2013 World Series of Poker

Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q9
Prize
$84,915
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Entries
898
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
5,000

Trivett Gets a Knockout

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

A short stack was all in with {k-}{j-} against chipleader Michael Trivett's {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}. The shortie's fortunes were reversed when {4-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{8-Hearts} hit the flop. The flopped pair proved to be a mere false hope, however, as an {a-Hearts} on the turn left her drawing all but dead. A {10-Clubs} river ended her tournament life, and Trivett added to his room-leading stack.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Trivett us
Michael Trivett
76,000
14,000
14,000
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Cahlik Continues Ascent

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Sean Small and Josh Cahlik continue to battle at Table 95. We found them heads up on a board that read {3-Clubs}{k-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}. Small checked from the small blind, and Cahlik bet 3,600. Small made it 7,800, and Cahlik called. The river paired the board with the {8-Spades}, and Small checked. Cahlik checked behind him and showed {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}.

"Nice river," Small muttered, showing his {k-}{7-} had been outdrawn.

Player Chips Progress
Josh Cahlik us
Josh Cahlik
66,500
-500
-500
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Sean Small us
Sean Small
44,500
15,100
15,100

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Cahlik, Small Battle Again

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Sean Small opened to 2,000 from the cutoff, and Josh Cahlik three-bet to 4,700 from the button. The blinds folded, and Small made the call without much thought. The players saw a flop of {4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. Small led out 3,900, and Cahlik minraised him. Small mucked his cards, and Cahlik did the same before dragging the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Josh Cahlik us
Josh Cahlik
41,000
11,400
11,400
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Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Poon Defends Blind

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Troy Wilcoxon made it 3,500 to go from the cutoff only to see Tommy Poon reraise to 10,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded, and Wilcoxon thought briefly before saying he believed Poon. Wilcoxon showed {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} before tossing his cards into the muck, and Poon added to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Tommy Poon
Tommy Poon
59,000
59,000
59,000
Troy Wilcoxon us
Troy Wilcoxon
37,000
-9,000
-9,000

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Small's Stack Growing

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

We found Sean Small heads up with Chiori Gannon, with the players looking at a board of {2-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{k-Spades}. Small, from the big blind, tossed out 7,000 into a pot of about 11,000. Gannon tanked for about a minute before letting her cards go.

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Milkowsky Gambles

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

James Milkowsky raised from middle position to 2,500. The big blind announced all in to the tune of 5,650. After thinking for a short time, Milkowsky announced "I'll gamble" and showed {7-Hearts}{8-Hearts} while the big blind turned over {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}.

The board runs out {3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{k-Spades} and Milkowsky's gamble paid off.

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Pullford Eliminated

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

Fourth-place finisher in last year's Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em event, Ray Pullford, was eliminated a short while ago.

Player Chips Progress
Ray Pullford
Ray Pullford
Busted

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