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

Level: 15

Triple Draw 2-7 - Limit Hold'em - Omaha-8 - blinds 8,000-15,000; limits 15,000-30,000
Razz - Stud - Stud-8 - ante 3,000; bring-in 5,000; complete 15,000; limits 15,000-30,000
No-Limit Hold'em - Pot-Limit Omaha - ante (NLHE only) 2,000; blinds 4,000-8,000

Oppenheim Quadruples

Level 14
David Oppenheim quadruples
David Oppenheim quadruples

No-Limit Hold'em

David Oppenheim open-shoved for 50,500 from early position, Troy Burkholder and Jonathan Duhamel both called, and Greg Mueller three-bet to 200,000 or so. Burkhold and Duhamel both folded.

Oppenheim: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Mueller: {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}

Oppenheim won the race as the board ran out {5-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{7-Clubs}, quadrupling to over 200,000 chips. Mueller fell to 425,000.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Mueller ca
Greg Mueller
WSOP 3X Winner
425,000 -55,000
David Oppenheim us
David Oppenheim
Poker Hall of Famer
210,000 159,500

Tags: David OppenheimGreg MuellerJonathan DuhamelTroy Burkholder

Mathews Busts

Level 14

Razz

Mike Leah: {x-}{x-} / {a-}{8-}{k-}{10-} / {x-}
Rory Mathews: {x-}{x-} / {4-}{k-}{5-}{j-} / {x-}
Erick Lindgren: {x-}{x-} / {7-}{q-}{2-}{7-} / {x-}

We reached the table on seventh street, where Matthews was already all in. Leah was deciding whether or not to call one final bet from Lindgren, and after a minute or so in the tank, he did.

Lindgren ripped over {5-}{4-}{3-} for a seventy-five, Leah mucked, and Matthews showed {6-}{4-}{2-} for an eighty-six before exiting.

Player Chips Progress
Erick Lindgren us
Erick Lindgren
WSOP 2X Winner
560,000 210,000
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
WSOP 1X Winner
192,000 -158,000
Rory Mathews gb
Rory Mathews
Busted

Tags: Erick LindgrenMike LeahRory Mathews

Pocket Rockets for Burkholder

Level 14

No-Limit Hold'em

Action folded to Troy Burkholder in the small blind and he limped. Jonathan Duhamel then raised to 15,000 from the big, Burkholder woke up with a check-raise to 45,000 and Duhamel called, bringing about a flop of {6-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}. Burkholder bet 40,000, Duhamel called and then both players checked the {10-Spades} turn.

Burkholder checked for a second time on the {9-Hearts} river and Duhamel obliged with a bet of 72,000. Burkholder made a quick call and tabled the {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}, which bested Duhamel's {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Troy Burkholder us
Troy Burkholder
720,000 120,000
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
700,000 -120,000

Tags: Troy BurkholderJonathan Duhamel

A Good Hand, No Matter What

Level 14
George Danzer
George Danzer

Stud

George Danzer: {x-}{x-} / {4-Spades}{9-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} / {x-}
Adam Friedman: {x-}{x-} / {7-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} (FOLD)
Michael Glick: {x-}{x-} / {7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{j-Hearts} / {x-}

We caught up with the action on fifth street, where Danzer bet and only Glick called. Glick called two more bets on sixth and seventh, then mucked when Danzer showed {8-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts} for trip fours.

"We'll never know what you got on seventh," David Benyamine said to Danzer, who either started with four to a flush and made trip fours on seventh, or made trip fours on fifth.

"It doen't matter," the German replied. "I had a good hand no matter what."

Player Chips Progress
George Danzer de
George Danzer
670,000 275,000
Michael Glick us
Michael Glick
255,000 -115,000

Tags: Adam FriedmanGeorge DanzerMichael Glick

Don Nguyen Surging

Level 14
Don Nguyen
Don Nguyen

Stud

Don Nguyen: {x-}{x-} / {5-Hearts}{q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} / {x-}
Jason Gray: {x-}{x-} / {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}{6-Spades}{10-Hearts} / {x-}

Nguyen completed, Gray raised, and the action folded back to Nguyen, who called. Nguyen called bets on fourth and fifth street, and then bet on sixth when Gray checked. Gray called.

Gray check-called another bet on seventh, and Nguyen showed {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for trip aces. Nguyen, who finished runner-up in the $10,000 Heads-Up event earlier this summer, now has a massive stack of around 1.15 million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Don Nguyen us
Don Nguyen
1,150,000 485,000
Jason Gray gb
Jason Gray
170,000 -166,000

Tags: Don NguyenJason Gray

Smith Takes it Down on River

Level 14

No Limit Hold’em

The hand started with Justin Smith opening to 16,000 from under the gun, and found a call from Ofir Mor on the button. The flop came down {9-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}, as both players opted to fold. The {10-Spades} fell on the turn, and Smith checked his option, as he watched Mor place out a bet of 16,000. The bet was called, as the {9-Clubs} completed the board. Smith checked again, as Mor reached for his chips, casually betting out 27,000. Smith asked for a count, before thinking about his decision for over a minute. He then reached for chips, and behind is tall stacks, counted out a raise, before placing in a bet of 132,000. The bet was enough to take down the pot, as Mor folded almost instantly.

Player Chips Progress
Ofir Mor us
Ofir Mor
615,000 -175,000

Tags: Justin SmithOfir Mor

Oppenheim Stands Pat

Level 14

2-7 Triple Draw

We caught the action on the first draw between a short-stacked David Oppenheim and Troy Burkholder. Both players drew two and then Oppenheim bet 12,000, leaving himself just 8,000 back. Burkholder opted to raise and Oppenheim called off.

Oppenheim stood pat and Burkholder drew one. That action repeated itself on the final draw and Oppenheim tabled {8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. Before looking at his last card, Burkholder showed that he was drawing live to a {5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{2-Clubs}, meaning he could win with either a seven or an eight.

Burkholder squeezed out the card, but it was the {10-Spades}. Oppenheim survived though he is still well below the average stack.

Player Chips Progress
Troy Burkholder us
Troy Burkholder
460,000 -65,000
David Oppenheim us
David Oppenheim
Poker Hall of Famer
135,000 75,000

Tags: Troy BurkholderDavid Oppenheim

Cassidy Folds on Seventh

Level 14

Stud

Bryn Kenney: {x-}{x-} / {2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} / {x-}
Joe Cassidy: {x-}{x-} / {q-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{3-Spades} / {x-}
Mike Leah: {x-}{x-} / {8-Spades}{5-Hearts}{j-Hearts} (FOLD)

Kenney brought it in, Cassidy completed, and both Leah and Kenney called. Cassidy led out on fourth street, both Leah and Kenney called, and Cassidy opted to check on fifth. Leah checked behind, Kenney bet, and only Cassidy called.

Cassidy check-called another bet on sixth, but when faced with one final bet on seventh, he tanked for nearly two minutes before folding. Kenney mucked his hand, and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
320,000 130,000
Joe Cassidy us
Joe Cassidy
WSOP 1X Winner
85,000 -150,000

Tags: Bryn KenneyJoe CassidyMike Leah