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

06-05-2013 20:03 UTC-8

Wheeler's Jacks Win Twice

Mohammed Nuwwarah

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

Hand #82: Grayson Scoggin raised, Brent Wheeler called. The flop came . Scoggin bet, Wheeler raised and Scoggin called. Wheeler bet the turn, and Scoggin folded.

Hand #83: William James raised, Brent Wheeler reraised, James reraised and Wheeler called. The flop came , and Wheeler called James' bet. The turn was the , and Wheeler check-raised. James called. The river was the . Wheeler bet, James called. Wheeler showed to beat .

Hand #84: Malissia Zapata called, Wheeler raised, Mark Mierkalns called, and Zapata called. The flop came . Wheeler bet when checked to, and Zapata called. Both players checked the turn and river. Wheeler showed .

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Wheeler	1,130,000 500,000	500,000

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06-05-2013 19:55 UTC-8

Hands 77-81

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

Hand #77: William James raised, and Mark Mierkalns defended his big blind before check-folding on a flop of .

Hand #78: Chiduziem Obi raised in the hijack seat, Grayson Scoggin defended his big blind, and the flop came . Scoggin check-called a bet, then check-folded when the turn brought the .

Hand #79: Mierkalns raised on the button and won the pot.

Hand #80: Williams completed from the small blind, Obi checked, and the flop was . Williams bet, Obi raised, and Williams called. The turned, and Williams check-folded to a bet.

Hand #81: Malissia Zapata completed from the small blind, Brent Wheeler checked in the big blind, and Zapata check-folded on a flop of .

Player	Chips	Progress
William James	275,000 35,000	35,000
Chiduziem Obi	260,000 125,000	125,000
Grayson Scoggin	245,000 336,000	336,000

Tags: William James Grayson Scoggin Chiduziem Obi

06-05-2013 19:48 UTC-8

Mierkalns Hits a Boat

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

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

Hand #72: Chiduziem Obi raised, Mark Mierkalns reraised and Obi called. The flop came . Mierkalns bet, Obi called. The turn was Mierkalns bet, Obi folded.

Hand #73: Obi raised, everyone else folded.

Hand #74: Mierkalns raised, everyone else folded.

Hand #75: Mierkalns raised, Grayson Scoggin called and Malissia Zapata called. The flop came . Mierkalns bet, and only Scoggin called. The turn was , and action was the same. The river was . Mierkalns bet, Scoggin raised and Mierkalns reraised. Scoggin called. Mierkalns showed for a full house, while Scoggin had .

Hand #76: Mierkalns raised, and Brent Wheeler called. The flop came . Mierkalns bet, Wheeler raised and Mierkalns called. The turn was . Wheeler bet, and Mierkalns called. The river was . Wheeler bet, and Mierkalns folded.

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06-05-2013 19:41 UTC-8

Mierkalns Coming Back

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

Hand #67: Malissia Zapata raised and won the pot.

Hand #68: Brent Wheeler won a three-bet pot against Zapata after he bet on a flop of .

Hand #69: Mark Mierkalns raised out of the hijack seat, Grayson Scoggin three-bet in the cutoff, and Mierkalns called. The flop came , Mierkalns check-called a bet, and the turn brought the . Mierkalns check-raised, Scoggin called, and then Scoggin folded to a bet when the completed the board.

Hand #70: Mierkalns raised from under the gun and won the hand.

Hand #71: William James raised in middle position, Mierkalns defended his big blind, and the flop came . Mierkalns check-called a bet, both players checked when the turned, and the river brought the . Mierkalns led out and James called.

"You win," Mierkalns said.

James showed , and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Mierkalns	610,000 205,000	205,000
Grayson Scoggin	581,000 337,000	337,000
William James	310,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Brent Wheeler Grayson Scoggin Malissia Zapata Mark Mierkalns William James

06-05-2013 19:32 UTC-8

Mierkalns Picks Off a Bluff

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

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

Hand #61: Grayson Scoggin won a pot with .

Hand #62: We missed the action.

Hand #63: Mark Mierkalns raised, William James called, Malissia Zapata reraised and both players called. The flop came . Zapata bet, Mierkalns called. Both checked the , and Zapata check-called the . She showed .

Hand #64: Mierkalns raised, Scoggin called. The flop came . Mierkalns bet, Scoggin called. He did the same on a turn. He check-called a river, and Scoggin showed . Mierkalns showed for a set.

Hand #65: Chiduziem Obi raised, Brent Wheeler reraised. Wheeler bet the flop and won.

Hand #66: Obi raised, Scoggin called. The flop came . Scoggin checked, Obi bet and Scoggin called. Scoggin check-folded the turn.

Tags: Mark Mierkalns Grayson Scoggin

06-05-2013 19:26 UTC-8

Zapata Flops a Full House

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

Hand #53: Mark Mierkalns received a walk.

Hand #54: Brent Wheeler raised, called a three-bet from Mierkalns, then folded to a bet on a flop of .

Hand #55: Malissia Zapata raised in the hijack, Mierkalns called on the button, and both players checked on a flop of . The turn was the , three bets went in, and Mierkalns called a single bet when the completed the board. Zapata showed for a flopped full house, and Mierkalns mucked.

Hand #56: Wheeler raised and won the pot preflop.

Hand #57: Mierkalns raised and won the hand.

Hand #58: Grayson Scoggin raised in the hijack, Zapata called in the small blind, and then Scoggin folded when Zapata led out of a flop of .

Hand #59: Scoggin walked it out.

Hand #60: Mierkalns raised out of the small blind and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grayson Scoggin	918,000 133,000	133,000
Malissia Zapata	620,000 235,000	235,000
Mark Mierkalns	405,000 275,000	275,000

Tags: Brent Wheeler Grayson Scoggin Malissia Zapata Mark Mierkalns

Level: 24

Limits: 20,000/40,000

Ante:

06-05-2013 19:17 UTC-8

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

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

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

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06-05-2013 19:09 UTC-8

Roller Coaster for Obi

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

Hand #39: Chiduziem Obi raised and won the pot.

Hand #40: Mark Mierkalns raised and won the pot.

Hand #41: Obi raised in early position, Grayson Scoggin made it three bets in the small blind, and Obi called. Scoggin led out when the flop came , Obi raised, and Scoggin called. Scoggin check-raised Obi when the turned, Obi called, and the completed the board. Obi check-folded to a bet, leaving himself with just 78,000 chips.

Hand #42: Mierkalns won the pot with a preflop raise.

Hand #43: Scoggin raised, then called a three-bet from William James, who was on the button. Scoggins led out on the flop (), and the turn (), and James folded on the turn.

Hand #44: Mierkalns raised in early position, Obi three-bet from the small blind, Mierkalns put him all in, and Obi called.

Mierkalns:
Obi:

Obi's aces held, despite flopping a sweat (), and turning an even bigger one (). The bricked on the river, awarding Obi with the pot.

Hand #45: Brian Nichols raised in middle position, Brent Wheeler three-bet out of the big blind, and Nichols moved all in for 53,000. Wheeler called.

Wheeler:
Nichols:

Nichols held as the board came , doubling to 110,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Grayson Scoggin	785,000 290,000	290,000
Mark Mierkalns	680,000 85,000	85,000
Chiduziem Obi	135,000 85,000	85,000
Brian Nichols	110,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Brent Wheeler Brian Nichols Chiduziem Obi Grayson Scoggin Mark Mierkalns William James

06-05-2013 18:59 UTC-8

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

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

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