P0ker H0 isn't Just About P0ker
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Sarah talks to Mark Kroon about his bar in Wisconsin, his drinking habits, and of course a little poker.
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event
Day: 3
Luske Makes a Tough Call Against Ben Cherif
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Action folded to Marcel Luske who opened to 10,000. In the next seat over, Rachid Ben Cherif reraised to a total of 31,000. Action folded around to Luske who called.
Both players checked down until the board read 
putting four clubs on the board. On the river Luske checked again. Ben Cherif fired off a bet of 46,000 and after thinking about it for just a few seconds Luske counted out and made the call.
Ben Cheriff turned up 
for just a pair of threes, but Luske showed 
for a pair of aces. That was good to earn him the big pot which was a much needed help just before he changed tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
710,000 | -125,000 |
|
330,000 | 125,000 |
Lane Above 900K
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Picking up the action after the turn of a 
board, action was checked to Jonathan Lane and he bet 70,000. His opponent, who had previously checked, called after a few moments to see the 
turn and checked again. Lane shoved for an effective 160,000, resulting in a fold from his opponent.
With that pot, Lane is up to about 915,000.
Time Running Out
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
A quick update on what the big board is showing at the moment — just under 30 minutes to go here in Level 15 (the final level of the night), and 693 players remaining. That's just 45 off the cash.
Salaburu Ships a Double Up
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
We saw the cameras swarm over to a table, so we walked over to see what was happening. When we arrived, we saw that last year's eight place finisher Robert Salaburu was all in holding , and he was up against his opponent's 
. The two players had to wait for at least a minute with the cards face up so that everything could get situated, and eventually, the dealer was ready to put the board out there.
Salaburu stormed into the lead right away, as the flop came down 
. Neither player reacted to the flop, and the turn came down the 
. Salaburu was just looking to dodge a queen, and the dealer fumbled the river card before flipping it over face up: 
.
Salaburu notched the double up with half an hour left in the night, putting him up to 205,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000 | -80,000 |
Hinkle Poked by a Fork
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Grant Hinkle called a bet of 32,000 on the end against an opponent in the blinds with the board reading 
.
"I have it," his opponent said, turning over for a straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
405,000 | 135,000 |
Haxton Spikes a Two-Outer Against King
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Mark Kroon opened with a raise to 10,500 from early position. The player in Seat 2 called, and Carter King responded by shoving all in for 104,000. Action folded over to Isaac Haxton, who asked for a count on King's stack before he moved all in himself for slightly more than 200,000. Kroon looked pained as he went into the tank, and eventually folded what he later said was ace-king. Seat 2 also folded, and it was heads-up between King and Haxton.
King: 
Haxton: 
The flop came 
, keeping King in the lead, but the on the gave Haxton the two-outer he needed. King stood up from his seat as the 
fell on the river, and Haxton chipped up to 330,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000 | 240,000 |
|
Busted |
The Old Five-Trey for the Grinder
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
We were able to catch the end of hand between Max Steinberg and Michael Mizrachi on one of the feature tables that saw the pair battling their way to a turn with the board showing 
. Mizrachi led with a bet at that board from the hijack seat, and Steinberg called from the button, by that point creating a pot of about 120,000.
The river brought the 
and relatively quick checks from both players. "Five," said Mizrachi, rolling over 
, and Steinberg nodded as he mucked the cards.
There's a dense crowd on the rail watching the action at those featured tables, and a few could be heard saying "wow" at the sight of Mizrachi's hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
905,000 | -59,000 |
|
345,000 | 150,000 |
Hughes Loses a Flip, Drops More
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Ryan Hughes has been having one huge downswing of a level. After dinner break Hughes was in contention for the chip lead, but he's really fallen hard here towards the end of the night and now sits towards the middle of the pack.
In the most recent hand, Hughes opened to 9,000 from middle position. Action folded around to Nick Hicks who was on the button. He reraised to 24,000. Everyone folded back around to Hughes and he decided to four-bet to 59,000. Hicks thought about it for a couple of minutes before he announced that he was all in. Hughes snap called.
Hughes:
Hicks: 
The flop came down 
offering no help to Hughes. The on the turn was also useless to him. The 
hit the river and that was a safe card for Hicks who was able to double up for a total of 155,000 while Hughes dropped down to just about 400,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
395,000 | -75,000 |
Don't Miss Out On the WSOP.com $100K Freeroll and Online Championships
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
It's almost time to play legal, real-money online poker in Nevada on WSOP.com. To celebrate, a mega cash tournament has been organized, and you're invited!
Starting October 25, 2013 and running through November 2, 2013, the WSOP.com Online Championships will take place. A whopping $500,000 in added prize money will be available, including a special $100,000 Freeroll to kick off the series.
The $100,000 Freeroll will be available only to those who register and verify their WSOP.com account by August 31, 2013, and it will take place October 25 at 7 p.m. Las Vegas time.
To find out more about the $100,000 Freeroll and the WSOP.com Online Championships, head over to the WSOP's website.