Event 13 - $5,000 Pot Limit Holdem Day 2 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-09-2007 17:00 UTC-7

Hand-for-Hand Play

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With 37 players remaining, and only 36 getting paid, the tournament has switched to hand-for-hand play. They have already played one hand on each table, and are currently in Hand #2 of hand-for-hand play.

06-09-2007 17:04 UTC-7

Hand #3 - Still 37 Players

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They just finished the third hand of hand-for-hand play, but the bubble has yet to burst.

06-09-2007 17:09 UTC-7

Hand #4 - Mickey Appleman Eliminated in 37th Place

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Mickey Appleman raises from the cutoff to 12,000, Jeff Lisandro reraises from the small blind, and Appleman calls all in with {A-Hearts}

. Lisandro shows {8-Clubs}

, and Appleman will need to improve to stay alive.

The board comes {K-Spades}

, and Mickey Appleman is eliminated in 37th place as the Bubble Boy for Event #13.

The remaining 36 players are guaranteed at least $14,030. The next jump in prize money is for the top 27 players, who will earn at least $15,900.

First prize in this event is $487,287.

Tags: Jeff Lisandro Mickey Appleman

06-09-2007 17:13 UTC-7

Tad Jurgens Eliminated in 36th Place ($14,030)

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Tad Jurgens raises from late position to 14,000, Allen Cunningham reraises from the cutoff to 24,000, Jurgens moves all in, and Cunningham calls with {A-Spades}

. Jurgens shows {A-Diamonds}

, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.

The board comes {9-Hearts}

, and Jurgens is eliminated in 36th place, earning $14,030.

Tags: Allen Cunningham

06-09-2007 17:23 UTC-7

Lex Veldhuis Eliminated in 35th Place ($14,030)

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Jason Lester pot-raises from middle position, Lex Veldhuis moves all in for 42,000 from the cutoff, and Lester calls with {Q-Spades}

. Veldhuis shows {7-Clubs}

, and he'll need his pocket pair to hold up to stay alive.

The board comes {A-Clubs}

, and Lester flops a pair of jacks to win the pot. Lex Veldhuis is eliminated in 35th place, earning $14,030.

Tags: Jason Lester Lex Veldhuis

06-09-2007 17:37 UTC-7

Three-Way All In; Craig Marquis Eliminated in 34th Place ($14,030)

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Alan Jaffray pot-raises, Craig Marquis moves all in for 20,000, Matt Gianetti pot-raises on top of that, Shawn Buchanan pot-raises again from the small blind -- as you can see, this is a huge pot -- Jaffray folds, and Gianetti calls all in. The players show:

Craig Marquis: {J-Diamonds}

Shawn Buchanan: {K-Clubs}

Matt Gianetti: {A-Spades}

The flop comes {10-Hearts}

, and Buchanan retains the lead with his pocket kings.

The turn card is the {Q-Spades}

, and Gianetti picks up a gut-shot straight draw, winning on an ace or a jack, and Marquis is already drawing dead.

The river card is the -- {A-Diamonds}

! Gianetti spikes a pair of aces on the river to win a huge pot, increasing his stack to 240,000. Craig Marquis is eliminated in 34th place, earning $14,030.

Tags: Matt Gianetti Shawn Buchanan

06-09-2007 17:41 UTC-7

Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated in 33rd Place ($14,030)

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Kirill Gerasimov was just eliminated when his pocket nines failed to improve against John Dwyer's pocket jacks. Gerasimov receives $14,030 for his 33rd place finish.

After the hand, Dwyer's stack was up to about 125,000.

Tags: John Dwyer Kirill Gerasimov

06-09-2007 17:45 UTC-7

Humberto Brenes Receives a One-Two Punch

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Aviv Shaham raises under the gun to 15,000, Humberto Brenes reraises, and Shaham calls all in for a total of 19,000 with {4-Diamonds}

. Brenes shows {5-Hearts}

, and Shaham needs to improve to stay alive.

The board comes {J-Spades}

, and Shaham turns a set of fours to win the pot and double up to about 60,000 in chips.

The next hand, Joe Patrick is all in preflop with {Q-Diamonds}

against Humberto's {A-Diamonds}

. The board comes {10-Hearts}

, and Patrick's pocket queens hold up to win the pot, increasing his stack to about 105,000.

After the two hands, Humberto Brenes is down to about 100,000 in chips.

Tags: Aviv Shaham Humberto Brenes Joe Patrick