2013 World Series of Poker

Event #2: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Eight Handed)
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
$553,906
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
481
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Waxman vs. Raghavan

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

Ravi Raghavan checked to Matt Waxman on a flop of {7-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{9-Spades}.

"It's on me?" Waxman asked, when the dealer motioned in his direction. "Seven."

He splashed forward 700, and Raghavan immediately called.

"Easy, Ravi," Waxman told him.

The turn was the {k-Diamonds}, and Raghavan opted to lead out, tossing forward 1,200. Waxman tanked for a bit, then raised to 3,700. Raghavan called.

The {3-Spades} completed the board, Raghavan checked, and Waxman plopped 6,600 in front of him. Raghavan tanked for longer than he had on any other street, then folded.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Waxman us
Matt Waxman
WSOP 1X Winner
27,000 7,000
Ravi Raghavan us
Ravi Raghavan
14,200 -800

Tags: Matthew WaxmanRavi Raghavan

Level: 6

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Reiman Takes One Out

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

With the board reading {A-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}, Ty Reiman and an opponent go back and forth before Reiman's opponent winds up all in for about 17,000 with {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}. Reiman was ahead with {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds} and dodged his opponent's outs as the {K-Diamonds} river locked up the pot for him.

Player Chips Progress
Ty Reiman us
Ty Reiman
58,000 23,000

Tags: Ty Reiman

Chip Counts From Around the Room

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
36,000 -2,000
Bryan Piccioli us
Bryan Piccioli
WSOP 2X Winner
31,000 16,000
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
WSOP 1X Winner
23,000 11,000
David Peters us
David Peters
WSOP 2X Winner
22,500 5,500
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
WSOP 2X Winner
20,000 5,000
Jared Hamby us
Jared Hamby
WSOP 1X Winner
19,000
David "Bakes" Baker us
David "Bakes" Baker
WSOP 3X Winner
18,000 -2,500
Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
16,000 1,000
Griffin Benger ca
Griffin Benger
16,000 -5,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
WSOP 1X Winner
12,000 -3,000
Nick Binger us
Nick Binger
WSOP 1X Winner
10,000 -5,000
Tristan Wade us
Tristan Wade
WSOP 1X Winner
9,000 -6,000
Steve Barshak
Steve Barshak
9,000
Ryan Eriquezzo us
Ryan Eriquezzo
WSOP 3X Winner
5,000 -10,000
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker
WSOP 3X Winner
Busted

Silverman Five-Bets All In

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

Steven Silverman opened under-the-gun and received a call from Phil Hellmuth. The player in the cutoff 3-bet to 1,450 but that was not the end of it at all. John Racener in the small blind made the 4-bet to 3,400 with about 10,000 behind. The big blind quickly folded but Silverman had other plans. He eyed the stacks of the aggressors behind him and eventually announced all in for about 11,500 total.

Hellmuth snap folded and, after giving it some thoughts, the cutoff also folded. Racener took ten seconds tops and then also threw his hand in the muck. Silverman gained a lot of chips and didn't even have to show his hand for it.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Silverman us
Steven Silverman
17,425 3,425
John Racener us
John Racener
WSOP 1X Winner
10,000 -1,000

Tags: Steven SilvermanPhil HellmuthJohn Racener

Stein Chipping Up

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

Sam Stein raised to 1,025 on the button, Jonathan Little three-bet to 2,300 from the big blind, and Stein responded with a four-bet to 5,200. Little made the call.

The dealer fanned {3-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}, Little checked, and Stein continued for 4,600. Little immediately folded, and Stein raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Stein us
Sam Stein
38,000 19,000
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
25,000 1,000

Tags: Jonathan LittleSam Stein

Chips

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
65,000 -2,000
Gavin Smith us
Gavin Smith
36,000
Kevin Saul us
Kevin Saul
32,000 4,175
Gavin Griffin us
Gavin Griffin
WSOP 1X Winner
30,000 8,850
Kai Chang us
Kai Chang
27,000
Ana Marquez es
Ana Marquez
26,000 11,000
Matthew Haugen
Matthew Haugen
22,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
WSOP 1X Winner
21,000
Randy Dorfman us
Randy Dorfman
17,500
Lily Kiletto us
Lily Kiletto
17,000
Brandon Cantu us
Brandon Cantu
WSOP 2X Winner
16,000
Robert Mizrachi us
Robert Mizrachi
WSOP 4X Winner
16,000 -8,000
James Dempsey gb
James Dempsey
WSOP 1X Winner
13,000 -2,000
Dan O'Brien us
Dan O'Brien
13,000 -2,000
Joe Serock us
Joe Serock
WSOP 1X Winner
12,000 -3,000
Mark Radoja ca
Mark Radoja
WSOP 2X Winner
12,000
Athanasios Polychronopoulos us
Athanasios Polychronopoulos
WSOP 2X Winner
12,000
Isaac Baron us
Isaac Baron
WSOP 1X Winner
10,000 -5,000
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
WSOP 1X Winner
6,500 -8,500
Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
5,000 -10,000

A Baker's Dozen

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

Registration closed at the end of the 30-minute dinner break, and the final few players are filing into the Pavilion Room. One of those players is 13-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth, who just strode in decked in all black as usual.

Along with his all-time record of 13 bracelets, Hellmuth has over $17.8 million in career earnings. In 1988 he won his first live tournament, taking down a $200 Pot of Gold event in Reno, and a year later he won the Main Event. In 2012, Hellmuth added numbed 12 in Event #18: $2,500 Seven Card Razz, and then he locked up number 13 in Cannes, winning the WSOPE Main Event.

We'll certainly keep our eyes on Mr. Hellmuth as he eyes number 14, and tries to extend his lead against Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, and the rest of the multiple bracelet winners.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
15,000

Tags: Phil Hellmuth