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Level 9
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #55: The $50,000 Poker Players' Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$6,336,000
Total Entries
132
Level
26
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 132
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Level 9
2-7 Triple Draw
"If I happen to bust out soon, I just want to say what a pleasure it's been playing with such a personality."
So said Gus Hansen a while ago across the table to David Oppenheim, the pair carrying forward an long-running conversation about an earlier hand they had played. The sincerity of Hansen's compliment was belied somewhat by his wide grin, and Oppenheim was chuckling as well in response.
As his stack was low, however, Hansen's words did have more serious meaning as he was indeed on the verge of being eliminated. Soon he'd find himself all in before the last draw in a 2-7 triple draw hand versus Tommy Hang, and as he squeezed his last card Hang went ahead and turned over his 
.
Hansen saw he'd missed his draw — a quick flash of the cards including a 
among them — and soon he was bidding everyone else adieu.
Level 9
Level 9
No-Limit Hold'em
Phil Hellmuth raised to 11,000 from middle position, and it folded to Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier in the big blind who leaned forward to get a look at Hellmuth's remaining chips.
"83 to start the hand," said Hellmuth across the table, in response to which Grospellier set out a reraise to 27,700.
The action back on Hellmuth, he stewed for about 15 seconds before letting his hand go.
Afterwards he asked the dealer to hand him the stack of black placards indicating the games to be played, with "No-Limit Hold'em" resting on top. Hellmuth sorted through the next couple of games then set the placards in front of his seat for a while before returning them to their place along the middle edge of the table as he brooded.
Level 9
Level 9
Stud 8
Gus Hansen: 
/ 
/
Brandon Cantu: / 
/
It seems Brandon Cantu has Gus Hansen's number today. Earlier he found a fortunate turn card to double through "The Great Dane," and now he's taken another pot of Hansen.
We picked up action on fifth street when Cantu check-called a bet from Hansen. Both players then checked sixth and seventh and Hansen picked up his cards to muck. He waited for Cantu to show 
for a pair of aces and then chucked his cards to the dealer.
Hansen, who late registered at the start of the day, is down to just 9,000 and in need of some major help if he hopes to survive Day 2.
Level 9
Stud
Jean Gaspard completed with the up, Andy Bloch raised with the 
, and Gaspard called. Bloch bet fourth, Gaspard raised, and Bloch called. Then Bloch check-called another bet from Gaspard on fifth. Both then checked sixth street, their boards appearing as follows:
Bloch: / 
Gaspard: / 
Seventh street was dealt, and when Bloch fired a bet, Gaspard slowly let his hand go.
Level 9
Level 9
Omaha-8
George Danzer raised from the hijack seat, Adam Friedman called from the small blind, and Minh Ly three-bet from the big blind. Danzer then made it four bets to go, and both Friedman and Ly called.
The flop came all clubs — 
— and Friedman checked. Ly bet, Danzer raised, Friedman folded, and Ly reraised. Danzer paused just a moment, then called. Both players then checked the 
turn.
The river was the . Ly bet, and Danzer only waited a second or two before folding.
"Nut-nut?" asked Danzer across the table to Ly, but Ly just grinned in response.
