Matusow, Schneider Among Repeat Winners at 2013 WSOP
Through 21 events, the United States has won 13 bracelets, with Canada next in line with six (twice as many as Canada won in 2012). Meanwhile Belgium and Germany are the only other countries with wins so far with one apiece.
Another week is done at the 2013 World Series of Poker, and 10 more WSOP bracelets have been claimed as the Series continues to march along. This week was highlighted by a couple of players -- Mike Matusow and Tom Schneider -- grabbing some gold again several years after winning previous WSOP events, with other former bracelet winners also proving victorious. Also, Canada continues to impress, picking up two more wins to push the country's bracelet total to six.
Here's a rundown of all of the results over the past week of WSOP action from the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Event No. 12: Rofman rocks
The $1,500 pot-limit hold'em event saw first-time bracelet winner -- and first-time WSOP casher, for that matter -- Lev Rofman keep Allen Cunningham from winning his sixth career WSOP bracelet. Rofman beat out a field of 535 in this one, including sixth-place finisher Eric Crain who made his second final table of the summer after taking fourth in Event No. 8, the $2,500 8-game mix event.
2013 WSOP Event No. 12: $1,500 PLHE results
1st: Lev Rofman (United States) -- $166,136
2nd: Allen Cunningham (United States) -- $102,819
3rd: Jaspal Brar (Canada) -- $68,332
4th: Kenneth Shelton (United States) -- $50,709
5th: Anthony Harb (United States) -- $38,055
6th: Eric Crain (United States) -- $28,839
7th: Nicolas Halvorson (United States) -- $22,050
8th: Timothy Reilly (United States) -- $16,994
9th: Jean-Nicolas Fortin (Canada) -- $13,195
Event No. 13: The Mouth fed fourth WSOP win
Mike "The Mouth" Matusow continued a successful year, following his victory in the 2013 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship in January by topping a field of 210 in Event No. 13, the $5,000 seven-card stud hi-low event. The victory marked Matusow's fourth bracelet win and first since 2008.
2013 WSOP Event No. 13: $5,000 7CS Hi-Low results
1st: Mike Matusow (United States) -- $266,503
2nd: Matthew Ashton (United Kingdom) -- $164,700
3rd: Mike Leah (United States) -- $108,412
4th: David "Bakes" Baker (United States) -- $79,078
5th: Yuval Bronshtein (Israel) -- $58,835
6th: Tony Cousineau (United States) -- $44,543
7th: Gavin Smith (Canada) -- $34,268
8th: Vladimir Shchmelev (Russia) -- $26,757
Event No. 14: Taylor triumphs
Jonathan Taylor of the United States took down the first of many $1,500 no-limit hold'em events on this summer's schedule, besting a field of 1,819 to earn his first bracelet while also notching his first career WSOP cash.
2013 WSOP Event No. 14: $1,500 NLHE results
1st: Jonathan Taylor (United States) -- $454,424
2nd: Blake Bohn (United States) -- $281,049
3rd: Hunter Frey (United States) -- $194,315
4th: Hiren Patel (United States) -- $140,143
5th: Tuan Vu (United States) -- $102,449
6th: Patrick Kubat (Germany) -- $75,879
7th: Jed Hoffman (United States) -- $56,946
8th: Dan Gannon (United States) -- $43,293
9th: Joseph Pergola (United States) -- $33,323
Event No. 15: Schneider snags third bracelet
2007 WSOP Player of the Year Tom Schneider broke through to win Event No. 15, the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event, adding a third bracelet to the two he won six years ago. Schneider had to contend with a difficult final table to earn the win, one that included bracelet holders Owais Ahmed (who took runner-up), Rep Porter (who finished fourth), and Frankie O'Dell (who finished fifth).
2013 WSOP Event No. 15: $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. results
1st: Tom Schneider (United States) -- $258,960
2nd: Owais Ahmed (United States) -- $159,950
3rd: Vlatcheslav Ortynskiy (Russia) -- $108,701
4th: Rep Porter (United States) -- $75,652
5th: Frankie O'Dell (United States) -- $53,739
6th: Scott Bohlman (United States) -- $38,949
7th: Nicholas Blumenthal (United States) -- $28,778
8th: Mark Klecan (Canada) -- $21,679
Event No. 16: Radoja romps
Mark Radoja earned Canada another bracelet by besting a tough 162-player field in the $10,000 no-limit hold'em heads-up tourney, surviving several tough matches to grab the gold. Among those coming up just shy in this one were semifinal losers Justin Bonomo and Ben Sulsky, with Phil Hellmuth and Randy Lew among those whose runs were stopped during the quarterfinal round.
