Event #27: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em (Mixed Max) Day 3 | 2013 World Series of Poker

06-16-2013 21:22 UTC-7

Ausmus Makes a Tough Call; Vaults Back Into the Lead

[user101598]

Level 21 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Jeremy Ausmus min-raised on the button, Chris Johnson called, and the dealer fanned . Johnson check-raised to 55,000 after Ausmus tossed out a continuation bet, and the Octo-Niner made the call.

The turn was the , Johnson led out for 75,000, and Ausmus called. The completed the board, Johnson moved all in for effectively 364,500, and after 90 seconds or so in the tank, Ausmus called.

Johnson showed for a pair of deuces, which Ausmus had beat with for a pair of fives. Ausmus pulled in the massive pot, and now sits with a near three-to-one chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	988,500 513,500	513,500

Chris Johnson	355,000 -513,500	-513,500

Tags: Chris Johnson Jeremy Ausmus

06-16-2013 21:22 UTC-7

Timoshenko Below 500k

MrCleverFox

Level 21 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

With the blinds at 3,000/6,000/1,000, Timoshenko opened to 13,000 preflop and he was called by Hagerling in the big blind.

On the flop Hagerling checked. Timoshenko put out a bet of 15,000. Hagerling reraised to 45,000. Timoshenko went into the tank, then reraised to 85,000. Hagerling ended the flop action by just calling.

The turn was the and both players slowed down by just checking.

On the river Hagerling led at the pot with a bet of 100,000. Timoshenko went deep in the tank while he shuffled multiple values of chips in different orders. Eventually he settled on a fold and thumbed his cards into the muck. Hagerling quietly put his cards into the muck as well and collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Hagerling	905,500 113,500	113,500

Yevgeniy Timoshenko	441,000 -113,500	-113,500

06-16-2013 21:00 UTC-7

No. 8 Max Steinberg Advances Past No. 1 Brandon Cantu

[user101598]

Level 20 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Max Steinberg raised to 16,000, Brandon Cantu called, and the dealer fanned . Cantu checked, Steinberg continued for 16,000, and Cantu check-raised to 48,000. Steinberg re-raised to 96,000, Cantu tanked for over two minutes before moving all in for 420,000, and Steinberg snap-called.

Cantu:
Steinberg:

Steinberg's hand held up as the turn and river bricked , respectively, and he's off to the round of four.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Steinberg	1,399,500 356,500	356,500

Brandon Cantu	Busted

Tags: Brandon Cantu Max Steinberg

06-16-2013 20:50 UTC-7

Cantu Crams Ten-Three into Queens

[user101598]

Level 20 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Brandon Cantu raised to 20,000 on the button, Max Steinberg three-bet to 60,000, and Cantu moved all in for effectively 520,500. Steinberg snapped it off.

Cantu:
Steinberg:

Steinberg held as the board came , doubling right back into the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Steinberg	1,043,000 535,000	535,000

Brandon Cantu	356,500 -535,000	-535,000

Tags: Brandon Cantu Max Steinberg

06-16-2013 19:41 UTC-7

"No F***ing Way"

MrCleverFox

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

It looked as if there would be a winner for the match between Brandon Cantu and Max Steinberg, but things turned out to be a little different than they appeared.

Cantu opened the pot by raising to 10,000 on the button. Steinberg defended from the big blind.

On the board Steinberg checked to Cantu who continued with a bet of 11,000. Steinberg thought about it briefly, then raised to 30,000. Cantu just called.

The turn was the and that card got the fireworks started.

Steinberg led at the pot with a bet of 52,000. Cantu thought for a while before reraising to 160,000. Now it was Steinberg's turn to go into the tank. He thought a good while before putting in another raise to 275,000. Cantu went into the tank. He asked for the dealer to put in the bet to see how much it was he would have to call. It ended up being 115,000 more. Cantu grabbed the chips off his stack and put them into the pot.

The river card was the . Steinberg grabbed all of his green T25,000 chips, coupled with a stack of pink T5,000 chips and put them in the pot, betting 330,000. Cantu asked for a count and after he found out how much it was me moved all in. Steinberg instantly called.

Cantu showed down his for a full house. Steinberg slowly turned over his , meaning that both players had the exact same full house.

"No f***ing way!" Cantu said after the hand.

The dealer chopped up the pot and both players took their chips back.

06-16-2013 19:35 UTC-7

Hagerling Defeats Binger To Advance

Mickey Doft

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

At 5,000/10,000/1,000

Isaac Hagerling shoved on the button and Nick Binger called all in from the big blind for about 55,000.

