2013 World Series of Poker

Event #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Ryan Riess
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$8,361,570
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
6,352
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
200,000

Lamb's Stack Get's Jacked

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante
Ben Lamb (seen here playing the $111,111 One-Drop)
Ben Lamb (seen here playing the $111,111 One-Drop)

With the flop showing {2-Spades}{8-Spades}{j-Hearts}, Ben Lamb bet out 500 from the big blind, and was called by the player sitting under the gun plus one, before their opponent in the cut-off, bumped it up to 1,100. Both players called, as the {q-Clubs} fell on the turn. The action checked around to the cut-off, who threw in another bet of 2,000, which was called, before firing out another 5,000 on the river, as he faced back-to-back checks.

Lamb quickly called, as the player in-between mucked his hand. The player in the cut-off then tabled his {j-Spades}{j-Clubs} for trip jacks, awarding him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
WSOP 2X Winner
40,050 -13,550

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Sanchez Stumbles

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

We came to the table and noticed Diego Sanchez sitting on about half his original starting stack. The {4-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{5-Hearts} flop was already dealt and the {j-Diamonds} turn just hit felt. Sanchez checked from the small blind to his opponent in the hijack seat. The player bet 700 and Sanchez answered with a raise to 2,100.

Sanchez checked the {a-Clubs} river and his opponent checked by turning over his hand which was {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}. Sanchez obviously not pleased with the river ace and reluctantly sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Diego Sanchez mx
Diego Sanchez
15,750 -14,250

Tags: Diego Sanchez

No Phones Allowed

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

We caught up to Ben Lamb on a board of {8-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}. There, Lamb put out a bet of 2,200. Almost instantly, the only other player in the hand put out a bet of 11,000. Lamb leaned over the table, wide eyed, and studied his opponent and his chip stack. After a few seconds, the player picked up his phone and began texting.

"Sir, you can't do that when you're in a hand," the dealer warned the player. Quickly he put his phone down, face down on the edge of the table.

"Yeah you're hand's dead buddy," Lamb joked to him. "I think that's the actual rule. But I won't call it on you."

Eventually, after a few more seconds Lamb ended up folding his hand. "Now would be a good time to show a bluff," someone at the table told the pot winner, but he didn't oblige. Even after losing that small pot, Lamb is getting off to a great start here in the 2013 Main Event as he is close to double his starting stack already.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
WSOP 2X Winner
53,600 25,100

The Grinder Storms Ahead

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante
Michael Mizrachi (earlier in the series)
Michael Mizrachi (earlier in the series)

We arrived at table with the flop spread out {10-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}. Four players, including Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi checked their options to the player on the button, who bet out 550. The big blind called, before Mizrachi raised it up to 3,500. The players in the cut-off, as well as the one on the button, were the only two to call, as the {9-Spades} fell on the turn.

Mizrachi then instantly fired out a bet of 16,000, which saw the cut-off immediately release his hand, before the option fell on the button. He tanked for several minutes, contemplating what to do.

“Run it twice?” joked Mizrachi, as he casually sat there, waiting on his opponent.

“I would’ve done that,” replied the player in the cut-off, who had folded to the bet on the turn.

A few more minutes passed, before the player on the button moved all in for 24,000, and was snap called, as both players tabled their cards.

Mizrachi: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Opponent: {k-Clubs}{6-Clubs}

Mizrachi had flopped the nut straight, but had to dodge a club on the river to win the massive pot. The {2-Spades} came on the river, sealing the deal for Mizrachi, who moves up to 85,000 in chips, and sending a player to the rail.

“I knew that he had that. A king-high flush draw. That’s why I bet so big,” said Mizrachi, stacking up his new found wealth.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
WSOP 5X Winner
85,000

Tags: Michael Mizrachi

Sbrissa Tames the H.O.R.S.E. Whisperer

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

We caught up with the action after a raising was on the turn resulted in Victor Sbrissa getting his stack of 23,375 in against Tom Schneider, who won both Event #15: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. and Event #29: $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. earlier this summer.

The board read {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}{7-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} and Schneider had the {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} laid out in front of him for top two pair. Unfortunately for him, Sbrissa held the {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds} for a flopped set. Schneider was looking for either an ace or queen on the river to eliminate Sbrissa, but he'd only find the useless {J-Diamonds}.

Schneider must have gotten off to a quick start here on Day 1c because, despite that loss, he is still sitting with a stack of 20,500.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Schneider us
Tom Schneider
WSOP 4X Winner
20,500 -25,000

Tags: Tom SchneiderVictor Sbrissa

Nithin Eapen Looking to Continue His One of a Kind Summer

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante
Nithin Eapen (Seen Here Playing in Event #58) is All Business Here Today at the Main Event
Nithin Eapen (Seen Here Playing in Event #58) is All Business Here Today at the Main Event

Earlier in the summer we came across one of those unique stories that only the World Series of Poker can provide, as Nithin Eapen and Jay Nair found themselves seated next to one another during the "Millionaire Maker" event.

You can read about the details of their chance encounter by following the preceding link, but sufficed to say the chances of two players who hail from the same area of India, who speak the same regional dialect, finding one another among the masses at the WSOP was a sight to behold.

Later in the summer, we came across Eapen once again, and this time he was playing a pro to perfection, table talking his way into a successful stacking of bracelet winner Jason Duval.

After getting to know Eapen a little better, we discovered that the gregarious software developer from Stamford, Connecticut has a true passion for the game of poker, as he told us how much his wife Priyanka, and their four children, enjoyed reading about his WSOP exploits.

With the third Day 1 flight of the Main Event now underway, fate seems to have spoken once again, as Eapen was recently spotted in the Brasilia Room competing in the most important poker tournament in the world.

We watched Eapen open for 300 from middle position, and then call a raise of 900 from the player in the hijack. The flop fell {q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{4-Hearts}, and Eapen check-folded to a continuation bet. Despite this minor setback, Eapen was sporting his usual smile and seemed to be enjoying every second of his latest foray into the wilds of the World Series of Poker.

Player Chips Progress
Nithin Eapen
Nithin Eapen
28,700 28,700

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2006 Main Event Champ Also Arrives

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante

The 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Jamie Gold, who topped the largest field in Main Event history, has been spotted in the Orange Section.

"First day in Vegas," Gold told our reporter. He then explained that he had recently moved to Florida where he is working to open two casinos, one in the Palm Beach area and one in Miami. While he may not play as much as he used to, poker is clearly on the former champ's mind.

Player Chips Progress
Jamie Gold us
Jamie Gold
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
30,000 30,000

Tags: Jamie Gold