Event #38: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Four Handed) Day 2 | 2013 World Series of Poker

06-22-2013 13:43 UTC-7

Reynolds Wrapped

Matthew Pitt

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

William Reynolds has been eliminated at the hands of Antonio Lafosse.

Reynolds opened to 2,000 from under the gun and Lafosse called in the small blind. Jon Turner raised to 5,600 from the big blind, only to see Reynolds four-bet to 11,400. The action was back on Lafosse and he moved all-in, folding out Turner, but Reynolds snap-called.

Reynolds:
Lafosse:

The final board read improving Lafosse's ace-queen to a straight and sending Reynolds to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Reynolds	Busted

Tags: Jon Turner William Reynolds

Level: 12

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

06-22-2013 14:02 UTC-7

A Walk in the Park

[user253757]

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

During the hand-for-hand segment of play used to burst the money bubble last night, Daniel Park was involved in a memorable hand against David "Dragon" Pham, one which showed that the young Park is not afraid to get his chips in the middle with an edge.

With every player in the room waiting anxiously for the next bustout, Pham moved all in on the board, but his was in bad shape against the held by Park. After flopping the nuts, Park gave Pham just enough rope to hang himself, and with a monster pot now created, both players waited for the river to decide their fate.

River:

Pham exploded in celebration after pairing his kicker and filing up, while Park could only shake his head as a large portion of his stack was pushed across the table. Despite this brutal beat, Park remained in good spirits, telling his friends on the rail that he still had enough chips to make a comeback.

Today, Park proved that premonition to be accurate, winning a key pot recently with a four-bet all in shove. We caught the action with Park's preflop raise to 7,800 having been reraised to 18,300 by Jonathan Jaffe. After a minute of contemplation, Park announced himself all in, and Jaffe's hand was quickly tossed into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Jaffe	112,000 112,000	112,000
Daniel Park	84,000 33,800	33,800

Tags: Daniel Park David Pham Jonathan Jaffe

06-22-2013 14:03 UTC-7

Busto

Matthew Pitt

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

These gentlemen have been eliminated from Event #38.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremiah Vinsant	Busted
Joe Kuether	Busted
Jordan Young	Busted
Rodney Steven II	Busted
Warwick Mirzikinian	Busted
Maxine Conte	Busted

06-22-2013 14:13 UTC-7

It's the End of the World as We Know It

[user253757]

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

John Hennigan's World Has Come Crashing Down Here on Day 2

John Hennigan's stack had drifted into what Dan Harrington has termed the "Red Zone," and with his he made is stand.

The man known as "Johnny World" opened for 4,400, and his opponent moved all in to put Hennigan at risk. The longtime pro called off with his pocket pair, but found he was trailing badly to the .

When the final board ran out , Hennigan's tournament came to an end, and he headed to the payout desk for his fourth cash of the 2013 World Series of Poker.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hennigan	Busted

Tags: Dan Harrington John Hennigan

06-22-2013 14:16 UTC-7

Jaka Sent to the Showers

Matthew Pitt

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Myro Garcia opened from the small blind and then called when Faraz Jaka three-bet all in from the big blind.

Jaka:
Garcia,

Jaka needed a queen to stay in the tournament, but the ladies stayed clear of the board, sending jaka to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Faraz Jaka	Busted

Tags: Faraz Jaka

06-22-2013 14:35 UTC-7

McCorkell Crippled

Matthew Pitt

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

"I lost a flip," said Craig McCorkell to us as we saw all but 1,700 of his stack being pushed towards David Benefield.

The next hand McCorkell moved all in from under the gun for his last 1,500 and William Stevenson isolated him with a three-bet to 4,100. McCorkell showed and Stevenson the .

The flop put McCorkell ahead, the turn changed nothing and the river meant McCorkell doubled to 3,700 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig McCorkell	3,700 -53,000	-53,000

Tags: Craig McCorkell David Benefield William Stevenson

06-22-2013 14:42 UTC-7

Pope Freerolled Out of Here

Matthew Pitt

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Trevor Pope ran extremely well when he took down Event #2 of the 2013 WSOP, but that run good eluded him here today.

Stephen Chidwick checked from the under the gun on a flop, Pope betting 7,900 from the button. Chidwick check-raised to 16,900 and after 45-seconds, Pope moved all in and Chidwick called immediately.

Chidwick:
Pope:

Pope let out a hiss as he saw he was being freerolled. The fell on the turn, leaving Pope drawing dead. The inconsequential completed the board and confirmed Pope's demise.

Player	Chips	Progress
Trevor Pope	Busted

Tags: Trevor Pope Stephen Chidwick

06-22-2013 14:47 UTC-7

Stephen Chidwick Flops Hard, Finds a Bluffer

[user253757]

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Stephen Chidwick is Taking Over the Tournament Here on Day 2

Moments after claiming Trevor Pope's entire stack on a virtual freeroll, Stephen Chidwick turned the trick again, felting an opponent who was drawing dead after a ridiculous raising war on the flop.

The drama began with the flop showing , and Chidwick having checked to the preflop raiser. His opponent obliged with a c-bet of 3,300, and Chidwick pumped it up to 7,700. The other player paused for over a minute before cutting out a raise, four-betting to 16,300. Chidwick was undeterred by this aggression, however, and he hoisted a single stack of 20 yellow T1000 tournament chips forward for a five-bet to 27,500.

Chidwick's move sent the opponent into the tank, and he waited for more than two minutes before calmly moving his entire stack of 55,000 or so chips forward.

Chidwick snap-called and rolled over the , hoping the other player would not show up with the dreaded . Instead, the all-in player sheepishly turned over his for pure air. He had been on a stone cold bluff the entire time, raising preflop and barreling hard with eight-high, but ultimately running into a hand that had flopped perfect.

On the turn, the all-in bluffer picked up four outs to the wheel straight, but fortune did not favor the bold on this day, and the river ended his tournament.

Chidwick, meanwhile, catapulted to over 370,000 with the win, giving him the chip lead by a wide margin with more than four times the average stack.