2013 World Series of Poker

Event #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q8
Prize
$521,202
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
2,115
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Bubble Bursts

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

After around 45 minutes of hand-for-hand play, we finally had an elimination at Table 439. A player in middle position moved all in over a reraise from the small blind. The small blind immediately called.

Small blind: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}
Middle position: {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}

The flop brought plenty of red paint, with a {q-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{2-Spades}, but it wasn't what the all-in player needed. A {2-Hearts} on the turn put him on the brink of bubbling out, and a {9-Hearts} river ended his tournament.

Collins Coolers Cada

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

We found Joe Cada and Phil Collins with their cards turned over and all the cards out. The dealer was counting out a stack of Cada's chips to send over to Collins, as Collins held {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Cada {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts} on a board where the turn and the river had each come hearts to put a three-flush on board.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Collins us
Phil Collins
85,000 8,900
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
14,000 -8,200

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One Down, One to Go

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Ashley Mason reraised to 9,700 after an early-position player had raised to 2,400 and two others had called. Everyone folded to the last caller, who moved all in for 48,000. Mason called.

Mason: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Opponent: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

The flop brought {10-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{8-Hearts}, but the turn and river didn't bring the ace or jack Mason's opponent needed.

Player Chips Progress
Ashley Mason gb
Ashley Mason
137,000 40,400

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Busquet Wins One Early

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

With a player already all in, we found Olivier Busquet with a bet of 11,700 in front of him on a board of {8-Clubs}{7-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}. His opponent asked for the count, then called. Busquet showed him {7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for a straight.

"You rivered me?" his opponent asked, shaking his head.

The short stack mucked her hand, and Busquet added a solid early pot to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
82,000 18,000

Tags: Olivier Busquet

Level: 12

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Jason Duval Leads Diverse Remaining Field

Jason Duval leads the way heading into Day 2.
Jason Duval leads the way heading into Day 2.

Day 1 of Event #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em ended last night on the verge of the money bubble, and just seven of the 223 players returning for Day 2 will go home empty-handed. One of the players who won't have to worry about such a fate is Jason Duval, a Canadian player who emerged onto the live scene only a year ago but already has racked up over $300,000 in cashes.

Duval leads a diverse group of players at the top of the leaderboard. Among our top 15 stacks, one can find two Canadians (Duval and Chris Lastiwka, 103,800), a Lithuanian (Mantas Visockis, 135,600), a Dutchman (Tobias Peters, 115,000) and four Brits (Craig McCorkell - 117,800, Christopher Brammer - 100,500, Ash Mason - 96,600, Rupert Elder, 93,500). Also lurking among the top stacks is respected American pro Eric Baldwin (95,900).

By the end of ten levels today, we'll know who the leaders are in the race for the bracelet and the $521,202 first prize. Be sure to tune in to PokerNews as we bring you all of the important updates that develop throughout the day.

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Event #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

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