2013 World Series of Poker

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

Updated Chip Counts from Amazon Purple

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Victor Figueroa us
Victor Figueroa
420,000
-137,600
-137,600
Raj Singh us
Raj Singh
415,000
10,000
10,000
Benny Chen ca
Benny Chen
410,000
196,200
196,200
WSOP 1X Winner
Kevin Williams gb
Kevin Williams
400,000
-27,300
-27,300
Melanie Weisner us
Melanie Weisner
360,000
140,000
140,000
Yann Dion ca
Yann Dion
360,000
-5,000
-5,000
Chun Chen us
Chun Chen
355,000
127,500
127,500
Vladimir Geshkenbein ru
Vladimir Geshkenbein
290,000
-122,500
-122,500
Richard Lyndaker us
Richard Lyndaker
280,000
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
260,000
-10,000
-10,000
Kenny Tran us
Kenny Tran
230,000
-40,000
-40,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Wehner gb
Michael Wehner
230,000
133,800
133,800
Randal Flowers us
Randal Flowers
215,000
30,000
30,000
Eddie Blumenthal us
Eddie Blumenthal
210,000
210,000
210,000
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
200,000
10,000
10,000
Anh Van Nguyen ca
Anh Van Nguyen
200,000
15,000
15,000
Tommy Hang us
Tommy Hang
190,000
-25,000
-25,000
Jackie Glazier au
Jackie Glazier
185,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
184,000
-26,000
-26,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Theo Tran us
Theo Tran
170,000
45,000
45,000
Russell Crane us
Russell Crane
160,000
-73,000
-73,000
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
150,000
-40,000
-40,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
135,000
29,000
29,000
Craig Cockburn at
Craig Cockburn
130,000
35,000
35,000
Charles Yamaguchi br
Charles Yamaguchi
130,000
-105,300
-105,300

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Mackey "Lucky to Have Any Chips"

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Bracelet winner James "mig.com" Mackey took about 160,000 chips into the first break, but his stack just took a big hit when he ran pocket queens into the aces of Jeremy Druckman. With about 45,000 in the pot preflop, the two saw a flop of {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{10-Spades}. Druckman checked, Mackey bet 21,000 and Druckman called. Both players checked the scary {K-Hearts} turn card, and Druckman paused before leading for 25,000 when the {2-Spades} landed on the river. Mackey shook his head before tossing in the call, and Druckman tabled {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts} for top set. Mackey flashed pocket queens for middle set before flinging them into the muck.

"Lucky to have any chips left," Mackey tweeted after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
James Mackey us
James Mackey
95,000
-85,000
-85,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: James Mackey

Kenney Barrels River

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Bryn Kenney fired 34,700 on the river on a board with a world of possibilities: {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}. His opponent, who barely had more than the bet, went into the tank, saying he needed some time.

"That's a brutal river card," the player said. "But you know that."

"Show?" he asked. Kenney sat motionless and silent. "No?"

Finally, the player folded.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
250,000
-80,000
-80,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Bryn Kenney

Taylor Makes Seven-Card Straight

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Stacy Taylor
Stacy Taylor

With the board reading {7-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{j-Spades} on the flop, Stacy Taylor faced a bet of 5,500 from Karen Sarkisyan. Taylor quickly moved all in with a covering stack for an effect bet of about 34,000. Sarkisyan thought for a minute, then pushed his chips forward and turned over {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds} for top pair. Taylor showed {k-Spades}{9-Spades} for a flush draw and an inside-straight draw. The turn was the {q-Hearts}, and the river was the {10-Clubs} completing Taylor's straight. Taylor took the chips, and Sarkisyan made his way to the exit.

Tags: Stacy Taylor

Warne Bowls Wrong'Un, Gets Hit Out of the Park

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Shane Warne
Shane Warne

Australian Cricket Star Shane Warne is no longer a part of the Main Event. We didn't catch the entire hand but we know that on a board of {7-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Spades} with a huge pot in the middle of the table, Warne's opponent put him to an all in decision for roughly 40,000 more chips.

