Event #34: $1,000 Turbo No-Limit Hold'em | 2013 World Series of Poker

06-20-2013 22:32 UTC-7

Bishop Doubles Up; Gathy is Bossing the Table

Matthew Pitt

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Hand 91: Michael Gathy opened to 50,000 from the button and both blinds folded.

Hand 92: Gathy received a walk in the big blind.

Hand 93: Sergey Rybachenko opened to 50,000 from the button, but folded as Gathy re-raised to 125,000 from the small blind.

Hand 94: Gathy opened to 50,000 and won the blinds and antes.

Hand 95: Gathy opened to 50,000 from the cutoff, Daniel Bishop moved all in for 258,000 from the big blind and Gathy called.

Gathy:
Bishop:

The flop propelled Gathy into the lead and he let out a "Yes!" and a small fist pump. That yes was turned into a no as the gifted Bishop the lead. The river failed to change the outcome of the hand and Bishop doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Gathy	2,000,000	-10,000
Daniel Bishop	520,000	-285,000

Tags: Daniel Bishop Michael Gathy Sergey Rybachenko

06-20-2013 22:26 UTC-7

Zhu Doubles Through Gathy

Matthew Pitt

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Hand 89: Michael Gathy opened to 50,000 from the button and both blinds folded.

Hand 90: Gathy opened to 50,000 from the cutof and faced a 131,000 three-bet from Zhu on the button. Both blinds mucked, putting the action back on Gathy. He composed himself before moving all-in and Zhu instantly called.

Gathy:
Zhu:

The board ran out to double Zhu to 1,200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Gathy	2,010,000	-490,000
Yueqi Zhu	1,200,000	472,000

Tags: Michael Gathy Yueqi Zhu

06-20-2013 22:21 UTC-7

Take a Walk on the Wild Side

Mateusz_Pater

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Hand #82
Yueqi Zhu opened to 50,000 from under the gun, and was called by Michael Gathy on the bog blind. The flop came , before Gathy check-called a continuation bet of 52,000. The on the turn Both checked, before Gathy tabled his for a full house.

Hand #83
Benjamin Reason opened to 50,000 from under the gun, as the rest of the table folded.

Hand #84
Michael Gathy opened to 50,000 from the button, as both blinds folded their hands.

Hand #85
Sergey Rybachenko opened to 50,000 from under the gun, which was good enough to take down the pot.

Hand #86
Sergey Rybachenko received a rare walk in the blinds.

Hand #87
Michael Gathy would receive the same walk one hand later.

Hand #88
The action started with Benjamin Reason opening to 50,000 from under the gun, before Sergey Rybachenko raised it up to 130,000. Reason looked over at his opponents stack, before announcing all in for 362,000, which was snap-called.

Rybachenko:
Reason:

The board ran out to see Reason dodge a whole lot of outs and win with his ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Reason	780,000	256,000
Sergey Rybachenko	560,000	-240,000

Tags: Benjamin Reason Michael Gathy Sergey Rybachenko Yueqi Zhu

06-20-2013 22:09 UTC-7

Rybachenko Rallies

Matthew Pitt

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Sergey Rybachenko may have shown up late after the restart but it appears to have done him the world of good as he has increased his stack by 457,000 chips since the restart.

Hand 76: Benajamin Reason opened to 50,000 from the button, Rybachenko three-bet all in for 528,000 from the big blind and Reason mucked his hand.

Hand 77: Reason opened to 50,000 again, this time from the cutoff. Once more, Reason was greeted with an all-in three-bet, this time from Daniel Bishop. Reason folded.

Hand 78: Yueqi Zhu received a walk in the big blind.

Hand 79: Bishop open-shoved from under the gun and won the blinds and antes.

Hand 80: Rybachenko opened to 50,000 from under the gun. Next to act was Michael Gathy who three-bet to 115,000. Rybachenko called and it was heads-up to the flop.

Rybachenko checked and Gathy checked behind. Rybachenko then led for 100,000 when the landed on the turn and Gathy let his hand go.

Hand 81: Gathy opened to 50,000 under the gun and Rybachenko called in the big blind. The flop saw Rybachenko initially check, Gathy make it 54,000 and Rybachenko check-raise all in for 699,000. Gathy removed his sunglasses before staring at his opponent for close to 45 seconds, his gaze only diverted for the briefest of moments as he checked his cards. Eventually, Gathy mucked and Rybachenko claimed another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergey Rybachenko	800,000	457,000

Tags: Benjamin Reason Daniel Bishop Michael Gathy Sergey Rybachenko Yueqi Zhu

06-20-2013 21:58 UTC-7

Gathy Building

Mateusz_Pater

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Hand #71
Michael Gathy opened to 50,000 from under the gun, before Yueqi Zhu raised to 135,000 from the cut-off. The bet was enough to take down the pot.

