Event #41: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Six Handed) | 2013 World Series of Poker

06-24-2013 22:32 UTC-7

The Final Table Begins

Shamus

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Hand #1: Lee Goldman raised from the button and won the blinds.

Hand #2: Timo Pfutzenreuter opened for 90,000 from the small blind and Joseph Leung folded from a seat over.

Hand #3: Pfutzenreuter raised to 65,000 from the button and both blinds called — Leung (SB) and Nader Arfai (BB). All three checked the flop. The turn brought the and a leading bet of 100,000 from Leung, enough to force the other two to fold.

Tags: Joseph Leung Lee Goldman Nader Arfai Timo Pfutzenreuter

06-24-2013 22:24 UTC-7

Meet the Final Six

Shamus

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

The final table has been set. Here's a brief introduction to the last six players, each of whom seeks his first WSOP bracelet.

Timo Pfutzenreuter (Seat 1) is a 21-year-old student from Vienna, Austria with one cash thus far in the 2013 WSOP in Event #35: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha. He has earned over $85,000 in tourney winnings prior to this event.

Joseph Leung (Seat 2) is a 24-year-old from Vancouver, Canada who is making his first ever WSOP cash and hopes to keep the incredible run of Canadian success at this year's Series going.

Nader Arfai (Seat 3) is a 54-year-old originally from Iran who lives in California. He is playing in his first ever WSOP event.

Steve Gross (Seat 4) is a 27-year-old from Florida who now lives in New Jersey. This marks the 14th WSOP cash for the online star and his second career WSOP final table. Having won millions online, his previous best live score was for $304,000 for a fifth-place finish in the 2011 WPT L.A. Poker Classic.

Lee Goldman (Seat 5) is a 30-year-old with a culinary degree who is making his sixth WSOP cash.

Salman Behbehani (Seat 6) is a 25-year-old business owner and former teacher from California presently living in Kuwait who has collected over $200,000 in WSOP and WSOP Circuit winnings. This is his second WSOP final table this summer, having finished eighth in Event #36: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timo Pfutzenreuter	1,970,000	490,000
Lee Goldman	1,185,000	25,000
Joseph Leung	855,000	104,000
Salman Behbehani	745,000	-35,000
Nader Arfai	660,000
Steve Gross	590,000	8,000

06-24-2013 22:17 UTC-7

Yevgeniy Timoshenko Eliminated in 7th Place ($44,574)

Shamus

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

On the very first hand after the dinner break, Timo Pfutzenreuter open-raised to 60,000 from under the gun and it folded around to Yevgeniy Timoshenko who reraised to 210,000 from the small blind. Pfutzenreuter called the reraise, and when the flop came , Timonshenko pushed all in for 265,000 and Pfutzenreuter called.

Timoshenko had while Pfutzenreuter had flopped Broadway with his . The turn and river both brought sevens, coming , then , improving Pfutzenreuter to a full house and knocking Timoshenko out in seventh.

There will be a brief delay as the chips are counted and other preparations are made for the official final table to begin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	Busted

Tags: Timo Pfutzenreuter Yevgeniy Timoshenko

06-24-2013 22:09 UTC-7

Play Resumes

Shamus

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

The seven remaining players are back in their seats and cards are in the air. One more elimination and they'll reach the official final table.

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante:

06-24-2013 21:05 UTC-7

Dinner Break

Shamus

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

It was a very slow half-hour of small pots and minimal conflict to conclude Level 24, and now the final seven players are taking the scheduled one-hour dinner break.

06-24-2013 21:02 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts; 7 Remain

Shamus

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Timo Pfutzenreuter	1,480,000	70,000
Lee Goldman	1,160,000	-70,000
Salman Behbehani	780,000	272,000
Joseph Leung	751,000	21,000
Nader Arfai	660,000	-100,000
Steve Gross	582,000	72,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	465,000	-425,000

06-24-2013 20:46 UTC-7

Goldman Gets Out After Arfai's Action

Shamus

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Nader Arfai limped from the button, Steve Gross called from the small blind, then Lee Goldman raised to 94,000 from the big blind. Arfai called and Gross folded.

Both remaining players checked the flop. The turn then brought the and another check from Goldman, and when Nader bet the pot — 214,000 — Goldman folded. As he's frequently done, Arfai showed two of his cards — — before gathering the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lee Goldman	1,230,000	-140,000
Nader Arfai	760,000	243,000

Tags: Lee Goldman Nader Arfai

06-24-2013 20:32 UTC-7

Leung Gets a Leg Up

Shamus

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

The action has slowed down once again as the seven remaining players are trading small pots here in Level 24. In another half-hour they'll reach the end of the level and the dinner break.

One recent hand saw Timo Pfutzenreuter open-raise to 68,000 from the small blind and Joseph Leung called from the next seat. The flop came and Pfutzenreuter checked. Leung bet 72,000, and Pfutzenreuter called. Both then checked the turn, then the fell on fifth street. Pfutzenreuter checked again, and when Leung fired 180,000, Pfutzenreuter folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timo Pfutzenreuter	1,410,000	-208,000
Joseph Leung	730,000	109,000

Tags: Joseph Leung Timo Pfutzenreuter

06-24-2013 20:14 UTC-7

The Not-Quite-Final Final Table (7 Remain)

Shamus

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

The final seven have assembled around the last table of the tournament. As they were positioning themselves in their seats, the tournament director was assuring them they didn't need to move the chairs around from where they were positioned.

"What if someone else wants to sit in?" cracked Nader Arfai, and the others chuckled.

Seat	Player	Chips
1	Timo Pfutzenreuter	1,618,000
2	Joseph Leung	621,000
3	Nader Arfai	517,000
4	Yevgeniy Timoshenko	890,000
5	Lee Goldman	1,370,000
6	Steve Gross	510,000
7	Salman Behbehani	508,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Timo Pfutzenreuter	1,618,000	-162,000
Lee Goldman	1,370,000	20,000
Yevgeniy Timoshenko	890,000	535,000
Joseph Leung	621,000	291,000
Nader Arfai	517,000	27,000
Steve Gross	510,000	-330,000
Salman Behbehani	508,000	-382,000

Tags: Nader Arfai