Event #4: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Six Handed)
Day 2 Started
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #4: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Six Handed)
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,443,150
Entries
1,069
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Nine Players to Leave Empty Handed Here on Day 2 of Event #4 $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em /Six Handed
On Friday, 1,069 players packed the Brasilia Room here at the Rio for the 2013 World Series of Poker Event #4 $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em /Six Handed, which created a prize pool of $1,443,150 that will be distributed to the top 108 players. That means we need to lose just nine players here today before the money is reach as 117 players will return for Day 2 action with Greg Hobson and his stack of 160,500 leading the way. A little further behind is 2009 WSOP Main Event champ Joe Cada, who holds 127,000 and is seeking his second gold bracelet.
While Hobson and Cada have the best chances of making a deep run, there are plenty of accomplished players returning to the Amazon Room today to stand in their way. Among them are Keven Stammen (112,800), who sits third in chips with 112,800; WSOP Asia Pacific bracelet winner Bryan Piccioli (85,000); Wisconsin pro and former WSOP POY contender Eddie Blumenthal (60,100); WSOP Circuit Harrah’s Philadelphia Main Event champ Rex Clinkscales (52,700); British pro and WSOP bracelet winner Craig McCorkell (48,200); World Poker Tour Season XI Player of the Year Matt Salsberg (45,500); 2010 WSOP Main Event champ Jonathan Duhamel (45,200); and Larry Ormson (44,700), who is working on a chip-and-a-chair story of his own.
You see, on Day 1 Ormson, a successful business owner from Elroy, Wisconsin who is transitioning into the poker world, was down to just 175 in chips in Level 3, which was just one big and small blind. Incredibly Ormson was able to work that back up to 17,000 in just six hands! While he’s not one of the big stacks, Ormson is primed for a cash and could easily make a run at the title. If he does, it’d know doubt be one of the most captivating stories from the opening week of the 2013 WSOP.
Action will recommence in Level 11 and is scheduled to either play ten levels or down to a final table—whatever may come first. We’re guessing it’ll be the former, so settle in for a long day of play. Action is set to kick off at 1 p.m. PST, which is about an hour from now. Join us then as we bring you the latest and greatest from Event #4 $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em /Six Handed.
Level: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Cards are in the air here in the Amazon room! We're only nine eliminations away from making the money so we expect fireworks to fly soon!
Snap Eliminations
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The following players players were eliminated within minutes of the tournament restart. Among them was Jamie Kerstetter, who was recently a part of PokerNews' popular Online Chat series.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Mcnamee Doubles in Back-to-Back Hands
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
What a start for young Andrew Mcnamee. He began the day with just 9,200 and is already more than quadruple that thanks to two big hands against Maurice Hawkins.
In the first, Hawkins opened from the cutoff and then called when Mcnamee moved all in for 8,800 from the big blind. Hawkins held the 
but was behind the 
of Mcnamee. The 
flop gave Hawkins a pair of jacks, but it kept Mcnamee in the lead by pairing his ace. Neither the 
turn nor 
river helped Hawkins and Mcnamee doubled to around 19,000.
In the very next hand, Hawkins opened for 2,500 from the hijack and Matt Salsberg and Allen Pock called from the cutoff and button respectively. Mcnamee then moved all in from the small blind, Hawkins called and the other two players got out of the way.
Mcnamee: 
Hawkins:
"It's a good spot for that," Hawkins told Mcnamee. The 
flop left Hawkins calling for an ace or king, but he was left wanting as the dealer put out the 
on the turn followed by the 
on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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55,000 | -20,900 |
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43,000 | 33,800 |
Duhamel Thriving Early
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
We found action folded around to Jonathan Duhamel in the small blind. He raised it to 2,500 only to find his opponent in the big blind make it 6,800 to go. Duhamel then tanked for a bit before cutting out a four-bet to 14,200.
Duhamel's opponent let it go and the WSOP champion took down the pot. He's having a stellar performance early in the day and has increased his stack to around 65,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000 | 19,800 |
Newman Adds Chips
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Wsop quilifier Stewart Newman came in to today excited. He won his seat to this tournament on wsop.com and is already one of the leaders. He recently added some few more chips in help of getting us closer to the money. Newman just knocked out Nikola Fustar when his 
beat out Fuster 
and the board ran out 
. Newman should be a dangerous opponent as we head into the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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123,000 | 21,500 |
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Busted |
Hand For Hand
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The field is now in hand-for-hand play. With 109 players remaining, we are one elimination away from the money.
Plenty of Extras Being Given Away at This Year's WSOP
Level 11
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
The buzz inside the walls of the Rio extends beyond just the tournaments on the 2013 World Series of Poker schedule. Online poker in Nevada is a very, very hot topic right now, and WSOP.com is making a lot of noise.
While the site has yet to launch, you can head to the Lambada Room of the Rio or look for one of the beautiful and friendly WSOP.com ladies walking the hallways to sign up for a free, personal WSOP.com online poker account. This is a great way to get a jump on the site's registration, and plenty of people have already taken this opportunity.
What's more is that the WSOP will be hosting daily raffles for everyone that has taken the time to register for WSOP.com at the Rio. What can you win? Plenty of fantastic prizes including 36 WSOP seats!
Players 21 years of age and older who sign up for a WSOP.com account will automatically be entered into the “36-Seat Giveaway” where a randomly-selected winner will win a seat into the next day’s first WSOP gold bracelet event. One of the events eligible in this promotion is the $111,111 One Drop High Roller No-Limit Hold’em tournament that is expected to feature a $10,000,000 prize pool and allow you to play poker with the biggest names in the game. In total, $182,333 in WSOP seats, including a seat to the WSOP Main Event, are being given away during this one-of-a-kind WSOP.com promotion.
In addition to the 36-Seat Giveaway, a “Hot Seat” promotion will allow any player who signs up for a WSOP.com online account and wears their WSOP.com patch on their chest at the table while playing an event to be randomly selected to receive 500 bonus dollars deposited directly into their WSOP.com online account once the site has received all regulatory approvals and launches.
With 62 WSOP gold bracelet events and three winners promised for the Main Event, this promotion includes $32,000 worth of value to those participating.