And We're Back
Level 5
: 100/200, 0 ante
And we're back! Players have just enjoyed a 20-minute break, and will play six more one-hour levels before the end of play!
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #42: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 0
Breaking Up
Level 4
: 75/150, 0 ante
The remaining players in today's field are on another 20-minute break!
Rheem Loses Some, Then Doubles Back
Level 4
: 75/150, 0 ante
We missed some of the preflop action but a player at the table was kind enough to let us know that Chino Rheem opened and a player two seats to his left jammed all in over the top. Rheem called and the two players headed to a preflop showdown.
Rheem: 
Preflop Shover: 
The board ran out 
and before the river was dealt, the player who shoved all in stood up and yelled, "Ten! One Time!" Unfortunately for him it didn't came as the 
fell on the river to double up Rheem.
"There we go!" Rheem said. "That makes up for some of the chips that I gave to you with ace jack," he said talking to another player at the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,500 | 2,000 |
Cajelais Muscled Out
Level 4
: 75/150, 0 ante
We caught up to Erik Cajelais when he had called a preflop all in of another player. Cajelais was holding 
against his opponents 
. The board rolled out 
and Cajelais couldn't catch up. After that hand he was knocked down to just 675 chips and a few hands later he was down to none as he got up from his seat and left the tournament area.
"I Wish I Could Run Like That In the Pot-Limit Omaha Tournament!"
Level 4
: 75/150, 0 ante
When we walked to David Chiu's table, he made a motion with his chips like he might be ready to move all in at any time, so we stuck around to watch for a bit.
Our observation was correct as the first hand that we watched at that table, Chiu did in fact move all in. One player limped under the gun and in the next seat over, Chiu thrust his chips into the pot with authority, moving all in. The player in the seat next to his called. Action folded to the big blind who moved all in over the top with a cover stack. The under the gun limper folded.
"Oops," Chiu said, laughing.
The original caller thought about it for a bit before eventually making the call as well creating a three way all in and chance to tripple up for David Chiu.
Chiu: 
Caller: 
Big Blind:
Chiu was way behind but after the flop of 
he had picked up a huge advantage. Since neither player was holding a club either, Chiu just had to fade a queen. The turn was the 
and the river was the 
, eliminating the player who held and tripling up David Chiu in the process.
"I knew the three was coming!" he said excitedly. "I wish I could run like that in the pot-limit omaha tournament, not here."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,975 |
Vedes Caught
Level 4
: 75/150, 0 ante
The action folded around to Tommy Veldes on the small blind, who opened to 350. He was called by the player on the big blind, as both saw the flop come down 
. A continuation bet of 425 was called, before both players checked the 
on the turn. With the river producing the 
, Vedes slowly counted out a bet, before throwing in 1,150, which was snap called.
“Queen,” said Vedes.
“Queen high?” asked his opponent, before then tabling his 
for a pair of nines.
“Wow,” replied Vedes, as his cards went into the muck. He now sits just under 2,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,900 | -2,300 |
Kenny Nguyen Hits The Rail
Level 4
: 75/150, 0 ante
After a raise of 375 and two callers preflop Kenny Nguyen moved all in for his final 1,150 chips from the cutoff. The original raiser folded, but the first caller made the call again. The third caller folded and the two men went to show down.
Nguyen: 
Caller: 
The flop came down 
and Nguyen got up from the table to collect his things. The turn was an and he wished everyone at the table luck as he was already drawing dead. The river was a 
and that was it as Nguyen was eliminated from the tournament.
"If I see that flop I go broke anyways," Nguyen said. "I can't fold ace queen in that spot."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Some Updated Chip Counts!
Level 4
: 75/150, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,500 | 9,900 |
|
10,500 | 7,500 |
|
7,900 | |
|
7,000 | |
|
6,200 | -900 |
|
5,850 | 2,850 |
|
5,800 | |
|
5,500 | |
|
|
5,500 | 1,700 |
|
5,300 | 2,300 |
|
5,200 | |
|
4,900 | -100 |
|
4,800 | |
|
4,800 | |
|
4,300 | |
|
4,200 | -200 |
|
3,200 | -300 |
|
2,675 | |
|
2,250 | -750 |
|
2,200 | 1,200 |
|
2,100 | -900 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Three Aces, One Man, One Pot
Level 3
: 50/100, 0 ante
Chad Holmes was victim to a very unfortunate mistake just recently. We walked by Holmes' table and he had accidentally turned up his . To his left, Men "The Master" Nguyen, had seen the card. The players at the table saw what had happened and Holmes was forced to give up his without the option to keep it.
Holmes gave up the and it was kept at the burn card. Everyone at the table continued the action as normal.
Action began on the player to Holmes' right who raised to 250. Next to act Holmes made it 700 to play.
Men "The Master" Nguyen burst out laughing because of a combination of what had just happened to Holmes and the preflop action that had occurred.
"I'm going to play like I have that card in my hand," Holmes said, pointing to the burn. Nguyen just kept laughing.
Action folded back around to the opener who folded as well.
"I'm only going to show this because I don't know if it will ever happen again," Holmes said after the hand. He exposed his two hole cards and they were the , meaning he had been dealt three aces, preflop, in one hand.
Men Nguyen put his hand over his heads and laughed even more as Holmes scooped up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,500 |