2013 World Series of Poker

Event #38: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Four Handed)
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
Prize
$309,071
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,287,650
Entries
566
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
5,000

The Getaway

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante
Jennifer Tilly Couldn't Find Bullets or Broadway, Busting Midway Through Day 1
Jennifer Tilly Couldn't Find Bullets or Broadway, Busting Midway Through Day 1

We missed their bustout hands, but the seats formerly belonging to Jennifer Tilly and John Pham are now empty, meaning they have both been eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Jennifer Tilly us
Jennifer Tilly
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
John Pham
John Pham
Busted

Tags: David PhamJennifer Tilly

Ramdin Scores a Knockout

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante
Victor Ramdin
Victor Ramdin

We arrived at the table to catch the action on the flop where the board read {6-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{3-Clubs}. Victor Ramdin was heads up with an opponent and the player moved all in for his last 1,500. Ramdin called and the hands were turned over.

Ramdin: {Q-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}
Opponent: {K-Clubs}{4-Clubs}

Ramdin's pair of treys was ahead on the flop and he made two pair when the {Q-Hearts} hit the turn. The {4-Spades} finished off the board and Ramdin was able to reduce the field by one. His stack now sits at 19,800.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
19,800
5,600
5,600

Tags: Victor Ramdin

Super Maria

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante
Maria Ho Has Chipped Up Steadily Throughout Day 1
Maria Ho Has Chipped Up Steadily Throughout Day 1

With the board reading {4-Spades}{3-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{a-Clubs}, and more than 4,000 already in the pot, Maria Ho led out on fifth street for a bet of 3,375.

Her opponent did not appear to like this development, but he made the crying call, only to find Ho held the {5-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}. After flopping a gutshot straight draw, Ho had improved to a double belly-buster draw on the turn, and the river fit her hand perfectly.

Just a few hands after moving to a new table here in the Brasilia Room's Gold section, Ho is picking up right where she left off.

Player Chips Progress
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
36,700
9,700
9,700
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Maria Ho

Level: 6

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

My Stack? What in the World is That?

Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante
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The new PokerNews My Stack App

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Randy Can't Lew(s)

Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante

We saw Randy "nanonoko" Lew call a player's all in bet of 8,200 before the flop, and the PokerStars Team Pro rolled over the {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}. His vulnerable opponent tabled the {J-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and was trailing the pocket pair.

A clean run out of {8-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} left Lew's tens in front, and he notched the elimination while padding his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
19,200
-2,300
-2,300

Tags: Randy Lew

Who Has Chips?

Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Harrison Gimbel us
Harrison Gimbel
53,000
18,000
18,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ivan Demidov ru
Ivan Demidov
49,000
31,500
31,500
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
33,000
33,000
33,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Erik Cajelais ca
Erik Cajelais
33,000
13,500
13,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
30,000
30,000
30,000
John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
29,000
2,500
2,500
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
26,000
1,500
1,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
26,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Shane Schleger us
Shane Schleger
24,500
-1,800
-1,800
Ludovic Lacay fr
Ludovic Lacay
23,000
16,800
16,800
Sam Stein us
Sam Stein
20,000
-1,200
-1,200
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
18,300
-900
-900
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
17,000
2,000
2,000
Natasha Barbour
Natasha Barbour
10,500
-2,000
-2,000
Todd Terry us
Todd Terry
7,100
1,475
1,475
Matt Salsberg ca
Matt Salsberg
6,400
-3,400
-3,400
Joe Tehan us
Joe Tehan
Busted

Angelils In The Outfield

Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante
Rene Angelil
Rene Angelil

We recently arrived at a table to find Konstantin Puchkov and Rene Angelil involved in a heads up pot. The flop read {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and we got there in time to see Angelil move all in and Puchkov call.

Angelil: {K-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Puchkov: {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}

Angelil's higher pocket pair was in the lead and he was able to secure his double up after the {9-Spades} turned and the {7-Spades} rivered. Puchkov was forced to send over most of his chips, leaving him with just 3,300 behind. Angelil is now sitting on about 18,000 total.

Player Chips Progress
Rene Angelil
Rene Angelil
18,000
Konstantin Puchkov ru
Konstantin Puchkov
3,300
-10,400
-10,400
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Konstantin PuchkovRene Angelil

The Queen of Dragons

Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante
David "The Dragon" Pham Here on Day 1
David "The Dragon" Pham Here on Day 1

With the flop showing {5-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{7-Hearts}, David "The Dragon" Pham check-called a bet of 700, and the {4-Clubs} hit the board on the turn.

After both Pham and his opponent tapped the table, the {9-Clubs} completed the board on the river.

Pham led out for a bet of 1,200, and his opponent tanked for a bit before mucking his cards.

The man known as the "The Dragon" then squeezed his cards one last time, flashing the {Q-Clubs} as he mucked.

Player Chips Progress
David Pham us
David Pham
28,500
16,100
16,100
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: David Pham