2013 World Series of Poker

Event #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 2ab
Event Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Ryan Riess
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$8,361,570
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Total Entries
6,352
Level Info
Level
40
Blinds
600,000 / 1,200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Left 1 / 6,352
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Adeniya Double v1.0

After an under-the-gun raise to 2,600 and a call from the cutoff seat, Luca Pagano reraised to 6,800 on the button. In the next seat was Martins Adeniya on the button. He four-bet all in for 24,400. Action then folded back around to Pagano. He got the count from the dealer, then called.

Pagano showed the {A-Hearts}{Q-Spades} and was dominated by the {A-Spades}{K-Clubs} for the at-risk Adeniya. The flop, turn and river ran out {J-Spades}{8-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{K-Spades}{2-Hearts}, and Adeniya doubled up. Pagano was left with 73,500 in chips.

Speaking of Adeniya, our very own Kristy Arnett caught up with him on one of the early breaks to talk about some strategy in a hand he played on Day 1a of the Main Event wherein he decided to fold top two pair in a monster pot. Check that out below.

Tags: Kristy ArnettLuca PaganoMain EventMartins AdeniyaStrategy With Kristy

Galfond and Hennigan Fold, Brummelhuis Amongst Leaders

Following a raise to 3,000, John Hennigan, Michiel Brummelhuis and a third player made the call before Phil Galfond three-bet to 12,600 from the small blind. Only Hennigan and Brummelhuis made the call as the flop landed {2-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} and Galfond slid out a 17,000 chip bet.

Hennigan took his time before making the call as Brummelhuis also came along before the dealer dropped the {J-Clubs} on the turn. Galfond eyed both of his opponents' stacks before cutting out a bet of 42,000 which was called by Hennigan before Brummelhuis pushed his chips into the pot amounting to an all in of 118,7000.

Galfond didn't take too long to decide upon a fold, but Hennigan was a different story as he went deep into the tank for close to four minutes before eventually releasing his hand to see Brummelhuis collect the pot to move to roughly 297,000 in chips.

Tags: John HenniganMichiel BrummelhuisPhil Galfond

Hard To Get Value From Sorel

Sorel Mizzi
Sorel Mizzi

Action began with a raise to 2,400 from under the gun. Only one player called the raise before Sorel Mizzi three-bet to 7,000 on the button. Both blinds folded back to the player under the gun. He four-bet to 22,400. The player who originally called folded, but Mizzi tagged along.

The flop came down {6-Spades}{9-Clubs}{2-Spades} and the player under the gun checked. Mizzi put out a bet of 15,200. With action back on the under the gun player he tanked for about a minute before announcing that he was all in for 92,800 total. Mizzi went into the tank. It would've cost him just about his entire stack to make the call. After a few minutes in the tank, Mizzi finally folded his hand telling his opponent that he had a big hand.

"It's very hard to get value from you," the player asked. "How big was it?"

"Ace queen," Mizzi said.

"I had ace king," the player said. "One hundred dollars and I'll show."

Everyone declined so the player just mucked his hand. Mizzi mumbled something under his breath about not believing the player. Either way, after that hand Mizzi dropped just under 100,000 chips.

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Matusow Folding To Raises

Mike Matusow has folded to a raise or reraise in the last two pots he entered, not ideal when sitting below a 30-big blind stack.

The first hand Matusow led out for 5,100 on a {5-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{4-Clubs} flop and his opponent raised to 10,200. Matusow folded and his opponent took the pot.

The second hand found Matusow raise to 3,000 preflop. His raise was followed by a reraise to 6,800 and another caller came in behind. When action returned to Matusow, he again folded.

While sitting on a short stack, Matusow is playing patient and maintaining his composure. Don't count him out just yet.

Tags: Mike Matusow

More for Merson

Greg Merson
Greg Merson

There was an early position raise to 2,500 and a call in the small blind before 2012 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Greg Merson three-bet to 9,000 out of the big blind. Only the original raiser called.

The flop fell {6-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{9-Clubs}, both players checked, and the {a-Clubs} turned. Merson led out for 10,700, his opponent called, and the {k-Spades} completed the board. Merson reached for a handful of T5,000 chips, cut out 40,000, then went back for more, hurling forward enough to put his opponent all in.

The player quickly folded, and Merson pulled in the pot.

Tags: Greg Merson

Elder Nearing 300,000

Rupert Elder checked the turn on a board of {7-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} after his lone opponent checked to him. The river was a {2-Hearts}, and Elder's opponent again checked. This time, Elder dropped 22,800 in the middle. His opponent folded, and Elder continues to climb the counts.

Dunst Dips

Tony Dunst just now found himself facing a decision on the river after he and an opponent had together contributed about 80,000 worth of chips to the pot as the board came {K-Spades}{J-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}.

Fifth street saw Dunst check and his opponent move all in for about 58,000. Dunst had only a little more than that behind, and after sitting for some time Dunst finally slipped his cards out from underneath the chip he had protecting them and sent them face down back to the dealer.

Tags: Tony Dunst

Adeniya Double v2.0

Martins Adeniya had just received a double up through Luca Pagano, and was right back to the same tricks on the very next hand, doubling up again.

Picking up the action on the paired {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} flop, Kenneth Raskin and a second player checked before Sergio Castelluccio fired 7,100. Luca Pagano made the call, and then Martins Adeniya raised it up to 17,600. Action fell back on Raskin, and he reraised to 35,000. After the next player folded, so did Castelluccio and Pagano. Adeniya then moved all in for 54,400, and Raskin made the call.

Adeniya showed the {3-Spades}{3-Clubs} for a full house, and Raskin had the {K-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} for trip nines.

"Wow," commented Raskin when he saw Adeniya's hand. "Can't believe that."

The turn was the {J-Clubs} and the river the {Q-Hearts}. Adeniya's full house held up, and he won the pot to double for the second hand in a row. Just like that, Adeniya moved to around 135,000 in chips. Raskin was left with 53,000.

Tags: Kenneth RaskinLuca PaganoMartins AdeniyaSergio Castelluccio

Raghavan Raises River

Annette Obrestad raised it up to 2,500 from under the gun, and Ravi Raghavan was the lone caller from the button. The dealer fanned out a flop of {6-Spades}{7-Spades}{j-Hearts}, and Obrestad led for 3,600. Raghavan called, then the {6-Clubs} came on the turn. Obrestad fired again, this time for 8,500, Raghavan called again, and the river was the {9-Hearts}. Obrestad fired a third bullet for 27,000, and this time, Raghavan didn't call. He elected to raise it up to 87,000, and Obrestad kicked her hand in.

Obrestad is still plenty fine after losing that one, sitting on 209,000, while Raghavan jumped up to 237,000.

Tags: Annette ObrestadRavi Raghavan