2013 World Series of Poker

Event #6: $1,500 "Millionaire Maker" No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
99
Prize
$1,198,780
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
6,343
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000

Brendon Rubie Rolling

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Australian poker pro has taken a few small pots down recently, with the last coming after a continuation bet forced Paul "Zar-Dog" White to toss his cards into the muck. The flop came jack-high with a spade flush draw, and Smith couldn't stand the pressure applied by Rubie.

This is the stage in every tournament when the professionals begin separating themselves from their amateur opponents, and this hand may just represent a microcosm of that particular dynamic.

Player Chips Progress
Brendon Rubie au
Brendon Rubie
380,000 55,000
Paul White
Paul White
110,000 -66,000

Level: 16

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 500

Updated Chip Counts Heading to Break

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

As the field leaves for the 20-minute break, we have some updated chip counts from the Amazon Room's Purple section, where the remaining tables are located.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Degeorge
Joe Degeorge
256,400 256,400
Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
253,000 -17,000
Dan Kelly us
Dan Kelly
177,000 7,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
165,500 -79,500
Ryan Welch us
Ryan Welch
WSOP 1X Winner
156,000 -16,000
Antonio Sciucca
Antonio Sciucca
145,400 -5,600
John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
128,200 -1,800
John Monnette us
John Monnette
WSOP 5X Winner
110,000 47,800
Walter Moorhead us
Walter Moorhead
104,000 10,000
Jerry Wong us
Jerry Wong
WSOP 1X Winner
74,000 -52,000
Mike Carroll
Mike Carroll
72,000 51,000
Ray Henson us
Ray Henson
36,000 9,000
Lizzy Harrison us
Lizzy Harrison
34,000 34,000

Aguiar Building

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Jonathan Aguiar
Jonathan Aguiar

On a board of {3-Hearts}{5-Spades}{10-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{q-Spades} Jonathan Aguiar was faced with a bet of 10,000. He pondered and bumped it up to 53,500. His opponent quickly called and Aguiar was delighted to show his Q-high flush.

Aguiar will be a force as we head into the later stages of day 2. He has 266,500.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Aguiar pt
Jonathan Aguiar
WSOP 1X Winner
266,500

Tags: Jonathan Aguiar

Sabotage and Subterfuge

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

With many amateurs making their first deep runs in a WSOP event, and over a million dollars on the line for first place, the crowd of spectators lining the rail has grown as the field shrinks. Several wives, children, best friends, and likely many backers, have been seen wandering across the ropes and into the Amazon Room's tournament area, trying to sneak some words of encouragement across the boundary.

The floor recently issued a warning to all players and spectators to prevent such activity, especially with payouts climbing above the $5,000 mark. The advisement included an ominous threat to assess a penalty to any player who is witnessed conversing with a supporter who has crossed the rail, showing that the WSOP staff is serious about preserving the integrity of this record-setting tournament.

As spectators heeded the call and cleared the area, one ingenious player could be heard plotting what is, perhaps, the perfect crime.

The plan involved sending decoys from the crowd to speak with deep stacked players, in the hopes of drawing them a one-round penalty for violating the floor's warning. While poker is the ultimate game of deception, sending double-agents to submarine your opponent's chance of even seeing a hand is the very definition of dirty pool.

Kenney Collecting Chips

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

We came to the table on the flop, with the board showing {9-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and two players involved in the hand. Bryn Kenney checked, and his opponent bet 6,500. Kenney quickly called, then both players checked the {a-Diamonds} turn card. The dealer turned over the {6-Spades} for the river, and Kenney bet out 13,500. His opponent folded, and Kenney took the pot. He is now up to about 245,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
245,000 53,000

Tags: Bryn Kenney

Clements Wins Huge Pot

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

We missed the hand, but it was hard to miss the aftermath: Scott Clements with a mountainous pile of chips being pushed his way, and a dejected-looking opponent walking away from the table with nothing but green felt in front of his now-empty seat. The pot was so big that Clements was still sorting and stacking his chips five minutes later, but it looks like he now has about 200,000.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
WSOP 3X Winner
200,000 129,000

Tags: Scott Clements

Stout Sent Out

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Matt Stout
Matt Stout

Poker pro Matt Stout was recently eliminated after a flop of {5-}{6-}{10-}. Stout's {Q-}{10-} was good for top pair, but the {A-}{10-} held by his opponent had him outkicked, and the field loses one of its stronger players.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
Busted