2013 World Series of Poker

Event #60: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j10
Prize
$609,017
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,430,350
Entries
2,541
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Comel Gone

Level 8 : 200/400, 50 ante

Action folded around to the player in the small blind, who asked for a count of Sebastien Comel's stack. When he realized Comel only had 1,300 behind, he went all in. Comel looked at his cards, smirked and made the call.

Comel: {j-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Small Blind: {a-Diamonds}{2-Spades}

The flop came {3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} which was a really good flop for Comel's hand, keeping his two cards live and adding a flush draw. The {a-Hearts} turn took out his pair options but flush possibilities were still alive. The possibilities were fleeting as the {4-Hearts} came on the river, eliminating Comel from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Sebastien Comel fr
Sebastien Comel
Busted

Tags: Sebastien Comel

Harwood Picks One Off (Pt. 2)

Level 8 : 200/400, 50 ante
Loni Harwood
Loni Harwood

For the second time since dinner, we walked past Loni Harwood's table to see her pick off an opponent's bluff.

Harwood raised to 800 preflop, and both blinds called. The flop fell {3-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{4-Clubs}, and action checked around to Harwood, who continued for 1,200. The small blind then raised all in for 4,700. The big blind folded, and Harwood quickly called. She turned up {k-Spades}{q-Hearts}, and was ahead of her opponent's {6-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. The turn was the {9-Hearts}, and the river the {8-Clubs}, connecting with neither player, and Harwood took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Loni Harwood us
Loni Harwood
WSOP 2X Winner
32,000 9,000

Tags: Loni Harwood

Knockout for Chen

Level 8 : 200/400, 50 ante

A player in middle position raised all in preflop for a little more than 2,000. Bill Chen called from the small blind, and everyone else folded. Chen showed {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}, and the all-in player turned over {j-Clubs}{4-Clubs}. Chen seemed a little surprised to see his opponent's cards, but any concern he'd be outdrawn evaporated when the flop came {9-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}, leaving him opponent drawing pretty thin. The turn and river came {2-Spades}, {10-Diamonds}. Chen won the pot with his set, and his opponent was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Bill Chen us
Bill Chen
WSOP 2X Winner
7,000 -2,200

Tags: Bill Chen

Pedro Rios Eliminated

Level 8 : 200/400, 50 ante

We walked up to the table just as the player in the cutoff was calling the all in of Pedro Rios. The button and blinds folded and the hands were tabled.

Rios: {q-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Cutoff: {10-Spades}{10-Clubs}

Rios did find much help on the {7-Clubs}{2-Spades}{4-Diamonds} flop nor on the {k-Spades} turn. The {4-Clubs} river came and Rios hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Pedro Rios us
Pedro Rios
Busted

Tags: Pedro Rios

Bustouts Coming Fast

Level 8 : 200/400, 50 ante

In the first hour after dinner break, the tournament lost over 250 players. Now only 790 remain. The red section of the Brasilia Room is rapidly emptying out as tables are breaking.

Level: 8

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50