Event #27: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em (Mixed Max)
Day 3 Started
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #27: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em (Mixed Max)
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,618,890
Entries
593
Level
28
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Heads-Up Matches Set to Begin
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Day 3 of Event #27: $3,000 No Limit Hold'em (Mixed Max) is just minutes away, and the remaining 32 players will battle it out heads up until their is only one remaining. The bracket was created using the official end-of-day chip counts from Level 2, meaning the chip leader (Brandon Cantu) will take on the 32nd largest stack (Govert Metaal) and so on and so forth. It will be interesting to see of Metaal or any of the shorter stacks can come back in the first round.
The blind levels will remain at one hour during the heads-up matches, but as soon as the first match ends, the tournament director will write down the time of the level, and the next round will begin at that time in that level. This means that the field won't be penalized if one match takes longer than the others.
Joining Cantu and Metaal today are a host of notables, including Jeremy Ausmus, Matt Waxman, Max Steinberg, Mike Watson, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Nick Binger, Ognjen Sekularac, and more. We will be updating the chip counts and the hands here on the live reporting page, but you can also check out our bracket, which will be updated each round.
The cards will be in the air soon, so be sure to check back for reports straight from the tournament floor.
First-Round Matches
Below is a list of the first-round match-ups. If you want to view the entire bracket, click here.
| Seed | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Cantu | USA | 519,600 |
| 32 | Govert Metaal | Monaco | 23,600 |
| 16 | Alexander Lakhov | Russia | 108,600 |
| 17 | Daniel Buzgon | USA | 107,300 |
| 9 | Ariel Celestino | USA | 237,200 |
| 24 | Frank Rusnak | USA | 70,000 |
| 8 | Max Steinberg | USA | 264,500 |
| 25 | David James | USA | 68,500 |
| 5 | Mike Watson | Canada | 332,700 |
| 28 | Mazin Khoury | USA | 40,400 |
| 12 | Jason Koon | USA | 185,100 |
| 21 | Taylor Paur | USA | 85,100 |
| 13 | Barry "Big Dog" Lang | USA | 124,300 |
| 20 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 88,200 |
| 4 | Dan Healey | USA | 365,600 |
| 29 | Massimo Mosele | Italy | 27,600 |
| 3 | Isaac Hagerling | USA | 453,500 |
| 30 | Markus Gonsalves | USA | 27,400 |
| 14 | Dominik Nitsche | Germany | 120,800 |
| 19 | Nick Binger | USA | 90,400 |
| 11 | Yorane Kerignard | France | 195,800 |
| 22 | Pedro Fernandez | Mexico | 80,200 |
| 6 | Yevgeniy Timoshenko | USA | 332,100 |
| 27 | Paul Lieu | USA | 46,200 |
| 7 | Oleksandr Gnatenko | Ukraine | 271,200 |
| 26 | Ognjen Sekularac | Serbia | 66,200 |
| 10 | Chris Johnson | USA | 225,600 |
| 23 | Matt Waxman | USA | 72,800 |
| 15 | Justin Conley | USA | 117,200 |
| 18 | Josh Hillock | USA | 94,400 |
| 2 | Jeremy Ausmus | USA | 471,400 |
| 31 | Giacomo Fundaro | Italy | 24,400 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Cards are now in the air for the heads-up matches.
Healey and Haggerling First Two Through
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
On one of the first hands of the match, Massimo Mosele moved all in for around nine big blinds with 
, and Dan Healey woke up with 
. Healey's hand held up, and he's off to the round of 16.
On an adjacent table, Markus Gonsalves open-shoved for around 24,000 with 
. Isaac Hagerling called with 
, and the board came 
, eliminating Gonsalves.
Healey will play the winner of the Barry Lang/Dario Sammartino matchup, while Hagerling will take on the winner of the Dominik Nitsche/Nick Binger match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,900 | 27,400 |
|
393,200 | 27,600 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Steinberg Wins First Match
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
We didn't catch the action but Max Steinberg was kind enough to relay to us what happened. After a raise and a call preflop, Steinberg told us he flopped top pair on a 
board with 
suited. After a bet of 7,000 he check raised all in and was called by his opponent who was holding pocket threes. His top pair held up and he will go on to face the winner of the other match at his table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
333,000 | 68,500 |
|
Busted |
No Quit in Metaal
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Despite being last in chips, Govert Metaal was one of the first players to arrive today. His opponent, chip leader Brandon Cantu, arrived after the cards were in the air, and didn't even bother to stack his chips.
"The pressure's on me," he told Metaal after the two shook hands.
Metaal jammed the first hand, Cantu folded, and the Dutchman who resides in Monaco has since won a few more pots, chipping up to 37,000. He still has a long road ahead of him, but Metaal is certainly showing no signs of quitting.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
506,200 | -13,400 |
|
37,000 | 13,400 |
No Opponent for the Big Dog
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Barry "Big Dog" Lang was supposed to be playing Dario Sammartino this morning, but as of now Sammartino has not shown up for his match. He has about two more minutes to appear before he starts getting blinded off and the Big Dog will take his chips without contest.
The winner of Lang and Samamartino will go on to face Dan Healey who just won his match in the adjacent seats at the table.
Ausmus Advances
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Giacomo Fundaro was all in and at risk with 
on a flop of 
, and Octo-Niner Jeremy Ausmus had him crushed holding . Ausmus held as the turn and river came 
, 
respectively, and he's off to play the winner of the Justin Conley/Josh Hillock match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
495,800 | 24,400 |
|
Busted |