2013 World Series of Poker

Event #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 2c
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

Chutes and Ladders For Jason Mercier

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante
Jason Mercier
Jason Mercier

We just saw Jason Mercier play two pots, one which he won and one which he lost.

In the first, a player opened from middle position to 1,200. Mercier was next to act from the hijack seat and he reraised to 3,125. Action folded around the table and the original raiser called.

The flop came down {2-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} and the player checked to Mercier. Mercier put out a continuation bet of 2,750. The player called. The turn was the {Q-Diamonds} and the player decided to lead out with a bet of 4,200. After thinking about it for a few seconds Mercier folded and the player picked up the pot.

On the second hand Mercier opened from middle position to 1,200. He only picked up a call from the big blind. The flop came out {K-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{J-Clubs} and the big blind checked. Mercier started counting out chips, but before he could even put a bet in the pot, the big blind folded.

Mercier has been having an up and down day, but he's now sitting below the starting stack and has a lot of work to do if he wants to make it deep in the Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
25,000
-3,000
-3,000

Lover's Delight

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante
Laura Green (left) and Scott Born (far right)
Laura Green (left) and Scott Born (far right)

Laura Green and Scott Born are both located on Table 429 here in the Amazon Room.

So?

They're both from Woodstock, Georgia.

So?

Well they are actually here on their honeymoon and have somehow managed to be seated on the same table for Day 2.

Speaking to the Tournament Director, he indicated that since the tournament is underway there is no need to separate them, and so far it appears that they are enjoying seated on the same table as they are happily chatting away with each other and other players.

Player Chips Progress
Laura Green us
Laura Green
48,000
3,875
3,875
Scott Born us
Scott Born
17,000
-3,550
-3,550

Tags: Laura GreenScott Born

Lauren Billings Eliminated

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

Aaron Benton raised preflop, and Lauren Billings called. The flop came {4-Spades}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}, and Billings bet 3,000. Benton called, and the dealer turned the {3-Hearts}. Benton checked, and Billings bet out again, this time for 6,000. Benton raised to 15,000, and Billings quickly pushed all in. Benton called immediately and turned over {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for trip fours. Billings held {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}, and she would need help. The river was a brick, and the dealer pushed the pot to Benton.

After the hand, Benton was up to 123,000 in chips, and Billings was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Benton au
Aaron Benton
123,000
800
800
Lauren Billings us
Lauren Billings
Busted

Tags: Aaron Benton

Some Updated Chip Counts from the White Section

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante
Player Chips Progress
Mark Kroon us
Mark Kroon
280,000
20,000
20,000
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
205,000
45,000
45,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Jonathan Jaffe us
Jonathan Jaffe
200,000
55,000
55,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
170,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jean-Robert Bellande us
Jean-Robert Bellande
165,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jonathan Tamayo us
Jonathan Tamayo
140,000
27,575
27,575
Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
128,000
10,175
10,175
Jackie Glazier au
Jackie Glazier
105,000
-1,075
-1,075
WSOP 1X Winner
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
85,000
-12,600
-12,600
WSOP 1X Winner
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
70,000
1,000
1,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Shana Matthews us
Shana Matthews
70,000
-2,000
-2,000
Basilis Jordanou au
Basilis Jordanou
68,000
-16,500
-16,500
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
63,000
6,075
6,075
Brett Richey us
Brett Richey
54,000
-1,350
-1,350
John Racener us
John Racener
49,000
21,675
21,675
WSOP 1X Winner
Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
47,000
-7,000
-7,000
Jeff Papola us
Jeff Papola
40,000
13,375
13,375
Cherish Andrews us
Cherish Andrews
38,000
-13,450
-13,450
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
37,000
-2,875
-2,875
Daniel Idema ca
Daniel Idema
33,000
-16,000
-16,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Gerard Piqué es
Gerard Piqué
32,000
8,000
8,000
Justin Pechie us
Justin Pechie
32,000
-4,825
-4,825
WSOP 2X Winner
Eric Baldwin us
Eric Baldwin
22,000
-3,350
-3,350
WSOP 2X Winner
Sebastian Ruthenberg de
Sebastian Ruthenberg
20,000
-44,700
-44,700
WSOP 1X Winner
Tatjana Pasalic ba
Tatjana Pasalic
14,300
-10,275
-10,275

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Clubs Work for Cody

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

After having taken a hit in a wild three-way hand during the first level today, Jake Cody just doubled up to climb back up to 70,000 after once again finding himself all in and at risk in a hand involving Vee Lee.

