WSOP 2013: Pulusani wins as PokerStrategists thrive
Today we crown another WSOP champion and chart the progress of our community members in the $111,111 One Drop High Roller.
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WSOP facts & figures:
Events: 48/62
Participants: 53,055
Prize pool: $96,090,068
Event #44: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em
Event #45: $1,500 Ante Only No Limit Hold'em
Event #46: $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Low
Event #47: $111,111 One Drop High Roller
Event #48: $2,500 Limit Hold'em Six Max
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Sandeep Pulusani wins Event #44: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em
WSOP 2013 Event #44: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em
Final Results |
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| Place | Name | Prize | ||
| 1st | Sandeep Pulusani | $592,684 | ||
| 2nd | Niall Farrell | $366,815 | ||
| 3rd | Michael Rocco | $229,500 | ||
| 4th | Martin Hanowski | $166,579 | ||
| 5th | Zo Karim | $122,974 | ||
| 6th | Mark Teltscher | $92,186 | ||
| 7th | Nam Le | $70,120 | ||
| 8th | Pedro Rios | $54,053 | ||
| 9th | Philippe Vert | $42,230 | ||
| Players: 1 (1,072) Prize Pool: $2,926,560 |
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Event #45: $1,500 Ante Only No Limit Hold'em
One of the online world's top players, Chris Moorman, is still in contention in Event #45, but he'll have to be at his best to overcome the likes of Blair Hinkle and chip leader Paul Lieu.
WSOP 2013 Event #45: $1,500 Ante Only No Limit Hold'em
End of Day 2 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st | Paul Lieu | 579,000 | ||
| 2nd | Benjamin Volpe | 523,000 | ||
| 3rd | Daniel Johnson | 479,000 | ||
| 4th | Louis Bonnecaze | 330,000 | ||
| 5th | Horacio Chaves | 314,000 | ||
| 6th | Chris Moorman | 279,000 | ||
| 7th | Adam Stone | 214,000 | ||
| 8th | Blair Hinkle | 182,000 | ||
| 9th | Samuel Panzica | 153,000 | ||
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Players: 9 (678) | Prize Pool: $915,300 Average Chips: 263,666 | Blinds: Ante 4,000 |
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Event #46: $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Low
Another non-Hold'em event has attracted a healthy field and generated a prizepool of more than $1 million.
WSOP 2013 Event #46: $3,000 Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Low
End of Day 2 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st | Alexey Makarov | 471,000 | ||
| 2nd | Ashly Butler | 456,000 | ||
| 3rd | Zhen Cai | 414,000 | ||
| 4th | John O'Shea | 364,000 | ||
| 5th | Vladimir Shchmelev | 339,000 | ||
| 6th | John Cernuto | 271,000 | ||
| 7th | Stephen Chidwick | 243,000 | ||
| 8th | Brian Hacker | 239,000 | ||
| 9th | Andreyy Zaichenko | 219,000 | ||
| 10th | Allyn Jaffrey Shulman | 172,000 | ||
| 11th | Dylan Linde | 128,000 | ||
| 12th | Tyler Nelson | 117,000 | ||
| 12th | Matthew Lansdon | 116,000 | ||
| 14th | Robert Price | 115,000 | ||
| 15th | Joshua Weiland | 107,000 | ||
| 16th | Mel Judah | 89,000 | ||
| 17th | Ari Engel | 75,000 | ||
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Players: 17 (435) | Prize Pool: $1,187,550 Average Chips: 230,294 | Blinds: 3,000/6,000 |
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Event #47: $111,111 One Drop High Roller No Limit Hold'em
Following on from the success of last year's One Drop event, the latest incarnation of the tournament has broken the record for the largest field to play in a six-figure buy-in tournament.
WSOP 2013 Event #47: $111,111 One Drop High Roller No Limit Hold'em
End of Day 1 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st | Brandon Steven | 1,398,000 | ||
| 2nd | Tobias 'pokernoob' Reinkemeier | 1,225,000 | ||
| 3rd | Dan Shak | 999,000 | ||
| 4th | Jason Mo | 975,000 | ||
| 5th | Chris Lee | 906,000 | ||
| 6th | Ben Lamb | 855,000 | ||
| 7th | Matt Glantz | 854,000 | ||
| 8th | Don Nguyen | 847,000 | ||
| 9th | Bobby Baldwin | 839,000 | ||
| 10th | Farshad Fardad | 833,000 | ||
| 13th | Daniel Negreanu | 785,000 | ||
| 19th | Owais Ahmed | 683,000 | ||
| 24th | Martin '0piggybank' Finger | 659,000 | ||
| 29th | Gus Hansen | 643,000 | ||
| 35th | Fabian 'fabstinho' Quoss | 565,000 | ||
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Players: 108 (166) | Prize Pool: $17,891,148 Average Chips: 461,111 | Blinds: 2,500/5,000/500 |
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Event #48: $2,500 Limit Hold'em Six Max
For those who couldn't survive in the One Drop High Roller, Event #48 provided the perfect sanctuary as well as a prizepool of $780,325.
WSOP 2013 Event #48: $2,500 Limit Hold'em Six Max
End of Day 1 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st | Danny Le | 62,000 | ||
| 2nd | William Toh | 58,900 | ||
| 3rd | Paul Mattioda | 57,900 | ||
| 4th | Raymond Henson | 53,900 | ||
| 5th | Andrew Yip | 52,000 | ||
| 6th | Marco Johnson | 46,600 | ||
| 7th | Nicholas Derke | 45,000 | ||
| 8th | Jon Seaman | 44,100 | ||
| 9th | Jon Turner | 43,800 | ||
| 10th | Cheng Liu | 43,200 | ||
| 13th | Tom Schneider | 38,000 | ||
| 17th | David "Bakes" Baker | 35,800 | ||
| 52nd | Joe Cada | 20,400 | ||
| 85th | Juha Helppi | 13,300 | ||
| 118th | Eric Froehlich | 3,900 | ||
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Players: 119 (343) | Prize Pool: $780,325 Average Chips: 21,617 | Blinds: 500/1000 |
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Upcoming events
WSOP 2013: Upcoming Events
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| Event |
Buy-in & Game Type |
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| 49 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | June 27 | |
| 50 | $2,500 Ten Game Mix Six Max | June 27 | |
| 51 | $1,000 Ladies No Limit Hold'em Championship | June 28 | |
| 52 | $25,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Max | June 28 | |
| 53 | $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | June 29 | |
