Robert Corcione wasn't asking he was telling us, "Anyone got more than me!" He is by far the overwhelming chip leader and he's not afraid to let people know it.
2013 World Series of Poker
From middle position, Mike Carson raised to 3,200. Grzegorz Derhowshi potted from the cutoff followed by Esfandiari moving all in from the small blind. Carson got out of the way and Derhowshi with had Esfandiari dominated with . The board came eliminating Esfandiari and giving Derhowshi a healthy stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Grzegorz Derhowshi
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61,000 | |
Antonio Esfandiari | Busted | |
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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.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Alex Bilokur | 55,500 | |
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Eric Crain |
55,000
-500
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-500 |
Kevin Vandersmissen |
44,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
Max Weinberg | 20,500 | |
Antonio Esfandiari |
18,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
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Martin Staszko |
14,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
Matt Stout |
14,000
9,500
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9,500 |
Alex Venovski | 11,000 | |
Melanie Weisner |
11,000
-3,000
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-3,000 |
On the flop, Allen Cunningham was one of three players involved and last to act. The first player checked, and the second player fired a bet of 4,200. Cunningham put in a raise to 8,500, and the first player folded. The bettor also gave it up, and Cunningham picked up the pot to move to 45,000 in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Allen Cunningham |
45,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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Player | Chips | Progress |
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Mike Carson |
101,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
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Jason Mercier | 46,000 | |
Allen Cunningham |
30,000
13,000
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13,000 |
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Antonio Esfandiari |
19,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
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Melanie Weisner |
14,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
Martin Staszko |
13,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Robert Corcione |
143,000
67,800
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67,800 |
Pim de Goede |
68,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
Christophe Benzimra |
22,500
22,500
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22,500 |
Danny Suied | 22,000 | |
Tim O'Reilly
|
21,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
Cart Katz
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Steve Karp |
20,000
-100
|
-100 |
Griffin Benger |
20,000
13,700
|
13,700 |
Jeremy Ausmus |
10,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
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Shannon Shorr |
8,000
-1,000
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-1,000 |
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Nick Jivkov was all in preflop for 18,200 with the versus an opponent's . The flop, turn and river ran out , and Jivkov doubled up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Nick Jivkov | 37,000 | |
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Level: 9
Blinds: 400/800
Ante:
We are headed into our last break of the evening. We will be playing two more levels this evening. See you back here in a few.