2013 World Series of Poker

Event #27: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em (Mixed Max)
Day: 3
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$372,387
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,618,890
Entries
593
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Back and Forth Between Koon and Paur

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Taylor Paur raised to 10,000 on the button, Jason Koon defended his big blind, and the flop fell {6-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. Koon checked, Paur fired out 8,000, and Koon moved all in for effectively 99,900. Paur called.

Paur: {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}
Koon: {10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}

Paur's overpair held when the turn and river came {4-Clubs}, {a-Diamonds}, and he doubled.

A few hands later, it was Koon's turn to double. Paur open-jammed for effectively 59,400 on the button, and Koon called.

Paur: {q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Koon: {k-Diamonds}{6-Spades}

The flop, turn, and river came {j-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}, and Koon doubled to 119,800 chips. Paur has a slight lead with 150,400.

Player Chips Progress
Taylor Paur us
Taylor Paur
150,400
5,200
5,200
WSOP 2X Winner
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
119,800
-5,200
-5,200

Tags: Jason KoonTaylor Paur

Sammartino Out Runs the Big Dog into the Round of 16

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Dario Sammartino
Dario Sammartino

Barry "Big Dog" Lang limped in on the button. In the big blind Dario Samartino moved all in with a covering stack. Lang called.

Lang: {K-Spades}{4-Clubs}
Sammartino: {A-Spades}{3-Spades}

"Big Dog" needed to catch up to advance but he didn't find any help on the {10-Hearts}{j-Spades}{8-Hearts} flop. He also didn't find it on the {6-Clubs} turn. The river was his last hope, but it came the {3-Hearts} pairing Sammartino and giving him the victory in the match, advancing him to the round of 16 where he will play Dan Healey.

Player Chips Progress
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
212,500
83,500
83,500
Barry "Big Dog" Lang us
Barry "Big Dog" Lang
Busted

No. 26 Ognjen Sekularac Upsets No. 7 Oleksandr Gnatenko

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Ognjen Sekularac pulls off the upset
Ognjen Sekularac pulls off the upset

Despite entering his first heads-up match with a 4:1 chip disadvantage, Ognjen Sekularac has advanced to the round of 16.

According to Sekularac, he had the button and raised to 12,000, Oleksandr Gnatenko called, and the flop came {k-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{8-Hearts}. Gnatenko checked, Sekularac tossed out what the Serbian later called a "standard continuation bet," and Gnatenko raised. Sekularac clicked it back, sliding out a min-raise, and Gnatenko moved all in for 95,000. Sekularac called.

Sekularac: {k-Hearts}{6-Spades}
Gnatenko: {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

Sekularac's two pair held as the turn and river came {2-Diamonds}, {4-Hearts} respectively, and he'll face American Chris Johnson in the round of 16.

Player Chips Progress
Ognjen Sekularac rs
Ognjen Sekularac
337,400
147,400
147,400
Oleksandr Gnatenko ua
Oleksandr Gnatenko
Busted

Tags: Chris JohnsonOgnjen SekularacOleksandr Gnatenko

Sammartino Doubles Twice

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

In the first hand Sammartino Lang limped on the button, then called a shove from Sammartino in the big blind.

Lang: {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}
Sammartino: {q-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

The board ran out {Q-Spades}{J-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} giving Sammartino a winning pair of queens and his first double up.

In the second hand Lang and Sammartino got it all in preflop once again.

Lang: {K-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Sammartino: {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}

The dealer put out the board of {6-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{9-Spades} notching Sammartino his second double up in the match. Sammartino now holds the lead in the match.

Player Chips Progress
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
129,000
95,000
95,000
Barry "Big Dog" Lang us
Barry "Big Dog" Lang
83,500
-95,000
-95,000

Big Dog Hounds Sammartino

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Barry Lang
Barry Lang

Action began preflop with Barry "Big Dog" Lang on the button. He raised to 8,000 and was called by Dario Sammartino from the big blind.

Both players checked on the {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{A-Clubs} flop to the {8-Spades} on the turn. On the turn, Sammartino led with a bet of 7,000. Lang put his hands behind his head, leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes. He sat in that position for nearly a minute before finally leaning forward and grabbing raising chips. He raised to 14,000 and without any theatrics, Sammartino called.

The river was the {5-Hearts} and Sammartino led out with a bet of 26,000. Almost instantly, Lang moved all in. This sent Sammartino into the tank. Frustratedly he turned over his {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs} and mucked it.

This sent Lang into a frenzied laughter.

"You fold that?" He chuckled.

"You had a six," Sammartino said, confident in his read.

"I bluffed you boy! You know I bluffed you. I bluffed you like the big dog I am."

"Show it," Sammartino responded.

Lang showed the {Q-Hearts} and that was it. "You know I'm a player."

With that, Lang picked up the lead in the heads-up match.

Player Chips Progress
Barry "Big Dog" Lang us
Barry "Big Dog" Lang
178,500
Dario Sammartino it
Dario Sammartino
34,000

Level: 18

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Kerignard to Face Timoshenko

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Yorane Kerignard raised to 8,000 on the button, Pedro Fernandez moved all in for around 64,000, and Kerignard called.

Kerignard: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}
Fernandez: {7-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}

Kerignard held as the board came {k-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}, and Fernandez was eliminated. Kerignard will face off with Yevgeniy Timoshenko in the round of 16.

Player Chips Progress
Yorane Kerignard fr
Yorane Kerignard
276,000
50,000
50,000
Pedro Fernandez mx
Pedro Fernandez
Busted

Tags: Yevgeniy TimoshenkoYorane KerignardPedro Fernandez

Kerignard Jams the River

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Yorane Kerignard had the button, and raised to 8,000. Pedro Fernandez defended his big blind, and the flop fell {8-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{j-Spades}. Both players checked.

The turn was the {3-Clubs}, Fernandez led out for 11,000, and Kerignard called.

The {10-Spades} completed the board, Fernandez led out for 16,000, and Kerignard moved all in for effectively 66,000. Fernandez folded.

Player Chips Progress
Yorane Kerignard fr
Yorane Kerignard
226,000
55,000
55,000
Pedro Fernandez mx
Pedro Fernandez
50,000
-55,000
-55,000

Tags: Pedro FernandezYorane Kerignard