2013 World Series of Poker

Event #55: The $50,000 Poker Players' Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
$1,774,089
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$6,336,000
Entries
132
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Greenstein Gets Run Over by Boosted J's Wheel

Level 12

Omaha-8

Justin "Boosted J" Smith raised on the button only to have Barry Greenstein three-bet to 24,000. Both blinds folded, Smith called and the flop fell {2-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}.

Greenstein proceeded to check-call a bet and then did the same on the {6-Spades} turn and {A-Diamonds} river. Smith then tabled the {a-Spades}{3-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} and scooped the pot with a wheel.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Smith us
Justin Smith
750,000 75,000
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
250,000 -40,000

Tags: Barry GreensteinJustin Smith

Top Two in PLO for Lindgren

Level 12
Erick Lindgren
Erick Lindgren

Pot-Limit Omaha

John Hennigan, Tom Koral, Erick Lindgren and Bryn Kenney were all involved on the {J-Clubs}{10-Spades}{6-Diamonds} flop in a hand of pot-limit Omaha. Hennigan was first to act and checked. His action was followed by a check from Koral and also from Lindgren before Kenney bet 9,000. Hennigan called, Koral folded, and Lindgren also called.

The turn was the {4-Clubs}, and both Hennigan and Lindgren passed the action to Kenney. Kenney fired again, this time for 24,000. Hennigan opted to get out of the way, but Lindgren made the call to see the river.

The {3-Hearts} completed the board, and Lindgren checked. Kenney checked behind.

Lindgren showed the {Q-Spades}{J-Spades}{10-Clubs}{8-Hearts} for top two pair, jacks and tens. Kenney mucked his hand, and Lindgren raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
520,000 20,000
Erick Lindgren us
Erick Lindgren
WSOP 2X Winner
410,000 70,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
345,000 -50,000
Tom Koral us
Tom Koral
WSOP 2X Winner
255,000 5,000

Tags: Bryn KenneyErick LindgrenJohn HenniganTom Koral

Three Bets on the Turn

Level 12

Omaha-8

Matthew Ashton raised in middle position, Brandon Cantu made it three bets in the cutoff, and David Oppenheim cold-called in the big blind. Ashton called as well, and the flop came down {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{6-Spades}. Oppenheim checked, Ashton bet, Cantu raised, and Oppenheim called. Ashton folded.

The turn was the {k-Hearts}, Oppenheim led out, Cantu raised, Oppenheim re-raised, and Cantu called. The {2-Clubs} completed the board, Oppenheim led out once again, and Cantu called.

Oppenheim showed {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} for aces and kings with a live six, and Cantu tabled {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} for Broadway. The two chopped the pot.

Tags: Brandon CantuDavid Oppenheim

Wheel for Duhamel

Level 12

Omaha-8

Adam Friedman raised from under the gun, Jontahan Duhamel three-bet on his direct left, and the action folded back to Friedman, who called. The flop fell {2-Spades}{9-Clubs}{4-Hearts}, Friedman check-called a bet, and the turn was the {k-Hearts}.

Friedman checked, Duhamel bet, and Friedman called.

The river was the {5-Diamonds}, Friedman check-called one last bet, and Duhamel turned over {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{3-Spades} for the wheel. Friedman mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
730,000 40,000
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
WSOP 5X Winner
600,000 -30,000

Tags: Jonathan DuhamelAdam Friedman

Song's Aces Scoop Mercier

Level 12
Jason Mercier
Jason Mercier

Omaha-8

Jason Mercier led with a bet on the {10-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop into Kevin Song. Song raised, then Mercier reraised. Song made the call, and the turn was the {3-Spades}. Mercier led with a bet, and Song called.

On the river, Mercier checked when the {4-Diamonds} paired the board. Song fired a bet, and Mercier tank-called.

Song showed the {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for two pair, aces and fours. Mercier mucked his hand, and dropped back to 82,000 in chips. Song scooped the pot to move to 370,000.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Song us
Kevin Song
WSOP 1X Winner
370,000 80,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
82,000 -78,000

Tags: Jason MercierKevin Song

Sung Survives

Level 12

Omaha-8

Jason Mercier opened for 16,000 in early position. David Benyamine then three-bet to 24,000 and a short-stacked Steve Sung four-bet to 32,000. Both Mercier and Benyamine called and it was three-way action to the {7-Hearts}{6-Spades}{9-Clubs} flop.

Two checks saw Sung bet his last 6,500, and both his opponents called before checking the {4-Spades} turn and {9-Spades} river. Mercier showed {a-Spades}{3-Hearts}{x-}{x-} for an ace-three low, but it was no good as Sung tabled the nut low with {a-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. Beyamine then showed {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} to claim half the pot with the high.

Player Chips Progress
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
WSOP 1X Winner
750,000 21,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
160,000 -19,000
Steve Sung us
Steve Sung
WSOP 2X Winner
60,000 30,000

Tags: David BenyamineJason MercierSteve Sung

One More Street

Level 12

Razz

Mike Leah: {x-}{x-} / {3-}{2-}{7-}{8-} / {x-}
Tom Koral: {x-}{x-} / {8-}{k-} (FOLD)
Bryn Kenney: {x-}{x-} / {8-}{q-}{a-}{j-} / {x-}

Jeff Lisandro brought it in, Leah completed, and both Koral and Kenney called. Leah bet out on fourth street, only Kenney called, and Kenney told Leah that he was only going to give him "one more street."

Kenney did not, calling bets on fifth and sixth, and Leah bet dark on seventh. Kenney found a fold, and Leah showed a {j-}.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
WSOP 1X Winner
470,000 163,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
395,000 -30,000

Tags: Bryn KenneyMike Leah

"That's How He Does It"

Level 12

Stud

Adam Friedman: {x-}{x-} / {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} / {x-}
Mike Gorodinsky: {x-}{x-} / {7-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{2-Spades} / {x-}

We caught up with the action on fifth street, where both players checked. Gorodinsky made a pair on sixth, betting out, and Friedman called. On seventh, Gorodinsky opted to check, and Friedman fired out a bet. Gorodinsky studied his opponent, reached for chips, and called.

Friedman knuckled the felt, signifying that Gorodinsky was good, and the 2013 bracelet winner opened up {8-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Spades} for a pair of deuces.

After the hand, Gorodinsky explained that he had mis-clicked on fourth, raising when he meant to just call.

"That's how he does it," Shaun Deeb said, smiling.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
WSOP 5X Winner
630,000 -80,000
Mike Gorodinsky us
Mike Gorodinsky
WSOP 3X Winner
315,000 166,000

Tags: Adam FriedmanMike Gorodinsky