2013 WSOP Event No. 16: $10,000 NLHE Heads-Up results
1st: Mark Radoja (Canada) -- $336,190
2nd: Don Nguyen (United States) -- $204,648
3rd (tie): Justin Bonomo (United States) -- $110,485
3rd (tie): Ben Sulsky (United States) -- $110,485
5th (tie): Phil Hellmuth (United States) -- $54,024
5th (tie): Randy Lew (United States) -- $54,024
5th (tie): Sean Winter (United States) -- $54,024
5th (tie): Russell Rosenblum (United States) -- $54,024
Event No. 17: Polychronopoulos picks up second career bracelet
One of the biggest names in poker -- at least in terms of the number of letters in his name -- Athanasios Polychronopoulos -- earned his second WSOP bracelet by winning Event No. 17, one of those large-field $1,500 no-limit hold'em events. Polychronopoulos was the last player standing from the 2,105 who entered, adding a second WSOP win to his resume after also winning a $1,500 NLHE event in 2011. This one also saw 2009 WSOP Main Event winner Joe Cada come close again, finishing fourth just as he did in Event No. 4, the $1,500 NLHE six-handed event. Meanwhile, David "Bakes" Baker reached a third 2013 WSOP final table, finishing eighth.
2013 WSOP Event No. 17: $1,500 NLHE results
1st: Athanasios Polychronopoulos (United States) -- $518,755
2nd: Manuel Mutke (Germany) -- $322,908
3rd: Everett Carlton (United States) -- $224,455
4th: Joe Cada (United States) -- $161,652
5th: Samuel Taylor (United States) -- $118,145
6th: Michael Kurth (United States) -- $87,398
7th: Joseph Ward (United States) -- $65,502
8th: David "Bakes" Baker (United States) -- $49,716
9th: Thomas Nicotera (United States) -- $38,178
Event No. 18: Paur prevails
Taylor Paur topped a field of 2,071 to grab the bracelet in Event No. 18, another of the $1,000 NLHE events. Click here to read more from our friend Matthew Pitt concerning the curious heads-up battle Paur had with Roy Weiss before claiming the gold.
2013 WSOP Event No. 18: $1,000 NLHE results
1st: Taylor Paur (United States) -- $340,260
2nd: Roy Weiss (United States) -- $211,794
3rd: Tai Nguyen (United States) -- $147,220
4th: Alexander Barlow (United States) -- $106,027
5th: D.J. Mackinnon (United States) -- $77,491
6th: Philip Hui (United States) -- $57,324
7th: Daniel Idema (Canada) -- $42,962
8th: Ryan Austin (United States) -- $32,608
9th: Kyle Cartwright (United States) -- $25,041
Event No. 19: Kitai collects number two
By winning his second career WSOP bracelet in the $5,000 pot-limit hold'em Event No. 19, Belgium's Davidi Kitai also finally earned a win for a player from somewhere other than the United States or Canada this summer. After finishing off Cary Katz heads-up, Kitai completed a run through a tough final table that included Dimitar Danchev, Eugene Katchalov, Bertrand Grospellier, and Dario Minieri.
2013 WSOP Event No. 19: $5,000 PLHE results
1st: Davidi Kitai (Belgium) -- $224,560
2nd: Cary Katz (United States) -- $138,794
3rd: Vincent Bartello (United States) -- $103,628
4th: Dimitar Danchev (Bulgaria) -- $77,893
5th: Eugene Katchalov (United States) -- $58,912
6th: Kristina Holst (United States) -- $44,844
7th: Bertrand Grospellier (France) -- $34,341
8th: Dario Minieri (Italy) -- $26,468
9th: Christopher Johnson (United States) -- $20,520
Event No. 20: McNeil earns more for Canada
Calen McNeil picked up Canada's sixth bracelet of the summer after prevailing in the $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low event, a tournament that saw 1,014 players enter and a final table that featured Todd Brunson, Stephen Chidwick, and John Monnette.
2013 WSOP Event No. 20: $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low results
1st: Calen McNeil (Canada) -- $277,274
2nd: Can Kim Hua (United States) -- $171,577
3rd: Todd Brunson (United States) -- $107,349
4th: Joe Ford (United States) -- $77,917
5th: Hieu Ma (United States) -- $57,521
6th: Stephen Chidwick (United Kingdom) -- $43,120
7th: John Monette (United States) -- $32,798
8th: Won Goag (United States) -- $25,283
Event No. 21: Finger number one
Finally Martin Finger got Germany on the bracelet board with a win in Event No. 21, the $3,000 no-limit hold'em six-handed event. Finger triumphed after an epic heads-up battle with Matt Stout that saw the pair play nearly 100 hands before Finger prevailed. David "The Dragon" Pham was among the final tablists in this one (finishing fourth), with Nick Schulman (eighth), Erik Seidel (ninth), and Dan Kelly (10th) among those just missing making the final six.
2013 WSOP Event No. 21: $3,000 NLHE 6-max. results
1st: Martin Finger (Germany) -- $506,764
2nd: Matt Stout (United States) -- $313,370
3rd: Matt Berkey (United States) -- $199,733
4th: David Pham (United States) -- $131,679
5th: Nikolai Sears (United States) -- $89,402
6th: Andrew Dean (United States) -- $62,458
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