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Level 8
: 400/800, 100 ante
The green chips are being raced off as players leave for their 20-minute break. When play resumes blinds will be 500/1000 with a 100 ante. See you soon.
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$500
Entries
898
Level
22
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
5,000
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Brett Collson shoved from under the gun for 11,000 with 
and was called by the button who held 
. The board offered no improvement to Collson's hand and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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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 
. 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
41,000
11,400
|
11,400 |
|
|
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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 
. 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 
, and Small checked. Cahlik checked behind him and showed 
.
"Nice river," Small muttered, showing his 
had been outdrawn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
66,500
-500
|
-500 |
|
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44,500
15,100
|
15,100 |
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
A short stack was all in with 
against chipleader Michael Trivett's 
. The shortie's fortunes were reversed when 
hit the flop. The flopped pair proved to be a mere false hope, however, as an 
on the turn left her drawing all but dead. A 
river ended her tournament life, and Trivett added to his room-leading stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
76,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
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Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
A player in the hijack shoved all in for 18,000, and Chad Holloway woke up with in the small blind. He went all in as well, and the big blind folded, leaving him heads up with the hijack, who revealed . Holloway's kings held up, sending the hijack to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,300
31,300
|
31,300 |
|
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Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
A middle position player and Josh Cahlik were looking at a board of 
. Cahlik checked, the middle position player bet 3,500, and Cahlik came out with a check-raise to 8,500. "Sick," the middle position player said as he tanked. Finally, he called. The turn brought a , and both players checked to see an river. Cahlik fired 10,400, and his opponent called, showing .
"You can't be scarin' me like that," the middle position player said after Cahlik mucked his hand.
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Jason Stern raised in middle position to 2,000 and Carlos Loving called from the button.
Stern checked the flop of 
. Loving bet 2,400 and Stern called.
Stern checked the 
turn. Loving bet 7,000 and Stern moved all in. Loving called and showed 
for two pair while Stern held 
. The 
gave Loving a full house and Stern was eliminated in 92nd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 10
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Player are now hand-for-hand as we await the bubble to burst.