WSOP 2013: Trevor Pope Wins $5k Eight-Handed NL For $553,906

WSOP 2013: Trevor Pope Wins $5k Eight-Handed NL For $553,906Trevor Pope has won WSOP event 2, the $5,000 eight-handed no-limit hold’em tournament, after defeating a field of 481 players over four days to capture a prestigious gold bracelet, and collect the $553,906 first place prize. The 26-year-old poker pro cashed in at his first live tournament back in 2010, and after his latest victory in Vegas now takes his live career earnings to $928,459.
A whole host of top pros were attracted to the $5k event, and amongst the notable names managing a cash but falling short of a final table apperance was Andreas Hoivold in 54th ($8,432), Antonio Esfandiari in 43rd ($9,743), Brandon Cantu in 38th ($11,235), Jesse Sylvia in 34th ($11,235), Jeremy Ausmus in 29th ($13,247), David Sands in 25th ($13,247), Brian Rast in 14th ($23,624) and Thomas Marchese in 10th ($37,391).
By the time the final table of eight got underway, there was still a plethora of notable pros left in contention, but with Trevor Pope the chip leader holding almost half the chips in play. Pope then proceeded to eliminate six of the seven players at the final table, starting with David Peters in 8th ($48,130), whose K-2 shove foundered against his pocket queens, followed by Brandon Meyers in 7th ($62,915).
Next, Pope (Q-7) called Dan Kelly’s (A-A) shove on a 10-6-7-10 board only for another 7 to land on the river, thus sending Kelly to the rail in 6th for $83,552. Pope’s good fortune continued after winning a preflop race all-in holding Ad-Jd to Jared Hamby’s A-K. The board subsequently made Pope a flush to send Hamby to the rail in 4th ($154,518), and after dispatching Darryll Fish in 3rd for $215,286, the heads-up phase of the competition got underway.
Seven hands later, and Trevor Pope took care of his last opponent, too, Scotland’s David Vamplew, to capture the WSOP bracelet. Commenting on his victory, Pope said: “I knew every person at the final table, except for the player who was heads up with me (David Vamplew). D-Fish (Daryll Fish) is one of my best friends. A couple of weeks ago, we were living together. It was such a cool moment to be able to share this final table experience. He’s a good friend and a good person. DJK (Dan Kelly) was also one the players I feared the most, so I was glad to see him bust out early. DJK is definitely one of the top five tournament players in the world in my opinion. He is wiling to do things other people don’t do and put you in spots you don’t see very often.”
The final table payouts were as follows:
1  Trevor Pope        $553,906
2  David Vamplew   $342,450
3  Darryll Fish    $215,286
4  Jared Hamby        $154,518
5  Jamie Armstrong $112,695
6  Daniel Kelly    $83,552
7  Brandon Meyers  $62,915
8  David Peters    $48,130

Other news:   WSOP bracelet winner Francesco Garofalo disqualified and payout denied

Poker News
wsop 2023 streaming schedule
05 Dec 2024
The World Series of Poker has announced some rules changes for the upcoming WSOP Paradise, scheduled for Dec 6-19 in the Bahamas. The rule changes focus on players at the poker table receiving outside help and using electronic devices for assistance. It is believed this stems from controversy surrounding Jonathan Tamayo win in this year
wsop 2023 streaming schedule
27 May 2024
According to reports WSOP.com will soon be adding poker players in Michigan to their online player pool. WSOP.com is scheduled to upgrade their software platforms in Nevada and New Jersey sometime in early May. WSOP.com currently offers shared player liquidity between the two states. Following the platform upgrade Michigan will reportedly be added to that
wsop 2023 streaming schedule
12 Sep 2023
The World Series of Poker is heading to the Bahamas in December for the inaugural World Series of Poker Paradise Festival. The WSOP Paradise will be held at the Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas from December 3-14. The official schedule was released earlier this week and it features 15 WSOP bracelet events with more
Top Poker Tweets from 2017 WSOP (Week 7)
01 Apr 2022
The World Series of Poker is coming online north of the border in Ontario. Online poker players located in the province of Ontario will have access to the newly launched WSOP.ca starting on April 4 as part of the new private iGaming expansion in the province. WSOP.ca is a partnership between the World Series of