Hagerling:
Binger:

The flop fell to give Hagerling the lead and he locked it up when the landed on the turn. The inconsequential river officially punched Hagerling's ticket to the Round of Eight.

Hagerling is set to face Yevgeniy Timoshenko at 7:45 p.m. local time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Hagerling	692,100 59,900	59,900

Nick Binger	Busted

Tags: Isaac Hagerling Nick Binger

06-16-2013 18:33 UTC-7

Catching Up With Jason Koon

[user253725]

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

Jason Koon is in the final eight of Event #27. He’ll compete against Dan Healey in the next round of heads-up play. In his first two matches today, Koon came from behind to win against Taylor Paur and then defeated Mike Watson despite starting with a substantial chip disadvantage. PokerNews caught up with Koon after he won his round of sixteen match against Watson.

PokerNews: Before the summer, you were optimistic—and pretty vocally optimistic—about your chances for success at the World Series. This is your third cash and you’ve had one final table. How do you feel it’s been going, and how do you feel it will go moving forward?

Koon: I think it’s been great. I’ve had to miss a bunch of events for two weddings, so I flew home, but out of the ones that I’ve played I felt like I played really well. I’m being very objective this year. Like today, for instance. I came in final 32. I knew I had two very tough rounds at the beginning. I knew it was unlikely that I would have a shot to win the bracelet. Less than 15%. So back in the day, I would just think I’m due, and then I would end up being bummed out and burn out halfway through the World Series ‘cause I’d have all these deep runs that didn’t come out the way I wanted them to. But nowadays I’m just realistic with my situation ‘cause I focus on what I have control of, and if I happen to win a bracelet, so be it. And if not, I’m really happy with my progress as a person and as a poker player.

Why is this year going to be better than last year for you?

For the last four or five months I’ve spent an extreme amount of time getting coaching, and it’s really paid off.

You’re pretty well known as a fitness fanatic. How has that helped you with poker?

It helps me maintain focus. I feel like that’s a big edge through the long days. And also, it’s just a great outlet for stress. I think a lot of people have a bad day and they go drink or eat a bunch of hamburgers. That might be a quick fix, but it doesn’t work long run. Staying in shape just keeps me happy.

How do you feel about your chances going into the next round?

I have no clue who I’m playing, but I thought it wasn’t cool that he sat on the rail and watched us the entire time as we played. It’s not illegal, but it’s kind of unethical. It’s an edge that he has over me that I wouldn’t have over him. That said, all I’ve done for the past four and a half months is study heads-up no limit, and I feel pretty good about it.

If you win, how are you going to celebrate?
What’s first place, 370K or something? It’s not life-changing money or anything, but we’ll definitely party. We’ll get the crew together and probably hit up a pool during the day and spend a little money. Not too much money, though, I’m kind of over all that.

06-16-2013 17:49 UTC-7

No. 12 Jason Koon Upsets No. 5 Mike Watson

[user101598]

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

Jason Koon raised to 11,000 on the button, Mike Watson three-bet to 27,500, and Koon called. Watson led out for 23,500 on a flop of , Koon called, and the turn was the . Watson fired out another 37,500, Koon again called, and the completed the board.

Watson moved all in for around 72,000, and Koon snap-called. Watson showed for sevens full of aces, but it was no good against Koon's for aces full of threes.

Koon will advance to the round of eight, where he will have a slight chip advantage over No. 4 Dan Healey.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Koon	643,300 179,200	179,200

Mike Watson	Busted

Tags: Dan Healey Jason Koon Mike Watson

06-16-2013 17:45 UTC-7

Chris Johnson Rushes into the Round of Eight

MrCleverFox

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

Action in the final hand of the match between Chris Johnson and Ognjen Sekularac began with Johnson opening on the button to 10,000. Segularac moved all in from the big blind over Johnson's raise. Johnson went into the tank. He put a chip on his cards, counted his chips, took the chip off his card, looked at his cards, put the chip back on his cards then eventually dropped a stack of pink T5,000 chips into the pot, signifying a call.

Sekularac:
Johnson:

The flop came down putting a stranglehold on the hand for Johnson. The turn was the and that left Sekularac drawing dead. The river was the meaningless and with that the two men shook hands.

Sekularac was eliminated while Johnson will advance to the round of eight where he will face Jeremy Ausmus to find out who will move into the round of four.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Johnson	635,800 235,000	235,000
Ognjen Sekularac	Busted

06-16-2013 17:14 UTC-7

Max Steinberg Advances to the Round of Eight

MrCleverFox

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Before the flop Max Steinberg raised to 8,000 from the button. Ariel Celestino reraised 23,000. Back on Steinberg he reraised to 50,000. Celestino moved all in and Steinberg called.

Steinberg:
Celestino: