2013 World Series of Poker

Event #56: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$730,756
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
1,736
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Johnson Sends One Out

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

A player in early position raised to 1,700, and a short stack in middle position moved all in. Marco Johnson, who covered the player, shipped it over the top. Everyone else folded.

Johnson: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Middle position:n {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}

Johnson was in a dominating position, and he only solidified it when {4-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} flopped. Two eights hit the board after that, and Johnson has nearly 50,000 now.

Player Chips Progress
Marco Johnson us
Marco Johnson
48,200
29,200
29,200
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Marco Johnson

DeMaci Takes a Beat for his Stack

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

Chris DeMaci, in the small blind, jammed over a button raise. The button called with {a-Diamonds}{2-Spades}. DeMaci turned over {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}, and he was way in front.

The flop came {7-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}, but an {a-Hearts} on the turn left DeMaci in dire straits. The river was the {j-Spades}, dooming DeMaci.

"Good luck, everybody," he said, gathering his stuff.

Player Chips Progress
Chris DeMaci us
Chris DeMaci
Busted

Karambinis 4-Bets All-In On The Flop

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante
Chris Karambinis
Chris Karambinis

We just caught an exciting pot with Chris Karambinis, where he four-bet all in to take down a sizable pot and nearly double his stack.

The flop read {q-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}, and Karambinis checked. His opponent bet 4,700 into the 12,000 pot. Karambinis then raised to 10,700, putting some pressure on his opponent who returned fire with a three-bet to 18,700.

Karambinis quickly four-bet with an all-in, later saying that he had a great read on his opponent. His opponent folded, and Karambinis took down a 30,000 pot to bring his stack up to 85,000.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Karambinis us
Chris Karambinis
85,000
31,000
31,000

Tags: Chris Karambinis

Levi Scoops a Small One

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

Nicolas Levi, in the small blind, check-called a bet of 3,600 on the {7-Spades}{k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} flop. The turn was a [9], and both players checked to see a {4-Hearts} on the river. Again, both players checked, and Levi tabled {k-Spades}{q-Spades} for top pair. His opponent mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Nicolas Levi fr
Nicolas Levi
125,000
117,500
117,500

Tags: Nicolas Levi

Sylvia's Queens Hold

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

Jesse Sylvia opened for a raise to 1,700 on the button, and the small blind reraised all in for about 17,000. The big blind folded, and Sylvia insta-called.

Sylvia: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Small blind: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}

The board ran out {4-Spades}{7-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{k-Spades}, and Sylvia busted his opponent on the last hand before their table broke.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
41,000
2,500
2,500

Tags: Jesse Sylvia

Peters Busts Esfandiari

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante
David Peters
David Peters

We walked up to the table just as Antonio Esfandiari went all-in for 20,200 of his remaining chips. David Peters, two seats to the left, also announced, "All in," after a short tank. The rest of the players folded, and Esfandiari showed {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}, while Peters tabled {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}.

The board came {q-Clubs}{9-Spades}{2-Spades}{6-Spades}{3-Clubs}, hitting a queen for Peters and coming up short for Esfandiari. After an apparent downswing, Peters is now sitting at a healthy stack of around 60,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
David Peters us
David Peters
60,000
25,000
25,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariDavid Peters

Level: 11

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100