Level: 5
Blinds: 100/200
Ante:
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #12: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
535
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
Twenty Minute Break
Level 4
: 75/150, 0 ante
We'll continue this tournament in 20 minutes.
"I got Chips Bro!"
Level 4
: 75/150, 0 ante
The player under-the-gun opened to 325, and two positions down Jason mercier made it 850 to go. The hijack cold-fourbet and threw in 3,000 with 1,075 behind. Everyone folded to Jason Mercier who announced that he was allin. The call followed immediately and we had a showdown. Mercier's 
was in a race against the hijacks 
. The flop brought out two kings and no nine followed: 
| 
| 
. "I got Chips Bro!" Mercier said with a smile. He has about 12,000 it looks like.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,000 |
The Thrills That Are PLHE
![[user250068]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
Level 4
: 75/150, 0 ante
According to our Twitter feed, there seems to be a general consensus regarding the pot limit format. Here are some of the tweets we found:
PLH is as exciting as I expected. Have the lovely @Annette_15 and @Liv_Boeree at my table. So I got that goin for me. Which is niceFollow @DylanLinde
Dunst Busts One
Level 4
: 75/150, 0 ante
Tony Dunst holding 
put another player all in when he hit a boat on a 
flop. The player holding 
was not happy to see his flush draw was no good. The turn 
and river 
did not change things and Dunst added to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,600 | 2,900 |
Obrestad Can't Fade the Flush Draw
Level 4
: 75/150, 0 ante
We arrived at the flop as Annette Obrestad bet out 800 on 
from the big blind. Het opponent, in the cutoff position, decided he wanted to go with his hand, and pushed his 3,975 into the middle. Just as quick, Obrestad made the call and the cards were tabled.
| Annette Obrestad: | |
| Cutoff position: |  |
The 
on the turn gave the cutoff four more outs and he sealed the deal with the 
on the river. Obrestad has to continue her tournament with (a still above average stack off) around 10,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,000 | -3,400 |
I Just Want To Play With You
Level 4
: 75/150, 0 ante
Kathy Liebert raised to 600 from middle position. It folded to the small blind who called but not before saying: "I just want to play with you". The big blind wanted to play too and there were three to a flop of 
. Both blinds checked to Liebert who continued for 600, the small blind called and the big blind folded.
Both players checked the 
turn and the small blind led for 1,000 on the 
river. Liebert folded and her opponent not only played but won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,400 | -1,200 |
De Goede Pays his Opponent Off
Level 4
: 75/150, 0 ante
Pim de Goede just opened the hijack to 300 and got a call from the cutoff. De Goede check-called a 500 bet by his opponent on 
. The on the turn made both players check and the hit the river. De Goede checked, and called a 800 bet after some thinking. He had to muck as his opponent showed 
for a rivered top pair.
Pim de Goede, a Dutch player living in Malta, is still going strong though with 13,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,000 | 1,000 |
Le Survives
Level 4
: 75/150, 0 ante
We came in as Nam Le shoved all in for his final 875 from middle position with 
. He found one caller from the player under the gun who had 
. The flop 
gave Le some additional outs and the turn gave him the lead with a pair. His pair tens held up through the 
river and Le gained some much needed chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,750 |
Pham Hits his Ace
Level 4
: 75/150, 0 ante
On a 
flop David Pham had checked from the big blind. The initial-raiser, seated under-the-gun plus one, bet out 550. "The Dragon" made it 2,175 to go and snap called when the initial-raiser went allin. Pham showed for two over cards, a gutshot and a flushdraw. His four wasn't live though, as the under-the-gun plus one player showed . The on the turn didn't help Pham at all, but the 
on the river did.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,000 | 9,500 |