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

Max Value for Max's Aces

Max Lemanski
Max Lemanski

Catching the action with the board reading {2-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and roughly 33,000 in the middle, Max Lehmanski moved all in for his last 16,000 from the button.

His lone opponent in the hand deliberated for nearly two minutes before splashing the pot with a call.

Lehmanski tabled his {A-Clubs}{A-Spades} and his opponent mucked as the German moved to 65,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Max Lehmanski de
Max Lehmanski
65,000
49,400
49,400

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Hennigan Wins Blind v. Blind

Before the flop, action folded around to the small blind, who raised to 2,600. John Hennigan called from the big blind. Both players checked the {q-Spades}{7-Clubs}{k-Clubs} flop, and the small blind then bet out when the {5-Hearts} fell on the turn. Hennigan called, and the river brought the {5-Clubs}. The small blind checked, and Hennigan bet 7,300. His opponent thought for a minute, then called, and Hennigan turned over {q-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for a winning pair of queens.

After the hand, "Johnny World" is up to 167,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
167,000
32,000
32,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

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Vohra Down a Bit

Raj Vohra
Raj Vohra

Raj Vohra has set up shop at his new table in the far corner of the Brasilia room, and we haven't had a chance to catch him in a hand since dinner. However, we did walk by his table and saw that he is down from the last time we saw him. He is still plenty healthy, but his current stack of 280,000 is less then the 370,000 he had around dinner.

Player Chips Progress
Raj Vohra us
Raj Vohra
280,000
-90,000
-90,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Seidel Checks Behind

We caught up to David Paredes and Erik Seidel both involved in a pot of roughly 37,000. The board read {7-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}. On the river Paredes checked to Seidel who was in the tank when we got to the table. Seidel thought for just about a minute before finally checking behind.

Paredes turned up his {9-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for a turned flush.

"Wow," Seidel said before mucking his hand. With that Paredes collected the pot and moved up to just about 141,000 chips while Seidel fell to just around 115,000.

Player Chips Progress
David Paredes us
David Paredes
141,000
32,500
32,500
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
115,000
-21,000
-21,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Pagano v. Adeniya

Luca Pagano
Luca Pagano

Luca Pagano and Martins Adeniya both put in 12,200 before the flop, and the dealer spread {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{6-Clubs}. Both players checked, and the dealer turned the {4-Clubs}. Pagano checked, and Adeniya bet 10,000. Pagano called, and the {q-Diamonds} completed the board. Both players checked, and Pagano turned over {5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}. Adeniya mucked, and Pagano pulled in the chips, bringing his stack up to 109,000.

Player Chips Progress
Luca Pagano it
Luca Pagano
109,000
6,000
6,000

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Swartz Wins a Big One against Lenaghan

We arrived at the table, with the board showing {5-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{j-Spades}{3-Spades}. Donald Swartz had his {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds} in front of him, which was the winning hand against Ryan Lenaghan. The all-in amount was 47,300, and after that was pushed over, Lenaghan was left with just 16,000 in chips. Swartz was awarded the massive pot, as he climbed to 168,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Donald Swartz us
Donald Swartz
168,000
73,000
73,000
Ryan Lenaghan us
Ryan Lenaghan
16,000
-80,000
-80,000

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Tense Hand With Tens for Schwartz

Noah Schwartz
Noah Schwartz

A player in middle position raised to 3,000, then Noah Schwartz three-bet to 9,100 from a seat over. It folded around to the big blind who leaned forward to get a better look at Schwartz's remaining chips — a little over 23,000 — and he reraised again the minimum to 15,200.

The original raiser folded, and after about 20 seconds of thought Schwartz called the reraise. The flop then came {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}, and with little hesitation Schwartz's opponent set out a short stack of orange (5,000) chips, more than enough to cover what Schwartz had behind.

Schwartz tanked for about a minute, then with a determined look finally set out his chips to call. He tabled his {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}, and saw he was ahead for the moment as his opponent had {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}.

Schwartz then faded the turn and river — {6-Diamonds} and {9-Spades} — and pumped his fist at both his call and the result.

Player Chips Progress
Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
75,000
24,000
24,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Busquet Folds River

Following a raise to 2,300, Olivier Busquet made the call from the cutoff along with the small blind to see a {6-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop fall.

The preflop raiser continued for 3,600 with Busquet the only caller as the {9-Diamonds} landed on the turn and Busquet was now faced with a 8,700-chip bet.

Busquet tossed in two orange 5,000-denomination chips to signify a call as the {A-Clubs} landed on the river.

As Busquet's opponent considered his options, he eventually slid out a bet of 19,300, and before he could release his hand, Busquet snap-folded his hand into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
146,500
-4,500
-4,500

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Busquet Eliminates Mullins

Olivier Busquet
Olivier Busquet

Bill Mullins began the day by introducing himself to us. He didn't want to be mentioned as "opponent" or "the other player" when he busted out of the tournament. Unfortunately, for Mullins he is getting his wish.

The player in the hijack seat (not Mullins) opened for 2,300 and Olivier Busquet reraised to 6,000. Mullins, on the button and in the middle of a massage, took his time but eventually moved all in for 19,100. The original raiser folded and Busquet asked for a count and then called.

Mullins: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Busquet: {a-Spades}{2-Hearts}

Mullins was ahead going to the {j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{3-Clubs} flop but the {a-Diamonds} turn changed his fortune and now he was looking for help to stay alive. He didn't find anything when the river came a {j-Spades} and Mullins had to cut his massage short as he left the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
122,000
-29,000
-29,000
Bill Mullins us
Bill Mullins
Busted

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Check-Raise Gets Through for Eyster

We walked up to the table to see Kevin Eyster in the middle of a three way pot. The flop was a scary looking {10-Spades}{9-Spades}{8-Spades}, and Eyster and one of his opponents checked to the third player, who bet out a half pot sized bet of 2,800. The first player called, and it was on Eyster. He thought for about 20 seconds before slowly assembling a raise. The final number was 8,600, and both players folded to that bet.

Eyster, who finished second at the WSOP Circuit Main Event at the Lodge Casino in Blackhawk, Colorado in March, is now up to 205,000.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Eyster us
Kevin Eyster
205,000
85,000
85,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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