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

Mainly Preflop Action

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

Hand 179: Brian O'Donoghue opened to 160,000 and Barny Boatman folded.

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

Hand 181: O'Donoghue raised to 160,000 and Boatman called. The {8-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{9-Spades} flop went check-check and Boatman bet 200,000 on the {3-Diamonds} turn. This was too much for O'Donoghue to pay and he mucked.

Hand 182: Boatman raised to 180,000 and O'Donoghue made the called. The players checked the {3-Clubs}{8-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop. The turn was the {4-Hearts}, O'Donoghue bet 200,000 and Boatman folded.

Hand 183: Boatman received a walk.

Hand 184: Boatman raised to 180,000 and took down the pot.

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Mainly Preflop Action

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

Hand 179: Brian O'Donoghue opened to 160,000 and Barny Boatman folded.

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

Hand 181: O'Donoghue raised to 160,000 and Boatman called. The {8-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{9-Spades} flop went check-check and Boatman bet 200,000 on the {3-Diamonds} turn. This was too much for O'Donoghue to pay and he mucked.

Hand 182: Boatman raised to 180,000 and O'Donoghue made the called. The players checked the {3-Clubs}{8-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop. The turn was the {4-Hearts}, O'Donoghue bet 200,000 and Boatman folded.

Hand 183: Boatman received a walk.

Hand 184: Boatman raised to 180,000 and took down the pot.

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Quads for O'Donoghue

Level 29 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Barny Boatman, Brian O'Donoghue, heads up
Barny Boatman, Brian O'Donoghue, heads up

Hand 175: Barny Boatman received a walk.

Hand 176: Boatman raised to 180,000 and it was enough to win the pot.

Hand 177: Boatman received a walk.

Hand 178: Boatman raised to 180,000 and O'Donoghue called. The {A-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{8-Spades} flop was checked by both players. The {9-Hearts} turn was greeted with a 200,000 bet from O'Donoghue and a call from Boatman. The {2-Spades} river saw a 450,000 bet from O'Donoghue and a call from Boatman.

O'Donoghue showed quad deuces and obviously won the pot.

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Momentum is With O'Donoghue, But Only Slightly

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

Hand 169: Brian O'Donoghue opened to 160,000 and Barny Boatman folded.

Hand 170: O'Donoghue received a walk.

Hand 171: O'Donoghue opened to 180,000 and Boatman folded.

Hand 172: Boatman raised to 180,000 and O'Donoghue let his hand go.

Hand 173: Boatman received a walk.

Hand 174: Boatman opened to 180,000 and O'Donoghue called. Both players checked the arrival of the {6-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop, O'Donoghue taking the pot down with a 200,000 bet on the {Q-Clubs} turn.

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Boatman Still Leads

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

Hand 164: Barny Boatman raised to 180,000 only to fold to a 450,000 three-bet from Brian O'Donoghue.

Hand 165: Boatman received a walk.

Hand 166: Boatman raised to 180,000 and it won the blinds and antes.

Hand 167: O'Donoghue opened to 160,000 and Boatman called. Boatman check-called a 200,000 bet on the {8-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades} flop. Both players check the {6-Hearts} turn. Boatman fired a 200,000 bet on the {K-Diamonds} river, Boatman winning with his {K-}{5-}.

Hand 168: Boatman raised to 180,000 and O'Donoghue called. The {7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{j-Spades} flop saw O'Donoghue check-call a 150,000 bet. The {A-Diamonds} turn and {2-Spades} river were checked by both players, O'Donoghue won the pot with his {Q-}{7-}.

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Boatman Wins Huge Pot; Rail Goes Bananas!

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

Hand 160: Barny Boatman raised to 200,000 and Brian O'Donoghue folded.

Hand 161: O'Donoghue received a walk.

Hand 162: Boatman opened to 180,000 and O'Donoghue called. The {j-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{2-Clubs} flop created plenty of action, a check from O'Donoghue, a bet of 165,000 from Boatman, a raise to 450,000 from O'Donoghue and another Boatman raise to 735,000. O'Donoghue moved in and Boatman folded.

