2010 World Series of Poker

Event #12: $1,500 Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q8
Prize
$189,870
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
625
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Painting the Town Orange

Jameson Painter raised, and everyone folded. Over at the rail, there was cheering.

"Take it down, take it down, bravo! Pumpkiiiiiiinnnn!"

While play has been progressing at a steady pace on our final table, the Pumpkinites have been slowly trickling in.

We remember Painter's fan club from when he finaled the $2,000 Limit Hold'em event last year. Presumably they also made it out for his $2,500 2-7 final table last week, although we didn't witness that one in person. Either way, there are eight or nine avid Painter fans railing right now, all wearing orange and waving a banner that says "I Love Pumpkin". Some of them are wearing t-shirts bearing the legend "WWJRPD". Also railing, although not keeping with the color scheme, is Jimmy Fricke.

Painter raised it up the next hand as well and this time Georgios Kapalas called in the big blind to see a {6-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{k-Clubs} flop which he checked. Painter bet, Kapalas folded, and the rail got terribly excited.

"Yayyyyy!" came the chorus. "O-range, orange! Way to go, Pumpkin!"

Tags: Jameson PainterGeorgios Kapalas

Matros' Stack Rockets Up

Roberto Truijers raised under the gun and found himself facing a reraise from Matt Matros in the hijack. It folded back to Truijers who called, and they saw some more cards.

The action went Truijers check/ Matros bet/ Truijers call down every street of the {8-Hearts}{6-Spades}{q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{10-Hearts} board and Matros turned over some rather pretty {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}. Truijers mucked and was down to 175,000.

Tags: Matt MatrosRoberto Truijers

Cowboys Good for Kapalas

Terrence Chan raised in the cutoff and Georgios Kapalas three-bet from the button. Chan called, and they were at the flop.

The action went check-bet-call all the way down the {9-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} board, with various amounts of dwelling up from both players. When they turned the cards over, Kapalas' {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} looked to be good, as Chan just mucked, dropping his chip leading stack to under 900,000.

Kapalas was up to 307,000.

Tags: Georgios KapalasTerrence Chan

Clinging On

Jason Potter must be a Star Trek fan as, despite constant threats on his tournament life, he's continuing to clingon. Just moments ago, Potter raised preflop, Terrence Chan three-bet, Potter four-bet and Chan called. Chan then check-called a bet on the {8-Spades}{3-Clubs}{9-Spades} flop, but folded when Potter moved all in for 23,000 on the {6-Hearts} turn.

Tags: Jason PotterTerrence Chan

Potter Survives

Georgios Kapalas and Jason Potter (big blind) entered into a preflop raising war which left Potter with just 8,000 behind.

"I wager 8,000 in the dark," declared Potter braveley. "I am crazy."

Kapalas called in the dark. "Oh my God," responded Potter. "A call in the dark?!"

As the {A-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} flop was dealt, the players revealed their cards, {A-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} versus {A-Spades}{J-Spades}.

"I got the freeroll!" exclaimed Potter like an excitable child on Christmas Day.

"I don't like the freeroll," replied his foe stoically.

The {7-Diamonds} turn elicited oohs from the crowd, but it was in vain as the river came a harmless {2-Spades} to chop it up.

Tags: Giorgios KapalasJason Potter

Latest Chip Counts

Seat 1: Terrence Chan - 1,035,000
Seat 3: Georgios Kapalas - 130,000
Seat 4: Matthew Matros - 215,000
Seat 5: Adrian Dresel-Velasquez - 405,000
Seat 6: Jameson Painter - 185,000
Seat 7: Jason Potter - 70,000
Seat 8: Ahmad Abghari - 430,000
Seat 9: Roberto Truijers - 330,000

Level: 22

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Matros - the Breaking of a Poker Player

Matt Matros (big blind) check-raised Adrian Dresel-Velasquez on a {9-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{8-Spades} flop; Dresel-Velasquez made the call.

Matros bet out on the {9-Diamonds} turn and Dresel-Velasquez called that too.

They saw an {a-Hearts} river and this time Matros reverted to checking. Dresel-Velasquez bet, and Matros called, but mucked when Dresel-Velasquez turned over {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}.

Matros - down to 180,000
Dresel-Velasquez - up to 470,000

Tags: Adrian Dresel-VelasquezMatt Matros

Potty for Chips

Jason Potter has hit some good form by winning two consecutive pots. On the first one, he raised under the gun and received one caller in Adrian Dresel-Velasquez in the big blind. On the {5-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} flop, Dresel check-called one bet before checking down the {5-Spades} turn. The {4-Clubs} river was also checked down (although hesitantly), allowing Potter to pick up the pot with {K-Hearts}{J-Clubs} pipping {K-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}.

As the crowd applauded, Terrence Chan joked: "No, no, he missed some value bets there."
"Well, if Terrence Chan says so..." smiled Potter.

Moments later, Potter was in the mix once again, calling an under-the-gun raise from Roberto Truijers, who has, thus far, remained relatively quiet. The flop was {4-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{Q-Spades} and Potter check-raised before betting the {6-Spades} turn. Truijers folded.

Potter - 225,000
Dresel-Velasquez - 365,000
Truijers - 255,000

Tags: Adrian Dresel-VelasquezJason PotterRoberto Truijers