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

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 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 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 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 13:27 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