Event #54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 2013 World Series of Poker

07-02-2013 13:27 UTC-7

Maag Gets 2x From Hall

MrCleverFox

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Action folded all the way around to the small blind where Nicco Maag jammed for 177,000 total.

Thomas Hall in the big blind went into the tank, and after about a minute and a half he made the call.

Hall:
Maag:

The flop cam down giving Hall outs to a backdoor straight, but those outs were taken away when the hit the turn. The river was the securing the double up for Maag early here on Day 3 as he shoots to make the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Hall	693,000 -238,000	-238,000

Nicco Maag	368,000 169,000	169,000

07-02-2013 13:46 UTC-7

Take It To The Clerc

MrCleverFox

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Philippe Clerc has just doubled through Jason Bigelow in a big way to put himself near the top of the chip counts.

Preflop, Bigelow opened to 35,000. From the big blind, Clerc reraised to 80,000. Bigelow called.

The flop came down and Clerc led at it for 64,000. Bigelow reraised all in and Clerc snap called.

Bigelow:
Clerc:

It was a mighty cooler for Bigelow who had flopped top pair against Clercs overpair. The board bricked out with a and an and with that Clerc was able to snag a crucial double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philippe Clerc	1,000,000 593,000	593,000
Jason Bigelow	280,000 -289,000	-289,000

07-02-2013 13:53 UTC-7

Orjan Skommo Eliminated in 14th Place ($20,472)

[user253725]

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

A few minutes ago, the tournament had its first elimination of the day.

Orjan Skommo raised to 90,000 before the flop, and the dealer tossed the all-in button in front of him. Skommo quickly corrected the dealer, showing that he had some chips behind. Joseph Wertz then pushed out 90,000 for a call, and as the dealer was preparing to spread the flop, he asked how much Skommo had left. Skommo showed 13,000 worth of chips, them tossed them forward in the dark. Wertz called dark as well, and the players turned up their hands:

Skommo:
Wertz:

The board ran out , pairing Wertz's ace and giving him the pot. Skommo made his exit, earning $20,472 for his 14th-place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Orjan Skommo	Busted

Tags: Joseph Wertz Orjan Skommo

07-02-2013 14:34 UTC-7

Thomas Hall Eliminated in 13th Place ($20,472)

MrCleverFox

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Michael Zucchet began the action by raising to 45,000 from middle position. Two seats to his left, Thomas Hall moved all in for his entire stack of about 330,000. Action folded back to Zucchet who quickly called.

Zucchet:
Hall:

The flop came giving Hall a set, and it looked as if it would be an easy double up from there, but the turn gave Zucchet some outs that he didn't have before. On the river the came, completely devastating Hall as Zucchet had hit perfect perfect to win the hand with the nut straight on the river.

Hall let out a few deep breaths but managed to maintain his composure through the brutal suck out as he shook hands with everyone and made his way from the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Zucchet	1,300,000 332,000	332,000
Thomas Hall	Busted

07-02-2013 14:43 UTC-7

Rupesh Pattni Eliminated in 12th Place ($26,128)

[user253725]

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Rupesh Pattni got involved in all-confrontations with Molissa Farber on consecutive hands. On the first, Farber open-shoved all in with about 140,000, and Pattni called. Pattni held , and was behind Farber's . The board ran out . Neither player held a diamond for a flush, and Farber's pair of tens won the pot. Farber doubled up, and Pattni was left crippled.

On the next hand, Farber raised to 50,000, and Pattni three-bet all in for just a little bit more. Farber called and turned over . Pattni held . The board ran out , pairing Pattni's king, but not giving him enough help to pull ahead of Farber's aces. Pattni was eliminated in 12th place, earning $26,128.

