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

Jaka Dwindling

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

We caught up with Faraz Jaka as he was making a 4,300 call from his opponent on the flop of {j-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}. The turn came the {2-Spades} and Jaka made a call again from his opponent of 7,000. The river came the {6-Hearts} and this time Jaka's opponent bet 22,000. Jaka released and he was not happy with his dwindling chips stacks. He is down to 20,000

Player Chips Progress
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
20,000
-13,000
-13,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Faraz Jaka

Level: 13

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Jaka Plays it Safe

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

While there's been a lot of wild and crazy action since the money bubble burst, one exception to that trend is Faraz Jaka. We caught up with Jaka as he played a couple hands cautiously. In the first, we came to the table on the flop, with a board of {4-Spades}{6-Hearts}{j-Hearts} and about 7,000 in the pot. Jaka checked from the big blind position, and his opponent also checked. Both players also checked the turn and river as the board ran out {7-Hearts}{8-Hearts}. His opponent announced "Eight" and turned over {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for a rivered pair, and Jaka mucked his cards.

In the very next hand, action folded to Jaka in the small blind, and he raised to 3,100. The big blind called, and the two players saw a flop of {2-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}. Jaka checked, his opponent bet out for 2700, and Jaka folded. He is now down to about 33000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
33,000
-8,000
-8,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Payout!

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

After the bubble burst all you hear in the room is dealers yelling "Payout" on any one of the many tables that are being played in the Amazon Room. We decided to count how many times a dealer yells Payout since the bubble. We counted 34 in a matter of 10 minutes. The payouts will be coming fast and now everyone is focused on jumping the pay ladder or making a run for it all.

Purple Rain

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Here are a few notable chip counts from the Amazon Room's Purple section.

Player Chips Progress
Jerry Wong us
Jerry Wong
240,000
240,000
240,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
223,000
-21,000
-21,000
Dan Kelly us
Dan Kelly
154,000
24,000
24,000
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
109,500
18,500
18,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Jason Rock ca
Jason Rock
64,300
-400
-400
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
54,000
12,000
12,000
PokerStars
Walter Moorhead us
Walter Moorhead
49,000
-24,500
-24,500
Dennis Phillips us
Dennis Phillips
28,000
-12,000
-12,000
Irving "Irv Gotti" Lorenzo
Irving "Irv Gotti" Lorenzo
13,500
13,500
13,500

Orange Crush

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Notable chip counts from around the Amazon Room's Orange section as we enter post-bubble play.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
171,000
147,000
147,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Antonio Sciucca
Antonio Sciucca
151,000
47,000
47,000
Kane Kalas us
Kane Kalas
131,400
-16,600
-16,600
Royce Cohen
Royce Cohen
64,100
9,100
9,100
John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
48,500
24,250
24,250
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
41,000
-23,300
-23,300
WSOP 1X Winner
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
37,000
28,750
28,750
Theresa Hemingway
Theresa Hemingway
34,000
34,000
34,000
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
33,000
2,200
2,200
WSOP 3X Winner
Carlos Mortensen es
Carlos Mortensen
11,600
4,200
4,200
WSOP 2X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

In the Money!

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

In an unusual turn of events, there was no hand-for-hand play in this event. While the clock was stopped and players were preparing to begin hand-for-hand, we lost the last players who would not be paid. All remaining players are in the money and will walk away with at least $2,740 for their efforts. Expect eliminations to come quickly as play resumes.

Hand-for-Hand

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The tournament staff just instructed dealers to complete the hand they're on and then stop. We are about to begin hand-for-hand play. There is a palpable buzz in the air in the Amazon room as we approach the money bubble, as all remaining players have their sights set on the seven-figure payout for first place.