2013 World Series of Poker

Event #49: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$546,080
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
2,247
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

A Lull in the Aggression

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Barny Boatman, Brian O'Donoghue, heads up
Barny Boatman, Brian O'Donoghue, heads up

Hand 227: Brian O'Donoghue opened to 200,000 and Barny Boatman folded.

Hand 228: Boatman opened to 200,000 and won the pot uncontested.

Hand 229: O'Donoghue raised to 200,000 and Boatman called. The players checked to the river of a {5-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{5-Clubs} board, Boatman folding to a 200,000 bet.

Hand 230: Boatman raised to 200,000 but folded to a 500,000 three-bet from O'Donoghue.

Hand 231: O'Donoghue min-raised to 200,000 and Boatman folded.

Hand 232: Boatman raised to 200,000 and O'Donoghue folded.

Tags: Barny BoatmanBrian O'Donoghue

Players Start to Bet Big!

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand 222: Barny Boatman opened to 200,000 and Brian O'Donoghue three-bet to 500,000. Boatman made it one million to play and it got the job done because O'Donoghue folded.

Hand 223: O'Donoghue raised to 200,000 and Boatman called. The players checked the {a-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{7-Spades} flop and the {k-Spades} turn. Boatman checked the {10-Diamonds} river and folded to a 100,000 bet from O'Donoghue.

Hand 224: Boatman raised to 200,000, O'Donoghue three-bet to 475,000 and then folded when Boatman four-bet to 1.475 million.

Hand 225: Boatman received a walk.

Hand 226: Boatman opened to 200,000 and won the blinds and antes.

Tags: Barny BoatmanBrian O'Donoghue

Raise-Fold

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand 216: Barny Boatman raised to 200,000 and won the pot without contest.

Hand 217: Brian O'Donoghue raised to 200,000 and it was enough to win the blinds and antes.

Hand 218: Boatman made it 200,000 to play and O'Donoghue folded.

Hand 219: Boatman received a walk.

Hand 220: Boatman opened to 200,000 and won the pot.

Hand 221: O'Donoghue received a walk.

Tags: Barny BoatmanBrian O'Donoghue

Preflop Poker

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand 211: Brian O'Donoghue opened to 200,000 and Barny Boatman folded.

Hand 212: Boatman opened to 200,000 and folded to a 500,000 three-bet preflop.

Hand 213: Boatman received a walk.

Hand 214: Boatman raised to 200,000 and won the pot.

"Barny, Barny give us a wave!" demanded the rail. Boatman waved and the rail exploded into a soccer-style chant!

Hand 215: O'Donoghue opened to 200,000 and Boatman called. Boatman check-folded the {k-Spades}{q-Spades}{7-Clubs} flop when O'Donoghue bet 200,000.

Tags: Barny BoatmanBrian O'Donoghue

Conservative Play Continues

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand 206: Barny Boatman raised to 200,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand 207: Brian O'Donoghue received a walk.

Hand 208: Boatman raised to 200,000 and won the pot.

Hand 209: O'Donoghue opened to 200,000 and Boatman called. Boatman check-folded to a 225,000 bet on the {k-Hearts}{j-Spades}{8-Clubs} flop.

Hand 210: Boatman raised to 200,000 and took down the pot.

Tags: Barny BoatmanBrian O'Donoghue

Break Seems to Have Disrupted the Action

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand 201: Boatman received a walk.

Hand 202: Boatman raised to 200,000 and was called. The {2-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{j-Clubs} flop was checked by both players, but Boatman bet 115,000 on the {3-Clubs}. O'Donoghue called and then both players checked the {2-Spades} river.

Boatman showed {5-Spades}{3-Spades}, which beat the {K-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} of his opponent.

Hand 203: O'Donoghue received a walk.

Hand 204: Boatman set the price to play at 200,000 and O'Donoghue put in the extra chips to call. The {2-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{8-Clubs} flop was checked by both players, but the {J-Diamonds} turn was bet to the tune of 250,000 by O'Donoghue. Boatman folded.

Hand 205: Boatman received a walk.

The action seems to have taken a turn for the worse since the break. Before the break the duo were really starting to go each other. That seems to have stopped now.

Tags: Barny BoatmanBrian O'Donoghue

Final Table Reaches 200 Hands

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand 196: Barny Boatman raised to 200,000 and won the blinds and antes.

Hand 197: O'Donoghue raised to 200,000 and Boatman folded.

Hand 198: Boatman raised to 200,000 and O'Donoghue called. The flop came down {8-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{5-Clubs}, where O'DOnoghue check-called a 150,000 bet from Boatman. The {10-Hearts} saw O'Donoghue lead for 600,000 and Boatman mucked.

Hand 199: Boatman received a walk.

Hand 200: O'Donoghue received a walk.

Tags: Barny BoatmanBrian O'Donoghue

First few Hands Back from the Break.

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Hand 190: Brian O'Donoghue received a walk.

Hand 191: O'Donoghue raised to 200,000 and Barny Boatman called. Boatman checked the arrival of the {6-Hearts}{3-Spades}{A-Hearts} flop and folded to a 200,000 continuation bet from O'Donoghue.

Hand 192: Boatman raised to 200,000 and won the blinds and antes.

Hand 193: O'Donoghue raised to 200,000 and Boatman folded.

Hand 194: Boatman raised to 200,000 and was called. The flop came out {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{2-Spades} and both players checked. O'Donoghue checked the {8-Hearts} and Boatman checked behind. Both players checked the {A-Diamonds} river. Donoghue won with the {K-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}.

Hand 195: Boatman received a walk.

Tags: Barny BoatmanBrian O'Donoghue

Level: 30

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

Level Ends, Players Sent on Break

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand 185: Brian O'Donoghue raised to 160,000 and folded when Boatman three-bet to 450,000.

Hand 186: O'Donoghue received a walk.

Hand 187: O'Donoghue raised to 180,000 and Boatman folded.

Hand 188: Boatman opened to 180,000 and won the blinds and antes.

Hand 189: O'Donoghue received a walk.

The level has ended and the players sent on a 20-minute break.