2013 World Series of Poker

Event #61:$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
101043
Prize
$852,692
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$3,628,400
Entries
386
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Plenty of Extras Being Given Away At This Year's WSOP

Level 4 : 150/300, 0 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.

Tags: WSOPWSOP.com

Level: 4

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

Quads for Rast

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

When our reporter arrived at the table, Brian Rast had a raise to 4,700 out in front of him on the {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{A-Hearts} board against an opponent who had 1,500 in front of him. It appeared Rast had check-raised the turn, but the exact action was unknown. At any rate, Rast's opponent called to see the {8-Clubs} fall on the river. Rast then led with a bet of 10,500, and his opponent made the call.

Rast turned over the {K-Spades}{9-Spades}{9-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} for quad nines. His opponent mucked, and Rast scooped the pot to move to 37,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
37,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Brian Rast

Mercier Picks One Up

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Two-time World Series of Poker pot-limit Omaha gold bracelet winner Jason Mercier raised to 400 from early position, and one player called a couple seats behind. Everyone else folded, and the flop came down {9-Spades}{8-Spades}{5-Diamonds}. Mercier checked, his opponent bet 525, and Mercier called.

The turn was the {9-Clubs}, and both players checked to see the {Q-Spades} land on the river. Both players checked again.

After his opponent showed just the {A-Clubs}{8-Clubs} from his hand, Mercier tabled the {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{4-Clubs} for a flush and won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
37,000
-8,000
-8,000

Tags: Jason Mercier

More Faces in the Field

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

The start of each new level brings new faces, at least until registration closes. Here are some players we spotted on our last pass through the field.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John D'Agostino us
John D'Agostino
30,000
Profile photo of Ville Wahlbeck fi
Ville Wahlbeck
30,000
Profile photo of Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
30,000
Profile photo of Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Martin Finger de
Martin Finger
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
30,000
Profile photo of Lyle Berman us
Lyle Berman
30,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Steve Landfish us
Steve Landfish
30,000
Profile photo of John Juanda id
John Juanda
30,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Darryll Fish us
Darryll Fish
30,000
Profile photo of Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
30,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Phil Laak us
Phil Laak
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Layne Flack us
Layne Flack
30,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Matt Stout us
Matt Stout
30,000

Various Chip Counts from Around the Room

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ludovic Lacay fr
Ludovic Lacay
48,000
18,000
18,000
Profile photo of Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
46,000
16,000
16,000
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
45,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
36,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Justin Schwartz us
Justin Schwartz
34,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Jan-Peter Jachtmann de
Jan-Peter Jachtmann
33,500
4,000
4,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of David Williams us
David Williams
32,500
2,500
2,500
Profile photo of A.P. Phahurat
A.P. Phahurat
30,000
Profile photo of Randal Flowers us
Randal Flowers
28,800
-1,200
-1,200
Profile photo of Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
28,700
-1,300
-1,300
Profile photo of Matt Marafioti ca
Matt Marafioti
28,000
Profile photo of Ismael Bojang de
Ismael Bojang
27,500
-2,500
-2,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of John Beauprez us
John Beauprez
24,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Weinman us
Daniel Weinman
22,075
-7,925
-7,925
WSOP Main Event Champion
Team Lucky
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Tony Cousineau us
Tony Cousineau
21,000
-9,000
-9,000
Profile photo of Alex Kravchenko ru
Alex Kravchenko
20,000
-10,000
-10,000
Profile photo of Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
19,500
-10,500
-10,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Naoya Kihara jp
Naoya Kihara
15,000
-15,000
-15,000
Profile photo of Erick Lindgren us
Erick Lindgren
12,000
-200
-200
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Perry Green us
Perry Green
8,700
-21,300
-21,300
WSOP 3X Winner

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0