2013 World Series of Poker

Event #57: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$792,275
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,684,800
Entries
784
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Perrins Gets The Best of Muehloecker

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Matt Perrins
Matt Perrins

Hand #26: Action folded all the way around to Seth Berger who got a walk in the big blind.

Hand #27: Matt Berkey limped under the gun. Seth Berger called the big blind, leading to a check from Thomas Muehloecker. The flop came down {A-Spades}{J-Hearts}{6-Clubs}. Action checked to Berkey who made a bet of 75,000. Berger and Muehloecker both folded allowing Berkey to take down the pot.

Hand #28: Arthur Pro opened to 85,000 from middle position. Everyone folded and Pro scooped the pot.

Hand #29: For the second pot in a row Pro opened to 90,000. Everyone folded and he took down the blinds and antes once again.

Hand #30: Matt Perrins opened with a raise to 60,000. Only Thomas Muehloecker called from the cutoff. The board came down {2-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} which prompted a bet of 85,000 from Perrins. Muehloecker called. The turn was the {7-Clubs} and Perrins fired off 150,000. Muehloecker called once more. The river was the {K-Spades} which led to a 265,000 chip river bet from Perrins. Muehloecker tanked about 2 minutes into break before folding.

Perrins Takes on Serock

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #21 Matt Perrins opened to 60,000 from under the gun plus one, before Thomas Muehloecker raised it up to 140,000 from the button. The blinds got out of the way, as the decision was back on Perrins. He thought about his decision for a minute, before releasing his hand.

Hand #22 Matt Perrins opened once again for 60,000, and watched as each one of his opponents mucked their hands, awarding him the pot.

Hand #23 Thomas Muehloecker opened to 65,000 from the hijack, and was called by Joe Serock on the button. Matt Perrins was on the big blind, and tanked over his decision, before raising it up to 200,000. Muehloecker then looked over at Serock’s stack, before folding his hand, as the option fell back on Serock. He eventually opted to fold, relinquishing the pot to Perrins.

Hand #24 The action folded around to Joe Serock in the cut-off, who opened to 70,000, before Matt Perrins bumped it up to 170,000 from the small blind. With the big blind folding his hand, Serock folded quickly after, as Perrins took down another pot.

Hand #25 Seth Berger opened to 65,000, before Joe Serock raised it up to 155,000. With the decision back on Berger, he asked a count, before opting to fold.

Tags: Joe SerockMatt PerrinsSeth BergerThomas Muehloecker

Five-Bet Shove From Perrins

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #16: Randal Flowers opened the pot to 65,000. Matt Perrins opted to reraise to 165,000 from the small blind. Arthur Pro folded his big blind putting the action back on Flowers. Flowers decided to put in a fourth bet to 315,000 leading to an all in reraise from Matt Perrins. Flowers immediately mucked his hand.

Hand #17: From the button Matt Perrins raised to 60,000. He was called by Antonio Buonanno from the big blind. On the {8-Spades}{K-Spades}{5-Clubs} flop, Buonanno checked. Perrins led at the pot for 75,000, drawing a fold from Buonanno.

Hand #18: Flowers opened the pot with a raise to 65,000. In the next seat over, Matt Perrins opted to reraise to 155,000. From the small blind Antonio Buonanno reraised to 400,000. Flowers quickly folded, but Perrins went into the tank, but eventually folded.

Hand #19: Everyone folded around to the blinds where Seth Berger limped from the small, leading to a check from Muehloecker in the big. The flop came down {10-Spades}{J-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and Berger checked to Muehloecker who be out 45,000, leading to a fold from Berger.

Hand #20: From the button Seth Berger raised to 60,000. Both blinds folded allowing Berger to take the pot.

Kent Roed Eliminated in 9th Place ($59,398)

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Kent Roed
Kent Roed

Hand #11 Matt Perrins opened to 60,000 from middle position, before Antonion Buonanno raised it up to 175,000 from the cut-off. The action folded back around to Perrins, who looked over at Bounanno's stack, before thinking about his decision for almost a minute, and laying his hand down.

