# World Series of Poker - 2013 Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 30, 2013, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2013-thread/659676 "2013-05-30T02:10:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2013-thread/659676/1 "2013-05-30T02:10:40Z")
In case anyone is interested, the 2013 WSoP event has started! 62 Bracelets are up for grabs. A Summary of the events (7 weeks worth) is [here](http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/2013-world-series-of-poker/) Event 1, as per custom is the Casino Employees event, started earlier today. Event 2, is a $5K No limit Hold’m, 8 handed is the first open event. [Michael Phelps](http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/15653-michael-phelps-makes-his-world-series-of-poker-debut) continues is fame-whoring tour by playing in this event. Apparently he is going to play in several of the 62 events and most likely the main event. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2013-thread/659676/2 "2013-05-30T02:37:59Z")
Why does it bother you Phelps is playing? Rio’s not for 3 years (assuming he even competes). ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2013, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2013-thread/659676/3 "2013-06-13T18:11:55Z")
A few slightly interesting links to tournament news: [http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/15658-poker-hand-of-the-week-5-31-13](http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/15658-poker-hand-of-the-week-5-31-13) [http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/15673-this-week-in-tournament-poker-june-3-9](http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/15673-this-week-in-tournament-poker-june-3-9) [http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/15699-world-series-of-poker-mike-the-mouth-matusow-wins-fourth-career-gold-bracelet](http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/15699-world-series-of-poker-mike-the-mouth-matusow-wins-fourth-career-gold-bracelet) [http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/15724-dan-kelly-records-sixth-cash-this-world-series-of-poker](http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/15724-dan-kelly-records-sixth-cash-this-world-series-of-poker) [http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/15711-phil-ivey-has-shot-at-first-world-series-of-poker-hold-em-bracelet](http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/15711-phil-ivey-has-shot-at-first-world-series-of-poker-hold-em-bracelet) ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2013-thread/659676/4 "2013-06-16T18:49:46Z")
[http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-tournaments/4146-2013-44th-annual-world-series-of-poker/1098267/live-updates](http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-tournaments/4146-2013-44th-annual-world-series-of-poker/1098267/live-updates) Event 6 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Millionaire Maker Wins Event No. 6 ($1,198,780) ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2013-thread/659676/5 "2013-06-19T16:20:36Z")
[http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/15756-world-series-of-poker-tom-schneider-wins-second-bracelet-of-the-summer](http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/15756-world-series-of-poker-tom-schneider-wins-second-bracelet-of-the-summer) Tom Schneider Wins Second Bracelet of the Summer ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2013-thread/659676/6 "2013-06-22T16:07:08Z")
Erick Lindgren Wins an Event [http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/15767-world-series-of-poker-erick-lindgren-wins-5-000-six-handed-no-limit-hold-em](http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/15767-world-series-of-poker-erick-lindgren-wins-5-000-six-handed-no-limit-hold-em) ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2013-thread/659676/7 "2013-06-24T17:21:31Z")
Michael Moore (not that one) wins an event: [http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/15777-world-series-of-poker-michael-moore-wins-5-000-limit-hold-em-event](http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/15777-world-series-of-poker-michael-moore-wins-5-000-limit-hold-em-event) Won the final hand with 10 4. Maybe that will be his Brunson hand. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2013-thread/659676/8 "2013-06-27T17:06:06Z")
$111,111 Buy-in One Drop tournament as started. 166 entrants yields a $17 MM prize pool with first place worth more than $4.8 MM. Vanessa Selbst Off To Strong Start In $111,111 One Drop High Roller Jun 26, 2013 [http://www.cardplayer.com/cptv/channels/13-poker-news/poker-videos/4992-vanessa-selbst-off-to-strong-start-in-111-111-one-drop-high-roller](http://www.cardplayer.com/cptv/channels/13-poker-news/poker-videos/4992-vanessa-selbst-off-to-strong-start-in-111-111-one-drop-high-roller) Also: [http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/15800-world-series-of-poker-111-111-buy-in-draws-166-gamblers-to-award-4-8-million-to-first](http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/15800-world-series-of-poker-111-111-buy-in-draws-166-gamblers-to-award-4-8-million-to-first) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2013-thread/659676/9 "2013-06-29T14:22:59Z")
