Event #61:$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 2013 World Series of Poker

07-07-2013 20:07 UTC-8

Dempsey Doubles Again

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Hand #5: Daniel Alaei raised to 65,000 in the cutoff, Jared Bleznick called on his direct left, and the flop fell . Alaei checked, Bleznick bet 65,000, and Alaei called. The turn was the , Alaei checked again, and Bleznick checked behind. The completed the board, Alaei fired out 265,000, and Bleznick folded.

Hand #6: Rory Rees Brennan raised to 65,000 in middle position, winning the pot uncontested.

Hand #7: Alaei raised to 70,000 in early position, Alex Kravchenko called out of the small blind, and the fop came . Kravchenko checked, Alaei continued for 100,000, and Kravchenko folded.

Hand #8: Sean Dempsey raised the pot out of the small blind, Gjergj Sinishtaj re-raised to 230,000 out of the small blind, and Dempsey moved all in for 315,000. Sinishtaj called.

Dempsey:
Sinishtaj:

Dempsey doubled as the board ran out , giving him a full house, and he now has 630,000 chips. Sinishtaj slipped to 1.56 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gjergj Sinishtaj	1,560,000 400,000	400,000
Sean Dempsey	630,000 285,000	285,000

Tags: Alex Kravchenko Daniel Alaei Gjergj Sinishtaj Jared Bleznick Rory Rees Brennan Sean Dempsey

07-07-2013 19:56 UTC-8

Marchese Doubles Through Alaei

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Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Hand #1: Rory Rees Brennan earned a walk in his big blind.

Hand #2: Alex Kravchenko limped from middle position and Daniel Alaei checked his option from the big blind. The flop came and both checked. The turn was the . Alaei bet 55,000 and Kravchenko called.

The river brought the and a bet of 115,000 from Alaei. Kravchenko thought for about a half-minute before letting his hand go.

Hand #3: James Wiese opened with a raise to 70,000 from early position and got a single caller in Jared Bleznick playing from the big blind. Both checked the flop. The turn brought the and Bleznick check-called a bet of 50,000 from Wiese. Both then checked the river.

Wiese turned over for trip fives, and Bleznick mucked.

Hand #4: Brennan opened for 65,000, and it folded to Daniel Alaei who reraised to 180,000 from the button. It folded to Tom Marchese in the big blind who reraised all in for his entire stack of 630,000. Brennan stepped aside, then Alaei took some time to consider the situation before making the call.

Marchese:
Alaei:

The board came , improving Marchese to a full house and giving him the big double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Alaei	1,300,000 790,000	790,000

Tom Marchese	1,275,000 645,000	645,000

Tags: Daniel Alaei Tom Marchese

07-07-2013 19:42 UTC-8

Official Final Table Begins

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Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Here's where they are seated and their stacks to start the official final table of Event #61:

Seat	Player
1	Gjergj Sinishtaj	1,960,000
2	Numit Agrawal	325,000
3	Rory Rees Brennan	885,000
4	Daniel Alaei	2,090,000
5	Jared Bleznick	2,860,000
6	Tom Marchese	630,000
7	James Wiese	1,165,000
8	Alex Kravchenko	930,000
9	Sean Dempsey	345,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Bleznick	2,860,000 190,000	190,000

Daniel Alaei	2,090,000 60,000	60,000

Gjergj Sinishtaj	1,960,000 662,000	662,000
James Wiese	1,165,000 180,000	180,000
Alex Kravchenko	930,000 14,000	14,000

Rory Rees Brennan	885,000 20,000	20,000
Tom Marchese	630,000 202,000	202,000

Sean Dempsey	345,000 92,000	92,000

Numit Agrawal	325,000 15,000	15,000

07-07-2013 19:32 UTC-8

Oleksii Kovalchuk Eliminated in 10th Place ($52,611)

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Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Jared Bleznick raised to 60,000 in middle position, Oleksii Kovalchuk raised the pot on the button, and Gjergj Sinishtaj re-potted in the small blind. Bleznick folded, and Kovalchuk called all in.

Kovalchuk:
Sinishtaj:

"Just to let you know," Bleznick said to Sinishtaj. "There are no more queens left."

Sinishtaj flopped a set of aces when the dealer fanned , and the turn and river came , respectively. Kovalchuk exited in 10th place, earning $52,611, and we are now at an official final table of nine.

The players will be taking a short break, and we will bring you official counts shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleksii Kovalchuk	Busted

Tags: Gjergj Sinishtaj Oleksii Kovalchuk Jared Bleznick

07-07-2013 19:23 UTC-8

Big Double for Kravchenko

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Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

In one of the first hands of the new level, Daniel Alaei raised to 65,000 from middle position and James Wiese called from the button. The action on Alex Kravchenko in the small blind, he didn't wait too long before announcing he was reraising pot, a bet that left him about 150,000 behind.

Sean Dempsey quickly let his hand go from the big blind, then Alaei reraised, Wiese folded, and Kravchenko called all in. The two players showed their hands.

Alaei:
Kravchenko:

The dealer burned a card and spread the flop, followed by the turn that gave Kravchenko a club flush. Alaei could still have improved on the river to beat the Russian, but fifth street brought the and Kravchenko kept his seat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Alaei	2,150,000 75,000	75,000

Alex Kravchenko	944,000 484,000	484,000

Tags: Alex Kravchenko Daniel Alaei

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante:

07-07-2013 19:08 UTC-8

Wiese Pots the Flop

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Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Daniel Alaei raised to 60,000 in middle position, James Wiese called two spots to his left, and the rest of the players folded. The flop fell , Alaei continued for 105,000, and Wiese raised the pot. Alaei chuckled to himself, then folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Alaei	2,820,000 20,000	20,000

James Wiese	1,345,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Daniel Alaei James Wiese

07-07-2013 18:55 UTC-8

Boost for Brennan

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Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Rory Rees Brennan limped from the button, Daniel Alaei called from the small blind, and after checking his cards Jared Bleznick checked from the big blind.

The flop came . First to act, Alaei tossed out chips for a bet of 60,000, then after pausing a few beats Bleznick raised to 150,000. Brennan sat in contemplation for a while, then announced he was reraising with his entire stack — a little over 650,000.

Alaei quickly tossed his cards away. Bleznick took a little longer, but folded as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Bleznick	3,050,000 61,000	61,000

Rory Rees Brennan	905,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Daniel Alaei Jared Bleznick Rory Rees Brennan

07-07-2013 18:52 UTC-8

Huge Double for Sinishtaj

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Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Gjergj Sinishtaj opened to 52,000 from under the gun, and the action folded all the way to Oleksii Kovalchuk, who called in the big blind. The dealer fanned , Kovalchuk check-called a bet of 55,000, and the turn brought the . Kovalchuk checked again, Sinishtaj tossed out 127,000, and Kovalchuk raised the pot (480,000). Sinishtaj moved all in for 536,000, and Kovalchuk called.

Sinishtaj:
Kovalchuk:

Both players had full houses, but Sinishtaj's was higher, and a meaningless bricked off on the river. Sinishtaj doubled to nearly 1.3 million, while Kovalchuk slipped to 360,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gjergj Sinishtaj	1,298,000 513,000	513,000
Oleksii Kovalchuk	360,000 720,000	720,000

Tags: Oleksii Kovalchuk Gjergj Sinishtaj

07-07-2013 18:45 UTC-8

Dempsey Doubles

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Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Tom Marchese raised to 55,000 from the cutoff, James Wiese called on the button, and Sean Dempsey moved all in for 185,000 out of the big blind. Marchese unhappily folded, and Wiese called.

Wiese:
Dempsey: