2013 World Series of Poker

Event #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 2ab
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Ryan Riess
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$8,361,570
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
6,352
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
200,000

DeWitt Finds a Call

Jason DeWitt and Steven Buckner started on the same table today in the Amazon Room. Their table broke early in the afternoon, but the pair soon found themselves together again at another table on the other side of the spacious ballroom and have been playing and watching each other all day.

The pair's history ended up being relevant to a recent hand which we caught up with on the river, at which point about 25,000 was in the middle and the board read {9-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{9-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}.

After a DeWitt check Buckner had fired 17,500, and as we arrived DeWitt was amid a long think that ended with him making the call. When he did, Buckner immediately removed the unlit cigar from his mouth to speak.

"I got caught," he said, tabling his {A-Spades}{J-Spades}. DeWitt then showed his {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}, and Buckner expressed amazement that DeWitt had called his river bet with the hand he held.

"I haven't shown one bluff all day," said Buckner. "We been playing together since noon… that's a sick call." DeWitt shook his head and grinned, agreeing it had been a struggle for him to find the call.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason DeWitt
118,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Steven Buckner
105,000
-40,000
-40,000

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No Surfing on This Shorr

Shannon Shorr
Shannon Shorr

When we passed by Shannon Shorr's table he had a raise of 2,500 in front of him. Action folded around to the player in the small blind, who called. The big blind folded so the two took to a flop.

On the {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flop, both players checked. Both players checked again on the {9-Hearts} turn, which put four to a flush on the board. The river was the {6-Clubs} which completed any draws to a full house as well. The small blind player checked for a third time while Shorr fired a bet of 3,200. The small blind folded, allowing Shorr to take down the pot without a showdown.

Player Chips Progress
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Shannon Shorr
55,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Counts From Red and Bronze

The red section is about half empty at this point, but here are some notable counts from there as well as the bronze section, which is still full.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
222,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Ludovic Lacay fr
Ludovic Lacay
137,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Joseph McKeehen us
Joseph McKeehen
125,000
21,100
21,100
Profile photo of Max Pescatori it
Max Pescatori
112,400
-10,600
-10,600
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Carter Gill us
Carter Gill
108,000
22,400
22,400
Profile photo of Paul Wasicka us
Paul Wasicka
85,000
52,375
52,375
Profile photo of Matthias De Meulder be
Matthias De Meulder
73,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
69,100
28,100
28,100
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Keanu Tabali us
Keanu Tabali
63,000
4,600
4,600
Profile photo of AP Phahurat us
AP Phahurat
45,500
-4,350
-4,350
Profile photo of Amanda Baker us
Amanda Baker
31,100
-900
-900
Profile photo of Matt Giannetti us
Matt Giannetti
29,400
-12,200
-12,200

Ticehurst Continues to Build

After just doubling an opponent, Max Lehmanski limped under the gun only to have Darrell Ticehurst bump it up to 3,500.

The action folded back round to Lehmanski and he made the call to see a {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} flop fall before he checked to Ticehurst who tossed in 4,500. Lehmanski quickly folded and slipped to 15,600 as Ticehurst moved to 227,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Darrell Ticehurst
227,000
7,000
7,000
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Max Lehmanski
15,600
-6,900
-6,900

Tags: Darrell TicehurstMax Lehmanski

"You're a Nit"

Simon Persson raised to 2,200 in early position, Grayson Nichols three-bet to 5,200 on his direct left, and the action folded to Max Lehmanski, who cold four-bet to 10,400 in the hijack. Persson quickly released, and after no more than 30 seconds, Nichols announced that he was all in.

Lehmanski's eyes widened.

"How much?" the German asked the dealer, who cut down Nichols' stacks.

When Lehmanski learned that the amount was 53,300, he mouthed "wow," then sunk deep into the tank. Finally, after two minutes or so, he spoke again.

"This is not a slow roll," he told Nichols, who remained silent. "I have a really good hand, but you're a nit."

Lehmanski finally called, and Nichols tabled {k-Spades}{k-Clubs} for a pair of kings. The German chuckled to himself, then showed {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}.

The kings held as the board rolled out {5-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{j-Spades}{a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}, and Nichols doubled to 111,200. Lehmanski was left with just 22,500.

Player Chips Progress
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Grayson Nichols
111,200
93,700
93,700
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Max Lehmanski
22,500
-34,500
-34,500

Tags: Max LehmanskiSimon PerssonGrayson Nichols

The Golden Girls (And Boys)

Here are chip counts for players in the gold section of the Brasilia Room.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Annette Obrestad no
Annette Obrestad
265,000
65,000
65,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Cliff Josephy us
Cliff Josephy
262,000
17,000
17,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ravi Raghavan us
Ravi Raghavan
162,000
-26,000
-26,000
Profile photo of Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
141,000
17,000
17,000
Profile photo of Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
136,000
-14,000
-14,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Andrew Brown us
Andrew Brown
128,500
72,500
72,500
Profile photo of Rupert Elder gb
Rupert Elder
126,000
-4,000
-4,000
Profile photo of Andy Frankenberger us
Andy Frankenberger
99,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Lauren Kling us
Lauren Kling
97,500
56,500
56,500
Profile photo of Ryan Lenaghan us
Ryan Lenaghan
96,000
54,000
54,000
Profile photo of Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
91,000
28,500
28,500
WSOP 7X Winner
Profile photo of Tuan Le us
Tuan Le
76,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
62,000
-43,000
-43,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Russell Rosenblum us
Russell Rosenblum
48,000
11,700
11,700
Profile photo of Alexandru Masek us
Alexandru Masek
30,000
16,700
16,700
Profile photo of Sumanth Reddy us
Sumanth Reddy
25,000
-35,100
-35,100

Balsiger Busts

Jacob Balsiger
Jacob Balsiger

After two all ins, Jake Balsiger busted to end his dream of making back to back Main Event final tables. His first all in ended in a chopped pot when he held {a-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and his opponent had {a-Spades}{4-Spades} on the board of {9-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{6-Hearts}.

Just two hands later, Bodo Sbrzesny raised to 2,000 from early position and it folded to Balsiger who moved all in.

Balsiger: {k-Hearts}{j-Spades}
Sbrzesny: {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts}

The board ran out {a-Spades}{10-Spades}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} and Balsiger, who jut couldn't get any traction today, hit the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Bodo Sbrzesny
70,500
13,200
13,200
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Jake Balsiger
Busted

Tags: Jake Balsiger

Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Phil Galfond us
Phil Galfond
242,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Evan Panesis us
Evan Panesis
240,000
30,000
30,000
Profile photo of Darrell Ticehurst us
Darrell Ticehurst
220,000
-5,000
-5,000
Profile photo of Richard Lyndaker us
Richard Lyndaker
180,000
Profile photo of Alexander Roumeliotis se
Alexander Roumeliotis
150,000
13,000
13,000
Profile photo of Steven Buckner us
Steven Buckner
145,000
17,000
17,000
Profile photo of John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
135,000
11,000
11,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Nicholas E. Blumenthal (Eddie Blumenthal) us
Nicholas E. Blumenthal (Eddie Blumenthal)
130,000
84,075
84,075
Profile photo of Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
114,000
-6,000
-6,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
98,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Pat Pezzin ca
Pat Pezzin
93,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Jason DeWitt us
Jason DeWitt
88,000
13,000
13,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Bryce Yockey us
Bryce Yockey
82,000
34,000
34,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
65,000
1,000
1,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Dan O'Brien us
Dan O'Brien
50,000
6,000
6,000
Profile photo of Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
43,000
-19,000
-19,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Kevin Vandersmissen be
Kevin Vandersmissen
40,000
Profile photo of Jorn Walthaus nl
Jorn Walthaus
33,000
-111,000
-111,000
Profile photo of Alessio Isaia it
Alessio Isaia
17,000
-34,750
-34,750

Dunst Chops

From under the gun Tony Dunst opened for a 2,000-chip min-raise which was called by the player on his immediate left as well as the big blind.

The dealer droppe a {Q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{A-Clubs} flop and Dunst check-called a 3,500-chip bet as the big blind released his hand.

The turn of the {Q-Diamonds} was checked by both players before the {7-Spades} completed the board on the river and Dunst led for 7,500. Dunst's opponent would make the call tabling {A-Spades}{J-Spades} while Dunst flipped over his {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts} to see the pot chopped up.

Player Chips Progress
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Tony Dunst
120,000
-15,000
-15,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Tony Dunst