The hand had gotten to a {10-Clubs}{9-Spades}{J-Clubs} flop with Cody all in with {A-Clubs}{8-Clubs} and Lee again turning up {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}. The turn then brought the {6-Clubs} to complete Cody's flush, making the river {7-Spades} no matter.

"I thought you might turn over queens again," said Lee afterwards, alluding to their earlier hand.

Player Chips Progress
Jake Cody gb
Jake Cody
70,000
34,000
34,000
Vee Lee us
Vee Lee
6,800
-33,200
-33,200

Tags: Jake CodyVee Lee

Hellmuth Rakes in Three-Bet Pot

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante
Phil Hellmuth is slowly chipping up.
Phil Hellmuth is slowly chipping up.

Phil Hellmuth opened to 1,800 from middle position, and the cutoff called. The button three-bet to 3,700, and Hellmuth called, as did the cutoff.

Hellmuth decided to lead out on the {7-Spades}{q-Spades}{7-Hearts} flop, betting 5,000. The cutoff folded, while the button began thinking.

"I'll take this one, you take the next one," Hellmuth said.

His opponent finally folded {a-}{k-} face-up, and Hellmuth quickly mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
105,350
-3,650
-3,650
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

Nguyen Chops It Out

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

Action folded around to Michael Cooper in middle position, and he raised it up to 1,325. Huy Nguyen was a couple of spots over, and he moved all in for 9,150. It got back around to Cooper, and he made the call.

Cooper: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}
Nguyen: {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

Nguyen tapped the table when he saw Cooper's hand, seemingly resigned to his fate. However, he got some chop outs when the flop came {5-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{5-Clubs}. Nugyen could not catch an ace, king, or five for a chop, or a jack for the outright win, and he got the {5-Hearts} on the turn. The river would ony change things if one of the players paired their kicker, but the {10-Spades} didn't do that, sealing up the chop for both players.

Player Chips Progress
Huy Nguyen us
Huy Nguyen
9,600
-1,400
-1,400

Tags: Huy NguyenMichael Cooper

Chip Counts from Amazon Orange

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante
Player Chips Progress
Pablo Rojas es
Pablo Rojas
174,000
39,400
39,400
Sam Grafton gb
Sam Grafton
168,000
168,000
168,000
Rob Salaburu us
Rob Salaburu
136,000
54,900
54,900
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
94,000
32,675
32,675
Angela Gelinas ca
Angela Gelinas
65,000
-4,000
-4,000
Robert Mizrachi us
Robert Mizrachi
58,000
32,025
32,025
WSOP 4X Winner
Cory Waaland us
Cory Waaland
55,000
47,050
47,050
Truong Nguyen us
Truong Nguyen
52,000
12,000
12,000
Luke Schwartz gb
Luke Schwartz
44,000
44,000
44,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Yueqi Wang us
Yueqi Wang
40,000
-19,000
-19,000
Owais Ahmed us
Owais Ahmed
36,000
18,000
18,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Luke Vrabel us
Luke Vrabel
25,000
4,920
4,920
McLean Karr us
McLean Karr
15,000
-3,300
-3,300
Mads Wissing dk
Mads Wissing
14,000
-51,450
-51,450
Liina Vark us
Liina Vark
13,000
-20,000
-20,000
Todd Terry us
Todd Terry
13,000
1,400
1,400
Bob Miller us
Bob Miller
7,500
-35,175
-35,175
Chris DeMaci us
Chris DeMaci
Busted

Karim Loses Three-Bet Pot, But Still Trending Upward

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

Zo Karim reraised to 3,025 from the cutoff after the player to his right had opened to 1,300. The player made the call, and the two saw a flop of {j-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{8-Spades}. Karim bet 2,425 when checked to, and his opponent called. Both players checked the {5-Spades} turn, and a {q-Hearts} fell on the river. Karim's opponent checked, and he bet 6,250. His opponent woke up with a check-raise to 16,800. Karim thought for awhile, playfully said something to his opponent, then folded.

Despite the setback, Karim has increased his stack by nearly double thus far today.

Player Chips Progress
Zo Karim us
Zo Karim
102,000
9,000
9,000

Tags: Zohair Karim