2013 World Series of Poker

Event #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 2ab
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
Players Left 1 / 6,352
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Some Chippies From Pavilion

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Raj Vohra us
Raj Vohra
250,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Cates us
Daniel Cates
203,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Ashley Mason gb
Ashley Mason
154,200
67,950
67,950
Profile photo of Keanu Tabali us
Keanu Tabali
128,300
6,300
6,300
Profile photo of Robert Horan us
Robert Horan
114,350
4,275
4,275
Profile photo of Stephan Kjerstad no
Stephan Kjerstad
107,000
26,800
26,800
Profile photo of Anton Wigg se
Anton Wigg
101,600
16,600
16,600
Profile photo of Matthew Honig us
Matthew Honig
88,900
3,900
3,900
Profile photo of Roger Strojny us
Roger Strojny
85,200
17,500
17,500
Profile photo of Andy Hwang us
Andy Hwang
82,400
2,125
2,125
Profile photo of Doyle Brunson us
Doyle Brunson
76,500
29,800
29,800
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Adrien Allain
65,000
53,125
53,125
Profile photo of Michael Shelton us
Michael Shelton
64,800
14,950
14,950
Profile photo of Olivier Elissalde fr
Olivier Elissalde
58,300
70,675
70,675
Profile photo of Amnon Filippi us
Amnon Filippi
38,400
15,850
15,850
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Luca Moschitta it
Luca Moschitta
35,450
64,550
64,550

Calling a Clock...Sort Of

We arrived at the table on the turn to see Chamath Palihapitiya bet all in for his last 21,150. The board read {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{k-Spades}{2-Hearts}. His lone opponent looked at cards and said, half-jokingly, "I need help." A player not in the hand offered to call the clock to motivate him to make his decision faster, and he agreed.

The dealer called the for a floorperson, who arrived and announced that the player had 1 minute and 10 seconds to make his decision. The floorman then walked away, although the dealer apparently assumed he would stay there and time the decision. The miscommunication sparked confusion at the table, and no one seemed to know how much time was left.

Steve Gee, who made the final table of the Main Event last year, was at the table but not in the hand, and he offered to help. Gee pulled out his iPad and opened the stopwatch, and announced to the table, "This is the official clock now." Gee's iPad read about four seconds at that point, even though almost a minute had passed since the floorman announced the clock. A few of the players were happy to use Gee's iPad, but the dealer felt otherwise. After about another 30 seconds, the dealer called the floorman back to the table, and he immediately started counting down the final ten seconds. When the countdown finished, Palihapitiya's opponent folded {a-Spades}{q-Clubs} face up, deciding his two pair was no good.

Player Chips Progress
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Chamath Palihapitiya
39,500
22,850
22,850

Tags: Chamath PalihapitiyaSteven Gee

Josephy Jams the Turn

Seeing players standing up around Table 9, we moved over there and found Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy with a stack of orange chips in front of him, enough to put his opponent, Jonathan Green, all in on the turn. The board had paired at that point and now read {10-Spades}{6-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}, and Green had about 30,000 left. The pot was around 40,000.

"Show me a bluff one time," Green said, showing {9-}{9-} and folding.

"I would have showed you if you showed me a good hand, like queens," Josephy replied.

Green busted in a hand we didn't catch shortly thereafter.

Player Chips Progress
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Cliff Josephy
222,700
42,700
42,700
WSOP 2X Winner
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Jonathan Green
Busted

Tags: Cliff JosephyJonathan Green

Pollak Shoves and Wins

On a {6-Spades}{8-Clubs}{4-Spades} flop and roughly 4,000 in the middle, we found a player betting 2,500 from the hi-jack with a caller from the small blind before Kevin Pollak moved all in for roughly 27,000.

The flop aggressor spent over a minute deliberating before eventually folding, while the small blind kicked his cards to the muck to see Pollak pushed the pot to move to roughly 38,000.

"Kevin Pollak ladies and gentleman!" announced one player on the table.

Player Chips Progress
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Kevin Pollak
38,000
12,650
12,650

Tags: Kevin Pollak

Merson Remaining Active

Greg Merson
Greg Merson

Defending WSOP Main Event champion remains active here in Level 7, his frequent, aggressive play contrasting sharply with his relaxed seeming pose as he leans forward to continue receiving a lengthy message.

Just now he was calling an opponent's raise to 1,500 with position, then calling another bet of 2,000 following an {8-Clubs}{5-Spades}{7-Clubs} flop. The turn was the {6-Hearts}, and this time Merson's opponent checked and he fired a bet of 3,200 that earned a call.

Both players checked the {2-Clubs} river, and when Merson saw his opponent table {5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} for a set of fives, he mucked.

The very next hand Merson was raising to 1,500 from the cutoff seat and his neighbor on the left called from the button. Merson continued for 2,200 on the {8-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} and his opponent stuck around. Then after both checked the {10-Hearts} turn, the river brought the {J-Diamonds} and a bet of 3,500 from Merson, and his opponent folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Greg Merson
118,000
5,500
5,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Greg Merson

The Other Side of Brasilia

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nick Schwarmann us
Nick Schwarmann
200,000
82,200
82,200
Profile photo of Micah Smith us
Micah Smith
185,000
83,500
83,500
Profile photo of Jevon Lam us
Jevon Lam
179,000
10,250
10,250
Profile photo of Jay Farber us
Jay Farber
167,000
62,600
62,600
Profile photo of Robert Russ us
Robert Russ
160,000
16,650
16,650
Profile photo of Kenneth Silberstein us
Kenneth Silberstein
154,000
1,925
1,925
Profile photo of Jeffrey Goldberg us
Jeffrey Goldberg
142,000
29,650
29,650
Profile photo of Luis Garla br
Luis Garla
138,000
13,300
13,300
Profile photo of Joseph McGuire us
Joseph McGuire
135,000
2,950
2,950
Profile photo of James Barger us
James Barger
132,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Eoghan O'Dea ie
Eoghan O'Dea
130,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nick Guagenti us
Nick Guagenti
115,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Vishnu Chada us
Vishnu Chada
105,000
15,225
15,225
Profile photo of Joseph McKeehen us
Joseph McKeehen
105,000
27,850
27,850
Profile photo of Alan Keating us
Alan Keating
103,000
2,800
2,800
Profile photo of Larry Ormson us
Larry Ormson
100,000
6,050
6,050
Profile photo of Neil Chriss us
Neil Chriss
100,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Robert Ettinger us
Robert Ettinger
95,000
7,775
7,775
Profile photo of Philipp Gsollpointner at
Philipp Gsollpointner
80,000
10,350
10,350
Profile photo of Kevin Morris us
Kevin Morris
22,000
80,325
80,325
Profile photo of David Williams us
David Williams
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
pokerstars

DeWitt Takes a DeHit

From the cutoff seat, Steve Buckner raised to 1,700. Gold bracelet winner Jason DeWitt called from the big blind, and the flop came down {Q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}. Both players checked.

The turn was the {Q-Diamonds}, and DeWitt led with a bet of 2,000. Buckner called. The river was the {J-Diamonds}, and both players checked.

Buckner showed the {K-Clubs}{J-Spades} for two pair, and DeWitt mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason DeWitt
125,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Jason DeWittSteve Buckner

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