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

Hertzog Starts Strong

We didn't get the preflop action but we did see Joseph Hertzog and his opponent move all in on the {k-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{q-Hearts} flop.

Hertzog: {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
Opponent: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

Both players flopped a set but Hertzog had, and would retain, the lead through the {2-Spades} turn and {j-Hearts} river. Hertzog is coming off a second-place finish in Event #39 just a few weeks ago.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Hertzog us
Joseph Hertzog
97,000 66,150

Tags: Joseph Hertzog

Cerrutti Spikes Triple

On a {5-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{2-Spades} flop with 6,450 in the middle we found both blinds checking to Alberto Cerrutti who moved all in for 13,900. Adam Weinraub made the call from the button before the small blind folded only to have Gabriel Paul move all in for roughly an additional 20,000. Weinraub folded and Cerrutti was at risk.

Cerrutti: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Paul: {6-Clubs}{2-Hearts}

With Cerrutti needing to find an eight or two pair on the board to counterfeit Paul, the turn and river landed the {K-Clubs} and {5-Clubs} to see Cerrutti spike to stay alive and triple to 48,150.

Player Chips Progress
Alberto Cerrutti uy
Alberto Cerrutti
48,150 32,950

Tags: Adam WeinraubAlberto CerruttiPaul Gabriel

Galfond Gets a Few

After a late position raise from Steven Wolansky, Phil Galfond defended his big blind and the pair saw a flop come {3-Clubs}{8-Spades}{7-Spades}. Both players checked. The turn brought the {3-Diamonds} and with some deliberation Galfond set out a bet of 1,200 which Wolansky called.

The river was the {6-Diamonds}. This time Galfond bet 3,600, and Wolansky took his time responding taking a swig from his Pepsi as he contemplated the situation. Finally he let his hand go, and Galfond picked up a few early chips here in Level 6.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Galfond us
Phil Galfond
WSOP 3X Winner
58,000 3,750
Steven Wolansky us
Steven Wolansky
WSOP 2X Winner
17,000 -3,600

Tags: Phil GalfondSteven Wolansky

Panesis Continues to Build

Evan Panesis from Day 1A
Evan Panesis from Day 1A

Evan Panesis is starting Day 2A the same way he ended Day 1A, by gathering chips.

Christian Nanetti limped from under the gun, Panesis called from the small blind, and Tom Hu checked his option in the big blind. The flop fell {4-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{10-Hearts}, and action checked to Nanetti, who bet 1,600. Only Panesis called. The dealer turned the {j-Clubs}, and Panesis checked again. Nanetti continued for 3,100, and Panesis called. The river was the {8-Diamonds}, and Panesis checked a third time. Nanetti barreled again, this time for 7,500. Panesis called again, and turned over {5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} for a small flush. Nanetti turned over {j-Spades}{2-} before sending his cards to the dealer, and Panesis raked in the pot.

Tags: Evan Panesis

Gray and Brusatore Eliminated

Jonathan Gray was all in on the {Q-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{3-Spades}{8-Diamonds} board against two others players, one of which was Cyrill Gustavsson. The river completed the board with the {2-Diamonds}, and Gustavsson checked. His opponent bet 11,700, to which Gustavsson responded by check-raising all in for 29,025. His opponent called.

Gustavsson showed the {A-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for the nut flush. His opponent showed the {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} for a weaker flush, and then Gray, the all-in player on the turn contesting for only the main pot, showed the {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}. Gustavsson's nut flush proved to beat all hands, and he won the pot. Gray was eliminated, and Gustavsson moved to 80,000 in chips.

In other news, Gordon Brusatore was eliminated on another table.

Player Chips Progress
Cyrill Gustavsson gb
Cyrill Gustavsson
80,000 42,425
Gordon Brusatore ca
Gordon Brusatore
Busted
Jonathan Gray us
Jonathan Gray
Busted

Tags: Cyrill GustavssonGordon BrusatoreJonathan Gray

Brunson Wins an Early One

Action started with Robert Carra limping in from early position. It folded to Doyle Brunson in the hijack, and he raised it up to 1,500. Louis Crispino called from the button, as did Carra, and they went three ways to a flop of {5-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. It was checked to Brunson, who fired out a bet of 2,050, and that got it through, as both his opponents folded.

It's a small pot but still a good start for the legend who is looking to make his first deep run in the Main since 2004, where he finished 53rd.

Player Chips Progress
Doyle Brunson us
Doyle Brunson
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
87,000 6,000

Tags: Doyle Brunson

Quijada Cuts Down Colin

With the board showing {9-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} and about 10,000 already in the middle, Keller Quijada pushed all in and Bryan Colin called with his remaining chips.

Quijada turned over {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} for a set of nines while Colin was putting his tourney life on the line with an open-ended straight draw as he tabled {K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}. The turn was the {A-Clubs} and river the {2-Spades}, and Colin was eliminated here at the start of Level 6.

Player Chips Progress
Keller Quijada us
Keller Quijada
46,000 4,325
Bryan Colin us
Bryan Colin
Busted

Tags: Bryan ColinKeller Quijada

Early Win for Jaka

On a board of {J-Hearts}{10-Spades}{4-Clubs}{8-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and roughly 7,000 in the middle, we found Faraz Jaka betting out 3,200 into Anton Allemann.

Allemann went into the tank for a little before eventually folding his hand to see Jaka awarded the pot to move to roughly 29,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
WSOP 1X Winner
29,000 4,450

Tags: Faraz Jaka

Fatima Moreira de Melo Busts On First Hand of the Day

Fatima Moreira de Melo
Fatima Moreira de Melo

In a flurry of action we saw Fatima Moreira de Melo bust out on the first hand of the day. After a raise and a reraise preflop she was all in before the flop against Andrew Brown.

De Melo: {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}
Brown: {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}

The flop came down {5-Spades}{2-Hearts}{K-Hearts} giving no help to de Melo who still needed to draw an ace or a queen. The turn {2-Spades} wasn't what she needed either, and the {8-Diamonds} river was a blank as well allowing Andrew Brown to take down the pot and claim the scalp of the lovely de Melo.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Brown us
Andrew Brown
56,000 7,450
Fatima Moreira de Melo nl
Fatima Moreira de Melo
Busted