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

Gregg Applying Pressure

Adrien Allain started the action with a raise to 1,700, and a middle position player called. Tony Gregg, who had just been moved to the table, was in the cutoff, and he put out a three bet to 3,700. Allain was the lone caller, and the flop came down {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}{4-Clubs}. Allain checked to Gregg, who kept the pressure on with a bet of 3,300. Allain tossed it in, and the {q-Spades} hit the turn. Allain checked again, and Gregg kept firing, this time for 8,000.

Allain took the hint and folded his hand, giving the pot to Gregg, who was down on the day before that pot. After taking that hand down, he is back up to his starting stack of the day, sitting on 47,000.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Gregg us
Tony Gregg
47,000
-1,650
-1,650

Tags: Tony GreggAdrien Allain

Queens Work for Cada

A player in middle position opened for 1,200 and it folded to 2009 WSOP Main Event champion Joe Cada who reraised from the small blind. The big blind then shoved all in for about 10,000, forcing a quick fold from the original raiser, but Cada was just as quick with the call.

Cada tabled {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts} and his opponent {J-Clubs}{J-Spades}, and when the board came {5-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{4-Clubs}, then {K-Hearts}, then {7-Clubs}, the better pair had held and another player has hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
28,000
1,400
1,400

Tags: Joe Cada

One for Staszko

Martin Staszko raised preflop and got only one caller. The dealer spread {4-Spades}{6-Clubs}{j-Hearts} on the flop, and Staszko continued for 1,300. His opponent called, and the dealer turned the {k-Hearts}. This time Staszko checked, then called a bet of 1,500. The river was the {q-Clubs}, and Staszko checked again. His opponent thought for a minute, then tapped the table at all and said, "You win." Staszko turned over {j-Clubs}{9-Spades} for a pair of jacks. He pulled in the pot, and the 2011 Main Event runner-up now has 42,000 in his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Staszko cz
Martin Staszko
42,000
-5,900
-5,900

Tags: Martin Staszko

Seidel Scoops Nice Pot with Kings

With the blinds at 250 and 500, Erik Seidel opened to 1,100 from early position and got three callers.

The flop came {6-Spades}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts}, and Sergi Reixach bet 2,300 into the field from the small blind. Seidel called, and the other players folded. The turn paired the board with the {2-Diamonds}, and Reixach continued his aggression, this time with 5,100. Again, Seidel called, and the players took in an {a-Diamonds} river.

Reixach turned over {6-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for a flopped pair and straight draw that didn't improve, so Seidel's {k-Hearts}{k-Spades} took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
134,300
59,300
59,300
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Sergi Reixach es
Sergi Reixach
30,800
-13,975
-13,975

Tags: Erik SeidelSergi Reixach

Merson Quietly Doing His Thing

We came to the table just as one of the players said, "good game" and got up to leave. When we looked at the felt, we noticed Greg Merson held {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts} and had a set on the {5-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} flop. The {7-Diamonds} turn gave him a full house and the {10-Clubs} completed the board. Merson is quietly doing what he does best, chipping up.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Merson us
Greg Merson
105,500
23,850
23,850
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Greg Merson

Maimone, Cardyn Choosing Caution

Caution is often the word even on Day 2 of the Main Event, as the stacks remain deep and the blinds relatively small (250/500/50) here in Level 6.

Case in point, Nick Maimone — who knows something about making a deep Main Event run, having finished 15th in 2009 — just now opened for a raise to 1,200 from the hijack seat, then watched his neighbor to his left call. The next player to act on the button then raised to 3,000, and when it folded back to Maimone he called the reraise.

That's when the player in between decided to raise it again to 10,000, forcing out the button quickly, then after pausing a few beats Maimone stepped aside as well. Maimone has seen his stack deplete considerably here on Day 2, but he still has chips with which to work.

Meanwhile, on another table it was Nicolas Cardyn watching an opponent open for 1,225 from middle position, then he reraised to 3,100 and when it folded back his opponent called. The flop came {8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{6-Spades}, and when checked to Cardyn bet 3,600. His opponent then check-raised to 10,200, and after tanking for a couple of minutes Cardyn decided to choose another spot as well.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Maimone us
Nick Maimone
25,000
-68,000
-68,000
Nicolas Cardyn fr
Nicolas Cardyn
21,000
-1,300
-1,300

Tags: Nick MaimoneNicolas Cardyn

Sergio Takes Lead

We have just spotted a new chip leader with Sergio Castelluccio sitting with roughly 214,000.

Castelluccio - who has over $1.2 million in lifetime earnings - has yet to record a WSOP cash, but with a healthy stack here early on Day 2a/b, Castelluccio is in a good position to mount a charge at knocking that monkey off his back.

Player Chips Progress
Sergio Castelluccio it
Sergio Castelluccio
214,000
38,175
38,175

Tags: Sergio Castelluccio

Panzica Drags One In

Aaron Ong raised to 1,100 in early position, Sam Panzica, who won the 2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Palm Beach Kennel Club Casino Championship, called in the cutoff, and both players checked on a flop of {10-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{9-Hearts}. The turn was the {9-Diamonds}, Ong led out for 2,200, and Panzica called.

The river was the {7-Clubs}, Ong checked, and Panzica fired out 5,200. After a minute or so Ong flicked his cards into the muck, and Panzica took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Panzica us
Sam Panzica
52,000
-8,650
-8,650
Aaron Ong us
Aaron Ong
36,200
-24,900
-24,900

Tags: Aaron OngSam Panzica

Lacay's Raise Goes Wrong

Ludovic Lacay from Day 1 of the Main Event
Ludovic Lacay from Day 1 of the Main Event

After a raise to 1,100 from the player in the 9 seat, Thomas Butzhammer called as did Damien Lhommeau. Action folded to Ludovic Lacay who put in a raise to 4,000 from the big blind . The original raiser folded while Butzhammer called. Lhommeau also folded, leading to heads-up action between Lacay and Butzhammer.

The flop came down {K-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{9-Diamonds} and Lacay led with a bet 5,000. Butzhammer called. On the {Q-Spades} turn, Lacay checked to Butzhammer who bet 3,800. Lacay called. The river was the {7-Spades} and both players checked.

"Nine," Lacay said without showing his hand. Butzhammer turned up {10-Spades}{10-Clubs} though, and that was good enough to take down the pot. Lacay was left with just about 10,000 chips after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Ludovic Lacay fr
Ludovic Lacay
10,200
-17,525
-17,525