Event #37: $5,000 Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2013 World Series of Poker

06-21-2013 17:04 UTC-7

Cowboys for Cheong

Chad Holloway

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

After Ray Dehkharghani opened for 2,000, Joseph Cheong three-bet to 3,000 from the big. Dehkharghani called and then led out on the flop. Cheong responded with a raise to 2,000, Dehkharghani three-bet to 3,000 and Cheong four-bet all in for just 300 more. Dehkharghani called and the cards were turned up.

Dehkharghani:
Cheong:

Dehkharghani had flopped top pair but it was still behind the pocket kings of Cheong. Neither the turn nor river influenced the hand and Cheong doubled through.

Meanwhile, Pat Pezzin has been eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Cheong	11,000 5,500	5,500

Pat Pezzin	Busted

Tags: Joseph Cheong Ray Dehkharghani

06-21-2013 17:12 UTC-7

Liu vs. Bonomo

[user253725]

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

J.J. Liu raised preflop, and the only caller was Justin Bonomo in the big blind. The flop came , and Liu bet out. Bonomo made it two bets, Liu called, and the dealer turned the . Liu check-called Bonomo's bet, and then the river brought the . Liu checked, and Bonomo bet again. This time Liu raised. Bonomo hesitated for a few moments, but elected to call. Liu turned over for a flopped flush, and Bonomo mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
JJ Liu	35,000 1,900	1,900
Justin Bonomo	24,000 -22,600	-22,600

06-21-2013 17:20 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Chad Holloway

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Landfish	61,000 39,100	39,100
Ronnie Bardah	53,000 -1,000	-1,000

Terrence Chan	51,000 4,900	4,900

Joe Cassidy	50,000 -10,000	-10,000

Mohsin Charania	50,000 28,300	28,300

Paul Sokoloff	49,000 11,000	11,000
Eric Froehlich	47,000 33,800	33,800

Ron Burke	40,000 8,500	8,500
Matt Lefkowitz	40,000 14,100	14,100
Jason Mercier	33,000 18,000	18,000

Gabriel Nassif	30,000 12,000	12,000

Brock Parker	19,000 -1,500	-1,500
Joseph Cheong	17,000 6,000	6,000

Shawn Buchanan	8,600 -5,000	-5,000

Jesse Martin	7,500 -6,500	-6,500

Brian Meinders	3,900 -5,100	-5,100

Mark Newhouse	Busted

06-21-2013 17:25 UTC-7

Witteles Takes One from Chen

[user253725]

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Bill Chen raised from the button, and Todd Witteles called from the big blind. The flop was , and Chen bet after Witteles checked. Witteles called, and the dealer turned the . Witteles checked again, and Chen bet. This time Witteles raised. Chen thought for a minute, then released his hand, and Witteles raked in the pot. He's now up to 87,000 in chips, while Chen drops to 19,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Witteles	87,000 -6,400	-6,400

Bill Chen	19,500 -7,500	-7,500

Tags: Bill Chen

Level: 12

Limits: 1,200/2,400

Ante:

06-21-2013 17:35 UTC-7

More Counts from Around the Room

Chad Holloway

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Mueller	100,000 -14,500	-14,500

Todd Witteles	90,000 3,000	3,000

Vincent Gironda	72,000 22,900	22,900
David Chiu	72,000 25,000	25,000

Justin Bonomo	64,000 40,000	40,000

Michael Moore	58,000 10,700	10,700
Bryn Kenney	55,000 5,000	5,000

Justin Smith	49,000 37,000	37,000
Mike Leah	48,000 -3,000	-3,000

Bruno Fitoussi	45,000 23,500	23,500
Harrison Wilder	39,000 24,500	24,500

J.J. Liu	35,000 35,000	35,000
Ben Yu	30,000 -300	-300

Bill Chen	28,000 8,500	8,500

Juha Helppi	20,000 -33,000	-33,000

Gary Benson	15,000 -11,800	-11,800

Andre Akkari	9,000 -9,700	-9,700

Andrey Zaichenko	5,900 -34,100	-34,100

Jesse Martin	Busted

06-21-2013 17:43 UTC-7

Kwon Chipping Up

[user253725]

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Mohsin Charania and Chris Kwon were heads up, and the flop came . After a bet and a call, both players checked the on the turn. Then Kwon bet out when the fell on the river. Charania called, and Kwon tabled for trip aces. Charania mucked, and Kwon took the pot.

After the hand, Charania sits with 42,000 in front of him, while Kwon is up to 61,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Kwon	61,000 23,100	23,100
Mohsin Charania	42,000 -8,000	-8,000

Tags: Mohsin Charania

06-21-2013 17:50 UTC-7

Dehkharghani Sends Buchanan to the Rail

Chad Holloway

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Action folded to Brian Tate, who hails from Chandler, Arizona, and he raised to 2,400 from the button. Canada's Shawn Buchanan, who only had 1,600 remaining, called off from the small blind and then Ray Dehkharghani three-bet from the big blind. Tate called that bet and it was heads-up action for the side pot headed to the flop.

Dehkharghani bet, Tate called and the dealer burned and turned the . Again Dehkharghani bet, but this time Tate got rid of his hand. Dehkharghani tabled the for top pair and Buchanan, who was drawing dead, flipped over the before grabbing his things and beelining it out of the tournament area. The meaningless was run out on the river for good measure and Dehkharghani was pushed the pot.

Meanwhile, Brian Meinders and Andrey Zaichenko, who were both nursing short stacks, have been eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Dehkharghani	100,000 61,600	61,600

Brian Tate	39,000 -3,100	-3,100
Shawn Buchanan	Busted

Andrey Zaichenko	Busted

Brian Meinders	Busted

Tags: Ray Dehkharghani Brian Tate

06-21-2013 17:55 UTC-7

Set for Bardah

[user253725]

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Four players saw the flop come . Andre Akkari checked, another player bet, Greg Mueller raised, and Ronnie Bardah made it three bets. Only Mueller called, and the turn was the . Bardah bet, and Mueller called, and then Bardah bet and Mueller called again when the fell on the river. Bardah turned over for a flopped set, and Mueller mucked.

With that pot in his stack, Bardah climbs to 75,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Mueller	84,000 -16,000	-16,000

Ronnie Bardah	75,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Greg Mueller Ronnie Bardah

06-21-2013 17:58 UTC-7

My Stack? What in the World is That?

Chad Holloway

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

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