The WSOP 2013

[Sheriff Fatman]

You're also sharing a table with Matt Brady, who I sat next to on Day 1 in 2010.

Nice guy.  Pro-player, either lives in or is from Philadelphia, as I remember chatting about the Eagles to him.

[Bigfella]

Should also mention:

44 Eoghan O'Dea DUBLIN, IE 105,000 Brasilia / 48 / 9
361 Anthony Cascarino Chisel Hurst Kent, , IR 56,100 Brasilia / 6 / 5

Also

192  Steven Watts  London, , EE   71,725 Brasilia / 71 / 1
450  Daniel Laming CH   50,675 Brasilia / 56 / 4

[SuuPRlim]

glad this threads gotten back on track, everyone completely lost their heads for about 10 pages.

[77dave]

You're also sharing a table with Matt Brady, who I sat next to on Day 1 in 2010.

Nice guy.  Pro-player, either lives in or is from Philadelphia, as I remember chatting about the Eagles to him.

I chopped a deep stack Omaha comp in the Venetian with him a few years back. Really nice kid. Gl to all

[BulldozerD]

WSOP site was showing Ash Mason as residing in York, Guatemala and he was well up the chip counts

[TightEnd]

The $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em World Championship – commonly referred to as the WSOP Main Event, attracted 6,352 players, placing it solidly in the range it has been the last seven years, and among the Top 10 poker tournaments ever held.

The World Series of Poker Main Event continues on now through July 15 at the Rio, and then we pause play for the final nine players and bring them back November 4-5, 2013, where the last nine do battle over $26,662,066.

 

[TightEnd]

LAS VEGAS (July 8, 2013) – The 44th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas established a host of new records as poker enthusiasts from 107 nations traveled to Las Vegas to compete in the game’s grandest spectacle.  The WSOP remained the industry standard-bearer, with 79,471 entries in 62 events and awarding the second largest prize pool in WSOP history: $197,041,468.

The new all-time high in participants surpassed by 5 percent the previous record of 75,672 set at the 42nd Annual WSOP in 2011.

For the ninth consecutive year, the WSOP generated a total prize pool well in excess of $100 million.

In the 44-year history of the WSOP, the prestigious tournament has now awarded more than $1.8 billion in prize money. When added to the previous total -- $1,642,409,323 – this year’s massive prize pool brings the new all-time money awarded to $1,839,450,791.
 
Legions of amateur players competed alongside legendary poker pros, Hollywood A-listers and international sports figures to establish the new milestones.  Among the notable non-poker playing names competing during this year’s WSOP included: actor Jason Alexander, Norwegian snowboard champion Torstein Horgmo, actor Robert Iler, NHL goaltender Roberto Luongo, Olympic skier Petter Northug, Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, NBA star Paul Pierce, actor and comedian Kevin Pollak, actor and comedian Ray Romano, Mixed-Martial Arts champion Georges St. Pierre, actress Jennifer Tilly, cricket star Shane Warne and actor James Woods.

The youngest player in this year’s WSOP Main Event was Rayan Chamas, of Dollard-des Ormeaux, Quebec, Canada, who played Day 1-C of the Main Event and was 21 years, 8 days old.  The oldest player to participate in this year’s WSOP was 92-year-old William Wachter of Carmel, New York, who also played Day 1-C of the Main Event.

[TightEnd]

Here is a quick statistical overview of the 2013 WSOP official gold bracelet events:

·         Total Entries: 79,471       

·         Total Prize Pool: $197,041,468

·         Total Cashers: 8,454

·         Main Event Entries: 6,352

·         Main Event Prize Pool: $59,708,800

·         Largest 1st Place Prize: $8,359,531

·         Average 1st Place Prize: $628,722

·         Average Age: 37.60

·         Average Age of Casher: 36.44

·         Average Age of Final Tablist: 34.07

·         Male Participation: 94.9% (69,393 entries, excludes Main Event)

·         Female Participation: 5.1% (3,726 entries, excludes Main Event)

·         Male Money Won: $136,941,036

·         Female Money Won: $3,423,282

·         Male Cashes: 7,462 (10.75%)

·         Female Cashes: 343 (9.21%)

·         # of Countries Represented: 107

·         # of U.S. States Represented: 50

·         # of Canadian Provinces Represented: 10, plus Yukon Territories

·         Most Entries by Country:             1) United States (57,040);             2) Canada (4,118)               3) United Kingdom (2,678)    4) Russia (1,110)     5) France (1,010)

The 2013 WSOP established new records for:

Biggest single day attendance ever: 6,343 players in Event #6, shattering the record of 4,128 players in Event #29 in 2012 by 54%.  Event #6 broke several other records as well, including: A) Largest non-Main Event field size ever (8th largest poker tournament ever), B) Largest $1500 buy-in poker tournament ever held, C) Most unique entrants for a non-WSOP Main Event (5,044 unique entrants), D) Largest 1st place prize for a $1500 buy-in ($1,199,104), E) Largest re-entry event field size ever (6,343)

 Largest Seniors event in history: Event #26 attracted a 4,407 players, eclipsing by 7 percent the previous record of 4,128 set last year. Year-over-year event prize money was up 7 percent from last year, jumping to $3,966,300 from $3,715,200.

