Level: 15
Limits: 2,500/5,000
Ante:
Level: 15
Limits: 2,500/5,000
Ante:
The buzz inside the walls of the Rio extends beyond just the tournaments on the 2013 World Series of Poker schedule. Online poker in Nevada is a very, very hot topic right now, and WSOP.com is making a lot of noise.
While the site has yet to launch, you can head to the Lambada Room of the Rio or look for one of the beautiful and friendly WSOP.com ladies walking the hallways to sign up for a free, personal WSOP.com online poker account. This is a great way to get a jump on the site's registration, and plenty of people have already taken this opportunity.
What's more is that the WSOP will be hosting daily raffles for everyone that has taken the time to register for WSOP.com at the Rio. What can you win? Plenty of fantastic prizes including 36 WSOP seats!
Players 21 years of age and older who sign up for a WSOP.com account will automatically be entered into the “36-Seat Giveaway” where a randomly-selected winner will win a seat into the next day’s first WSOP gold bracelet event. One of the events eligible in this promotion is the $111,111 One Drop High Roller No-Limit Hold’em tournament that is expected to feature a $10,000,000 prize pool and allow you to play poker with the biggest names in the game. In total, $182,333 in WSOP seats, including a seat to the WSOP Main Event, are being given away during this one-of-a-kind WSOP.com promotion.
In addition to the 36-Seat Giveaway, a “Hot Seat” promotion will allow any player who signs up for a WSOP.com online account and wears their WSOP.com patch on their chest at the table while playing an event to be randomly selected to receive 500 bonus dollars deposited directly into their WSOP.com online account once the site has received all regulatory approvals and launches.
With 62 WSOP gold bracelet events and three winners promised for the Main Event, this promotion includes $32,000 worth of value to those participating.
The 51 remaining players are on their dinner break for 60 minutes. Check back here as we play 4 more levels, or till we reach the final 9.
Nick Schulman and Don Zewin have both hit the rail with unknown action.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Don Zewin | Busted | |
Nick Schulman | Busted | |
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That's what we just heard Hoyt Corkins say when he went to showdown.
He had raised it up from the button and got into a battle with big blind Eric Froehlich. We were a little distracted because a bust out on another table, but we think Froehlich check-raised the flop and bet out on the turn () and river (). Corkins made the calls but had to muck as soon as Froehlich turned his over. "That's a pretty good hand! Making your pair on the turn, flush on the river" Corkins said with a smile.
For now Corkins won't be able to get those chips back from Froehlich since the table broke and they have taken seats at different tables.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eric Froehlich |
104,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
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Hoyt Corkins |
22,000
-49,000
|
-49,000 |
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Aaron Ogus raised out of the small blind, Malissia Zapata defended her big blind, and the dealer fanned . Ogus led out, Zapata called, and the turn brought the man with the ax - the .
Ogus fired out a bet, Zapata raised, and Ogus called.
The completed the board, Ogus check-called a bet, and Zapata showed for trip fours turned into a rivered flush.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Malissia Zapata |
63,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
Aaron Ogus |
47,000
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Binh Ly |
190,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
Jeff Shulman |
100,000
51,900
|
51,900 |
Hoyt Corkins |
71,000
47,800
|
47,800 |
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Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Marco Della | Busted | |
Jaris Kaido | Busted | |
Yifeng Chen | Busted | |
Ruth Graham | Busted | |
Brian Lives | Busted | |
Dom Denotaristefani | Busted | |
Nicholas Goedert | Busted | |
Billy Huynh | Busted | |
Jee Pak | Busted | |
Matt Hawrilenko | Busted | |
Tony Dam | Busted |
In February 2011 Sam Barnhart came out of nowhere to win the Harrah’s Tunica, Robinsonville WSOP Circuit Event ($148,612) which gave him automatic entrance to the National Championship in May of that year. He won that one too ($300,000) and used part of that money to buy-in to the 2011 WSOP Main Event. He finished 17th in that one for another $378,796.
Since then he's cashed in a lot of smaller events and today he added another cash to that already impressive list. He made it in to the money but just busted in a three way hand. His couldn't compete with the of one of his opponents on | | . Exit for Sam Barnhart, we'll see him in another one.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sam Barnhart | Busted |
We missed the betting action between Faith Klimczak and Brian Nichols on a flop of , but when the turned, the rest of her chips went in the middle.
Klimczak:
Nichols:
Klimczak was in great shape to double, until the spiked on the river, giving Nichols a straight. Klimczak was suddenly eliminated from the tournament, and off to the cage to collect her winnings.
Nichols now sits with 45,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brian Nichols |
45,000
26,700
|
26,700 |
Faith Klimczak | Busted |