WSOP 2013: Bicknell and Sung claim gold as Players Championship begins
Today we crown two new champions, including Steve Sung, and recap the first day of the $50,000 Players Championship.
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WSOP facts & figures:
Events: 55/62
Participants: 62,622
Prize pool: $117,140,968
Event #51: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em Ladies Event
Event #52: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Max
Event #53: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Event #54: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em
Event #55: $50,000 The Poker Players Championship
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Kristen Bicknell Wins Event #51: $1,000 Ladies Championship
It took Kristen Bicknell just 120 hands to finish off the last of her opponents and bag a white gold bracelet on the final table of this year's Ladies Championship.
WSOP 2013 Event #51: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em Ladies Championship
Final Results
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| Place | Name | Prize | ||
| 1st | Kristen Bicknell | $173,922 | ||
| 2nd | Leanne Haas | $107,616 | ||
| 3rd | Julie Monsacre | $67,331 | ||
| 4th | Shana Matthews | $48,871 | ||
| 5th | Connie Bruce | $36,078 | ||
| 6th | Eleanor Gudger | $27,045 | ||
| 7th | Amanda Baker | $20,572 | ||
| 8th | Chris Priday | $15,858 | ||
| 9th | Cindy Kerslake | $12,389 | ||
| Players: 1 (954) Prize Pool: $858,600 |
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Steve Sung Wins Event #52: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Max
Steve Sung overcame one of the game's best young players, Phil Galfond, to scoop gold and over $1 million in Event #52.
WSOP 2013 Event #52: $25,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Max
Final Results
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| Place | Name | Prize | ||
| 1st | Steve Sung | $1,205,324 | ||
| 2nd | Phil Galfond | $744,841 | ||
| 3rd | Dani Stern | $509,473 | ||
| 4th | Steven Chidwick | $353,780 | ||
| 5th | Max Lehmanski | $249,291 | ||
| 6th | Richard Lyndaker | $178,261 | ||
| 7th | Shannon Shorr | $129,342 | ||
| 8th | Keith Lehr | $129,342 | ||
| 9th | Kevin Eyster | $95,884 | ||
| Players: 1 (175) Prize Pool: $4,156,250 |
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Event #53: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
With Day 2 in the bag only 25 players now remain in the hunt for Event #53's $665,397 top prize.
Event #53: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
End of Day 2 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st | Jonathan Cohen | 1,378,000 | ||
| 2nd | Sebastian Pauli | 897,000 | ||
| 3rd | Sean Wallace | 844,000 | ||
| 4th | Jeffrey Johnston | 812,000 | ||
| 5th | Jevon Lam | 790,000 | ||
| 6th | Arttu Raekorpi | 778,000 | ||
| 7th | Mike Watson | 707,000 | ||
| 8th | David Vamplew | 697,000 | ||
| 9th | Tyron Krost | 596,000 | ||
| 10th | Heath Mendelsohn | 588,000 | ||
| 11th | Diego Zeiter | 496,000 | ||
| 15th | Steve Bartlett | 361,000 | ||
| 19th | Humberto Brenes | 286,000 | ||
| 22nd | Robert Hwang | 279,000 | ||
| 25th | Derek Dempsey | 92,000 | ||
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Players: 25 (2,816) | Prize Pool: $3,801,600 Average Chips: 506,880 | Blinds: 6,000/12,000/2,000 |
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Event #54: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em
An affordable $1,000 buy-in saw just under 3,000 players register for the opening day of Event #54 and create a prizepool of $2,594,700.
Event #54: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em
End of Day 1 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st | Edward Nassif | 168,300 | ||
| 2nd | Barry Hutter | 138,100 | ||
| 3rd | Marcus Mack | 128,200 | ||
| 4th | Matthew Newcombe | 124,800 | ||
| 5th | Orjan Skommo | 120,300 | ||
| 6th | Warwick Mirzikinian | 112,000 | ||
| 7th | Sameer Aljanedi | 110,200 | ||
| 8th | Eric Rivkin | 104,800 | ||
| 9th | Nicco Maag | 104,200 | ||
| 10th | Jim Collopy | 98,800 | ||
| 16th | Jesse Sylvia | 83,000 | ||
| 26th | Matt Salsberg | 67,700 | ||
| 34th | Sam Grafton | 63,300 | ||
| 73rd | Michael 'kaytor' Gathy | 45,000 | ||
| 183rd | JC Tran | 16,700 | ||
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Players: 239 (2,883) | Prize Pool: $2,594,700 Average Chips: 36,188 | Blinds: 500/1,000/100 |
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Event #55: $50,000 The Poker Players Championship
An all-star cast lined-up for the opening day of the annual $50,000 Poker Players Championship to generate a prizepool of almost $6,000,000.
Event #55: $50,000 The Poker Players Championship
End of Day 1 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st | Jonathan Duhamel | 401,300 | ||
| 2nd | Jared Bleznick | 343,100 | ||
| 3rd | Jason Mercier | 340,600 | ||
| 4th | Justin Smith | 336,600 | ||
| 5th | Brian Rast | 319,900 | ||
| 6th | George Lind | 294,200 | ||
| 7th | Calvin Anderson | 290,500 | ||
| 8th | Michael Mizrachi | 274,600 | ||
| 9th | Greg Mueller | 261,300 | ||
| 10th | Mike Leah | 248,000 | ||
| 11th | Paul Volpe | 245,500 | ||
| 14th | Doyle Brunson | 232,000 | ||
| 16th | Barry Greenstein | 227,600 | ||
| 20th | Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | 209,000 | ||
| 39th | georgedanzer | 177,700 | ||
| 65th | Joe Hachem | 140,600 | ||
| 102nd | David "Bakes" Baker | 76,000 | ||
| 110th | Phil Ivey | 31,800 | ||
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Players: 113 (120) | Prize Pool: $5,760,000 Average Chips: 159,292 | Blinds: 400/800 |
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Upcoming events
WSOP 2013: Upcoming Events
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| Event |
Buy-in & Game Type |
Date | |
| 56 | $2,500 No Limit Hold'em | July 1 | |
| 57 | $5,000 No Limit Hold'em | July 2 | |
| 58A | $1,111 The Little One For One Drop | July 3 | |
| 59 | $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball Limit | July 3 | |
| 58B | $1,111 The Little One For One Drop | July 4 | |
