2013 World Series of Poker

Event #4: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em (Six Handed)
Day: 2
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$324,764
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,443,150
Entries
1,069
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Solomon Survives the Bubble

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

There were three all ins on the first hand of hand-for-hand play. In one a preflop raising war resulted in Jared Solomon being all in for 31,500 holding the {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} and up against the {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} of Jesse Yaginuma. When it came time to run the board out, the dealer put out the {9-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and Solomon survived. Not only that, he chipped up quite nicely.

Player Chips Progress
Jarred Solomon za
Jarred Solomon
65,000
33,500
33,500
Jesse Yaginuma us
Jesse Yaginuma
64,000
-32,100
-32,100

Tags: Jesse YaginumaJarred Solomon

McDonald Eliminated as the Bubble Boy

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

As previously mentioned, there were three all ins on the very first hand of hand-for-hand play, and one of them gave us the bubble boy.

It happened over at Table 443 when a short-stacked Michael McDonald of Jonesboro, Arkansas (in other words not to be confused with Mike "Timex" McDonald) moved all in for 8,900 from the cutoff and Fabien Marguerite called from the small blind.

McDonald: {A-Spades}{J-Clubs}
Marguerite: {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}

McDonald was ahead, and according to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, he had a 55.62% chance of surviving the hand while Marguerite had a 43.94% chance. The {9-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} was kind to McDonald and upped his chances to 76.67%, but the {K-Diamonds} turn was cruel as could be as it paired Marguerite and made him an overwhelming 93.18% favorite. McDonald needed an ace on the river to stay alive, but it wasn't in the cards as the {8-Diamonds} blanked. With that, McDonald left empty handed while everyone else secured a minimum payday of $2,871.

Player Chips Progress
Fabien Marguerite
Fabien Marguerite
55,000
8,200
8,200
Michael Mcdonald
Michael Mcdonald
Busted

Tags: Michael McDonaldFabien Marguerite

Gottesman Busts Bullock

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

We arrived at the table to find Joel Bullock all in for his tournament life before the flop against Joshua Gottesman. Bullock held {Q-Spades}{10-Hearts} and was racing with Gottesman's {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}.

The board brought {3-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Bullock was sent packing. Gottesman scooped up the pot and is now sitting on about 75,000.

Player Chips Progress
Joshua Gottesman us
Joshua Gottesman
75,000
9,300
9,300
Joel Bullock
Joel Bullock
Busted

Tags: Joel BullockJoshua Gottesman

Hobson Runs Into Rockets

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

We caught up to the action to find a player all in for his last 29,500 before the flop. Start-of-day chip leader Greg Hobson was pondering a call and eventually tossed out the necessary chips. He showed {K-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} but was crushed by his opponent's {A-Spades}{A-Diamonds}.

The flop brought {2-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and Hobson needed to catch running cards in order to win this pot. It was not meant to be, though, as the turn brought the {J-Clubs} and the river the {J-Hearts}. Hobson was forced to ship double up chips across the table and is now sitting on about 118,000.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Hobson us
Greg Hobson
118,000
-42,500
-42,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Greg Hobson

Set Trumps Truong

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

A big hand just boiled down. Tam Truong had put out a bet of 8,000 into a pot of 15,000 on a flop of {7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{8-Clubs}. Manig Loeser decided to raise it up to 16,500. Truong thought for a moment and pushed his remaining chips in. Loeser snapped called and the cards were flipped.

Truong: {j-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Loeser: {2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}

Loeser held bottom set and Truong would need either of the remaining Jacks to stay alive. He had no chance as the board finished {6-Hearts} and then the {9-Spades}. Truong is gone and Loeser holds a healthy stack of 115,000.

Player Chips Progress
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
115,000
79,200
79,200
WSOP 2X Winner
Tam Truong au
Tam Truong
Busted

Tags: Manig LoeserTam Truong

Wheeler Rolls Over Belk

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Action folded to Stephanie Belk in the cutoff and she raised. When it folded to Brent Wheeler in the big blind, he opted to move all in for 14,700 more, and after some deliberation, Belk made the call.

Belk: {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Wheeler: {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}

"Shit. Good hand," Belk said upon discovering she was dominated. "I thought you had a small pocket pair."

Belk was wrong and she paid the price as the board ran out an uneventful {j-Clubs}{8-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{9-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Brent Wheeler us
Brent Wheeler
35,000
17,000
17,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Stephanie Belk
Stephanie Belk
30,000
-15,000
-15,000

Tags: Brent WheelerStephanie Belk

Level: 12

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Early In-the-Money Eliminations

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The following players have been eliminated since the money bubble burst.

PlacePlayerPrize
99thScott Hall$2,871
100thRob Salaburu$2,871
101thAndreas Hoivold$2,871
102ndTam Truong$2,871
103rdBrandon Stone$2,871
104thLev Ryzhikov$2,871
105thJames Agate$2,871
106thSachin Bhargava$2,871
107thWei Chang$2,871
108thJohn Roverto$2,871
Player Chips Progress
James Agate us
James Agate
Busted
Sachin Bhargava us
Sachin Bhargava
Busted
Wei Chang
Wei Chang
Busted
John Roverto us
John Roverto
Busted
Lev Ryzhikov
Lev Ryzhikov
Busted
Brandon Stone
Brandon Stone
Busted
Rob Salaburu us
Rob Salaburu
Busted
Andreas Hoivold no
Andreas Hoivold
Busted
Tam Truong au
Tam Truong
Busted
Scott Hall us
Scott Hall
Busted

Malone Sends Cole to the Rail

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

We didn't catch the preflop betting, but we do know Jonathan Cole ended up all in for roughly 15,000 holding the {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs} and was way out in front of Martin Malone's {K-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}. With that said, getting it in good isn't always enough and that was the case here as the {q-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} flop paired Malone's queen and made him the favorite. The {2-Clubs} turn was of no help to Cole, and neither was the {4-Diamonds} river.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Malone gb
Martin Malone
55,000
20,700
20,700
Jonathan Cole
Jonathan Cole
Busted

Tags: Martin MaloneJonathan Cole

Czarnecki Three Outed; Mustafa All Smiles

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Hank Czarnecki almost had a double when he was all in against Mike Mustafa with his {k-}{j-} well ahead of Mustafa's {k-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}. The board came {5-Spades}{7-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{10-Spades}. The board almost ran clean for Czarnecki until the river. Czarnecki put his head down in sadness. Mustafa was all smiles as he said, "That was one of the toughest calls I have made all day." Mustafa is up to 100,000.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Mustafa
Mike Mustafa
100,000
James Czarnecki us
James Czarnecki
Busted

Tags: James CzarneckiMike Mustafa