2013 World Series of Poker

Event #56: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$730,756
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
1,736
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Kamran Wins a Flip

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

A player under the gun at Table 440 raised, and the button called him. Michael Kamran, who covered both, shipped all in from the big blind. The original raiser tanked for about two minutes before calling off, and the other player folded immediately.

Kamran: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}
Opponent: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {4-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{4-Clubs}, leaving the nines best.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Kamran us
Michael Kamran
140,000 92,000

Tags: Michael Kamran

Cheung Lucky To Chop

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Robert Cheung
Robert Cheung

We observed the action starting with Robert Cheung check-calling the 15,000 bet of his opponent on the {7-Spades}{4-Spades}{6-Diamonds} flop with the pot already at roughly 25,000. Cheung checked the {3-Hearts} turn and his opponent followed with an all in. Cheung called and he was not happy when the hands were tabled.

Cheung: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Opponent: {a-Spades}{5-Spades}

His opponent had the straight with outs to the flush and Cheung was drawing to a chop. As luck would have it, one of Cheung's outs came when the {5-Diamonds} river was dealt, giving both players the same hand. Needless to say
the river put a little bounce in Cheung's step.

Tags: Robert Cheung

Queen Shows his Nerve; Makhija Doubles

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
Alex Queen called with second pair.
Alex Queen called with second pair.

We found Alex Queen facing an all-in bet from an opponent after all the cards were out, with the board reading {j-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{3-Spades}. Queen dropped a tower of yellow chips in the middle after thinking for a bit.

"You've got me," his opponent said. Queen tabled {a-Spades}{j-Clubs} after his opponent showed {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for a busted combo draw.

At a nearby table, Amit Makhija got it all in with {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs} and held up against an opponent with {a-Hearts}{q-Spades} to double through.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Queen us
Alex Queen
128,600 128,600
Amit Makhija us
Amit Makhija
46,000 9,000

Tags: Amit MakhijaAlex Queen

That's How You Win With Jacks

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Darren Elias raised to 5,200 from late position and was countered with an all in from the player in the hijack seat. Elias called and the hands were tabled.

Elias: {j-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Hijack: {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}

The race ended as quickly as it begun when the flop came {4-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{j-Hearts} to give Elias quads. There was nothing for his opponent to do at this point except wait out the {10-Spades} turn and {a-Hearts} river, so the dealer could call "payout".

Player Chips Progress
Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
102,000 46,000

Tags: Darren Elias

Jaajaa Drags Big Pot

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

We found Elias Jaajaa and Chris Karambinis locking horns in a large pot after a flop of {a-Hearts}{j-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. Jaajaa had put in the most recent raise, to 44,500. Karambinis made the call. The turn was the {k-Diamonds}, and Karambinis checked. Jaajaa moved all in, and he had Karambinis covered. Karambinis shook his head and rechecked his cards.

"I'll show you if you show me," Jaajaa said after rocking back and forth in his seat.

Karambinis finally folded, turning over {q-Clubs} and {a-Spades} one at a time. Jaajaa held up the {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}, showing his opponent that he'd made a good fold.

Player Chips Progress
Elias Jaajaa
Elias Jaajaa
230,000 119,700
Chris Karambinis us
Chris Karambinis
116,000 -7,100

Tags: Chris KarambinisElias Jaajaa

Sylvia Busts Kurita

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Yu Kurita moved all in for 23,100 and found a call in Jesse Sylvia.

Kurita: {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Sylvia: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}

Sylvia went to the flop way ahead and stay there the whole way, even though Kurita picked up a few outs on the turn. The board came {5-Clubs}{10-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and eliminated Kurita in 167th place.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
83,000 43,700
Yu Kurita
Yu Kurita
Busted

Tags: Jesse Sylvia

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300