Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 0
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #35: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$3,000
Entries
640
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0
Sung Snags a Few from Hellmuth
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
With the board showing 
, Steve Sung checked and Phil Hellmuth bet 6,000. "I'll show this time," said Hellmuth as Sung contemplated what to do, and a beat later Sung made the call.
"Deuce, please," asked Hellmuth of the dealer who then delivered the 
to put a third six on board. Both players checked, and Sung turned over 
for sixes full of queens. Hellmuth tabled his hand momentarily, but at the sight of the big full-house-making pair in Sung's hand he soon flipped his hand and sent it to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
144,000
41,600
|
41,600 |
|
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96,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
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Bleznick Doubles Through Gruissem Twice
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Level 12
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
Jared Bleznick opened to 2,500, Philipp Gruissem three-bet to 8,700 in position, and Bleznick called. The flop fell 
, Bleznick checked, and Gruissem instantly moved all in for 8,100. Bleznick called.
Bleznick: 
Gruissem: 
"Backdoor flush draw," Gruissem chuckled.
The turn and river came 
, 
respectively, and Bleznick doubled, saying something that sounded like, "I love the king."
About an orbit later, after the level change, Gruissem limped in, two players limped behind including Jonathan Duhamel, and Bleznick potted from the small blind. Gruissem re-potted, and the action folded back to Bleznick who called all-in for 20,900.
Bleznick: 
Gruissem: 
The 
flop have Bleznick a lowly pair of sixes, and Gruissem still held an overpair and a flush draw. The turn was red, but the 
actually gave Bleznick a leading pair of aces, and when the completed the board, he doubled once again through the German.
Bleznick now sits with 46,000 chips, while Gruissem is down to 20,000 or so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
20,000
-52,000
|
-52,000 |
|
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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 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 
. "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 |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
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|
|
18,000
-13,500
|
-13,500 |
Bleznick Busts Gruissem and Pantaleo Punts His Boss - It's Bubble Time
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
Philipp Gruissem was all in and at risk preflop with 
against Jared Bleznick's 
. After the hand, Jamieson Pickering admitted to folding aces.
The board rolled out 
, 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 
with two clubs. Pantaleo called with , and held.
We are now on the exact bubble, and will play hand-for-hand until another player is eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
130,000
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
85,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Iacofano Survives
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
Kevin Iacofano and Christian Harder made it to a 
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 
(aces) and Harder 
(eights and an open-ender). The dealer put out the 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 came on fifth street and Iacofano avoided going out empty-handed in 73rd place.
Hand-for-hand play continues.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
118,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
68,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
Charder Staying Agressive on the Bubble
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
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 
board. The river was the , Jachtmann checked, and Harder fired out 33,000. Jachtmann tank-called.
Harder showed for a flush, and dragged in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
165,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
73,500
-46,500
|
-46,500 |
|
|
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"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.
Break Arrives, Bubble Still Intact
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
The end of Level 12 has arrived, and players are now going for their 20-minute break. The blinds will stay at 800/1,600 when they return, and will stay there until the next elimination.
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.