Event #42: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2013 World Series of Poker

06-24-2013 15:50 UTC-7

Bunal Lives to Fight Another Hand

[user253725]

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Florencio Bunal put in a large raise from under the gun, to 14,000. Action folded to Matt Matros in the big blind, who moved all in with a covering stack. Bunal thought for a minute, then reluctantly folded, showing as he did so. Matros declined to show his cards as well, but said he would have been ahead if Bunal had called.

Bunal is now quite short stacked, with only 28,000 in front of him. Matros climbs to 145,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Matros	145,000 5,000	5,000

Florencio Bunal	28,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Matt Matros

06-24-2013 16:00 UTC-7

Ramdin Takes a Beat

mnuwwarah

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Victor Ramdin called a preflop raise of 4,500, as did one other player. Both players checked to Ramdin on the flop, and he bet 6,000. The first player folded, and the preflop raiser shipped it for 38,200. Ramdin wasted little time before calling.

Ramdin:
Opponents:

Ramdin was way in front, but that changed in a hurry when the peeled off on the turn. A was of no use to Ramdin on the river, and he was forced to double his opponent up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victor Ramdin	42,500 -3,500	-3,500

Tags: Victor Ramdin

06-24-2013 16:02 UTC-7

Dunst Chipping Up

[user253725]

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

We arrived at the table on the turn to see Tony Dunst check the turn with board reading . The only other player in the hand also checked, and the river brought the . Dunst then led out with a bet for 15,000. His opponent thought for a minute before folding.

Dunst has been steadily climbing today, and now has 108,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Dunst	108,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Tony Dunst

06-24-2013 16:06 UTC-7

Recent Eliminations

[user253725]

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John Coon	Busted
Tom Brownscombe	Busted
Alejandro Ramirez	Busted
Ben Greenberg	Busted
Anders Aurstads	Busted
Michael Charlton	Busted
Henry Bindson	Busted
Dan Heimiller	Busted

Derrick Smith	Busted
Gregory Varoz	Busted

06-24-2013 16:13 UTC-7

Badmayev Stays Alive

mnuwwarah

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

A player in early position limped in, and a player in late position raised to 8,000. Oleg Badmayev, in the small blind, pushed all in for nearly 30,000. The limper counted out his chips before coming back over the top all in. The original raiser released his hand.

Badmayev:
Opponent:

The flop came down , and the turn was a . Badmayev could now chop the pot if a five or ten hit the board. He did better than that though, as a fell on the river, leaving him with the best hand and a double up. The original raiser said he folded .

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleg Badmayev	72,000 44,300	44,300

Tags: Oleg Badmayev

06-24-2013 16:20 UTC-7

Chip Counts Update

[user253725]

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

As we approach the end of level 14, here are some updated chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Norbert Szecsi	210,000 25,000	25,000

Zennawi Petros	178,000 13,000	13,000
Matt Matros	150,000 5,000	5,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	127,000 -9,000	-9,000

Tony Dunst	116,000 8,000	8,000

Jonathan Bennett	114,000 14,000	14,000
Damian Salas	97,000 1,000	1,000

Ari Engel	60,000 -11,000	-11,000

Victor Ramdin	33,000 -9,500	-9,500

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

06-24-2013 16:51 UTC-7

Nishijima Takes Massive Chiplead in Biggest Pot Yet

mnuwwarah

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Thiago Nishijima opened for a raise in early position, and a fellow big stack to his left reraised him. Nishijima made the call, and the two saw a flop heads up.

Nishijima checked, and his opponent came out with 13,200. Nishijima raised to 30,000, and his opponent came back over the top with 50,000. Nishijima pushed all in and was called immediately.

Nishijima:
Opponent:

Nishijima held a gutshot straight draw and a flush draw, while his opponent had flopped a set of queens. The turn was the , completing Nishijima's straight, but he still had to fade a pair on the board. The river came a , and Nishijima pumped his fist in celebration. He's now the overwhelming chipleader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thiago Nishijima	350,000 233,200	233,200

Tags: Thiago Nishijima

06-24-2013 17:03 UTC-7

Mathews Flops Outs, Hits

mnuwwarah

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Rory Mathews got it all in before the flop against an opponent who held . Mathews was trailing with , but a flop of improved his position considerably. The turn brought a , leaving Mathews' opponent drawing dead, and Mathews had him covered.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rory Mathews	108,500 67,900	67,900

Tags: Rory Mathews

06-24-2013 17:05 UTC-7

Balsiger Cripples Engel

[user253725]

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

In three hands, Ari Engel went from having a big stack to being knocked out of the tournament.

In the first hand, Jake Balsiger raised to 5,000 from the button, and Engel called from the small blind. The flop came . Engel checked, and Balsiger continued for 4,500. Engel called, bringing the on the turn. Engel checked again, and Balsiger bet out for 9,000. Engel again called, and the dealer completed the board with the . Engel checked a third time, and Balsiger bet out for 14,000. Engel called again. Balsiger turned over for a pure bluff. Engel had snapped it off with . After the hand, Balsiger was down to 118,000, while Engel had 123,000.

On the very next hand, Balsiger again opened the action with a raise to 5,000. Engel three-bet to 12,700 from the small blind. Balsiger then four-bet to 21,500. Engel thought for a few moments, and put in a re-raise to 35,000. Balsiger then six-bet shoved all-in, and Engel went into the tank. He looked like he wanted to call, but was hesitant, and at one point he even said, "I'm taking a minute to compose myself." He did eventually make the call, turning over . Balsiger showed , and he would need help. The board gave it to him, running out , giving him two pair.

The stacks were very close, and the dealer counted out Balsiger's remaining stack as 97,800. It turned out Engel had him outchipped by 7,000, but Engel was now severely crippled.

Engel had the button on the next hand, and everyone folded around to him. He min-raised to 4,800, leaving himself just a little behind. Sergey Tikhonov in the small blind was the only caller. Tikhonov mistakenly thought Engel was all in (the dealer was seated between them) and exposed his cards, showing . The floor ruled that the hand would continue, and the last of Engel's chips went in the middle on the queen high flop. Engel showed , and Tikhonov won the pot with his pair of queens.