Hand #72
It folded around to Daniel Bishop on the button, who limped in, before Sergey Rybachenko moved all in for 250,000 from the small blind. With the big blind getting out of the way, Bishop made the call as the players tabled their cards.

Bishop:
Rybachenko:

The board ran out to see Rybachenko flop top-pair, and hold, as he double up to over 500,000 in chips.

Hand #73
Michael Gathy opened for 64,000 from the small blind, and Yueqi Zhu folded from the big blind.

Hand #74
The action again folded around to the blinds, before Yueqi Zhu opened to 54,000. Benjamin Reason made the call, as both players saw the flop come . A continuation bet of 90,000 from Zhu was quickly met with a fold from Reason.

Hand #75
Michael Gathy opened to 50,000 from the cut-off, and was met with a raise to 141,000 from Benjamin Reason on the small blind. He made the call, as the flop came down . Reason instantly bet out 97,000 which was called, before checking the on the turn. This time Gathy threw out 155,000, which brought a fold from Reason moments later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Gathy	2,500,000	700,000
Benjamin Reason	524,000	-236,000

Tags: Benjamin Reason Daniel Bishop Michael Gathy Sergey Rybachenko Yueqi Zhu

06-20-2013 21:48 UTC-7

Gathy Hits a Straight

Matthew Pitt

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Hand 70: Michael Gathy was first to act in the cutoff and he made it 50,000 to play. His only customer was Daniel Bishop in the big blind, who called.

Both players checked the flop, and Bishop then check-called a 65,000 bet upon the arrival of the turn. The river was the and Bishop checked once more. Gathy placed a 80,000 bet and after 25-40 seconds, Bishop called.

Gathy showed for a straight, Bishop couldn't beat that and he mucked his hand.

Tags: Daniel Bishop Michael Gathy

06-20-2013 21:45 UTC-7

Jason Duval Eliminated in 6th Place ($44,422)

Matthew Pitt

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Jason Duval has been eliminated after being caught making a move in a battle of the blinds.

Duval was first to act from the small blind and he peeked at his cards before instantly announcing he was all-in. Benjamin Reason was the big blind and he said, "I call, too."

Reason:
Duval:

Duval stood from his seat and let out a couple of expletives, obviously disappointed to get his chips into the middle in such bad shape. The flop failed to help Duval and neither did the turn. The completed the board and a disappointed Duval headed to the cashier cage to pick up sixth place money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Reason	760,000	293,000
Jason Duval	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Reason Jason Duval

06-20-2013 21:41 UTC-7

Pots Being Settled Preflop

Matthew Pitt

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Hand 67: Michael Gathy opened to 64,000 from the small blindand Yueqi Zhu folded his big blind.

Hand 68: The action folded to Zhu in the small blind. He looked at his cards before moving all in. Jason Duval checked his own hole cards before sighing and mucking.

Tags: Jason Duval Michael Gathy Yueghi Zhu

06-20-2013 21:37 UTC-7

Jake Cody Eliminated in 7th Place ($33,456)

Mateusz_Pater

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Hand #66
The action started with Jason Duval opening to 50,000, before Jake Cody opted to move all in for 417,000 from the small blind. Michael Gathy asked for a count from the big blind, before moving all in for his entire stack. Duval quickly mucked, and Cody called, as both players tabled their cards.

Cody:
Gathy:

The board ran out , to see Gathy hold with his pair, as Cody was sent to the rail. The tournament will definitely be quieter now, with 90% of the rail leaving after that elimination.

Tags: Jake Cody Michael Gathy

06-20-2013 21:36 UTC-7

Gathy Applying Pressure

Mateusz_Pater

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Hand #62
Daniel Bishop starts us off with an open to 75,000 from under the gun, and takes it down.

Hand #63
Michael Gathy opened to 50,000 from the hijack, before Jason Duval raised to 132,000. With the decision back on Gathy, he grabbed for big stack of 25,000-chips, and slid them into the middle. The raise had Duval covered, and he opted to fold.

Hand #64
Michael Gathy kept his aggression going in the next hand, were he opened to 50,000, which was enough to take down the pot.

Hand #65
Benjamin Reason decided to get involved, and opened to 50,000 from the cut off, and had no callers.