Tuesday, June 11, 2013 4:14 PM Local Time
Daniel Idema Eliminated in 7th Place ($42,962)
Hand #23:
Action folded around to Daniel Idema in the small blind. He shoved all in for 449,000 with . Unfortunately for him, DJ MacKinnon woke up with and snap called from the big blind.
The board fell and MacKinnon ended up making the the nut flush on the river, eliminating Idema in 7th place.
DJ MacKinnon | 950,000 | 350,000 |
Daniel Idema | 0 | -397,000 |
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 4:09 PM Local Time
Hands #19 - 23
Hand #19: Tai Nguyen raised 75,000 from the button and the blinds fold.
Hand #20: Alex Barlow raised to 50,000 from under the gun. Nguyen called from the cutoff and Taylor Paur 3-bet to 142,000. Barlow reraised all in and Nguyen and Paur folded.
Hand #21: Paur raised to 48,000 from the cutoff and the button and blinds folded.
Hand #22: Nguyen raised to 75,000 from middle position and it folded around.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 3:59 PM Local Time
Raise to 48,000
Hand #15: Taylor Paur opens to 48,000 under-the-gun plus two and everybody folds.
Hand #16: Taylor Paur opens to 48,000 under-the-gun plus one, but folds as Daniel Idema pushes all in from the small blind.
Hand #17: Taylor Paur opent to 48,000 under-the-gun, but folds as Phillip Hui pushes all in right beside him for 437,000.
Hand #18: DJ MacKinnon opens the button to 60,000 and everybody folds.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 3:50 PM Local Time
Level 24 started
Level: 24
Blinds: 12000/24000
Ante: 4000
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 3:44 PM Local Time
Break
Hand #14: Daniel Idema raised it up to 40,000 under-the-gun. All players folded and we're off to a 20 minute break.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 3:42 PM Local Time
Ryan Austin Eliminated in 8th Place ($32,608); Kyle Cartwright Eliminated in 9th Place ($25,041)
Hand #13: Action folded around to Taylor Paur in the cutoff who raised to 40,000. Ryan Austin pushed all in from the cutoff for his final 565,000, as did Kyle Cartwright from the button for 382,000. Both blinds folded and Paur made the call.
Paur: | |
Austin: | |
Cartwright: | |
There was a lot of excitement as some paint came on the flop but it was for nothing. Paur's aces were still ahead and the turn sealed the fate of Austin and Cartwright. The river was irrelevant as Paur soars over two million and eliminates two players in the process.
Taylor Paur | 2,328,000 | 1,023,000 |
Kyle Cartwright | 0 | -481,000 |
Ryan Austin | 0 | -565,000 |
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 3:34 PM Local Time
Raise and Take
Hand #8: Taylor Paur raised to 40,000 from under the gun. Alex Barlow reraised to 105,000 from the cutoff. Paur folded.
Hand #9: Daniel Idema moved all in from the cutoff and it folded around.
Hand #10: Tai Nguyen raised to 55,000 from the button and the blinds folded.
Hand #11: Paur raised from the button to 40,000 and the blinds folded.
Hand #12: Barlow raised from early position to 40,000 and it folded around.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 3:33 PM Local Time
Plenty of Extras Being Given Away at This Year's WSOP
The buzz inside the walls of the Rio extends beyond just the tournaments on the 2013 World Series of Poker schedule. Online poker in Nevada is a very, very hot topic right now, and WSOP.com is making a lot of noise.
While the site has yet to launch, you can head to the Lambada Room of the Rio or look for one of the beautiful and friendly WSOP.com ladies walking the hallways to sign up for a free, personal WSOP.com online poker account. This is a great way to get a jump on the site's registration, and plenty of people have already taken this opportunity.
What's more is that the WSOP will be hosting daily raffles for everyone that has taken the time to register for WSOP.com at the Rio. What can you win? Plenty of fantastic prizes including 36 WSOP seats!
