Event #10: $1,500 Limit Hold'em | 2013 World Series of Poker

06-05-2013 22:24 UTC-7

Wheeler Snatches the Chip Lead; Zapata Doubles Again

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Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Hand #95: Mark Mierkalns raised and won the hand.

Hand #96: Mierkalns won another pot with a single raise.

Hand #97: Malissia Zapata raised on the button, Mierkalns called in the big blind, and the flop fell . Multiple bets went in until Zapata was all in, and the hands were opened.

Mierkalns:
Zapata:

The turn and river came , respectively, and Zapata doubled.

Hand #98: Brent Wheeler and Mierkalns took a flop with unknown preflop action. Mierkalns check-called on every street as the board came , then mucked when Wheeler showed .

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Wheeler	1,285,000	393,000
Mark Mierkalns	1,050,000	-400,000
Malissia Zapata	305,000	10,000

Tags: Brent Wheeler Malissia Zapata Mark Mierkalns

06-05-2013 22:13 UTC-7

Mierkalns Extends His Lead

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Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Hand #90: Mark Mierkalns raised and won the hand.

Hand #91: Mierkalns raised on the button, Malissia Zapata defended her big blind, and the flop came . Zapata check-called a bet.

The turn was the , Zapata led out, Mierkalns raised, and Zapata made it three bets. Mierkalns called. The completed the board, Mierkalns led out, and Zapata called. Mierkalns showed , and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Mierkalns	1,450,000	312,000
Malissia Zapata	295,000	-282,000

Tags: Malissia Zapata Mark Mierkalns

06-05-2013 21:13 UTC-7

Grayson Scoggin Eliminated in 5th Place ($42,074)

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Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Hand #86: Brent Wheeler raised in early position, and won the pot.

Hand #87: Wheeler raised from under the gun, Mark Mierkalns three-bet on his direct left, Grayson Scoggin four-bet on the button, and Wheeler called. Mierkalns capped it, Scoggin tossed in his remaining 7,000 chips, and Wheeler again called.

The flop fell , Wheeler check-called a bet, and the turn was the . Wheeler checked, Mierkalns fired out a bet, and Wheeler tank-folded.

"SHOW THEM ACES!" someone on Mierkalns railed yelled.

Sure enough, the Canadian showed for a set of aces.

Scoggin was drawing dead with , and hit the rail when the completed the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grayson Scoggin	Busted

Tags: Brent Wheeler Grayson Scoggin Mark Mierkalns

06-05-2013 21:09 UTC-7

William James Eliminated in 6th Place ($31,747)

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Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Hand #85: Mark Mierkalns raised on the button, Grayson Scoggin three-bet in the small blind, and William James called all in. Mierkalns called as well.

The two players checked it down as the board came , and all three hands were opened.

Mierkalns:
Scoggin:
James:

James was eliminated in sixth place, earning $31,747.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Mierkalns	990,000	380,000
Grayson Scoggin	85,000	-160,000
William James	Busted

Tags: Grayson Scoggin Mark Mierkalns William James

06-05-2013 20:17 UTC-7

Brian Nichols Eliminated in 7th Place ($24,232)

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Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Hand #46: William James raised, Mark Mierkalns called. Mierkalns check-called every street on , and James showed .

Hand #47: Chiduziem Obi raised, Malissia Zapata reraised, Mierkalns called and Obi called. The flop came . Mierkalns bet, Obi raised, Zapata folded. Mierkalns called. He then check-folded the turn.

Hand #48: Brent Wheeler raised, James called. The flop came , and James check-folded.

Hand #49: Obi raised, and Nichols called. Nichols check-folded the flop.

Hand #50: Mierkalns raised, everyone else folded.

Hand #51: Scoggin raised, Nichols reraised, Scoggin called. The flop came , and Nichols got it all in with jacks against Scoggin's . Scoggin's hand held up, and Nichols busted.

Hand #52: James raised, Wheeler called. Wheeler check-folded the flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Nichols	Busted

Tags: Brian Nichols

06-05-2013 19:59 UTC-7

Alex Queen Eliminated in 8th Place ($18,703)

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Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Hand #31: Grayson Scoggin raised, Mark Mierkalns called. The flop came . Mierkalns check-raised, then bet and . Scoggin called with .