Warne called it off and showed {J-}{5-} for a pair of jacks with the pair of sevens on board, but his opponent did him one better and showed {A-Spades}{J-Spades} for a pair of jacks with the sevens on board and an ace kicker. Warned mucked his hand and left the Brasilia room not looking too happy about being busted.

Player Chips Progress
Shane Warne au
Shane Warne
Busted

Tags: Shane Warne

Benyamine Bounced

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
David Benyamine
David Benyamine

We came upon a big hand between Sami Rustom and David Benyamine that had reached fifth street with the board showing {6-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{5-Spades}{9-Hearts}{K-Hearts}. Rustom had set out a large river bet and Benyamine was tanking, then finally called for his last 55,000 or so.

Once showdown time had arrived, the player to Rustom's left pointed to his hand and said "seven-eight?" and indeed Rustom turned over {8-Spades}{7-Clubs} for the turned straight. Benyamine stood to leave and the player turned to him. "You have a set?" he asked, and Benyamine nodded that he did.

Player Chips Progress
Sami Rustom us
Sami Rustom
267,000
90,600
90,600
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Seven Works for Lacay

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

We walked up to a three handed pot involved Ludovic Lacay on the button and both of the blinds. The flop came down {10-Clubs}{5-Spades}{7-Hearts}, and the small blind led for 7,000. The big blind folded, but Lacay tagged along to see the {k-Hearts} hit the turn. The small blind led again, this time for 12,100, and Lacay once again only took a few moments to toss in the call. THe river brought the {6-Diamonds}, and this time, his opponent checked. Lacay knuckled behind as well, and the small blind hesitated to show, before announcing "eight high!". He showed {8-Clubs}{3-Clubs}, and Lacay rolled over {8-Diamonds}{7-Spades} for flopped middle pair.

After winning that one, Lacay has propelled up to 320,000.

Player Chips Progress
Ludovic Lacay fr
Ludovic Lacay
320,000
140,400
140,400

Tags: Ludovic Lacay

Juha Needs Some Help

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Juha Helppi
Juha Helppi

Juha Helppi raised to 4,000 from early position. He received calls from the button, the small blind, and the big blind.

The flop came down {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and the blinds checked to Helppi who fired 7,000. The button and the small blind folded, but the big blind called.

The turn was the {7-Clubs} and the big blind led at the pot with a bet of 17,000. Helppi called.

It was the {4-Diamonds} on the river and the big blind led again, this time for 25,000. Helppi thought about it for a little bit, then folded his hand, dropping him to his lowest point of the day so far.

Player Chips Progress
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
114,000
-66,700
-66,700
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Juha Helppi

Mader Doubles Through Ivey

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

Over on the main feature table, Phil Mader raised from early position. Action then folded to Phil Ivey in the big blind, and he made the call to see the {8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} flop. This is where the action got heavy.

After Ivey checked, Mader fired 6,000. Ivey check-raised to 20,000, Mader came back over the top with a reraise to 51,000. Ivey moved all in to put Mader to the test, and Mader called off the remainder of his stack. Mader was all in for 138,800 in chips, while Ivey had him covered.

The hands were shown and it was Ivey's {8-Spades}{6-Hearts} in the lead for a flopped two pair — top two pair. Mader had an overpair with {J-}{J-} and needed some help if he was going to stay alive.

The turn was the {Q-Clubs}, and now Ivey needed to fade a queen, jack or five on the river to win the pot and knock out Mader. The river card was the {J-Diamonds}, delivering a set of jacks to Mader and winning him the hand. Ivey sent over the chips and dropped back to 186,000 or so. Mader doubled to nearly 300,000.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Mader us
Phil Mader
290,000
89,200
89,200
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
186,000
-144,400
-144,400
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

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Allan Takes it Down on Flop

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

We arrived at the table to see the flop showing {k-Spades}{5-Spades}{7-Clubs} and around 20,000 in the pot.

David Allan had checked his option from middle position, before Guillaume Rivet bet out 8,500. Allan then raised it up to 21,000, and watch as Rivet tanked over his decision.

A minute went by, before Rivet mucked his hand, awarding Allen the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Guillaume Rivet ca
Guillaume Rivet
200,000
-68,000
-68,000
David Allan au
David Allan
90,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: David AllanGuillaume Rivet