Players 21 years of age and older who sign up for a WSOP.com account will automatically be entered into the "36-Seat Giveaway" where a randomly-selected winner will win a seat into the next day's first WSOP gold bracelet event. One of the events eligible in this promotion is the $111,111 One Drop High Roller No-Limit Hold'em tournament that is expected to feature a $10,000,000 prize pool and allow you to play poker with the biggest names in the game. In total, $182,333 in WSOP seats, including a seat to the WSOP Main Event, are being given away during this one-of-a-kind WSOP.com promotion.
In addition to the 36-Seat Giveaway, a "Hot Seat" promotion will allow any player who signs up for a WSOP.com online account and wears their WSOP.com patch on their chest at the table while playing an event to be randomly selected to receive 500 bonus dollars deposited directly into their WSOP.com online account once the site has received all regulatory approvals and launches.
With 62 WSOP gold bracelet events and three winners promised for the Main Event, this promotion includes $32,000 worth of value to those participating.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 3:21 PM Local Time
No Turns the Last Four Hands
Hand #4: DJ MacKinnon raises it up to 45,000 under-the-gun plus two, but folds as Roy Weiss makes it 170,000 from the big blind.
Hand #5: Taylor Paur raises to 40,000 from middle position and takes down the blinds and antes.
Hand #6: Tai Nguyen makes it 60,000 from under-the-gun plus one and wins the blinds and antes.
Hand #7: Taylor Paur raises it up to 40,000 from under-the-gun plus one. DJ MacKinnon calls from the big blind but he check-folds to Paur's 32,000 continuation-bet on .
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 3:16 PM Local Time
Weiss Doubles Through Austin
Hand #1: Phillip Hui raised to 40,000 from early position and it folded around.
Hand #2: Taylor Paur raised on the button and the blind folded.
Hand #3: Roy Weiss moved all in from under the gun for his final 243,000. Ryan Austin called from the button.
Weiss:
Austin:
The board came while Weiss had a sweat, his aces hold for the double up.
Ryan Austin | 565,000 | -235,000 |
Roy Weiss | 496,000 | 244,000 |
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 3:07 PM Local Time
We're Back Underway
We've started the tournament again. Blinds are still 10,000/20,000 with 3,000 ante. There's still 23 minutes on the clock. After that we'll have the regular 20 minute break.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 2:57 PM Local Time
Final Table Seat Draw
Seat | Player | Chips |
1 | Tai Nguyen | 1,193,000 |
3 | Taylor Paur | 1,305,000 |
4 | Ryan Austin | 800,000 |
5 | Kyle Cartwright | 481,000 |
6 | Phillip Hui | 494,000 |
7 | Roy Weiss | 252,000 |
8 | Alexander Barlow | 576,000 |
9 | Daniel idema | 397,000 |
10 | DJ Mackinnon | 715,000 |
Taylor Paur | 1,305,000 | -75,000 |
Tai Nguyen | 1,193,000 | 718,000 |
Ryan Austin | 800,000 | 90,000 |
DJ MacKinnon | 715,000 | -25,000 |
Alexander Barlow | 576,000 | 66,000 |
Phillip Hui | 494,000 | -87,000 |
Kyle Cartwright | 481,000 | -39,000 |
Daniel Idema | 397,000 | 87,000 |
Roy Weiss | 252,000 | -43,000 |
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 2:48 PM Local Time
James Epner Eliminated in 10th Place ($19,664)
Tai Nguyen limped the button for 20,000 and James Epner raised it up to 70,000 from the small blind. Taylor Paur folded his big blind and Nguyen made the call to go heads up to the flop: . Epner bet out 100,000 and got a rather quick call from Nguyen.
The turn came the and Epner announced all in. After some counting they agreed it was 329,000 and that send Nguyen into the tank. After about a minute Nguyen said "Ok, let's go. I call." Epner showed and was far in front of Nguyen's . Wel, since the title of this post is that Epner is eliminated, you might have guessed by now what the river was. Indeed, the popped up and Epner made his way off the stage.
That leaves us with a final table of nine players. We're counting the chips now and will bring you a full seating as soon as possible. Players are on a ten minute break. You can follow all the action here with hand for hand coverage. There's also a live stream available without hole cards and without commenatry on WSOP.com/live.
