The 2013 WSOP Enters its First Weekend of Action
Key Takeaways
  • Event #2, the $5k NLHE 8-Handed Event, will play down to a winner starting at 2pm PST.
  • Event #3, the first of the 1k NLHE events, is also headed for the finish line with 38 players starting day 3.
  • Former WSOP Main Event Champion Joe Cada finds himself with a top 5 stack as the money bubble quickly approaches in Event #4.
  • The first of the non-Hold’em events continues as the $2500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo embarks on Day 2.

The World Series of Poker is in full swing as it embarks on its first weekend of action. There will be winners crowned, bracelets awarded, money bubbles burst, final tables set, and new events kicking off.

Of particular interest will be the first ever “Millionaire Maker” tournament where the top prize is gauranteed to be a minimum of one million dollars. The $1500 buyin event gets underway today with two separate flights at 11:00AM and 5:00PM PST.

The 2013 WSOP will crown its second bracelet winner of the series this weekend as Event #2, the $5k NLHE 8-Handed Event, will play down to a winner starting at 2pm PST.

Live streaming coverage is available for this event starting at 2:30PM PST on ESPN 3. A host of notable professionals, including Dan Kelly, David Vamplew and Darryll Fish, will be chasing runaway chip leader Trevor Pope, who is looking to capture his first bracelet.

In other action, Event #3, the first of the 1k NLHE events, is also headed for the finish line with 38 players starting day 3 looking to capture the over $490,000 first place prize money and coveted bracelet. Scott Seiver, Nam Le and Jonathan Tamayo are among those still in the hunt.

Former WSOP Main Event Champion Joe Cada finds himself with a top 5 stack as the money bubble quickly approaches in Event #4, the $1500 NLHE 6-max tournament. This event will play down to a final table, which will be live streamed tomorrow, June 2, at 1:30PM PST on ESPN 3.

Additionally, today, the first of the non-Hold’em events continues as the $2500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo embarks on Day 2.