2013 World Series of Poker

Event #21: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Six Handed)
Day: 1
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$506,764
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$2,203,110
Entries
807
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Some Chip Counts From Around the Room

Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
37,000 9,500
Eric Crain us
Eric Crain
32,000 8,000
Allen Cunningham us
Allen Cunningham
WSOP 5X Winner
27,000 3,500
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
26,500 17,500
Vanessa Rousso us
Vanessa Rousso
23,500 14,500
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
16,000 10,000
Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
16,000 4,500
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
15,000 7,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
14,000 8,000
Dan Kelly us
Dan Kelly
13,500 13,500
Russell Crane us
Russell Crane
13,000 13,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
10,500 500
Hasan Habib us
Hasan Habib
WSOP 1X Winner
9,000 9,000
Gaëlle Baumann
Gaëlle Baumann
8,500 -5,000
Darryll Fish us
Darryll Fish
8,500 -2,500
Dan O'Brien us
Dan O'Brien
8,000 -10,000
Mike Sexton us
Mike Sexton
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
7,000 7,000
Andreas Hoivold no
Andreas Hoivold
4,500 -12,000
Jose Ignacio Barbero ar
Jose Ignacio Barbero
Busted
Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
Busted
Cherish Andrews us
Cherish Andrews
Busted
Christina Lindley us
Christina Lindley
Busted

Kihara Makes the Right Call

Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante
Naoya Kihara
Naoya Kihara

Naoya Kihara keep raking in chips. In a recent hand, he was tangling with Ryan Hughes.

From the cutoff, Kihara raised to 450. He was called by Hughes on the button.

The flop fell {7-Hearts}{9-Spades}{3-Diamonds} and Kihara bet out 525. Hughes called.

The turn was the {K-Diamonds} and Kihara used this opportunity to check. Hughes bet 1,1000, which Kihara called.

The river was the {6-Clubs} and Kihara checked again. This time Hughes bet 3,200.

"Hmmmm," Kihara said, thinking through the hand and rubbing his chin. Eventually he threw in the chips for a call, and it ended up being the right one when Hughes showed {10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}. Kihara had the best hand with {9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Naoya Kihara jp
Naoya Kihara
56,500 7,000
Ryan Hughes us
Ryan Hughes
WSOP 3X Winner
7,000 7,000

Hunichen Gets It Done Preflop

Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante

From the button Chris Hunichen raised to 500 before the flop. Action folded to the player in the big blind who reraised to 1350.

With action back on Hunichen he four bet to 2,600. Back to the big blind he made another reraise to 5,600.

Hunichen asked for a count, the bet size, and then decided to end all questions there by moving all in. His opponent quickly mucked his cards.

After that pot Hunichen moved back over 20,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
22,500 -10,500

Level: 6

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Flack Cruising

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

We came to the table on the turn with the board showing {3-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}. Faraz Jaka led out for 1,700, and Layne Flack raised to 4100. Jaka went into the tank, and after a couple minutes pushed his cards toward the dealer. Flack takes down the pot and is now up to 44,000, while Jaka now sits with 15,000.

Player Chips Progress
Layne Flack us
Layne Flack
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
44,000 1,500
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
WSOP 1X Winner
15,500 3,000

Tags: Faraz JakaLayne Flack

Hellmuth In

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

Phil Hellmuth is in the building. He's just recently sat down at his table after break and he's already started mixing it up with Andreas Hoivold.

From the cutoff, Hoivold raised to 425. Hellmuth was the only caller in the big blind. Both players checked all the way down on a {Q-}{J-}{7-Hearts}{7-Spades}{4-Spades} board. Hellmuth showed {8-Hearts}{6-Hearts} but Hoivold showed {A-Clubs}{3-Hearts} to take down the pot.

"I can't check raise you with nothing if you don't bet," Hellmuth said after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Andreas Hoivold no
Andreas Hoivold
16,500 -4,700
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
6,000 6,000

Darryll Fish Doubles

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

Bryn Kenney raised to 450 from the button, and Darryll Fish called from the big blind. On a flop of {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}, Fish checked, Kenney continued for 400, and Fish called. The turn was the {2-Clubs}, Fish again checked, and Kenney again bet, this time for 1,125. Fish called, and the dealer brought the river, a {6-Clubs}. Fish checked a third time, and Kenney bet enough to put Fish all-in. Fish quickly called for his last 3,450. Kenney turned over {j-Hearts}{6-Spades}, but Fish was well ahead with {8-Spades}{7-Diamonds} for trip-eights.

Fish doubled up to 11,000, and Kenney was knocked down to 6,000.

Player Chips Progress
Darryll Fish us
Darryll Fish
11,000 3,500
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
6,000

Tags: Bryn KenneyDarryll Fish

Kihara Cruising

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

Bracelet Winner Naoya Kihara is cruising right now. We didn't see how he picked up all his chips but he is being very agressive with them.

After getting reraised to 1,100 in a recent hand, Kihara pumped it up to 2,600. The player who reraised Kihara on the button moved all in and without thinking about it very long, Kihara mucked.

Even after giving up those chips, Kihara is one of the biggest stacks in the room and could soon surpass the 50,000 chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Naoya Kihara jp
Naoya Kihara
49,500 40,100

Baumann Takes a Hit

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

Eric Crain raised to 450 under-the-gun, and Gaëlle Baumann three-bet to 1,150. Crain made the call, and then checked the {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} flop. Baumann bet 1,400, and Crain called. Baumann bet out again when the turn came the {4-Spades}, this time for 2,800, and Crain again called. Then he pushed all-in on the {q-Spades} river, and Baumann quickly folded. After the hand, Baumann was down to 13,500 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Gaëlle Baumann
Gaëlle Baumann
13,500 500

Tags: Gaelle Baumann

Mizrachi MIA

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

From the button, a player raised to 400. Mizrachi was in the big blind and he moved all in for his last 3,350.

"I just want to bust you," the player said before making the call.

Mizrachi: {5-Hearts}{5-Spades}
Button: {Q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

There was the {Q-Diamonds} right in the window, so it was already bad for Mizrachi. The entire flop was {Q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}. The turn was the {J-Diamonds} removing the possibility of backdoor outs for Mizrachi. The river was the {9-Diamonds} giving his opponent a flush and sending him to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
WSOP 5X Winner
Busted