Event #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event Dia 1c | 2013 World Series of Poker

2013-07-09 01:29 UTC-7

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

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Nível 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

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.

For us at PokerNews, we're done for the night, but you can catch us right back here tomorrow at 12 p.m. for the start of Day 2a and 2b. See you then!

Tags: Allen Cunningham Antonio Esfandiari Ben Lamb Daniel Negreanu Eric Mizrachi Gus Hansen Imari Love Jason Mercier Joe Hachem Mark Kroon Michael Mizrachi Nick Schulman Phil Hellmuth Phil Ivey Tom Dwan WSOP Main Event Ylon Schwartz

2013-07-09 01:14 UTC-7

Piqué Doubles On One of the Last Hands of the Night

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Nível 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

After a raise of 1,200 from Gerard Piqué, Harald Olsen, who claimed to be the boyfriend Elisabeth Hille, reraised to 2,800 from the button. Piqué called and the two took to a flop od . Piqué checked to Olsen who fired off a bet of 2,000. Piqué called to see the on the turn. On the turn, Piqué checked again to Olsen who effectively moved all in with a covering stack on Piqué. After about a minute in the tank, Piqué called for his last 4,450 and it was off to a showdown.

Piqué:
Olsen:

The board completed with the and Piqué was able to earn a crucial double up here at the end of the night.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Gerard Piqué	17,500	5,300

2013-07-09 01:05 UTC-7

Kroon Takes the Lead in the Final Hand; Schwartz Eliminated

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Nível 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

In the final hand of the night, Mark Kroon opened to 1,125 from under the gun. He was called by three players, including Ylon Schwartz. The flop came down , and Kroon threw out a continuation bet of 2,400. Schwartz raised it up to 5,200, which was enough to see the other two players muck their hands. Kroon called, as the fell on the turn. Kroon bet out 13,500 and was called. The completed the board, and Kroon bet out 12,125. Schwartz tanked for a few minutes, before moving all in for over 30,000, which was snap called.

“Boom!” yelled Kroon, tabling his , before jumping up from his chair. “Boom!” he repeated. Kroon was so excited; he could hardly hold it in.

“You don’t have to be such a d*** about it,” said Schwartz, after the completion of the hand.

“I’m just excited to win a hand,” replied Kroon.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mark Kroon	246,300	121,300
Ylon Scwartz	Eliminado

Tags: Mark Kroon Ylon Schwartz

2013-07-08 23:57 UTC-7

Yu Gets A Double and a KO

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Nível 5 : 200/400, 50 ante

We didn't catch the preflop action which ended up with Ben Yu in a three-way all in, but lucky for us Yu was able to relay it.

Yu opened with a raise to 1,000. A few seats over, another player reraised all in for just about 4,000 total. A few seats over from him another player reraised to 10,000. Action folded back to Ben Yu who jammed all in for just about 21,000. The player who reraised to 10,000 called and the three went to a show down, and that's where we caught the action.

Yu:
Player 1:
Player 2:

The flop was absolute gin for Yu when it came down . He had flopped the nut straight and no one else in the hand even held a heart for the flush. The board completed with a and an allowing Yu to catch the knockout, and the double up at the same time pushing him to just about 50,000 chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ben Yu	48,000	31,400

2013-07-08 22:31 UTC-7

Hellmuth Busts Shaun Deeb

Nível 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Phil Hellmuth raised to 1,000, and Shaun Deeb three-bet to 2,800. Hellmuth asked, “How deep are you Shaun?” Deeb replied that he started the hand with 15,000 total. Hellmuth thought for a minute then raised to 21,000, enough to put Deeb all-in. Deeb called and showed , but Hellmuth turned over . The board ran out , no help to Deeb. Hellmuth took the pot, bringing him up to 38,500, and Deeb made his exit.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Phil Hellmuth	38,500	19,000
Shaun Deeb	Eliminado

Tags: Phil Hellmuth Shaun Deeb

2013-07-08 22:17 UTC-7

Ylon Spikes a Queen to Send One Home While Jonathan Rivera Makes a Great Fold

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Nível 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Former November Niner Ylon Schwartz is just now starting himself on the right foot, after starting the day rather quietly.

We caught up to the hand when the action was like so: Jonathan Rivera, who was on the button had a preflop raise of 1,600 out. Across the table another player had moved all in over the top of that for 11,975. Next to go, Ylon Schwartz had moved all in over the top of that for a total of 30,050. Then, Rivera on the button went deep into the tank before eventually flashing his cards to Kyle Julius, who was sitting right beside him, and folding.