James Epner | 0 | -330,000 |
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 2:46 PM Local Time
Nguyen Wins One From Paur
Taylor Paur opened from early position to 40,000. It folded around to Tai Nguyen in the big blind who called. Both players checked flop. Nguyen check called Paur's bet of 34,000 on the turn. Both players then checked the river.
Paur asked Nguyen if he had a spade. Nguyen replied "no" misunderstanding the question as he turned over . Paur looked puzzled as he slid his cards into the muck, "No spade?" Nguyen just laughed.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 2:31 PM Local Time
Paur Folds to Austin
From the small blind Taylor Paur made it 48,000 to go. Ryan Austin thought for a little while before making the call. The tention was high as the dealer brought out the , and as the flop. Paur made a 42,000 continuation bet. Austin thought for about a minute and then put in 86,000 for a little more than a min raise. Paur folded after some thinking.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 2:26 PM Local Time
Unofficial Final Table Begins Slowly
Unlike the fast pace of our first hour with four quick bust outs, the pace of the unofficial final table has slowed down significantly. It has been raise and take poker at its best.
Here are some tweets that went out as we headed into the final ten:
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 2:19 PM Local Time
James Epner Four Bets All In
This hand started still in the last level when we were still playing 8,000/16,000. James Epner opened in mid position, for the third time, to 51,000 preflop. Right next to him it was Taylor Paur making it 83,000 to go. All other players folded and the action was back on Epner. He announced all in and after some extensive counting by the dealer and floor, it was 474,000 total to call for Paur. Some players at the table pointed out that Paur's raise wasn't enough and he had to commit 3,000 more to make it an official raise. Paur eventually folded with a big sigh. He had to toss in three 1,000 chips as well.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 1:59 PM Local Time
Unofficial Final Table Seat Draw
Seat | Player | Chips |
1 | Tai Nguyen | 475,000 |
2 | James Epner | 330,000 |
3 | Taylor Paur | 1,380,000 |
4 | Ryan Austin | 610,000 |
5 | Kyle Cartwright | 520,000 |
6 | Phillip Hui | 581,000 |
7 | Roy Weiss | 295,000 |
8 | Alexander Barlow | 510,000 |
9 | Daniel idema | 310,000 |
10 | DJ Mackinnon | 740,000 |
Taylor Paur | 1,380,000 | 62,000 |
DJ MacKinnon | 740,000 | -105,000 |
Ryan Austin | 610,000 | 238,000 |
Phillip Hui | 581,000 | 162,000 |
Kyle Cartwright | 520,000 | 253,000 |
Alexander Barlow | 510,000 | -90,000 |
Tai Nguyen | 475,000 | 116,000 |
James Epner | 330,000 | -70,000 |
Daniel Idema | 310,000 | -90,000 |
Roy Weiss | 295,000 | -205,000 |
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 1:50 PM Local Time
Robert Deppe Eliminated in 11th Place ($19,664)
Robert Deppe pushed all in fromt he small blind and Phillip Hui made the call rather quickly. Deppe showed his and was behind against Hui's . There were some possibilities for a split pot but those hopes were gone after the flop: . The on the turn sealed the deal for Hui and the made the board complete. Hui had 269,000 and left Deppe with just 11,000 in chips.
Deppe folded the next hand but a hand after that he was all in for his last couple of chips. Deppe had and got isolated by Hui who showed . Deppe didn't make a come back as the board came out | | .
Robert Deppe | 0 | -371,000 |
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 1:46 PM Local Time
Adam Sanders Eliminated in 12th Place ($19,664)
Daniel Idema opened to 32,000 from the hijack position and saw Roy Weiss threebet to 95,000 from the button. In the big blind Adam Sanders pushed all in for 85,000 and Idema eventually folded. Sanders showed his and was up against Weiss' . The flop was still good for Sanders but the turn brought the pain: | | .
Roy Weiss | 500,000 | 311,000 |
Adam Sanders | 0 | -95,000 |