2013 World Series of Poker

Event #21: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Six Handed)
Day: 2
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

Kelly Takes on Timoshenko

Level 19 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Dan Kelly and Yevgeniy Timoshenko are both superb players and they are now superb players that are seated next to each other, so maybe we will see some fantastic poker between the two.

Just now, Timoshenko opened to 12,000 from the button and Kelly wasted little time in three-betting to 33,000 from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way of the poker Goliath's, but Timoshenko took much longer in his decision making. Eventually, he opted to muck his hand and leave Kelly to pick up the pot.

Tags: Dan KellyYevgeniy Timoshenko

Pollak Poleaxes Two Players

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Benjamin Pollak is is our new chip leader after claiming the stack of Julien Duveau and almost all of Jesse Wilke's.

We arrived at the table to see Pollak stand from his chair and punch the air and the reason for his excitement was as clear as the Las Vegas sky during the day.

In front of Pollak was the {K-Diamonds}{k-Spades}, in front of Duveau the {A-Spades}{10-Hearts} and Wilke held {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}. The five community cards read {2-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} meaning Pollak's kings had held and he had essentially tripled up to a monstrous stack of 715,000 and is our chip leader here with just 25 players remaining!

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
715,000 620,000
Jesse Wilke
Jesse Wilke
15,000 -330,000
Julien Duveau fr
Julien Duveau
Busted

Tags: Benjamin PollakJesse Wilke

The Dragon Pulls Off a Monster Bluff

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
David Pham
David Pham

Fabrizio Gonzalez and David Pham are developing a large rivalry here in Event #21. We just saw David Pham pull off the biggest three barrel bluff we've seen all tournament so far.

Just before the break, Gonzalez opened to 10,000 from the cutoff. On the button Pham reraised to 27,000. Action folded back to Gonzalez who made the call.

On the {Q-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{10-Diamonds} flop, Gonzalez checked to Pham who bet 30,000. Gonzalez went into the tank, but called after about 30 seconds.

The turn was the {Q-Clubs} and Gonzalez checked again to Pham who continued his line of agression with a bet of 65,000. Gonzalez tanked again, then made the call.

Gonzalez checked for a third time on the {4-Diamonds} river.

"How much did you start the hand with," Pham asked Gonzalez. He received no response. Pham grabbed his entire stack of orange T5,000 chips, coupled with a stack of 20, T1,000 chips and bet 120,000, leaving himself with only about 150,000 behind.

Gonzalez went deep into the tank. He stayed there for roughly five minutes trying to think his way through the hand. He grabbing calling chips, then almost mucked his hand and went back to calling chips, back and forth several times. Finally, he found a fold and threw his cards into the muck, leaving him self about 160,000 behind.

Pham looked at his cards, then decided to turn them over. He tabled {9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} for a total airball.

"That took a lot of heart," Matt Berkey said from across the table.

Gonzalez just leaned back in his chair after the hand and tried to take it all in, while Pham was left with a pile of new chips to stack.

Player Chips Progress
David Pham us
David Pham
WSOP 3X Winner
540,000 150,000
Fabrizio Gonzalez uy
Fabrizio Gonzalez
160,000 -140,000

Schleger Gone

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Shane Schleger
Shane Schleger

We missed the action but we do know that Shane Schleger was just sent packing by Nikolai Sears.

Sears was holding {J-Diamonds}{J-Spades} in front of him on a {10-Spades}{3-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{X-}{6-Hearts} board and his pair of jacks were good enough to eliminate Shaniac and his pocket {9-}{9-}.

Player Chips Progress
Nikolai Sears us
Nikolai Sears
370,000 245,000
Shane Schleger us
Shane Schleger
Busted

Dean Busts Habib

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Hasan Habib - Eliminated
Hasan Habib - Eliminated

We arrived at the table just in time to see the cards turned over on Hasan Habib's final hand in the tournament. Habib was all in for his last roughly 56,000 against Andrew Dean before the flop.

Habib: {5-Spades}{5-Clubs}
Dean: {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}

Dean jumped out into the lead when the flop paired his ace on {7-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}. Dean made two pair when the {Q-Spades} struck the felt on fourth street and Habib could not catch up once the {K-Spades} completed the board. Habib was sent packing and Dean stacked up chips to bring his stack to 390,000.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Dean us
Andrew Dean
390,000 70,000
Hasan Habib us
Hasan Habib
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Hasan HabibAndrew Dean

Keeping Up With The Joneses

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Rhys Jones has had a roller coaster of a level, first losing almost all of his stack to Shane Schleger then doubling up through the same player. We caught the second part as it happened.

Jones open-shoved for 50,000 from the hijack and Schleger reluctantly called in the small blinds. Jones immediately revealed the {K-Spades}{K-Clubs} an was in great shape against Schleger's {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}. Jones stayed ahead on a {4-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} flop and his kings stayed the best hand as the turn and river fell {6-Clubs} and {8-Spades}.

According to Jones' Twitter feed, he "Lost 300k pot shaniac a2cc v j6cc on 765cxc to drop to 5k. Span back up to 100k at 5kbb. 28 left."

Tags: Rhys JonesShane Schleger

Schulman Over 500k

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Nick Schulman raised to 10,000 from the cutoff and it folded to Chanracy Khun who called out of the big blind. The flop came {10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} and Khun checked. Schulman put out a continuation bet of 11,000 and Khun stuck around.

The turn brought a third diamond on the board with the {J-Diamonds} and Khun checked again. Schulman cut out 37,000 and Khun stuck around to see the final card.

The river was the {2-Spades} and Khun rapped the table for a third time. Schulman slowly moved 76,000 across the felt. Khun counted out enough chips to call and dropped them into the middle. Schulman tabled {K-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for a king-high diamond flush and Khun dropped his hand into the muck. Schulman dragged in the pot and is now sitting around 515,000.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
WSOP 4X Winner
515,000 125,000
Chanracy Khun ca
Chanracy Khun
WSOP 1X Winner
255,000 -150,000

Tags: Nick SchulmanChanracy Khun