Player	Chips	Progress
Molissa Farber	370,000 182,000	182,000
Rupesh Pattni	Busted

Tags: Molissa Farber Rupesh Pattni

07-02-2013 15:54 UTC-7

Molissa Farber Eliminated in 11th Place ($26,128)

[user253725]

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Molissa Farber open-shoved all in on two consecutive hands. On the first, nobody called, and she picked up the blinds and antes. The second time, Jason Bigelow called and turned over . Farber showed , and the players were in a virtual coin-flip. The board ran out , and Bigelow won the pot with this pocket tens. Farber was eliminated in 11th Place, earning her $26,128.

The remaining ten players will now redraw to a single table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Molissa Farber	Busted

Tags: Jason Bigelow Molissa Farber

07-02-2013 16:06 UTC-7

Nicco Maag Eliminated in 10th Place ($26,128)

[user253725]

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Barry Hutter opened the preflop action with a raise to 60,000. Nicco Maag called all in for his last 47,000. Then Kenneth Gregersen called 60,000 from the big blind. Gregersen and Hutter both checked the flop, then checked again on the turn and the river. Gregersen showed , Maag showed , and we only saw Hutter's as he send his cards toward the muck. Gergersen won the pot with his pocket fours, and Nicco Maag was eliminated in 10th place. He'll earn $26,128.

The remaining nine players will now move to the Main Stage for the official final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicco Maag	Busted

07-02-2013 17:46 UTC-7

Zucchet Gets A Double From Hutter

MrCleverFox

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #32: Barry Hutter opened to 65,000 from the button and took down the blinds and antes.

Hand #33: Matthias Bednarek opened the pot with a raise to which Kenneth Gregersen moved all in for 580,000. Action folded back to Bednarek and he folded as well.

Hand #34: From under the gun Bednarek opened to 60,000. Action folded then to Barry Hutter who reraised to 160,000. Action folded to Michael Zucchet in the small blind who reraised all in for 480,000. Hutter thought briefly before making the call.

Hutter:
Zucchet:

Zucchet was way ahead and he stayed ahead on the flop. He maintained his lead on the turn and he was able to dodge a nine on the river. That allowed him to double up through Hutter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Zucchet	1,100,000 232,000	232,000

07-02-2013 18:15 UTC-7

Kenneth Gregersen Eliminated in 9th Place ($33,731)

MrCleverFox

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #39: Michael Zucchet opened with a raise to 75,000. Action folded to Kenneth Gregersen who moved all in for 675,000. When action folded back around to Zucchet who opened folded his . Gregersen showed his as he scooped in the pot.

Hand #40: Gregersen opened the pot with a raise to 75,000. From the small blind, Barry Hutter announced that he was all in. Bazeley folded his big, but Gregersen called quickly all in for his 835,000 chips.

Gregersen:
Hutter:

Gregersen got an extreme sweat when the board came down . The on the turn was no help to Hutter and it kept Gregersen in the lead, but the was just the card Hutter was looking for on the river. With that, he was able to scoop the entire huge pot and all of Gregersen's chips as Gregersen was sent to the payout desk to collect his winnings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenneth Gregersen	Busted

07-02-2013 18:35 UTC-7

Joseph Wertz Eliminated in 8th Place ($44,032), Jacob Bazeley Eliminated in 7th Place ($58,147)

MrCleverFox

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #42: Joseph Wertz moved all in from under the gun for 310,000. He was called by Barry Hutter from the cutoff. In the next seat over Jacob Bazeley reraised all in for 410,000 over the top. In the small blind, Jason Bigelow moved all in for 1,090,000. Action folded back around to Barry Hutter who folded, bringing the three remaining players to a showdown.

Wertz:
Bazeley:
Bigelow:

The flop came down giving a little piece to everyone. A pair of jacks for Wertz, and a backdoor flush draw for Bazeley, but it kept Bigelow in the lead. The turn was the which gave Bazeley one of the clubs he was looking for. Fortunately for Bigelow, the river was the blank , allowing him to eliminate both players. Since Bazeley finished with more chips, he earned the higher of the two payout spots.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Bigelow	2,200,000 1,060,000	1,060,000
Joseph Wertz	Busted
Jacob Bazeley	Busted