2013 World Series of Poker

Event #34: $1,000 Turbo No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a9
Prize
$278,613
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$1,466,100
Entries
1,629
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Duval Slides A Little

Level 8 : 200/400, 50 ante
Jason Duval
Jason Duval

We came to the action with 1,700 in the pot and a {q-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{7-Spades} flop on the board. Jason Duval, in late position, bet 1,750 and the player on the button called.

Duval check-called the player on the button's bet of 1,025 on the {a-Diamonds} turn and his 2,300 bet on the {9-Hearts} river. Duval mucked his hand after his opponent showed {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}. Even though Duval took a hit this hand, he is still sitting with an above-average stack.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Duval ca
Jason Duval
17,200
14,200
14,200
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jason Duval

Straight Flushed

Level 8 : 200/400, 50 ante

Jake Cody raised to 825 from early position and action folded to the player in the big blind. The big blind went all in for 3,400 and Cody made the call and had him covered.

Cody: {q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Big Blind: {5-Hearts}{5-Spades}

It was a race prior the {6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} flop and Cody didn't find much help. The {8-Clubs} turn opened up plenty of possibilities as Cody needed any club, queen, jack or ten. The {j-Clubs} river gave Cody a straight flush to bust his player and pad his stack nicely.

Player Chips Progress
Jake Cody gb
Jake Cody
16,800
3,000
3,000

Big Stacks & Tequila

Level 8 : 200/400, 50 ante

Over at Kyle Julius table the waitress has been delivering shots of tequila for at least two times now. Kyle Julius, Lauren Kling, Mazin Khoury and some others at the table are partying it up today, that's for sure. John Racener, one table over, seemed interested but is staying sober for now. Here are some chip counts from tables in the neighborhood:

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Julius us
Kyle Julius
22,000
4,000
4,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Simon Charette ca
Simon Charette
20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mazin Khoury us
Mazin Khoury
19,500
Carter Philips
Carter Philips
15,300
Emil Patel us
Emil Patel
14,000
John Racener us
John Racener
6,700
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Lauren Kling us
Lauren Kling
2,400
-100
-100
StakeKings

Table Gold 8 Has Some Gold On It

Level 8 : 200/400, 50 ante

Over on table 8 in the Gold section of the Brasilia Room are three gold bracelet winners. Michael Gathy, Ronnie Bardah and David "Bakes" Baker won one in 2012 and "Bakes" also won one in 2010. Here are their chip counts in this $1,000 Turbo tournament:

Player Chips Progress
Michael Gathy be
Michael Gathy
15,000
10,025
10,025
WSOP 3X Winner
StakeKings
David "Bakes" Baker us
David "Bakes" Baker
6,800
-1,600
-1,600
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
4,700
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ronnie BardahDavid "Bakes" BakerMichael Gathy

Level: 9

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

Collopy Doubles Through Finger

Level 8 : 200/400, 50 ante
Martin Finger still has more than 9,000 left
Martin Finger still has more than 9,000 left

Jim Collopy opened to 900 from middle position and called when Martin Finger made it 2,500 to go from the small blind. Heads up to the flop where the dealer gave them {10-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{8-Spades} to work with. Finger bet out 2,700 and Collopy made the call.

On the {6-Spades} things got really interesting. Finger bet out 4,500 and Collopy shoved for 9,900 more after some thinking. Finger made the call and showed the best hand with {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}. Collopy need a jack, king or spade because he tabled {K-Spades}{J-Spades}. The {K-Clubs} on the river was one of his outs and that made him one of the bigger stacks in the room.

Player Chips Progress
Jim Collopy us
Jim Collopy
39,200
19,600
19,600
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
9,300
-19,600
-19,600
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: James CollopyMartin Finger

Ladouceur Busts Jones

Level 8 : 200/400, 50 ante
Marc-Andre Ladouceur (photo: event 32)
Marc-Andre Ladouceur (photo: event 32)

We missed the precise preflop action but it was all in before any community card was dealt. Marc-Andre Ladouceur turned over {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} in the cut off while neighbor Aaron Jones on the button tabled {A-Hearts}{4-Hearts}. The already unfair battle would become impossible to win for Jones after the {K-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} flop. The {4-Spades} on the turn gave him a useless pair and the {9-Clubs} on the river wouldn't change a thing. Ladouceur is one of the bigger stacks in the room now while Jones is on his way out.

Player Chips Progress
Marc-Andre Ladouceur ca
Marc-Andre Ladouceur
51,000
46,150
46,150
Aaron Jones us
Aaron Jones
Busted

Tags: Marc LadouceurMarc-Andre LadouceurAaron Jones

Duval Shows Why He's A Champ

Level 8 : 200/400, 50 ante
Jason Duval
Jason Duval

Jason Duval raised to 800 from early position and action folded around to the small blind who reraised to 2,100. Duvall called and the {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop was dealt. The small blind continued for 1,850 and Duval called. Both players checked the {3-Diamonds} turn. The small blind led for 3,600 on the {2-Diamonds} river and Duval called. As soon as Duval made the call, his opponent slid his cards into the muck.

Duval was sliding his hand into the muck when players reminded the dealer that the winning hand must be shown. Duval verified the rule and showed {a-Clubs}{j-Hearts} for a pair of aces. It appeared all the players were anxious to find anything to help do battle with Duval, as he seemed in full control of his table.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Duval ca
Jason Duval
22,500
5,300
5,300
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jason Duval