The WSOP 2013

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Congratulations to David Chiu, Winner of the Event 23: $2,500 Seven Card Stud ($145,520)
 

WInner David Chiu

After three days of intense poker action, a winner has been crowned in the Event 23: $2,500 Seven Card Stud event with David Chiu capturing his fifth WSOP gold bracelet.

Three days ago 246 players took to the felt to play the only seven card stud tournament of the series; and thus technically the Stud Championship. Although there was controversy over the diminishing amount of stud tournaments at the WSOP and the decrease in buy-in from $10,000 to $5,000 to $2,500, a plethora of pros came out to play - some of which make this stud event their only appearance at the WSOP.

As the tournament progressed through the first two days there would be ten individuals remaining eyeing the prestigious bracelet, and once the final table was reached, the eight remaining players were mixed game specialists with eight of the 12 bracelets on the table coming in a form of Seven Card Stud. Young guns Adam Friedman and Matthew Ashton would fall first before Gary Benson's pursuit to claim bracelets 17 years apart ended in 6th. 2010 Player of the Year Frank Kassela fell next before three-time bracelet winner Michael Mizrachi exited in 3rd to leave a battle between 2009 winner Freddie Ellis, David Chiu and Scott Seiver. Unfortunately for the 78-year old Ellis, his run would end in 3rd place to see Chiu and Seiver enter heads-up play fairly even in play after 138 hands of final table play so far.

In a battle of youth versus experience, Chiu and Seiver swapped chips back-and-forth before Chiu slowly began to claw his way into the lead eventually holding a near four-to-one advantage only to see Seiver claim a double to give him some hope. However the match would end after 89 intense hands of heads-up play when Chiu spiked a bigger two pair on seventh to send Seiver out in 2nd.



This was Liverpudlian Ashton's 3rd WSOP final in 23 events, by far the best overall British Performance in what has been a disappointing series for the UK so far

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Event #24: No-Limit Hold'em


    Buy-in: $1,500
    Prizepool: $2,336,850
    Entries: 1,731
    Remaining: 17

Salvatore Dicarlo Leads the Final 17; Moshin Charania Not Far Behind

EPT Winner Zimnan Ziyard is 7/17. Good luck to Zimnan later

Gareth Teatum from Doncaster is 11/17. Good luck to Gareth later.

British cashes

Chris O'Donnell 34, David Tighe 77, Alex Lee 89

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Event #25: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better

    Buy-in: $5,000
    Prizepool: $1,132,700
    Entries: 241
    Remaining: 29


Flushy is still in, reportedly, short-stacked. Good luck with a spin up. Two away from the cash.

Quite a field in this still

George Danzer leads Brian Hastings

Also in Matusow, Ho, Huck Seed, Duhamel, Robert Mizrachi, Lisandro, Bloch, Dan Kelly etc etc

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Event #26: Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship


    Buy-in: $1,000
    Prizepool: $3,966,300
    Entries: 4,407
    Remaining: 640


4407 entries!!

Every year at the World Series of Poker thousands of young guns flock to the poker Mecca to test their mettle against five-bets, flop floats, and flush draws, but the Seniors Championship offers a reprieve from the hyper-aggression that has come to dominate the game. For players of a certain generation, those can still remember when the third raise always meant aces in the hole, the Seniors event is a tried and true tradition, and the last bastion of A-B-C poker in a world turned on its head by the online style.

Today, a total of 4,407 seniors took their seats bright and early, besting the Seniors Championship record set just last year, and nearly topping the unprecedented number of entrants to play on a single day established by this year's historic "Millionaire Maker" event. With seniors spread throughout the Rio's multiple venues, including the Pavilion, the Brasilia Room, and the Amazon Room, the atmosphere here today has rivaled that of the Main Event, as the crowded halls and throngs of interested onlookers suggest that a major event is being contested.

A number of notable names from the professional ranks were spotted early on in Day 1, with Johnny Chan, Chad Brown, Susie Isaacs, Men Nguyen, and defending champion Allyn Jaffrey Shulman all trying their best to run up a chip stack and make a deep run. Unfortunately for this pack of pros, Day 1 was the end of the line, but plenty of top-flight players managed to bag and tag after eleven full hours of play.

