Several renowned professionals included, a field of 678 players built a prize pool of $915,300 on Day 1 of WSOP 2013 Event #45 $1,500 Ante Only No Limit Hold’em. The money bubble of 72 finishes burst shortly before the chips of 71 qualifiers got packed for Day 2, the biggest stack belonging to online MTT all time money list leader Chris Moorman. Ben Volpe, Allen Cunningham, David Vamplew, Neil Channing and David Williams were also among the remaining players.
On the second day, the field melted down to the final nine, or the Final Table of the tournament. Eliminated along the way were Channing (56th), Bryan Micon (53rd), Daniel Idema (49th), Barny Boatman (46th), David Singer (45th), JC Tran (34th), Cunningham (21st), Williams (18th), Nicolas Fierro (17th) and Vamplew (16th), among others. The Final Table bubble boy was two times WPT champion Tommy Vedes, his A-9s being overrun by Louis Bonnecaze’s pocket aces.
The Final Table seat draw was as follows:
Seat 1: Blair Hinkle – 182,000
Seat 2: Adam Stone – 214,000
Seat 3: Paul Lieu – 579,000
Seat 4: Samuel Panzica – 153,000
Seat 5: Ben Volpe – 523,000
Seat 6: Daniel Johnson – 479,000
Seat 8: Horacio Chaves – 314,000
Seat 9: Chris Moorman – 279,000
Seat 10: Louis Bonnecaze – 330,000
The finale started on Day 3 with Paul Lieu, who boasts over $1 million in live tournament winnings, in the lead. First out was Samuel Panzica on Level 19 (6,000), losing his stack to Lieu with A-J against the latter’s A-Q on the 7-A-4-Q-T board. Daniel Johnson, Adam Stone, Horacio Chaves and Moorman followed; the latter pushed all-in on the
T 
J 8 board on Level 22 (12,000) and it was Lieu again, who called.
Lieu:
T 8
Moorman:
8 5
Turn:J
River:3
Lieu’s flopped two pairs proved to be unbeatable and Moorman was out in 5th.
After a long four-handed play, Blair Hinkle was railed in 4th and the heads-up was set with the elimination of Bonnecaze on Level 25 (30,000) by Volpe’s flopped top pair.
Ben Volpe – 1,815,000
Paul Lieu – 1,240,000
Lieu started strong in the duel, gaining a major edge with Volpe down to only 700,000 in chips at a point. However, the latter managed to come back gradually and he had the lead again in the final hand, where they moved all-in on the2 8 A flop.
Volpe:6 3
Lieu:A 4
Turn:T
River:K
One of Volpe’s outs fell on the river in the form of the king of clubs and the flush gave him his first golden bracelet for the tournament victory.
The end results are as follows:
1st: Ben Volpe – $201,399
2nd: Paul Lieu – $124,352
3rd: Louis Bonnecaze – $80,839
4th: Blair Hinkle – $59,375
5th: Chris Moorman – $44,227
6th: Horacio Chaves – $33,371
7th: Adam Stone – $25,472
8th: Danny Johnson – $19,660
9th: Samuel Panzica – $15,331
On the second day, the field melted down to the final nine, or the Final Table of the tournament. Eliminated along the way were Channing (56th), Bryan Micon (53rd), Daniel Idema (49th), Barny Boatman (46th), David Singer (45th), JC Tran (34th), Cunningham (21st), Williams (18th), Nicolas Fierro (17th) and Vamplew (16th), among others. The Final Table bubble boy was two times WPT champion Tommy Vedes, his A-9s being overrun by Louis Bonnecaze’s pocket aces.
The Final Table seat draw was as follows:
Seat 1: Blair Hinkle – 182,000
Seat 2: Adam Stone – 214,000
Seat 3: Paul Lieu – 579,000
Seat 4: Samuel Panzica – 153,000
Seat 5: Ben Volpe – 523,000
Seat 6: Daniel Johnson – 479,000
Seat 8: Horacio Chaves – 314,000
Seat 9: Chris Moorman – 279,000
Seat 10: Louis Bonnecaze – 330,000
The finale started on Day 3 with Paul Lieu, who boasts over $1 million in live tournament winnings, in the lead. First out was Samuel Panzica on Level 19 (6,000), losing his stack to Lieu with A-J against the latter’s A-Q on the 7-A-4-Q-T board. Daniel Johnson, Adam Stone, Horacio Chaves and Moorman followed; the latter pushed all-in on the
T J 8 board on Level 22 (12,000) and it was Lieu again, who called.Lieu:
T 8 Moorman:
8 5 Turn:
J River:
3 Lieu’s flopped two pairs proved to be unbeatable and Moorman was out in 5th.
After a long four-handed play, Blair Hinkle was railed in 4th and the heads-up was set with the elimination of Bonnecaze on Level 25 (30,000) by Volpe’s flopped top pair.
Ben Volpe – 1,815,000
Paul Lieu – 1,240,000
Lieu started strong in the duel, gaining a major edge with Volpe down to only 700,000 in chips at a point. However, the latter managed to come back gradually and he had the lead again in the final hand, where they moved all-in on the
2 8 A flop.Volpe:
6 3 Lieu:
A 4 Turn:
T River:
K One of Volpe’s outs fell on the river in the form of the king of clubs and the flush gave him his first golden bracelet for the tournament victory.
The end results are as follows:
1st: Ben Volpe – $201,399
2nd: Paul Lieu – $124,352
3rd: Louis Bonnecaze – $80,839
4th: Blair Hinkle – $59,375
5th: Chris Moorman – $44,227
6th: Horacio Chaves – $33,371
7th: Adam Stone – $25,472
8th: Danny Johnson – $19,660
9th: Samuel Panzica – $15,331
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