Nível: 8
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #58: $1,111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em
Dias: 1a
Event Info
Resultado Final
Event Info
Informações sobre o nível
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Entradas
4,756
Nível
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Williams Starts to Rebuild
Nível 7
: 150/300, 25 ante
David Williams was cruising along when we last checked on him, but something must have gone wrong in the meantime because we witnessed him getting a short stack into the middle of the felt.
Williams held 
to his opponent's 
and was set for a much needed double to 6,500. The 
flop improved both players to a pair of aces, but Williams' was the better of the two hands thanks to his king-kicker. The 
turn improved Williams to two pair and the 
river caused some initial confusion because Williams' opponent thought he had won the pot with a flush. However, Williams had improved to an ace-high flush and scooped the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
6,500 | -7,650 |
Richie Sklar is Shooting Under Par
Nível 7
: 150/300, 25 ante
We caught up with a friendly gentleman by the name of Richie Sklar, and he proudly informed us that his stack had eclipsed the 40,000 plateau.
While these requests are par for the course when it comes to covering a WSOP tournament, Sklar let us know why he ws so excited to have ammunition at his disposal.
"I've played 10 tournaments this summer," Sklar explained. "And I haven't won a single chip!"
While that degree of run bad may have been a bit of an exaggeration, Sklar has certainly won his share of pots here today, having run his stack up to more than 40,000 near the end of Day 1A, or more than three times the current average.
Sklar also let us know that he is golfing buddies with none other than Phil Ivey and Mike Sexton, so it stands to reason that a little of their aptitude on the felt has rubbed off on Sklar during long sessions on the other green.
With two previous cashes at the WSOP to his credit, both of which represented top-10 finishes, Sklar is hoping his drives remain pure and his putting stays true here today.
Longtime readers of PokerNews may also remember Sklar from the 2009 WSOP, when he famously offered to buy President Obama into the Main Event.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
43,500 | 43,500 |
How Do They Stack Up?
Nível 7
: 150/300, 25 ante
Here are more chips than you can shake a stick at!
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
35,800 | |
|
23,800 | 6,500 |
|
23,000 | 19,000 |
|
20,700 | 4,900 |
|
19,900 | 1,100 |
|
19,700 | 10,400 |
|
19,400 | -9,600 |
|
14,200 | 7,000 |
|
12,500 | 7,000 |
|
12,100 | 600 |
|
9,875 | 3,850 |
|
9,300 | -400 |
|
9,200 | -3,600 |
|
8,600 | 600 |
|
8,500 | 2,500 |
|
8,400 | |
|
8,400 | 500 |
|
|
8,300 | 5,575 |
|
7,800 | 4,875 |
|
7,400 | 3,400 |
|
7,000 | |
|
6,600 | 3,375 |
|
5,500 | -100 |
|
5,250 | 1,050 |
|
4,200 | -1,800 |
I'm Sorry John, I Don't Remember
Nível 7
: 150/300, 25 ante
With just two levels of play left in the evening, the surviving short stacks are getting their chips into the middle at a rapid fire clip, and John Tech did the same after the flop fell 
.
Tech held the 
, and his opponent snap-called while tabling the 
for an open-ended straight draw.
Turn: 
River: 
With that, the dealer mucked Tech's pair of jacks and prepared to push the pot to the player who made the straight. Which would have been fine, of course, except for the fact that four-card straights simply don't count here at the World Series of Poker.
Tech, for his part, did not react when his cards were mucked, and his opponent sat still as a stone, waiting to see if he could possibly win the pot with eight-high. Finally, just as the pile of chips was being pushed in the wrong direction, another player at the table spoke up to correct the error.
"He wins, right?," said the player, pointing toward Tech.
"Straight," answered the dealer confidently, arranging the alongside the flop to show the winning hand that never was. Eventually, the mistake was sorted out, and Tech's jacks were retrieved from the muck so that the pot could be awarded to its rightful owner.
"That would've been a tough beat there," said another player at the table, while Tech simply smiled and counted his new chips.
Play Has Resumed
Nível 7
: 150/300, 25 ante
The cards are back in the air for the final two levels of play.
Nível: 7
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 25
Let's Break Some Stuff
Nível 6
: 100/200, 25 ante
The players have departed the Brasilia Room for their final 20-minute break of the day.
And That, My Friend, is How You Play the Game
Nível 6
: 100/200, 25 ante
When we last saw Nithin Eapen, the native of Kerala, India was playing the "Millionaire Maker" event, alongside his countryman Jay Nair. The two had been randomly seated next to one another, and after a bit of small talk, Eapen and Nair discovered that they were from the same area of their homeland, spoke the same regional dialect, and knew the same people back home.
Today, Eapen was kind enough to stop us to offer a quick thank you for capturing his improbable meeting in print, and soon thereafter he rewarded us with the following gem of a hand.
The action was caught on the flop, with the board reading 
and Eapen having checked the action to recent bracelet winner Jason Duval.
Duval responded to the sign of weakness with a standard feeler bet, putting 800 into the pot, and Eapen flatted to see the turn come 
.
After another tap of the table by Eapen, Duval splashed out a bet of 1,725, and that's when the fireworks began a day early. Eapen appeared to be cowed by the aggression, looking back at his stack seemingly in fear, before staring over at Duval across the table.
"I have a piece of that, don't think you can just push me off," he said, still peering down apprehensively at his stack.
"So if you only have a piece, that means I can three-barrel the river and you fold, right?" answered Duval, his demeanor exuding confidence. "If you just have a small piece, why mess around?"
After appearing ready to release his hand a few times, Eapen suddenly announced himself all in, and Duval wasted no time in making the call with his 
. Having turned a set, Duval had no doubt that his hand was good against Eapen's "piece" of the board, but he was shocked when he saw the 
hit the table for the nut straight.
Before Duval could even process the bad news, or pray for the board to pair up, the dealer dropped the on the river to give Eapen a superfluous flush. The gracious amateur offered Duval a handshake while the pot was pushed his way, but the Canadian pro was simply too shocked to notice, walking away from the scene of the wreckage to commiserate with his friends on the rail.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
19,600 | 19,600 |
|
Eliminado |
Watts Gets Paid on the River
Nível 6
: 100/200, 25 ante
Steve Watts instantly bet 600 into the 1,600 pot from the big blind when the fell on the river of a board reading 
board. His opponent, seated on the button, called as quickly.
Watts showed 
and won the pot.
Watts is a former professional footballer — that's soccer player to readers from the U.S.A — who turned to poker once his sporting career ended. Watts' poker career has started well and he has won over $410,000 so far, his largest cashes coming in 2012, which topped the scales at $102,759 and $51,063 respectively.