I watched some of the featured table of the OneDrop event last night. On ESPN3. The final four resumes this afternoon with Antonio Esfandiari at the table. If he wins back to back, it would be an incredible accomplishment. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2013-thread/659676/10 "2013-06-29T19:30:31Z")
Didn’t the first One Drop event have a buy-in of $1,000,000? Is there going to be another one of those? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2013-thread/659676/11 "2013-06-29T20:48:17Z")
I think the plan is to bring back the Million Dollar buy-in back next year. This year the buy-in was $111,111. Last year they limited the One Drop to 48 players but in last night commentary, they said they could have sold more seats. But as they originally advertised the tournament as limited to 48 players they did not take any more entries. This year, they had 166 players. And they re-started the final table: within the first 10 hands: Esfandiari goes all-in with pocket 8, and gets called with A9o and an ACE hits the river. Antonio is out. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2013-thread/659676/12 "2013-07-02T20:59:55Z")
Doyle Brunson sighting. > **[WSOP | Tournaments | Event Updates](https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/updates/?grid=968&tid=12853)** > > Receive continuous event updates, along with tournament structures and results at the tournaments events updates page. Among the remaining 78 players on day 3 of the $50K buy-in poker players championship. Many well known names still in it, including the leader, David Benyamine. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2013-thread/659676/13 "2013-07-02T22:38:24Z")
The Player’s Championship has ONLY well-known players. 50k is a lot of $$. ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2013, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2013-thread/659676/14 "2013-07-03T00:12:48Z")
Damn…too busy to notice that most of the events have come and gone. Mark my words, I will find my way over there to play some of those $1k and $1.5k events next year. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2013-thread/659676/15 "2013-07-06T14:52:59Z")
Main event kicks off today (Sat., July 6) [http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/15854-world-series-of-poker-main-event-begins-today](http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/15854-world-series-of-poker-main-event-begins-today) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2013-thread/659676/16 "2013-07-07T18:20:19Z")
Greg Merson, Defending Main Event Champ, was one of 584 players who played in Day 1A and advanced to Day 2 In total, 943 players payed 10K to play, 2011 Champ Pius Heinz was one of the 359 players that busted on Day 1A. ---
**Author:** ![BigAppleBucky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigapplebucky/32/178_2.png) [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2013, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2013-thread/659676/17 "2013-07-10T21:56:02Z")
Doyle Brunson again!! > **[World Series Of Poker Main Event 2A/B: Doyle Brunson Accumulates Big Stack](https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/15871-world-series-of-poker-main-event-2a-b-doyle-brunson-accumulates-big-stack)** > > He said he wasn’t going to play any tournaments this summer due to his 79 years of age and low energy level, but 10-time World Series of Poker champ Doyle ... One comment: > [@](#): > > I hope Brunson continues to steam roll. For an entire year he’s been saying he most likely won’t play and now he’s on course to do some damage. If he wins, it will be the greatest slow roll of all time. Go Brunson! ---
**Author:** ![KellyCriterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2013-thread/659676/18 "2013-07-13T03:22:05Z")
One thing I like to follow in the Main Event is the [progress of past winners](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_World_Series_of_Poker#Performance_of_past_champions). ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2013-thread/659676/19 "2013-07-13T03:51:47Z")
> [@KellyCriterion](#): > > One thing I like to follow in the Main Event is the [progress of past winners](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_World_Series_of_Poker#Performance_of_past_champions). Noticed “Jesus” is the most recent champ not listed. Is he not playing? ---
**Author:** ![KellyCriterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2013-thread/659676/20 "2013-07-13T06:46:27Z")
My understanding is that Ferguson has kept a very low profile since [Black Friday](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Scheinberg). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-series-of-poker-2013-thread/659676.md?page=2)