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

The March to the Rail Begins

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

Oscar Cerna arrived to a stack of 8,800 today, and within the first couple of hands found himself having been dealt a hand worth putting his chips at risk with {J-Spades}{J-Hearts}. Angela Gelinas picked up {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} on the hand and gave him action, and the community cards came {3-Spades}{5-Hearts}{10-Clubs}, then {K-Hearts}, then… {8-Spades}.

The eight on the end added up to a short day for Cerna as his Main Event run concludes. After the hand the dealer called "seat open," remarking that it might be the first elimination of the day. She was soon corrected, though, by a dealer from the neighboring table saying "we already lost one… first hand!"

Player Chips Progress
Angela Gelinas ca
Angela Gelinas
69,000 18,725
Oscar Cerna us
Oscar Cerna
Busted

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Hansen And Dwan Have Arrived

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

One of the bigger stories from Day 1c was the absence of Tom Dwan and Gus Hansen, who both registered and simply blinded out throughout Day 1. Dwan ended the day with 17,825, while Hansen had him barely edged out 17,975. Hansen was in his seat to start the day, and Dwan has literally just walked through the doors of Pavilion and taken his seat. We will be sure to keep track of both of these action players as the day goes on.

A Lesson On Flopping The Nuts by Phil Collins

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante
Phil Collins on Day 1c of the Main Event.
Phil Collins on Day 1c of the Main Event.

Phil Collins opened the action from early position with a raise to 1,200. A few seats over Hugo Kahan reraised to a total of 2,600. Action folded around and Collins called.

The flop came down {Q-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{9-Hearts} and both players checked to see the {10-Diamonds} on the turn. Collins lead the turn for 2,600 and he drew a call from Kahan.

The river was the {2-Diamonds} and Collins decided to lead again, this time for 6,500. Kahan didn't take too long to call, but he mucked quickly when Collins turned over {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts} for the flopped nuts.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Collins us
Phil Collins
117,575 12,850

Andrulis Bluffs the River

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

On the first hand of the day, Kristijonas Andrulis and Joao Lima were heads up on a board of {7-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{3-Clubs}. Lima fired out 3,100, Andrulis called, and the {4-Hearts} completed the board. Lima slowed down, checking to the Lithuanian, who fired out 7,625. Lima called.

Andrulis showed {j-Clubs}{9-Spades} for a missed open-ended straight draw, and Lima tabled {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} for a winning pair of queens.

Player Chips Progress
Joao Lima br
Joao Lima
95,000 13,125
Kristijonas Andrulis lt
Kristijonas Andrulis
45,000 -12,750

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Gold and Lee Re-Unite

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante
Jamie Gold (from Day 1c)
Jamie Gold (from Day 1c)

Table 441 in Amazon Purple is located directly in front of the PokerNews blogging desk, and when we looked at the seating draw we were happy to see 2006 World Champion Jamie Gold located in Seat 8 with 41,400.

However, just three seats to Gold's right is someone that isn't as well known, but still has his place in WSOP history as Richard Lee sits with 56,800. Back in 2006 when Jamie Gold collected $12,000,000 for besting 8,773 entrants, Lee finished in 6th place for $2,803,851.

Since then Lee has added a further six WSOP cashes and pushed his career earnings to being just shy of $3 million. Gold on the other hand hasn't had as much success with only an additional four cashes and roughly a further $180,000 in career lifetime earnings.

However with both players re-uniting today, maybe they can emulate the runs they both had back in 2006 and join the elusive club of players making two WSOP Main Event final tables.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Lee us
Richard Lee
56,800
Jamie Gold us
Jamie Gold
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
41,400

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Play Underway

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante
Bruce Buffer with a very spirited "Shuffle Up and Deal!"
Bruce Buffer with a very spirited "Shuffle Up and Deal!"

Jack Effel has given the standard World Series of Poker instructions before handing over the microphone to UFC announcer Bruce Buffer.

"Ladies and gentleman... We are live! This is the moment you've been waiting for... It's time! Let's shuffle up and deal!" bellowed Buffer to put the cards in the air for Day 2c.

As was the case on Day 2a/b (and all the Day 1s), players will play five 120-minute levels with a 20-minute break after each level apart from a 90-minute dinner break after the third level of play.

Level: 6

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 50

Kroon On Top as Day 2c Set To Begin

Day 1c Chip Leader Mark Kroon
Day 1c Chip Leader Mark Kroon

Welcome to PokerNews' Day 2c coverage of the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event. Today marks the second of the Day 2 flights as the 2,306 Day 1c survivors return to the felt to continue their respective journeys toward poker's biggest prize. A total of 1,880 players took part in Tuesday's Day 2a and 2b flights, and 800 of those survived to see Day 3.

Mark Kroon commands the biggest stack of today's bunch, having bagged up a whopping 246,300 in chips to hold the overall chip lead. In the waning moments of Day 1c, Kroon eliminated 2008 November Niner Ylon Schwartz to add to his already impressive stack. Imari Love is the only other player returning on Day 1c above the 200,000 mark. Love eliminated 1996 Main Event champion Huck Seed en route to his finishing Day 1c with 214,300.

Countless notables will also be returning on Day 2c, two in particular who will be taking their seats for the first time. Gus Hansen, who happens to be at the same table as Kroon, never took his seat on Day 1c and as a result, only has 17,975 in chips. Tom Dwan also failed to physically take part in Day 1 action and will begin Day 2c with 17,825. Others that will look to build on a subpar Day 1 include Daniel Negreanu (15,600), Antonio Esfandiari (14,500), Eric Baldwin (12,750), 2013 bracelet winner Steve Gross (12,200) and David "Doc" Sands (3,325).

Conversely, plenty of poker's biggest names fared quite well on their opening Main Event flight. 2010 November Niner Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi was near the top of the chip counts throughout Day 1 and ended with 176,100. Isaac Haxton (134,250), Calvin Anderson (123,275), Phil Ivey (119,650), Marvin Rettenmaier (117,825), Vanessa Selbst (115,225), Matt Waxman (103,625) and Phil Hellmuth (92,850) are also off to fast starts and will no doubt be hoping to do more of the same during today's five levels.

Be sure to keep it locked in at PokerNews for live updates on all of the exciting action throughout the day. Also, be sure to check out Sarah Grant's July 10th update below.

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

Day 2c Started