2013 World Series of Poker

Event #37: $5,000 Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$211,743
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$799,000
Entries
170
Level Info
Level
28
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Yu Headed in the Right Direction

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Action folded to Ben Yu on the button and he put in a raise, one that Justin Bonomo called from the big blind. The {5-Hearts}{3-Spades}{10-Spades} flop saw Bonomo check, Yu bet and Bonomo spring to life with a check-raise. Yu made the call and then called bets on both the {8-Clubs} turn and {Q-Spades} river.

Bonomo rolled over the {j-Spades}{5-Diamonds} for a pair of fives, but it was no good as Yu had made a pair of eights on the turn with the {A-Clubs}{8-Spades}. With that, Yu is up over the 100,000 mark.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
230,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
105,000
70,000
70,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Justin BonomoBen Yu

Courtesy Double for Sjavik

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

A short-stacked Jan Sjavik raised and action folded to Brian Aleksa in the big blind. He mulled for awhile and it became apparent he wasn't a fan of his hand. Nonetheless, he felt obliged to three-bet so Sjavik could get all in for a mere 19,000.

Sjavik: {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Aleksa: {9-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}

Aleksa perked up a bit when he discovered that he was drawing to live cards, but that enthusiasm faded quickly as the board ran out a dry {6-Spades}{5-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{j-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Aleksa us
Brian Aleksa
135,000
-29,000
-29,000
Jan Sjavik
Jan Sjavik
41,000
22,000
22,000

Tags: Brian AleksaJan Sjavik

Nassif Continues to Slide

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Gabriel Nassif checked a flop of {6-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} and Greg "FBT" Mueller tossed in a bet. Nassif called and then check-called bets on both the {3-Hearts} turn and {J-Clubs} river. Mueller, who has won two gold bracelets in limit hold'em, tabled the {9-Clubs}{9-Spades} and it was good as Nassif sent his cards to the muck unseen.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Mueller ca
Greg Mueller
220,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Gabriel Nassif fr
Gabriel Nassif
75,000
-37,000
-37,000

Tags: Greg MuellerGabriel Nassif

Level: 20

Limits: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 0

Yu Refuses to Go Down

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

We missed the early action, but we do know Ben Yu ended up all in on the turn holding the {j-Spades}{10-Hearts} on a {j-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{q-Clubs} board. Greg Mueller held the {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} for a straight and flush draw, but it wouldn't come in as the {9-Spades} peeled off on the river. Yu survived and doubled to 70,000.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Mueller ca
Greg Mueller
220,000
-55,000
-55,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
70,000
35,000
35,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Ben YuGreg Mueller

"Of Course you Have a King"

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Steve Landfish raised and was three-bet by Brian Aleksa on the button. The blinds folded, Landfish called and the flop came down {4-Spades}{8-Clubs}{3-Hearts}. Landfish check-called a bet and then did the same on the {K-Spades} river. Both players then checked the {A-Diamonds} and Aleksa tabled the {k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts} for a pair of kings.

"Of course you have a king," a seemingly frustrated Landfish said as he went to muck his cards. Landfish didn't release his hand right away and held onto it for an awkwardly long time, but eventually he let go.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Aleksa us
Brian Aleksa
345,000
130,000
130,000
Steve Landfish us
Steve Landfish
60,000
-130,000
-130,000

Tags: Brian AleksaSteve Landfish

Denotaristefani Cracks Aces

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Dom Denotaristefani raised and then called when Jan Sjavik three-bet from the button. Denotaristefani checked the {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{4-Spades} flop, Sjavik bet and Denotaristefani woke up with a check-raise. Sjavik called and then called bets from Denotaristefani on both the {K-Spades} turn and {J-Diamonds} river.

Sjavik turned over the {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} for aces and kings, but it was no good as Denotaristefani had rivered Broadway with the {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Dom Denotaristefani
Dom Denotaristefani
330,000
45,000
45,000
Jan Sjavik
Jan Sjavik
50,000
-20,000
-20,000

Tags: Jan SjavikDom Denotaristefani

Jan Sjavik Eliminated in 11th Place ($16,211)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Jan Sjavik - 11th Place
Jan Sjavik - 11th Place

Jan Sjavik raised from the button only to have Ronnie Bardah three-bet from the small blind. Sjavik made the call and it was heads-up action to the {q-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} flop. Bardah bet, Sjavik called and the {K-Diamonds} turned. Again Bardah bet, but this time Sjavik folded and preserved his last 22,000.

In the very next hand, Dom Denotaristefani raised and Sjavik moved all in from the cutoff. Bardah called from the big blind, Denotaristefani came along and then both those players checked it down as the board ran out {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}.

Denotaristefani tabled the {7-Spades}{7-Diamonds} for jacks and sevens, which topped Bardah's {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} and Sjavik's {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
440,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jan Sjavik
Jan Sjavik
Busted

Tags: Dom DenotaristefaniJan SjavikRonnie Bardah