Hand #12 The action folded around to Seth Berger in the cut-off, who opened to 60,000, and was called by Matt Berkey in the big blind. The flop came down {Q-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{k-Hearts}, as Berkey checked his option, before Berger placed out a continuation bet of 75,000, which was enough to take down the pot.

Hand #13 Thomas Muehloecker opened to 60,000 from the cut-off, before he was faced with an all-in from Kent Roed for 330,000. Matt Berkey asked for a count, before opting to fold, as the decision fell back on Muehloecker , who thought for a moment, before releasing his hand.

Hand #14 Muehloecker opened to 60,000, which was enough to take down the blinds and antes.

Hand #15 The action folded around to Kent Roed in the hijack, who opened to 80,000, before Randal Flowers moved all in from the small blind. Roed snap-called, with less chips behind, as both players tabled their cards.

Roed: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Flowers: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}

The board ran out {3-Spades}{5-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{5-Hearts}, to see Roed unable to improve his hand, becoming the first player eliminated from the final table.

Player Chips Progress
Kent Roed no
Kent Roed
Busted

Tags: Antonio BuonannoKent RoedMatt BerkeyMatt PerrinsRandal FlowersSeth BergerThomas Muehloecker

Flowers Shoves

Level 26 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #9: Pro opened on the button with a raise to 80,000. Antonio Buonanno folded his small blind, but Seth Berger, who was in the big blind, reraised to 225,000. Pro folded his hand allowing Berger to take down the pot.

Hand #10: Matt Berkey opened with a raise to 60,000. Two seats over, Randal Flowers moved all in. Action folded back around to Berkey, who let go of his hand.

Level: 26

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

Pro Takes a Big One From Serock

Level 25 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Hand #6: Under the gun Arthur Pro opened with a raise to 75,000. Action folded around and Pro picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand#7: From the cutoff, Joe Serock kicked off the action with a raise to 53,000. Matt Perrins folded his small blind but Arthur Pro called from the big. The flop came down {5-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and Pro checked. Serock took the opportunity to fire off a bet of 73,000. Pro thought briefly before throwing in a reraise to 178,000. Serock tanked for about a minute before throwing in the call to see the {J-Clubs} on the turn. On the trun, Pro put in a bet of 200,000. Serock went deep into the tank before eventually throwing in the call. The river came down the {4-Diamonds} and Pro led once again for 300,000. This time Serock snap folded and Pro took down the pot.

Hand #8: Thomas Muehloecker opened the pot with a raise to 50,000. From the small blind Arthur reraised to 150,000. Action folded back around to Muehloecker who folded allowing Pro to take his second pot in a row.

Berkey Loses Two Early

Level 25 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Hand #1 Matt Perrins opened to 50,000 from the hijack, before Seth Berger raised it up to 151,000 from the small blind. The bet was enough to take down the first hand of the final table, as Perrins folded his hand.

Hand #2 Antonio Buonanno opened to 50,000 from the cut-off, and took down the blinds and antes.

Hand #3 The action folded around to Seth Berger from the cut-off, who opened to 52,000. Matt Berkey then made the call from the big blind, as both saw the flop come {7-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{4-Clubs}. Berkey check called a continuation bet of 72,000 from Berger, before the {A-Spades} fell on the turn. Berkey checked once again, as Berger quickly placed out a bet of 170,000 in chips. Berkey paused for a moment, before releasing his hand.

Hand #4 Bounanno opened to 50,000, and took down another pot.

Hand #5 Matt Berkey opened to 50,000 from the button, before Joe Serock bumped it up to 135,000 from the small blind. Berkey called, as both players saw the flop come {10-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{3-Diamonds}. Serock threw out a continuation bet of 200,000, which was enough to take down the pot.

Tags: Antonio BuonannoJoe SerockMatt BerkeyMatt PerrinsSeth Berger