Schwartz:
All In:

It looked bad for Schwartz who was well behind with his pair of queens and it looked even worse when the flop came down , not giving him any extra outs. The turn was the still keeping Schwartz behind, but the river was just the miracle that Schwartz needed, allowing him to pick up the knock out and all the chips.

In the mean time, Jonathan Rivera told the entire table that he had folded kings, which would've ended up being the third best hand. Kyle Julius who was sitting next to him confirmed that he had in fact folded kings and that left the entire table dumbfounded at how he could've made such a great fold.

"It was two red kings," Julius told the table what he had seen.

"That's a great fold man, you had the third best hand," someone else at the table said.

"You folded kings?!" Schwartz said, not believing what he was hearing.

While we didn't actually see the cards, it would still be an amazing fold if what Rivera and Julius said is in fact true.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ylon Schwartz	46,000	17,500

2013-07-08 21:53 UTC-7

Piq-ing

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Nível 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

The World Series of Poker Main Event always attracts athletes and celebrities alike. From Matt Damon to Emmitt Smith, Ben Affleck to Paul Pierce, we are used to seeing very familiar faces grace the halls of the Rio during this time of the summer.

Today, in the Black Section of the Pavillion Room, there sits a fútbol star that very few Americans would recognize. The player is trying to keep a low profile, wearing a Yankees hat low enough to cover his face and speaking very infrequently, but the Audemar watch on his wrist and the half dozen or so Spanish reporters circling his table aren't helping his cause.

His cover was completely blown when he stood up, towering over the table at six-feet four inches (that's 1.92 meters for all of you across the pond). It was at that point we realized that the giant of a man with the five or six-figure watch on was FC Barcelona and Spain superstar Gerard Piqué.

Piqué is no stranger to the felt, finishing third in a €5,000 side event at EPT Barcelona in September of 2011 and playing in a few side events at the Season 9 EPT Grand Final in Monte Carlo, and last week Yahoo! reported that Barcelona is set to offer him a contract extension. The 26-year old defender is widely regarded as one of the best centre backs in the world, 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.

Unfortunately for Piqué and his Spanish teammates, they were recently defeated by Brasil in the Confederations Cup Final, but he's off to a great start here. With 96,000 chips he is well above the projected average stack entering into Day 2, and we will certainly keep our eyes on him as he tries to make a deep run and add another trophy to his already overly impressive collection.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Gerard Piqué	96,000	96,000

Tags: Gerard Piqué

2013-07-08 21:25 UTC-7

Negreanu Calls Opponent's Hand and Loses

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Nível 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Following a raise to 600, Daniel Negreanu came along from the button along with the two blinds as a dealer spread a flop.

The small blind led for 700 and Negreanu was the only caller as the landed on the turn and Negreanu was faced with a bet of 1,700. Negreanu took a few moments to contemplate a decision before tossing in two yellow 1,000-denomination chips into the pot to signify a call.

The completed the board on the river and the small blind lent back in his chair and paused for a few moments before reaching down to the bottom of his chip stack to retrieve an orange 5,000-denomination chip before casually tossing it into the pot.

"What you doing bro?" quizzed Negreanu as his masseuse continued to work on his shoulders.

"Mmmmm. Ten-jack of clubs?" Negreanu added.

As Negreanu muttered a few words to himself, he eventually made the call before the small blind tabled his for a full house.

Negreanu shook his head from left-to-right and then mucked.

"What am I doing?" Negreanu asked to himself as he slipped to 6,650 in chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Daniel Negreanu	6,650	-7,850

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

2013-07-08 18:43 UTC-7

Set of Sixes No Good for Chan

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Nível 3 : 150/300, 0 ante

Johnny Chan, who won the Main Event in back-to-back years (1987 and 1988) and nearly won it a third year in a row, finishing runner-up to Phil Hellmuth in 1989, tossed out a bet of 3,550 on a flop of . His opponent, Jean-Jacques Philippe, moved all in for 24,675, and Chan went deep into the tank.

Finally, after two minutes or so, he called, prompting the Frenchman to flip over for a set of kings. Chan shook his head, and turned over for a set of sixes.

The turn and river bricked , respectively, and Philippe doubled to over 50,000 chips, while Chan fell to jusr 14,750.