Event #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day 1b Started
Event #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day 1b Started
Welcome back for round two of the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event. Today is the second starting flight of three — Day 1b — and it plans to be even bigger and better than the first.
On Day 1a, 943 players found their way to the felt, but only 584 of them survived the first five levels of competition. Leading the way was Evan Panesis, who bagged up a hefty 190,975 in chips. He's trailed closely by Nick Crisp (184,075), Abdulaziz Almashal (180,575), Sergio Castelluccio (175,825) and Michael Wehner (170,325), to round out the top five.
Plenty of eyes were fixated on Greg Merson on Saturday, as he made his way back into the Rio for his Main Event title defense. Last year, Merson topped a field of 6,598 players to win $8,531,853 in this event. This year, he's off to a fast start, having worked his 30,000-chip starting stack up to 81,650 to finish out the day. Like all the other survivors from Day 1a's play, Merson will have two days off and then return Tuesday at 12 p.m. to get back into action.
Other notables advancing from Day 1a were Joe Cada, Tony Dunst, Ronnie Bardah, Rep Porter, John Hennigan, Scott Fischman and Olivier Busquet.
It is very much expected that today's field will easily surpass the 1,000-player mark. In the 2012 WSOP Main Event, Day 1a had 1,066 players, Day 1b had 2,114 players, and Day 1c had 3,418 players. The Day 1c field set the record for the largest one-day Main Event field in history.
Play is scheduled to kick off for Day 1b at 12 p.m., but that's not all that's on tap for Sunday at the WSOP. Event #58: $1,111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em is down to eight players and will continue starting at 1 p.m., Event #60: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em is down to 15 players and will also resume at 1 p.m., and Event #61: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha is down to 32 players and will resume play at 2 p.m.
Here's PokerNews' very own resident Aussie Lynn Gilmartin with the July 7 update:
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart just gave a welcome speech and talked about World Series of Poker legend Doyle Brunson. Stewart then revealed a bust of the ten-time WSOP bracelet winner that was recently commissioned.
"Think of it as the first step in a more tangible Poker Hall of Fame," Stewart said as the room cheered. Stewart then indicated that he had a seat card for "Texas Dolly" in today's field even though Brunson had indicated earlier in the summer that he wouldn't be playing any events.
He changed his mind and played the $50,000 Poker Players' Championship, so here's hoping he gives it one more go in another WSOP Main Event.
Here are a list of a few of the notables faces in the Purple Section of the Amazon Room. There are plenty of empty seats, and we'll keep you posted as to who trickles in throughout the early part of the day.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Steven Burkholder
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Thayer Rasmussen |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Greg Raymer |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Dan Smith |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Bryan Campanello |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Alfonso Cammarota
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Steve Zolotow |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Michael Davis |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Tyron Krost |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Neil Channing |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Wilbur Futhey | 30,000 | |
Scotty Nguyen |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Earlier in the summer, Kimberly Kilroy sat down to play in the 2013 WSOP Seniors Championship on a bit of a lark, having cashed in just a few small tournaments throughout her life. Despite her relative inexperience, Kilroy made a very deep run to finish in 16th place, and her $25,027 score was by far the biggest of her brief dalliance with poker. Kilroy also ended up as the last lady standing from a field of 4,407 runners, giving her a special distinction to remember in addition to the experience of a lifetime.
Kilroy has decided to put some of that prize money to use here today, as she can be found in the Amazon Room's Purple section competing on this Day 1b of the Main Event. We will let you know if Kilroy is able to build a stack as she did throughout the Seniors Championship, as she tries to surpass her best ever finish to cap a summer to remember.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kimberly Kilroy
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Erica Lindgren |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Liv Boeree |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Yuval Bronshtein |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Carter Swidler |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Thomas Muehloecker |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Alex Kostritsyn
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Daniel Neilson |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Galen Hall |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Barry Greenstein |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Maridu Mayrinck
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Matt Jarvis |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Ryan D'Angelo |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Chris Moorman |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Matt Salsberg |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Erik Seidel |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Juha Helppi |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Sofia Lovgren |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Vitaly Lunkin |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
The hand started with the player in the hijack opening to 200, and finding a call from Carter Swidler on the big blind. The flop came down , as both players opted to check. The fell on the turn, as Swidler checked his option, before his opponent threw out a bet out 225. Swidler quickly raised it up to 600, and was called, as the completed the board. Swidler fired out 1,500, which was enough to take down the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Carter Swidler |
31,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
With the board reading , Galen Hall led out for 1,300 and was called by the player sitting under the gun. Hall then opted to check the turn, before his opponent tanked for a minute, before betting out 850, which was snap called. The was turned over on the river, and Hall quickly reached for chips, totalling 5,250. After a short pause, his opponent mucked his hand, sending Hall back up to his starting stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Galen Hall | 30,000 | |
|
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Barny Boatman |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Ryan Lenaghan |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Steve Brecher |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Bernard Lee |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Michael Moore |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Randal Flowers |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Leo Margets |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Antoine Saout |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Eugene Katchalov |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Georges St. Pierre
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Lauren Kling | 30,000 | |
Adrienne Rowsome |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Max Pescatori |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
Andrew Brown | 30,000 | |
Daniel Ospina | 30,000 | |
|
||
Micah Raskin |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Ludovic Lacay | 30,000 | |
Matthias De Meulder |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |