2013 World Series of Poker

Event #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
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

Language Barriers

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 20,000 ante
Raul Paez, shown here in a Razz tournament earlier this summer, tried to help translate.
Raul Paez, shown here in a Razz tournament earlier this summer, tried to help translate.

Poker's an international game, but sometimes it's not an international language.

Olaoluwa Okelola shoved all in against an opponent on a flop of {3-Clubs}{a-Spades}{k-Spades}. Someone called the clock while the player was tanking, and the tournament director was having quite a time trying to let the player know he his time had run out.

"Can anyone interpret in Italian?" the supervisor asked with exasperation.

Swedish player Fredrik Halling and Spanish player Raul Paez did their best to get the point across to the man that he had 20 seconds to act on his hand. Finally, Halling began counting down on his fingers. The player evidently got the point, as he stood up and folded his hand.

Tags: Fredrik HallingOlaoluwa OkelolaRaul Paez