Hand #32: Mark Mierkalns raised, everyone else folded.

Hand #33: Brent Wheeler raised, Alex Queen reraised, Wheeler reraised, Queen capped. The flop came , and Queen went all in. Wheeler called. Wheeler had , and Queen had . The turn and river were and , and Wheeler won with two pair.

Hand #34: Mierkalns raised, everyone else folded.

Hand #35: Mierkalns raised, everyone else folded.

Hand #36: Wheeler raised, Scoggin called, Brian Nichols called and Chiduziem Obi called. The flop came . Everyone checked to Wheeler, who bet. Scoggin called. Wheeler checked the turn, and Scoggin bet. Wheeler folded.

Hand #37: Brian Nichols raised, everyone else folded.

Hand #38: Malissia Zapata raised, and Wheeler called. The flop came . Zapata bet, Wheeler called. Action was the same on the turn. Zapata checked the river, and Wheeler checked. Zapata showed .

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Queen	Busted

Tags: Alex Queen

06-05-2013 19:49 UTC-7

Eric Froehlich Eliminated in 9th Place ($14,585)

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Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Hand #27: Grayson Scoggin raised and won the pot.

Hand #28: Mark Mierkalns raised in middle position, William James three-bet in the cutoff, and Malissia Zapata cold-called in the big blind. Mierkalns called as well, and the flop came . The action checked to James, who bet, and both Mierkalns and Zapata called. The turn was the , only Mierkalns check-called this time, and the completed the board. James fired one last bet when Mierkalns checked a final time, and Mierkalns folded.

Hand #29: Chiduziem Obi raised on the button, Eric Froehlich defended from the big blind, and then check-called on every street as the board came . Obi rolled over for a rivered straight, and Froehlich mucked, leaving him with just 11,000 chips.

Hand #30: Zapata raised on the button, Froehlich called all in for 11,000, and Brent Wheeler called in the big blind. The two checked it down as the flop turn and river came , and all three hands were tabled.

Zapata:
Froehlich:
Wheeler:

Froehlich was eliminated in ninth place, earning $14,585.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Mierkalns	765,000	-45,000
Brent Wheeler	450,000	10,000
Malissia Zapata	385,000	135,000
William James	350,000	170,000
Chiduziem Obi	220,000	61,000
Eric Froehlich	Busted

Tags: Brent Wheeler Chiduziem Obi Eric Froehlich Grayson Scoggin Malissia Zapata Mark Mierkalns William James

06-05-2013 18:28 UTC-7

Ahmed Mohamed Eliminated in 10th Place ($11,467)

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Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Malissia Zapata raised from under the gun, Ahmed Mohamed three-bet on the button, leaving just 2,000 behind, and Zapata put him all in. He called.

Zapata:
Mohamed:

It was a race, and unfortunately for Mohamed he never caught up as the board came . He is eliminated in 10th place, and we are now down to an official final table of nine.

The players are now taking their 20-minute break with 12 minutes left in Level 22.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ahmed Mohamed	Busted

Tags: Ahmed Mohamed Malissia Zapata

06-05-2013 18:15 UTC-7

Wheeler Building

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Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Chiduziem Obi raised in early position, Brent Wheeler three-bet on his left, and Obi called.

Obi check-raised on a flop of , Wheeler called, and Obi led out when the turned. Wheeler raised, Obi called, and the completed the board.

Obi check-called a bet, then mucked when Wheeler showed for kings and fours.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Wheeler	325,000	130,000
Chiduziem Obi	190,000	-130,000

Tags: Brent Wheeler Chiduziem Obi

06-05-2013 17:44 UTC-7

Mierkalns Shows a Bluff

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Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Mark Mierkalns raised, and Alex Queen reraised from the button. Mierkalns called.

The flop came , and Mierkalns check-raised. Queen made the call. The turn brought the , and the river . Mierkalns fired both streets, and Queen folded the river.

Mierkalns showed for total air.

Tags: Alex Queen Mark Mierkalns