Young Ji (51,800), "Captain" Tom Franklin (48,100) Hoyt Corkins (48,100), Robert Varkonyi (39,900), John Strzemp (32,700), and T.J. Cloutier (29,400) are some of the more notable names still alive after Day 1, and with former Main Event winners and bracelet holders still in the hunt, tomorrow's Day 2 promises to be action packed.

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Event #27: Mixed Max - No Limit Hold'em


    Buy-in: $3,000
    Prizepool: $1,618,890
    Entries: 593
    Remaining: 234

Calvin Anderson leads Dominic Nietschze currently

Moorman reported 11/234

Rutter 66/234

Abou Risk 70/234

Vamplew 87/234

Boeree 96/234

Eames 112/234

Cody 130/234

McCorkell 159/234

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Thought we might have had a fun sweat, but nay


For the second straight year, James Dempsey has bubbled this tournament.

He limped in under the gun and Viacheslav Zhukov raised from UTG+2. Maria Ho called from the small blind, Robert Mizrachi called from the big blind, and Dempsey called all in for his remaining 1,000 after his original call.

The flop was checked around and when the turn fell, Ho checked to Mizrachi who bet. Zhukov folded, Ho called, and the river completed the board. Ho check-folded to Mizrachi's bet this time and Mizrachi tabled for kings full.

Dempsey couldn't beat it and for the second straight year is the bubble boy of this event.
Robert Mizrachi   339,500   99,500
James Dempsey   0   -6,000

[Royal Flush]

I feel sick, absurd run of hands to bust.

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Event #25: Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better

Buy-in: $5,000
Prizepool: $1,132,700
Entries: 241
Remaining: 2

Robert Mizrachi finished 3rd
Brian Hastings finished 4th
Lisandro 7th

Other cashers included Matusow, Dan Kelly, maria Ho, Jonathan Duhamel and Huck Seed

No Brits

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Event #26: Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship

    Buy-in: $1,000
    Prizepool: $3,966,300
    Entries: 4,407
    Remaining: 35

Chris Bjorin finished 45th
Mad Turk finished 63rd

No Brits remain

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Event #27: Mixed Max - No Limit Hold'em

Buy-in: $3,000
Prizepool: $1,618,890
Entries: 593
Remaining: 40

Tom Alner finished 42nd

Moorman finished 51st, 4 bet shoving KQss into Timoshenko's 10-10 and flipping bad

Alex Lindop is 31/40 for UK

the final 40 includes Timoshenko, Waxman, Nitsche and TayPaur

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Event #28: No-Limit Hold'em

Buy-in: $1,500
Prizepool: $2,855,250
Entries: 2,115
Remaining: 650

Craig McCorkell and Chris Brammer are reported 4/650 and 8/650 respectively near the top of the chip counts

Channing, Thewy, Ash Mason, Nicky Evans, Ben Warrnigton, Rupert Elder and both Boatmans were recorded in the top 100 a few minutes ago

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Event #29: H.O.R.S.E.
Buy-in: $5,000
Prizepool: $1,226,700
Entries: 261
Remaining: 229

very early days, Matthew Ashton is the only Brit I can see recorded in the chip counts in a field full of poker household names

[SuuPRlim]

crushing the mixed games this Ashton is! gogo

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Event #27: Mixed Max - No Limit Hold'em

Buy-in: $3,000
Prizepool: $1,618,890
Entries: 593
Remaining: 3

Max Steinberg, Isaac Hagerling and Jeremy Ausmus remain

Jovial Gent was 5th, Brandon Cantu 8th, Nick binger 9th and Taypaur 17th

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Event #28: No-Limit Hold'em

Buy-in: $1,500
Prizepool: $2,855,250
Entries: 2,115
Remaining: 16

TJ Clouiter is in with 16 left

Unfortunately the last British Interest fell with the exit of Ash Mason in 34th


Other UK cashers

Rupert Elder 43rd
Chris brammer 65th
Seb Saffari 77th
Dave Brannan 88th
Craig McCorkell 92nd
Ben Warrington 98th
Nicky Evans 142nd
Sunny Chattha 183rd