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

Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Russell Crane Runs Two Pair Into a Straight

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante
Russell Crane Here on Day 1
Russell Crane Here on Day 1

Russell Crane has been on quite the run here at the 2013 World Series of Poker, making three deep runs (Events #6, 14, & 34) to earn more than $85,000, and finishing in the top ten on two occasions, most recently in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo event.

Crane was spotted playing a pot here today, but unfortunately for him the run good he has enjoyed this summer was nowhere to be found.

We caught the action on the turn, with the board reading {j-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. Crane led out for a bet of 900, and his opponent deliberated for a few moments before making the call. When the {5-Spades} completed the board on the river, Crane again led out, this time for a bet of 2,000.

"I don't think I can fold here," was the other player's response. "You have a baby flush though don't you?"

Eventually the player rolled out four blue T500 tournament chips for the call, and Crane announced "you're probably good then" with a laugh, while turning over the {10-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for two pair on the turn. Crane's suspicions proved to be accurate when his opponent rolled over the {K-Clubs}{9-Hearts} for a straight.

Player Chips Progress
Russell Crane us
Russell Crane
4,900
4,900
4,900

Tags: Russell Crane

Chippies

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
33,000
25,500
25,500
PokerStars
Shane Schleger us
Shane Schleger
28,500
11,000
11,000
PokerStars
Joe Tehan us
Joe Tehan
26,000
18,500
18,500
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
18,600
2,600
2,600
WSOP 1X Winner
Zachary Humphrey us
Zachary Humphrey
17,500
3,350
3,350
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
13,400
900
900
WSOP 1X Winner
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
12,600
6,000
6,000
David "Bakes" Baker us
David "Bakes" Baker
9,500
WSOP 3X Winner
David Sands us
David Sands
7,900
400
400
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
7,500
Scott Baumstein us
Scott Baumstein
7,300
Dan O'Brien us
Dan O'Brien
6,200
1,000
1,000
Dutch Boyd us
Dutch Boyd
4,000
-3,500
-3,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Sam Stein us
Sam Stein
3,400
Carlos Mortensen es
Carlos Mortensen
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Jaka Finds a Double

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante

We arrived at the table to find Faraz Jaka heads up in a hand with 850 already in the pot. The flop came down {K-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Jaka's opponent checked. Jaka led for 550 and Jaka's opponent cut out a huge raise to 8,625. Jaka tanked for almost two minutes while he pondered to call off his tournament life. Eventually, Jaka shipped all in for 9,275 total and his opponent called.

Jaka: {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}
Opponent: {k-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}

Jaka was well ahead with his aces and stayed that way through the {6-Spades} turn and the {A-Diamonds} river. Jaka was able to secure a double and is now sitting on a healthy stack of 19,450.

Player Chips Progress
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
19,450
7,650
7,650
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Faraz Jaka

Young, Wild and Free

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante
Justin Young
Justin Young

We saw the spectacularly mustachioed Justin Young playing a pot on a flop of {9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}, with 2,350 already up for grabs.

After Young and his opponent checked the flop, the {4-Hearts} arrived on the turn, and Young checked again. After his opponent bet 1,500, Young flatted to see the {8-Spades} fall on the river.

The two checked down once more, and Young instantly announced "ace-ten" while tabling the {A-Spades}{10-Spades}. His opponent mucked, and Young added a decent haul to his starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Young us
Justin Young
9,750
9,750
9,750

Tags: Justin Young

Chip Counts

Level 3 : 75/150, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
23,000
1,000
1,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Adam Levy us
Adam Levy
20,000
12,500
12,500
Erik Cajelais ca
Erik Cajelais
19,500
1,100
1,100
WSOP 1X Winner
Matthias De Meulder be
Matthias De Meulder
18,500
11,000
11,000
Ivan Demidov ru
Ivan Demidov
17,000
2,500
2,500
PokerStars
Jennifer Tilly us
Jennifer Tilly
14,900
4,900
4,900
WSOP 1X Winner
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
13,500
500
500
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
13,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Dario Minieri it
Dario Minieri
13,000
4,900
4,900
Todd Terry us
Todd Terry
12,000
3,075
3,075
Jason Somerville us
Jason Somerville
11,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mickey Petersen dk
Mickey Petersen
10,400
800
800
PokerStars
Matt Salsberg ca
Matt Salsberg
10,000
5,000
5,000
Angel Guillen mx
Angel Guillen
9,700
3,500
3,500
Ludovic Lacay fr
Ludovic Lacay
8,200
3,200
3,200
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
7,500
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
7,400
100
100
Jake Cody gb
Jake Cody
4,500
-5,300
-5,300
WSOP 1X Winner
Allen Cunningham us
Allen Cunningham
3,000
-3,900
-3,900
WSOP 5X Winner
Fabrice Soulier fr
Fabrice Soulier
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
David Vamplew gb
David Vamplew
Busted

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0