2013 World Series of Poker

Event #10: $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$191,605
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$870,750
Entries
645
Level Info
Level
28
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Aaron Ogus Eliminated in 11th Place ($11,467)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Aaron Ogus
Aaron Ogus

Mark Mierkalns raised from the cutoff, Aaron Ogus three-bet on the button, and Grayson Scoggin made it four bets from the small blind. Mierkalns called, as did Ogus.

The flop came {k-Spades}{9-Spades}{7-Clubs}, and Scoggin bet. Mierkalns got out of the way, and Ogus raised. Scoggin reraised to put Ogus all in, and Ogus called.

Ogus: {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Scoggin: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

Ogus was drawing nearly dead, and the {5-Clubs} on the turn finished him off. A {j-Diamonds} came on the river to complete Ogus' set, but it was far too little, far too late.

The players have now condensed to the unofficial final table of ten.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Ogus us
Aaron Ogus
Busted

Tags: Aaron OgusGrayson Scoggin

Mierkalns Shows a Bluff

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Mark Mierkalns turned over an airball.
Mark Mierkalns turned over an airball.

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

The flop came {q-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}, and Mierkalns check-raised. Queen made the call. The turn brought the {a-Hearts}, and the river {q-Diamonds}. Mierkalns fired both streets, and Queen folded the river.

Mierkalns showed {6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for total air.

Tags: Alex QueenMark Mierkalns

Wheeler Building

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

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

Obi check-raised on a flop of {4-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{q-Clubs}, Wheeler called, and Obi led out when the {4-Diamonds} turned. Wheeler raised, Obi called, and the {5-Clubs} completed the board.

Obi check-called a bet, then mucked when Wheeler showed {k-Clubs}{k-Spades} for kings and fours.

Player Chips Progress
Brent Wheeler us
Brent Wheeler
325,000
130,000
130,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Chiduziem Obi us
Chiduziem Obi
190,000
-130,000
-130,000

Tags: Brent WheelerChiduziem Obi

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

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

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: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Mohamed: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}

It was a race, and unfortunately for Mohamed he never caught up as the board came {8-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{j-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}. 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 us
Ahmed Mohamed
Busted

Tags: Ahmed MohamedMalissia Zapata

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

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Eric Froehlich - 9th Place
Eric Froehlich - 9th Place

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 {2-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{k-Spades}. The action checked to James, who bet, and both Mierkalns and Zapata called. The turn was the {6-Spades}, only Mierkalns check-called this time, and the {7-Hearts} 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 {2-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}. Obi rolled over {a-Clubs}{4-Spades} 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 {j-Spades}{9-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}, and all three hands were tabled.

Zapata: {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Froehlich: {a-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}
Wheeler: {q-Hearts}{9-Clubs}

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

Player Chips Progress
Mark Mierkalns ca
Mark Mierkalns
765,000
-45,000
-45,000
Brent Wheeler us
Brent Wheeler
450,000
10,000
10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Malissia Zapata us
Malissia Zapata
385,000
135,000
135,000
William James us
William James
350,000
170,000
170,000
Chiduziem Obi us
Chiduziem Obi
220,000
61,000
61,000
Eric Froehlich us
Eric Froehlich
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Brent WheelerChiduziem ObiEric FroehlichGrayson ScogginMalissia ZapataMark MierkalnsWilliam James

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

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Alex Queen - 8th Place,
Alex Queen - 8th Place,

Hand #31: Grayson Scoggin raised, Mark Mierkalns called. The flop came {6-Clubs}{q-Spades}{3-Clubs}. Mierkalns check-raised, then bet {5-Clubs} and {k-Hearts}. Scoggin called with {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}.

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

Hand #33: Brent Wheeler raised, Alex Queen reraised, Wheeler reraised, Queen capped. The flop came {k-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{10-Clubs}, and Queen went all in. Wheeler called. Wheeler had {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}, and Queen had {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}. The turn and river were {9-Clubs} and {q-Hearts}, 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 {4-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{2-Spades}. Everyone checked to Wheeler, who bet. Scoggin called. Wheeler checked the {j-Hearts} 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 {8-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. Zapata bet, Wheeler called. Action was the same on the {9-Hearts} turn. Zapata checked the {8-Spades} river, and Wheeler checked. Zapata showed {9-Spades}{6-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Queen us
Alex Queen
Busted

Tags: Alex Queen

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

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

Hand #46: William James raised, Mark Mierkalns called. Mierkalns check-called every street on {8-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{k-Spades}{j-Clubs}{x-}, and James showed {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}.

Hand #47: Chiduziem Obi raised, Malissia Zapata reraised, Mierkalns called and Obi called. The flop came {7-Clubs}{8-Spades}{k-Spades}. Mierkalns bet, Obi raised, Zapata folded. Mierkalns called. He then check-folded the {6-Diamonds} turn.

Hand #48: Brent Wheeler raised, James called. The flop came {9-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{5-Spades}, 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 {9-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}, and Nichols got it all in with jacks against Scoggin's {9-Spades}{5-Spades}. Scoggin's hand held up, and Nichols busted.

Hand #52: James raised, Wheeler called. Wheeler check-folded the {9-Spades}{q-Hearts}{10-Clubs} flop.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Nichols us
Brian Nichols
Busted

Tags: Brian Nichols

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

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
William James - 6th Place
William James - 6th Place

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 {q-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{k-Spades}{10-Hearts}, and all three hands were opened.

Mierkalns: {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}
Scoggin: {a-Diamonds}{8-Spades}
James: {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

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

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

Tags: Grayson ScogginMark MierkalnsWilliam James

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

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante
Grayson Scoggin - 5th Place
Grayson Scoggin - 5th Place

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 {j-Clubs}{9-Spades}{a-Hearts}, Wheeler check-called a bet, and the turn was the {6-Clubs}. Wheeler checked, Mierkalns fired out a bet, and Wheeler tank-folded.

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

Sure enough, the Canadian showed {a-Spades}{a-Clubs} for a set of aces.

Scoggin was drawing dead with {10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}, and hit the rail when the {7-Hearts} completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
Grayson Scoggin us
Grayson Scoggin
Busted

Tags: Brent WheelerGrayson ScogginMark Mierkalns

Mierkalns Extends His Lead

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

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 {8-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{6-Spades}. Zapata check-called a bet.

The turn was the {10-Clubs}, Zapata led out, Mierkalns raised, and Zapata made it three bets. Mierkalns called. The {3-Clubs} completed the board, Mierkalns led out, and Zapata called. Mierkalns showed {k-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}, and won the pot.

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

Tags: Malissia ZapataMark Mierkalns