2013 World Series of Poker

Event #35: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
akj9
Prize
$384,420
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Entries
640
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

Young Bubbles Event #35

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Bradley Young opened for the pot (6,600) from under the gun, leaving just a few hundred behind, and the action folded to a short-stacked AP Phahurat in the big blind. Phahurat tanked for quite some time, then called, showing {k-Spades}{9-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}.

The action was paused as the table waited for the others to completed their hands, then finally Young showed {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}.

"High cards," he said. "Please."

The flop did not produce high cards: {5-Hearts}{6-Spades}{5-Spades}.

"F***," Young sighed. "Are you kidding me?"

Young receive no help on the turn ({2-Spades}) or the river ({7-Clubs}) either, and was eliminated on the Stone bubble. The remaining 72 players are all guaranteed a minimum of $4,927.

The blinds will now officially bump up to 1,000/2,000.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Phahurat us
Alex Phahurat
35,000 13,000
Bradley Young us
Bradley Young
Busted

Tags: AP PhahuratBradley Young

Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 0

Back to the Bubble

Level 13 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

With many players having spent the break watching the end of the first quarter of the Spurs-Heat Game 7 final, all 73 have returned to their seats as hand-for-hand play on the Event #35 continues.

"BUST SOMEBODY!!!"

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Hand-for-hand play has continued for well over a half-hour, and now they are approaching the end of Level 12 and the next scheduled break. Over at Table 441 players have found a way to make the bubble more interesting, with Will Failla leading the organization of a pool between the players betting on how many more hands the bubble will stay intact.

"BUST SOMEBODY!!!" Failla shouted moments ago as another hand was slowly being completed, indicating that he stands not only to profit by cashing in the event should someone bust, but also in the bubble pool.

Tags: Will Failla

Charder Staying Agressive on the Bubble

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 0 ante
Christian Harder (Day 1)
Christian Harder (Day 1)

We're not sure who bet and who called, but both Jan-Peter Jachtmann and Christian Harder both put 20,000 in on the turn of a {2-Clubs}{4-Spades}{10-Clubs}{a-Spades} board. The river was the {j-Clubs}, Jachtmann checked, and Harder fired out 33,000. Jachtmann tank-called.

Harder showed {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{2-Spades} for a flush, and dragged in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
165,000 47,000
Jan-Peter Jachtmann de
Jan-Peter Jachtmann
WSOP 1X Winner
73,500 -46,500

Tags: Christian HarderJan-Peter Jachtmann

Iacofano Survives

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Kevin Iacofano and Christian Harder made it to a {5-Hearts}{2-Spades}{8-Hearts} flop at which point Iacofano bet 4,000, Harder raised to 14,000, Iacofano thought a bit and put his stack all in, and Harder called.

The players tabled their cards, with Iacofano having {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{3-Spades}{2-Hearts} (aces) and Harder {Q-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{7-Spades}{6-Hearts} (eights and an open-ender). The dealer put out the {2-Diamonds} turn card right away, then was told he needed to hold up the action until all of the other tables had completed their hands. A minute more passed, then the {K-Hearts} came on fifth street and Iacofano avoided going out empty-handed in 73rd place.

Hand-for-hand play continues.

Player Chips Progress
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
118,000 -30,000
Kevin Iacofano us
Kevin Iacofano
68,000 38,000

Tags: Christian HarderKevin Iacofano

Bleznick Busts Gruissem and Pantaleo Punts His Boss - It's Bubble Time

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 0 ante
Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

Philipp Gruissem was all in and at risk preflop with {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}{q-Spades}{3-Clubs} against Jared Bleznick's {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}. After the hand, Jamieson Pickering admitted to folding aces.

The board rolled out {4-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}, and Gruissem was eliminated. While she was pushing, Bleznick tried to tip the dealer $100, but the dealer obviously refused.

"Jared," Josh Arieh said sternly from an adjacent table.

Arieh went on to explain that it's bad form to do what he was doing, and even if he could tip, it would be dispersed amongst all of the dealers. Phil Hellmuth chimed in as well, and while Bleznick listened to Arieh, he fired back a few words at Hellmuth.

"This guy folded aces," Bleznick said, pointing at Pickering. "That's something you would do."

Over at another table, Giuseppe Pantaleo, a member of Team Ivey, eliminated his boss. Phil Ivey moved all in for around 20,000 with the nut flush draw on a flop of {k-}{q-}{8-} with two clubs. Pantaleo called with {k-}{q-}{x-}{x-}, and held.

We are now on the exact bubble, and will play hand-for-hand until another player is eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Giuseppe Pantaleo de
Giuseppe Pantaleo
WSOP 1X Winner
130,000 7,500
Jared Bleznick us
Jared Bleznick
85,000 39,000
Philipp Gruissem de
Philipp Gruissem
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Busted

Tags: Giuseppe PantaleoJosh AriehPhil HellmuthPhil IveyPhilipp Gruissem

Seeking Info from Ivey

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

At the end of the previous level, Bradley Young found himself entangled in a pot with Phil Ivey in which the pair had gotten to a {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{6-Clubs} flop, Young had bet 3,600, and Ivey had responded by raising the pot. Young tanked for a full five minutes as Ivey continued to receive his massage, the big board behind him showing the field having shrunk below 80 and just a few spots off of the cash.

Finally Young folded, and afterwards asked Ivey if he'd made a good fold.

"I don't know what you had," answered Ivey, to which Young said he'd folded top two pair with {A-}{Q-}{x-}{x-}. "Really?" said Ivey, letting Young think further a few seconds before Ivey spoke up again.

"We had the same hand," said Ivey, "except I had a flush and straight draw." Hearing Ivey uncharacteristically sharing information, another player asked him what he'd had on an earlier hand between the two of them.

Ivey looked up momentarily at the other player. "I just felt like telling him," he said.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
62,000 19,000
Bradley Young us
Bradley Young
18,000 -13,500

Tags: Brandon YoungPhil Ivey