Break It Up
Level 25
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
The players are taking their first break of the day. Cards will be in the air again in 15 minutes.
2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Caesars Atlantic City
Main Event
Day: 3
Level: 26
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 3,000
Updated Chip Counts; 14 Remain
Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,660,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
|
1,180,000
242,000
|
242,000 |
|
990,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
845,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
830,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
805,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
665,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
||
|
|
625,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
|
420,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
405,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
393,000
-154,000
|
-154,000 |
|
295,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
282,000
-33,000
|
-33,000 |
|
215,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
Sheets Doubles Through Thurman
Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Dennis Thurman raised it up in early position, and Thomas Sheets three bet it out of the small blind. Thurman tagged along, and the flop came down 
. Thurman open shoved all in for his last 348,000, and after some deliberation, Sheets made the call.
Sheets: 
Thurman: 
Sheets had the worst hand that Thurman could have seen, as two of his outs were gone. Thurman was looking for a seven or one of the two queens left to complete his straight, but the turn and river came down the 
and 
.
After that hand, Sheets is up to 850,000, while Thurman drops down to 525,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
850,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
|
|
525,000
-465,000
|
-465,000 |
Tom Dobrilovic Eliminated in 14th Place ($10,660)
Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Tom Dobrilovic opened for 48,000 from middle position and picked up three callers — Ido Ashkenazi (hijack), Hend Matthews (cutoff), and Leo Walker (button).
The flop came 
. Dobrilovic sat for about a half-minute, then said he was betting all in with his last 410,000 or so. Ashkenazi immediately reraised all in over the top of Dobrilovic's bet, and both Matthews and Walker quickly tossed their cards away.
Dobrilovic turned over his cards with a bit of a shrug, showing 
for the overpair. Meanwhile Ashkenazi showed 
for a flush draw plus the same wheel draw as Dobrilovic.
The turn brought the 
, giving Ashkenazi the flush and making the 
river no matter to end Dobrilovic's run in 14th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
585,000
|
585,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Sai Wang Eliminated in 13th Place ($10,660)
Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Joseph McKeehen raised it up to 42,000 in middle position, and Sai Wang, next to act, shoved all in for 243,000. It got back around to McKeehen, and he tanked for about 30 seconds before making the call.
McKeehen: 
Wang: 
McKeehen held the slight lead, but Wang was drawing very live. He took the lead when the flop came down 
. However, McKeehen spiked the 
on the turn. Wang would need a king and a king only to win the hand, and while the river was paint, it was the .
Wang will have to settle for 13th place, while McKeehen strengthens his big lead, with 2.8 million now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,800,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Robert Panitch Eliminated in 12th Place ($13,033)
Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Raymond Morgan raised to 43,000 under the gun, and action got around to Robert Panitch in the small blind. He put in a three bet to 140,000, leaving himself about 160,000 behind. It got back to Morgan, and he tanked for about two minutes before betting enough chips to put Panitch all in. He made the call, and we had a race on our hands.
Panitch: 
Morgan: 
Panitch held the lead through the flop of 
, but Morgan managed to spike the on the turn. Panitch was looking for one of the two eights left in the deck, but the river brought the .
Panitch headed to the payout desk, while Morgan pushed his stack back over one million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Big Hand for Hend
Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Following a middle-position open by Joseph McKeehen, Hend Matthews called the raise from the small blind, and the action was on Leo Walker in the big blind. Walker checked his cards, then set out a column of pink (10,000) chips for a reraise to 200,000.
McKeehen instantly tossed his hand away, but after a bit of deliberation Matthews called the reraise, thus committing nearly half of her stack.
The flop came 
and Matthews checked. Walker quickly said he was all in and Matthews called right away.
Matthews turned over 
, then winced as she saw Walker's 
for a set of eights.
The dealer burned a card and delivered fourth street — the 
! "Oh my God," said Matthews. The river then brought the to elicit another shout of surprise from her as it improved her hand to quads.
Matthews scores the more-than-double-up to push back over 1 million, while Walker tumbles to less than 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
475,000
|
475,000 |
|
|
265,000
-525,000
|
-525,000 |
Walker Doubles Through McKeehen
Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Contrary to what many people think, Lady Luck doesn't play favorites. This was just proven for Leo Walker, who secured a double up by getting quite lucky, just minutes after he got unlucky against Hend Matthews.
Action folded around to Walker on the button, and he shoved all in for his last 317,000. It folded to our chip leader Joseph McKeehen in the big blind, and he asked for a count. When he got it, he asked Walker "Do you want a call?" Walker responded, "It's up to you", to which McKeehen chuckled and said, "good answer." After a few more seconds of thinking, McKeehen put out a stack of chips, signifying a call.
Walker: 
McKeehen: 
It was a good call for McKeehen, and it looked like he would be rewarded for it when the flop came down . Walker got the best card he could hope for on the turn, the 
, giving him straight and flush draw possibilities. He caught his flush on the river, the , and Walker clapped his hand and let out a big "Yes!"
McKeehen is still plenty fine with 2.7 million, while Walker jumps up to 700,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
700,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
Masters Flops Set, Doubles
Level 26
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Ido Ashkenazi opened for 45,000 from the cutoff seat and only Gregory Masters called. The flop came . Masters checked, and Ashkenazi bet 61,000. Masters paused, then reraised to 181,000.
Ashkenazi leaned forward to ask how much Masters had left behind, and he slowly counted out his chips. "300?" asked Ashkenazi. "Not quite," replied Masters.
Finally Ashkenazi said he was reraising all in and Masters instantly called. Ashkenazi tabled (middle pair), then rapped the table with displeasure when he saw Masters turn over (a set of sixes).
The board ran out 
, then , and Masters doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
895,000
481,000
|
481,000 |
|
|
305,000
-895,000
|
-895,000 |