2013 World Series of Poker

Event #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q8
Prize
$521,202
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
2,115
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Event #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Day 3 Started

Welcome to Day 3 of Event #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

Masayuki Nagata has pole position.
Masayuki Nagata has pole position.

Masayuki Nagata leads the final 16 players in the race for the bracelet and a cool $521,202 here at the World Series of Poker Event #28: No-Limit Hold'em. After bagging 1,742,000, he's got nearly 20 percent of the chips in play and is nearly 700,000 clear of his nearest competitor, Dan Martin.

Nagata's only recorded live cash is for $2,895 in a re-entry event at last year's WSOP, so he's surely excited about the forthcoming payday even if he somehow busts 16th, as all the remaining players are guaranteed $19,015.

Relative unknowns make up the majority of the remaining field, and if you're looking at the list of survivors, the name that most certainly jumps out at you is going to be TJ Cloutier. The 73-year-old legend is looking to add yet another final table to a WSOP resume that already includes 39 such accomplishments. With 335,000 chips, he's one of the shorter stacks, but remains a threat due to his experience and skill.

Cards will be in the air at 1 p.m., and we will be following the action closely and bringing you all the pertinent updates until a winner is crowned.

Level: 22

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Townsend Doubles First Hand with AA

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

On the very first hand of Day 3, Tommy Townsend got all of his chips in the middle with {a-Clubs}{a-Spades} against the {q-Clubs}{q-Spades} of chipleader Masayuki Nagata.

The flop ended all drama: {2-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}. A {7-Spades} on the turn and a {j-Diamonds} on the river completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
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Tommy Townsend
1,400,000
727,000
727,000
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Masayuki Nagata
1,050,000
-692,000
-692,000

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Jason Bloom Eliminated in 16th Place ($19,015)

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Jason Bloom - 16th Place
Jason Bloom - 16th Place

Action folded around to Jason Bloom's small blind and he shipped all in for his last 31,000 total. Jason Duval looked at his hand in the big blind and looked less than pleased. Eventually, however, he called the all in.

Bloom: {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}
Duval: {9-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}

The flop brought {3-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and Bloom hung his head, not wanting to look at the board. He remained in the lead as the {8-Spades} struck fourth street, but it all came crashing down when the {9-Clubs} peeled off on the river, giving Duval eights full of nines and eliminating Bloom in 16th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Duval
220,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Jason Bloom
Busted

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Terik Brown Eliminated in 15th Place ($23,812)

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Terik "Tizzy" Brown - 16th Place.
Terik "Tizzy" Brown - 16th Place.

Terik Brown and Tim Stickradt got their nearly-identical stacks all in preflop.

Brown: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Stickradt: {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}

The players were off to the races, and a flop of {3-Spades}{4-Spades}{q-Diamonds} gave Brown naught but some backdoor draws. A {6-Hearts} turn narrowed his outs to jacks and aces, but the river was a {4-Hearts}, and he sent nearly all of his chips to Stickradt.

The next hand, Brown got his final few big blinds all in with {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} against the {a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} of Jason Duval. The board came {10-Spades}{6-Spades}{q-Clubs}{k-Spades}{5-Hearts} to finish Brown off.

At the other table, Dan Martin raised to under the gun, and James Lee made the call from middle position. Everyone else folded.

Martin checked the {7-Spades}{6-Spades}{4-Spades} flop, and Lee bet 80,000. Martin moved all in, and Lee went into the tank for a good three minutes.

"Let's go," he finally announced, forcefully setting in a stack of chips to indicate a call.

Lee: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Martin: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}

The turn was a {k-Clubs}, and Lee took a hammerlock with kings. A {4-Clubs} came on the river, and Martin was forced to ship away more than half of his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Timothy Stickradt
1,150,000
628,000
628,000
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James Lee
1,050,000
477,000
477,000
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Dan Martin
340,000
-710,000
-710,000
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Jason Duval
285,000
65,000
65,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Terik Brown
Busted

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Cogan's Three-Barrel Fails

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Action folded around to William Cogan's small blind and he put out a raise to an unknown amount. Majid Yahyaei called out of the big blind and the two took a flop of {6-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{7-Clubs}.

Cogan continued out for what looked like 57,000 and Yahyaei called the bet. The turn brought the {A-Hearts} and Cogan announced 83,000 before putting the chips in the middle. Yahyaei once again called. The river was the {3-Diamonds} and Cogan moved 110,000 into the center of the table. Yahyaei wasted little time calling and Cogan showed {Q-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} for merely queen-high. Yahyaei tabled {K-Clubs}{8-Spades} for a pair of eights and dragged in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Majid Yahyaei
980,000
442,000
442,000
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William Cogan
660,000
-90,000
-90,000

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Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Cloutier Wins a Flip

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Masayuki Nagata opened for a raise to 35,000 from the cutoff. TJ Cloutier shipped it from the small blind, and Nagata made the call.

Nagata: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Cloutier: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

Cloutier was a smidge behind, but not for long.

"Ahhhh," Nagata said, putting his hands on his head as the dealer revealed the door card: {k-Hearts}. The other cards on the flop were {q-Clubs}{2-Spades}, and the turn and river brought {4-Clubs} and {j-Diamonds}, doubling the 73-year-old up.

Player Chips Progress
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Masayuki Nagata
835,000
-215,000
-215,000
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TJ Cloutier
590,000
255,000
255,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Masayuki NagataT.J. Cloutier