river came , respectively, and Jivkov doubled to around 32,000 chips. Fair was left with just 3,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Jivkov	32,000 17,500	17,500

Ryan Fair	3,000 -13,000	-13,000

Tags: Nick Jivkov Ryan Fair

06-09-2013 20:44 UTC-7

PokerNews Weekly: WSOP Highlights and ISPT/ANZPT/GDAM Winners

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Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

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06-09-2013 20:54 UTC-7

Dan on Dan Crime

[user101598]

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Dan O'Brien opened to 400 from under the gun, Daniel Weinman three-bet to 1,100 on his direct left, and the action folded back to O'Brien, who called.

The flop came , O'Brien checked, and Weinman tossed out 1,075. O'Brien check-raised to 3,100, and after 20 seconds of thought, Weinman called.

The turn brought the , both players knuckled, and a repeat ten - the - completed the board. O'Brien fired out 7,275, leaving less than 2,000 behind, and Weinman tank-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Weinman	30,500 12,500	12,500

Dan O'Brien	16,775 -10,225	-10,225

Tags: Dan O'Brien Daniel Weinman

06-09-2013 20:58 UTC-7

Ravi Raghavan Eliminated By Davidi Kitai

Mickey Doft

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

The recently-arrived Ravi Raghavan is now the recently-eliminated Ravi Raghavan.

Picking up the action after the turn of a board, a flurry of action culminated with Raghavan all in for about 14,000 with . Kitai turned a set with and held up through the river to score the elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Davidi Kitai	41,000 22,000	22,000

Ravi Raghavan	Busted

Tags: Davidi Kitai Ravi Raghavan