WSOP 2013: Paur and Kitai capture bracelets
David Kitai is now a double bracelet winner. Meanwhile we have a stacked final 22 in the Omaha Hi/Low event and an interview with Phil Galfond.
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WSOP facts & figures:
Events: 21/62
Participants: 23,726
Prize pool: $37,953,050
Event #18: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em
Event #19: $5,000 Pot Limit Hold'em
Event #20: $1,500 Omaha Hi/Low
Event #21: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Max
Upcoming Events
Quadjacks Interview
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Taylor Paur wins Event #18: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em
Taylor Paur finally captures WSOP gold after having previously made two final tables in bracelet events.
WSOP 2013 Event #18: $1,000 No Limit Hold'em
Final Results |
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| Place | Name | Prize | ||
| 1st | Taylor Paur | $340,260 | ||
| 2nd | Roy Weiss | $211,794 | ||
| 3rd | Tai Nguyen | $147,220 | ||
| 4th | Alexander Barlow | $106,027 | ||
| 5th | DJ MacKinnon | $77,491 | ||
| 6th | Phillip Hui | $57,324 | ||
| 7th | Daniel Idema | $42,962 | ||
| 8th | Ryan Austin | $32,608 | ||
| 9th | Kyle Cartwright | $25,041 | ||
| Players: 1 (2,071) Prize Pool: $1,863,900 | ||||
David Kitai wins Event #19: $5,000 Pot Limit Hold'em
Triple Crown winner David Kitai can now add 'two-time bracelet winner' to his list of accomplishments after taking down a tough final table in event #19.
WSOP 2013 Event #19: $5,000 Pot Limit Hold'em
Final Results |
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| Place | Name | Prize | ||
| 1st | David Kitai | $224,560 | ||
| 2nd | Cary Katz | $138,794 | ||
| 3rd | Vincent Bartello | $103,628 | ||
| 4th | Dimitar Danchev | $77,893 | ||
| 5th | Eugene Katchalov | $58,912 | ||
| 6th | Kristina Holt | $44,844 | ||
| 7th | Bertrand Grospellier | $34,341 | ||
| 8th | Dario Minieri | $26,468 | ||
| 9th | Chris Johnson | $20,520 | ||
| Players: 1 (195) Prize Pool: $916,500 | ||||
Event #20: $1,500 Omaha Hi/Low
WSOP 2013 Event #20: $1,500 Omaha Hi/Low
End of Day 2 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st | Dale Beaudoin | 465,000 | ||
| 2nd | Jason Rivkin | 418,000 | ||
| 3rd | Can Kim Hau | 327,000 | ||
| 4th | Todd Brunson | 315,000 | ||
| 5th | Won Goag | 311,000 | ||
| 6th | Sumanth Reddy | 293,000 | ||
| 7th | Matthew Kelly | 281,000 | ||
| 8th | Hieu Ma | 249,000 | ||
| 9th | Joe Ford | 238,000 | ||
| 10th | Kevin Zhang | 221,000 | ||
| 13th | John Monnette | 188,000 | ||
| 17th | Maria Ho | 96,000 | ||
| 18th | Stephen Chidwick | 96,000 | ||
| 20th | Jennifer Harman | 80,000 | ||
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Players: 22 (1,014) | Prize Pool: $1,368,900 Average Chips: 207,402 | Blinds: 4,000/8,000 |
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Event #21: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Max
The first prize for this six max event is $506,764.
WSOP 2013 Event #21: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Max
End of Day 1 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st | Jesse Wilke | 187,700 | ||
| 2nd | Victor Ramdin | 184,000 | ||
| 3rd | Ryan Olisar | 154,900 | ||
| 4th | Daniel Doucet | 140,000 | ||
| 5th | Daniel Simms | 133,200 | ||
| 6th | Jonathan Roy | 132,700 | ||
| 7th | Scott Seiver | 132,000 | ||
| 8th | Sandeep Pulusani | 117,300 | ||
| 9th | Shane Schleger | 117,000 | ||
| 10th | Michael DeGilio | 112,000 | ||
| 19th | Faraz Jaka | 93,400 | ||
| 21st | Yevgeniy Timoshenko | 92,100 | ||
| 27th | Erik Seidel | 81,300 | ||
| 28th | Antonio Esfandiari | 80,600 | ||
| 48th | Martin '0piggybank' Finger | 58,600 | ||
| 70th | Jonathan Aguiar | 44,800 | ||
| 100th | JC Tran | 30,100 | ||
| 113rd | Ben Tollerene | 23,400 | ||
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Players: 129 (807) | Prize Pool: $2,205,840 Average Chips: 56,302 | Blinds: 400/800/100 |
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Upcoming events
WSOP 2013: Upcoming Events
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| Event |
Buy-in & Game Type |
Date | |
| 22 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | June 12 | |
| 23 | $2,500 Seven Card Stud | June 12 | |
| 24 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | June 13 | |
| 25 | $5,000 Omaha Hi/Low | June 13 | |
| 26 | $1,000 Seniors No Limit Hold'em | June 14 | |
Quadjacks Interview
Our friends at Quadjacks caught up with online legend Phil Galfond at the Rio:
