Technical Difficulties
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
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2013 World Series of Poker
Event #22: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,378,350
Entries
1,021
Level
26
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0
First Break of the Day
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
Players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day.
Early Eliminations
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
The action has been intense here in the first two levels of Day 2. Here's a look at those players who've hit the rail
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 75th | Michael Drummond | $3,435 |
| 76th | Curtis Wangrud | $3,435 |
| 77rd | Leonardo Cavarge | $3,435 |
| 78nd | Geoffrey Grover | $3,435 |
| 79st | Kevin Marcus | $3,435 |
| 80th | Paul Volpe | $3,435 |
| 81st | Berry Johnston | $3,435 |
| 82nd | Kirill Rabtsov | $3,090 |
| 83rd | Chris Back | $3,090 |
| 84th | Jeremy Harkin | $3,090 |
| 85th | Nikolai Yakovenko | $3,090 |
| 86th | Benjamin Zamani | $3,090 |
| 87th | Reginald Simmons | $3,090 |
| 88th | Hon Cheong Lee | $3,090 |
| 89th | Joe Ebanks | $3,090 |
| 90th | Tony Hoang | $3,090 |
| 91st | Navil Kamal | $2,842 |
| 92nd | Richard Acovino | $2,842 |
| 93rd | Joseph Cheong | $2,842 |
| 94th | Dean Hamrick | $2,842 |
| 95th | Daniel Nicewander | $2,842 |
| 96th | Lee Watkinson | $2,842 |
| 97th | James Hawkins | $2,842 |
| 98th | Gregory Mudd | $2,842 |
| 99th | Leif Force | $2,842 |
| 100th | Alyssa Valverde | $2,621 |
| 101st | William Beshara | $2,621 |
| 102nd | Olegs Pavlucuks | $2,621 |
| 103rd | Gordon Vayo | $2,621 |
| 104th | Max Pescatori | $2,621 |
| 105th | Marcio Cid | $2,621 |
| 106th | Ben Tollerene | $2,621 |
| 107th | Todd Barlow | $2,621 |
| 108th | Andrew Sellers | $2,621 |
| 109th | Matthew Saffer | $2,621 |
| 110th | Alex Lindop | $2,621 |
| 111th | Dan Martin | $2,621 |
| 112th | Travis Pearson | $2,621 |
| 113th | Ross Boatman | $2,621 |
| 114th | David Sklansky | $2,621 |
| 115th | Charles Edwards | $2,621 |
| 116th | Doug Lee | $2,621 |
| 117th | Kevin Boudreau | $2,621 |
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The Alabama Cowboy
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
After a player in early position limped in, and another followed along from middle position, Hoyt Corkins raised it up to 8,000 out of the small blind.
Both of the limpers called to see a flop of 
fall, and Corkins jammed his last 14,800 into the middle holding 
for no pair, no draw.
Corkins' opponent tabled the 
for top pair and top kicker, and he had the backdoor possibility of a club flush draw covered as well.
Turn: 
One of Corkins few outs arrived on the turn, giving him a lead in the hand that the 
on the river did not change. With the double, Corkins elevated his chip position to just under the average stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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55,000 | 18,800 |
David Colin Calls All-In For the Win
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
With a board of 
spread across the felt, and more than 17,000 already in the pot, David Colin led out for a bet of 12,600. He called a raise to 26,200 made by Pakinai Lisawad, and the 
arrived on the river.
Lisawad then led out by betting the pot, and Colin moved his last 49,300 into the middle, revealing the 
for a full house on the turn. The hand trumped whatever Lisawad was holding, and his cards went to the muck, while most of his chips went across the table to Colin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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170,000 | 95,400 |
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46,000 | -77,000 |
Forget It Jake... It's Chinatown
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
Every poker player accepts a certain level of inherent volatility during their pursuit of edge-based gamble, but the game of Pot-Limit Omaha can produce swings that even the most experienced pros find hard to stomach. That has been true here on Day 2, as mere minutes after recording Paul Volpe's ascent to the top of our chip counts, the vagaries of fate have seen fit to dismiss him from further play.
We caught the action on the turn with the board reading 
. Michael Schwartz led out for a bet of 19,200, and Volpe raised to 84,700 holding 
for top two pair. Schwartz put his last 105,300 into the middle, and rolled over 
for top set. Volpe was crushed, and the 
on the river left him on the short end of yet another massive postflop PLO confrontation.
Volpe managed to score a quadruple up with his short stack after this hand, but his comeback attempt fell short, and he was eliminated midway through the second level of play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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236,000 | 140,500 |
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Paul Volpe Vaults to Top of Leaderboard
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
Paul Volpe is one of poker's rising stars, leading the Global Poker Index Player of the Year Standings by a comfortable margin while cashing in several of poker's most prestigious events worldwide. With his recent win in the EPT's Grand Final (€10,000 No Limit Hold'em - Six Handed Turbo), Volpe has proven that he has what it takes to win a major event.
After the last hand, Volpe now has the chip stack to back up his natural swagger, as he now sits with nearly three times the average stack early on Day 2.
The action began with the flop reading 
, and Volpe checking to his opponent. After a bet of 8,400, Volpe bumped it up to 17,200, and the other player came along to see the drop on the turn. Both players tapped the table, and the 
completed the board on the river.
Volpe then led out for an all-in bet, forcing his opponent to the test if he wished to call. That's exactly what he did, calling off his last 23,000, but his cards were mucked quickly when Volpe rolled over the 
for a full house on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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142,000 | 74,200 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante:
Get Off My Porch
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 0 ante
Berry Johnston has won a World Series of Poker bracelet in three different decades ('83, '86, '90, '95, '01), including the 1986 Main Event championship, and today he is gunning for another piece of gold in an astounding fourth decade of WSOP competition.
At age 77, Johnston is one of poker's respected elders, and his impressive collection of accolades across all of the game's disciplines makes him a major threat in this Pot-Limit Omaha event.
Johnston just showed that PLO is not just a game for the young hotshots, dispatching former "November Nine" member Jospeh Cheong in a showdown between two men who have had the honor of playing at the final table of the Main Event.
The action began when Cheong opened for 2,800, and Johnston responded by raising the pot. Cheong four-bet all-in for his remaining 12,300, and Johnston made the call with 
. Cheong was trailing with his 
, but the game of Omaha is all about the board cards.
Flop: 
Both players found an ace, but Johnston's king kicker kept him in the lead. The 
on the turn solidified his position, and the on the river sent Cheong to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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39,600 | 19,300 |
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A Disturbance in the Force
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 0 ante
We missed their bustout hands, but accomplished pros Leif Force and Lee Watkinson have both been eliminated, as we have lost more than 20 players in 39 minutes of play.
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