The players are level again.

Hand 163: O'Donoghue raised to 160,000 and Boatman three-bet to 380,000. O'Donoghue four-bet to 800,000 and Boatman tank-called. Boatman checked the {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{7-Clubs} flop, O'Donoghue bet 1,000,000 and snap-folded when Boatman moved all in.

"There's only one Barny Boatman!" came the chant from the Brits on the rail, "Walking along, singing a song, walking in a Barny wonderland," apparently.

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O'Donoghue Chips Up

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

Hand 154: Brian O'Donoghue received a walk.

Hand 155: Barny Boatman received a walk.

Hand 156: Boatman raised to 180,000 and then folded when O'Donoghue three-bet to 500,000.

Hand 157: Boatman received a walk.

Hand 158: Boatman raised to 180,000, O'Donoghue raised to 400,000 and Boatman folded.

Hand 159: O'Donoghue raised to 180,000 and Boatman folded.

The highlight of the past few hands has been the loudness and the chanting from the rail. Both sets of fans creating a fantastic atmosphere here in the Amazon Room.

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Boatman Claims the Chip Lead

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

Hand 148: Barny Boatman raised to 180,000 and Brian O'Donoghue called. Both players checked the {9-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{j-Spades} flop. O'Donoghue bet 200,000 on the {3-Spades} turn and Boatman let his hand go.

Hand 149: O'Donoghue raised it up to 160,000 and Boatman relinquished his hand.

Hand 150: O'Donoghue received a walk.

Hand 151: Boatman received a walk.

Hand 152: Boatman raised to 160,000 and O'Donoghue sent his hand back to the dealer.

Hand 153: O'Donoghue raised to 160,000 and Boatman called. Boatman checked the {3-Clubs}{5-Spades}{2-Spades} flop, O'Donoghue bet 200,000, Boatman made it 500,000 only to see O'Donoghue make it 1,100,000. Boatman moved all in and O'Donoghue folded.

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Chips All But Level

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

Hand 143: Brian O'Donoghue raised to 160,000 and Barny Boatman called. Boatman checked on the {A-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{4-Hearts} flop, then folded when faced with a 200,000 bet.

Hand 144: Boatman opened to 180,000 and O'Donoghue called. The {6-Clubs}{j-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop saw both players check. O'DOnoghue then bet 200,000 on the {2-Hearts} turn and was called. Both players checked the {5-Clubs} river. Boatman showed {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} and O'Donoghue flashed an ace as he mucked.

Hand 145: O'Donoghue opened to 160,000 and then folded when Boatman three-bet to 460,000, much too the delight of the ever-growing British rail behind him.

Hand 146: O'Donoghue received a walk.

Hand 147: O'Donoghue limped and Boatman checked. Both players checked the {A-Spades}{10-Spades}{j-Diamonds} flop. Boatman checked the {7-Spades} flop and folded when O'Donoghue fired a 160,000 bet at him.

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Advantage Stays With O'Donoghue

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

Hand 137: Brian O'Donoghue opened to 200,000 and Barny Boatman folded.

Hand 138: O'Donoghue received a walk.

Hand 139: O'Donoghue raised to 180,000 and Boatman called. Boatman then check-called a 200,000 bet on a {2-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} flop, but then check-folded to a 400,000 bet on the {4-Spades} turn.

Hand 140: Boatman raised to 180,000 and O'Donoghue mucked.

Hand 141: O'Donoghue raised to 180,000 and Boatman called. Boatman led out with a 175,000 bet in the {6-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{6-Clubs} flop and O'Donoghue folded.

Hand 142: Boatman raised to 180,000 and O'Donoghue called. That was the last of the aggression and the players checked to the river on a {6-Hearts}{2-Spades}{7-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{4-Hearts} board, Boatman winning with his {K-Diamonds}{8-Spades}.

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