Jeff Madsen Hoping To carry On In Pot Limit Hold'em Event At WSOP

Published on June 22, 2013 by Tom Jones

Jeff Madsen is making an attempt to do what few other pros has been in a position to accomplish at this year's World Series of Poker, bring home a championship. While this years WSOP have been stuffed with new names making their mark in Las Vegas, Madsen is putting up a fight for the seasoned vets.

Event #35 have been anything but predictable, and Madsen has played most of his hands right. Madsen holds the lead within the Pot-Limit Hold'em tournament, with just four players remaining. The $3,000 buy-in event has a top prize of $384,420, but for Madsen and other pros, this event is set recapturing past glory.

Players are currently at a dinner break within the Pot Limit event, and after they return, Madsen will take a seat with 3,035,000 chips. Doglas Corning is the following closest competitor at 2,050,000. Michal Maryska and Danny Hannawa are attempting to carry on, each with not up to 600,000 in chips.

Early on in Event #38, a No-Limit Hold'em/Four Handed tourney, John Juanda is making his presence known. Juanda has taken out several competitors already, and has his sights set at the chip lead. Juanda currently sits in seventh with 67,500. The $2,500 buy-in tournament had 566 players enter. In not up to one night, the sector has greater than been cut in half. The remainder 256 players will continue the tournament into the weekend, until a champion is crowned on Sunday.

Many of the highest players on the planet are entered into Event #39, a Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better tourney. Phil Hellmuth has jumped out early within the 556 player field. Hellmuth has picked up some early hands, and it has ended in a 16,500 chip count.

Joe Hachem, John Racener, Phil Ivey, Barry Greenstein, and Mike Matusow are only one of the crucial big names which can be within the seven card stud field. The tournament began late Friday, and can continue inside the weekend.

With the 2013 WSOP greater than halfway within the books, players are beginning to stay up for the primary event, which begins in two weeks. There'll only be 17 more tournaments before the principle event begins. This year, event organizers expect over 5,500 players to go into the principle event. Unlike in past years, this year's main event has only three starting days, instead of the customary four.

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