 Largest $10,000 buy-in tournament in discipline other than No-Limit Hold’em: Event #60, the $10,000 buy-in Pot-Limit Omaha championship attracted a record 386 entrants, the most players to ever enter a poker tournament with a buy-in of $10,000 for a game other than No-Limit Hold’em.  It was the largest PLO tournament the WSOP has ever held at the $10,000 buy-in level, and the largest field size for a WSOP $10,000 buy-in event outside of the Main Event.  Prize pool was a record $3,628,400.

 Biggest High-Roller Event ever: 166 Players put up $111,111 for the One Drop High Rollers event (Event #47), easily breaking the record for most players to post a six-figure buy-in in a live tournament.  The total prize pool of $17,891,148 was the second largest live prize pool of the year behind the Main Event.

 Most events with $1MM+ First Prize: Five distinct events (Event #6, Event #47, Event #52, Event #55 & Event #62) paid the winner more than $1,000,000 in prize money, a WSOP record.  Three events (Event #47, Event #55 and Event #62) made multiple millionaires from the prize pool.

 Most consecutive annual WSOPs played: Howard “Tahoe” Andrew of Walnut Creek, Calif., extended his record this year for most consecutive years played at the WSOP: 40.

 Most cashes at WSOP without a win: Tony Cousineau of Daytona Beach, Fla., extended his record as the player with the most cashes – 57 – without a win. He cashed four times in 2013.

 All-time Cashes and Final Tables: Phil Hellmuth added to his record as the individual all-time leader in cashes (99) with his four cashes in 2013.

 Here are some other notable tournament records set at the 2013 WSOP:

·         Largest live Omaha High-Low Split Tournament in history (1,014 entries) – Event #20

·         Largest live $1,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament in history with single day start (6,343 entries) – Event #6

·         Largest live $1,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament in history with single day start (3,164 entries) – Event #3

·         Largest consecutive-days starting field sizes in poker history (combined 8,180) – Event #6 (6,343) and Event #7 (1,837) – Broke record of 6,939 in 2012 by 18 percent.

·         Largest Seniors tournament in poker history (4,407 entries) – Event #26

·         Biggest Seniors No-Limit Hold’em championship prize pool in history ($3,966,300) – Event #26

·         Largest single-start live tournament in poker history (4,407 entries) – Event #26

·         Most bracelet victories for a country, outside the United States – CANADA, 10 victories (besting previous record of 6 set in 2010)

·         Most money won by a woman at one WSOP: Loni Harwood - $874,698 (Loni cashed six times, final tabled three events and won her first WSOP gold bracelet in Event #60)

[TightEnd]

Kroon Grabs Lead On Final Hand; Ivey, Negreanu, Hellmuth, Mercier and Piqué Advance
 

Mark Kroon

Day 1c of the 2013 World Series of Poker Main Event proved to be the biggest and baddest of the starting days, topping out at 3,467 players and surpassing last year's record-second field of 3,418 that was largest one-day Main Event field in history. Combine that number with Day 1a's 943 players and Day 1b's 1,942, and you've got yourself a grand total of 6,352 entrants. The field created a prize pool of $59,708,800, and the eventual winner will be taking home $8,359,531.

As so often happens, the player emerging as the chip leader of the final starting day claimed the overall top spot. That man, Mark Kroon, bagged up 246,300 in chips and will lead the way heading forward. Kroon has cashed once prior in the WSOP Main Event, placing 399th in 2011 for $30,974.

Kroon took out Ylon Schwartz in the final hand of the night to snatch the chip lead from Imari Love, who bagged up 214,300. Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi was another player amongst the leaders for much of the day, and he bagged up 176,100.

As expected, poker's elite were out in full force today. Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Jason Mercier, Joe Hachem, Allen Cunningham, Nick Schulman, Antonio Esfandiari and Ben Lamb were amongst those in action today, and they'll all be advancing. From that bunch, Ivey bagged the most chips with 119,650. Two other very well known faces in poker, Gus Hansen and Tom Dwan, both "played" the Main Event today, but didn't actually show up and play a single hand all day long. Instead, their stacks were put into play and blinded off. Hansen's stack was 17,975 at the end of the day, and Dwan finished on 18,075.

Arguably the most world-renowned person in the field was not a professional poker player, but rather a professional soccer player, Gerard Piqué. The 26-year old defender is widely regarded as one of the best centre backs in the world, playing for FC Barcelona and Spain, and his résumé includes a World Cup win, a Premiere League title, four La Liga titles, two UEFA Champions League titles, and three consecutive selections (2010-2012) to the UEFA Team of the Year. While Piqué began the day on the rise, climbing to nearly 100,000 in chips, he slipped in the final two levels of the night. He was able to find a double and get back to 19,400 to finish out the day, though.

The survivors from Day 1c will have Tuesday off while Day 2a and 2b play out inside the walls of the Rio. On Wednesday, today's survivors will be back in action to continue their quest.

[Tal]

What happens if Piqué makes the November nine? Is he getting time off?

[outragous76]

Tikay has done a(nother) splendid interview with Tattytatts. She is still incred but she has started to lose her cute accent! Bad times!

[TightEnd]

Flushy

[TightEnd]

Tatjana Pasalic

[TightEnd]

what happens when 2,000 players hit the break?

[JaffaCake]

Really enjoyed your Warney interview, could listen to him talk cricket all day, just like could watch him play it all day a few years back. I'd file Warney under those 'I wish he was one of ours', one of those players you'd love to play for your team and u can't help admire even tho they're the enemy!