WSOP 2013: Taylor wins Event #14 & Mike Matusow interview
Today we congratulate Jonathan Taylor on surviving a mammoth field in Event #14 and hear from Mike Matusow about his recent win.
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WSOP facts & figures:
Events: 17/62
Participants: 19,639
Prize pool: $31,597,910
Event #14: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Event #15: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E
Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No Limit Hold'em
Event #17: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
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Jonathan Taylor wins Event #14: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
After carving his way through a well attended $1,500 event, Jonathan Taylor used a 2:1 chip advantage heads-up to overcome Blake Bohn and bag his first WSOP bracelet.
WSOP 2013 Event #14: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Final Results |
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| Place | Name | Prize | ||
| 1st | Jonathan Taylor | $454,424 | ||
| 2nd | Blake Bohn | $281,049 | ||
| 3rd | Hunter Frey | $194,315 | ||
| 4th | Hiran Patel | $140,143 | ||
| 5th | Tommy Vu | $102,449 | ||
| 6th | Patrick Kubat | $75,879 | ||
| 7th | Jed Hoffman | $56,946 | ||
| 8th | Dan Gannon | $43,293 | ||
| 9th | Joseph Pergola | $33,323 | ||
| Players: 1 (1,819) Prize Pool: $2,455,650 |
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| Taylor gets the win |
Event #15: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E
Mark Klecan topped the leaderboard on the penultimate day of the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E event as James "mig.com" Mackey's stack fell during the final stages of the session.
Event #15: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E
End of Day 2 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st | Mark Klecan | 518,000 | ||
| 2nd | Eddie Blumenthal | 443,000 | ||
| 3rd | Scott Bohlman | 382,000 | ||
| 4th | Rep Porter | 279,000 | ||
| 5th | Tom Schneider | 275,000 | ||
| 6th | Frankie O'Dell | 271,000 | ||
| 7th | Owais Ahmed | 243,000 | ||
| 8th | Michael Cooper | 224,000 | ||
| 9th | Viatcheslav Ortynskiy | 158,000 | ||
| 10th | Dan Heimiller | 146,000 | ||
| 14th | David Singer | 90,000 | ||
| 16th | David Bach | 78,000 | ||
| 18th | Dan Kelly | 64,000 | ||
| 19th | Tyson Marks | 49,000 | ||
| 21st | James Mackey | 32,000 | ||
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Players: 21 (862) | Prize Pool: $1,163,700 Average Chips: 184,714 | Blinds: NLHE/O8 - 5,000/10,000 | Razz/Stud/Stud8 - 3,000/10,000 |
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Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No Limit Hold'em
After watching some of the best players in the world hit the rail, just four players now stand within touching distance of a WSOP bracelet and over $300,000.
Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No Limit Hold'em
End of Day 2 - Round of 4 |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| - | Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky vs. Don Nguyen | 1,215,000 | ||
| - | Justin Bonomo vs. Mark Radoja | 1,215,000 | ||
| 5th | Phil Hellmuth | $54,024 | ||
| 6th | Randy "nanonoko" Lew | $54,024 | ||
| 7th | Sean Winter | $54,024 | ||
| 8th | Russell Rosenblum | $54,024 | ||
| 9th | Phil Galfond | $26,237 | ||
| 10th | Alexander Venovski | $26,237 | ||
| 11th | Warwick Mirzikinian | $26,237 | ||
| 12th | Davidi Kitai | $26,237 | ||
| 13th | Bryan Pellegrino | $26,237 | ||
| 14th | Craig Bergeron | $26,237 | ||
| 15th |  melanieweisner |
$26,237 | ||
| 16th | Marc-Andre Ladouceur | $26,237 | ||
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Players: 4 (162) | Prize Pool: $1,522,800 Average Chips: 1,215,000 | Blinds: 15,000/30,000 |
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Event #17: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Another impressive field has helped create a top prize of $518,755.
Event #17: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em
End of Day 1 Chip Counts |
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| Place | Name | Chips | ||
| 1st | Levon Khachatryan | 176,100 | ||
| 2nd | Kurt Jewel | 131,200 | ||
| 3rd | Michael Borovetz | 115,500 | ||
| 4th | Evan Schwartz | 104,600 | ||
| 5th | Matt Jarvis | 101,300 | ||
| 6th | Josh Hillock | 100,000 | ||
| 7th | Blake Purvis | 97,700 | ||
| 8th | Matt Matros | 96,000 | ||
| 9th | Robert Corcione | 90,000 | ||
| 10th | Jason Everett | 81,300 | ||
| 12th | Barry Greenstein | 61,500 | ||
| 17th | Vanessa Selbst | 58,000 | ||
| 58th | Faraz Jaka | 17,175 | ||
| 61st | Jake Cody | 16,000 | ||
| 150th | Dominik 'ace0ntheriver' Nitsche | 4,500 | ||
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Players: 226 (2,105) | Prize Pool: $2,841,750 Average Chips: 41,914 | Blinds: 500/1,000/100 |
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Upcoming events
WSOP 2013: Upcoming Events
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| Event |
Buy-in & Game Type |
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| 18 | $1,000 No Limit Hold'em | June 9 | |
| 19 | $5,000 Pot Limit Hold'em | June 9 | |
| 20 | $1,500 Omaha Hi/Low | June 10 | |
| 21 | $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Six Max | June 11 | |
| 22 | $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha | June 12 | |
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