Event #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event Day 5 | 2013 World Series of Poker

07-13-2013 21:09 UTC-7

Prager Takes a Stab on the River

[user101598]

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

James Alexander raised to 75,000 from under the gun, and Josh Prager defended his big blind. The flop fell , Prager checked, and Alexander continued for 90,000. Prager called.

The turn was the , Prager check-called another bet of 175,000, and the completed the board. Prager led out for 300,000, Alexander tank-called, and Prager mucked.

Alexander showed for kings and queens, raking in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Alexander	3,050,000 750,000	750,000
Josh Prager	1,310,000 -895,000	-895,000

Tags: James Alexander Josh Prager

07-13-2013 21:02 UTC-7

Matthew Elsarelli Eliminated By Noah Schwartz

Mickey Doft

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Noah Schwartz opened to to 65,000 from early position and Matthew Elsarelli three-bet shoved from the next seat over for abut 275,000. Action folded back to Schwartz who called.

Schwartz:
Elsarelli:

The flop came down , giving Schwartz the lead with a pair of kings. Elsarelli took it right back on the turn when the fell, but the landed on the river to give Schwartz trips kings to eliminate Elsarelli.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Schwartz	1,550,000 400,000	400,000

Matthew Elsarelli	Busted

Tags: Matthew Elsarelli Noah Schwartz

07-13-2013 20:58 UTC-7

Depa Dusted as Rustom Takes Lead Again

[user80015]

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

From under the gun Jonathan Depa and Sami Rustom exchanged a series of preflop raises before Depa found himself all in for 1,260,000 with Rustom making the call.

Depa:
Rustom:

The dealer spread a flop to keep Rustom in the lead, and when the fell on the turn, Depa would be down to just four outs. The river landed the and Depa was bounced to the rail as Rustom soared to 5,950,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sami Rustom	5,950,000 515,000	515,000
Jonathan Depa	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Depa Sami Rustom

07-13-2013 20:58 UTC-7

Lunkin Goes All In Dark, Wins

Shamus

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

It folded around to Vitaly Lunkin in the hijack seat who raised to 115,000, then Jan Nakladal reraised to 275,000 from one seat over. The button and blinds folded, and the action was back on Lunkin.

Lunkin spent a little time studying Nakladal's bet as well as looking over his own stack. Finally he told the dealer he was calling the reraise, and that he wished to bet all in dark prior to the flop cards arriving.

Several at the table reacted to Lunkin's move. "So weird," said one, while Brandon Steven said he'd never seen a player do it before.

In any event, Lunkin was all in for his last 430,000 when the flop came out , and Nakladal was left with the decision whether or not to call an opponent's shove that had come without knowledge of the first three community cards.

Finally Nakladal called, tabling , and Lunkin showed his . All leaned forward to see the dealer deliver the turn and river, and Lunkin survived with a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vitaly Lunkin	1,495,000 710,000	710,000

Jan Nakladal	1,250,000 -825,000	-825,000

Tags: Jan Nakladal Vitaly Lunkin

07-13-2013 20:54 UTC-7

Marshall Doubles

donpeters

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Cary Marshall is all smiles after doubling up

Cary Marshall fired 100,000 on the flop. Erkut Yilmaz raised to 300,000, and Marshall tank-shoved all in for 635,000. Yilmaz called with the . Marshall held the .

The turn was the and the river the . Yilmaz sent over the chips and Marshall doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erkut Yilmaz	2,065,000 -635,000	-635,000
Cary Marshall	1,500,000 945,000	945,000

Tags: Cary Marshall Erkut Yilmaz

07-13-2013 20:52 UTC-7

Mandic Doubles Through Jaffe

Kevin Taylor

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Jonathan Jaffe raised it up to 65,000 in middle position, and Michiel Brummelhuis called from the cutoff. Goran Mandic reraised to 215,000 from the small blind, and it folded back to Jaffe. In a matter of seconds, Jaffe reraised to 375,000, Brummelhuis folded, Mandic moved all in 860,000, and Jaffe called.

Jaffe:
Mandic:

Jaffe was slightly ahead going to the flop, which came down . Jaffe kept the lead, and the turn brought the . That card drew a groan from the Jaffe supports, as it gave Mandic the second nut flush draw. He could not catch an ace, king, or spade to win the hand, and the river completed that runner runner flush, .

Mandic notched the double up to 1.855 million, while Jaffe drops to 3.77 million. Despite taking that big hit to his stack, Jaffe still has more then 1.5 million more than anyone at his table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Jaffe	3,765,000 -1,250,000	-1,250,000
Goran Mandic	1,850,000 775,000	775,000

Tags: Goran Mandic Jonathan Jaffe

07-13-2013 20:51 UTC-7

Reed Nearing Five Million

[user101598]

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs and Matthew Reed were heads up on a flop of . Both players checked.

The turn was the , Ponakovs led out for 160,000, and Reed made the call. Ponakovs slowed back down when the completed the board, checking to Reed who fired out 375,000 Ponakovs tanked silently for over two minutes, then called.

Reed ripped over for a pair of queens, and Ponakovs mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Reed	4,700,000 750,000	750,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	1,600,000 -600,000	-600,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Matthew Reed

07-13-2013 20:49 UTC-7

Hanning and Benefield Chop

[user80015]

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Carl Hanning opened the cutoff to 60,000 and David Benefield made the call from the big blind to see a flop.

Both players checked, and when the landed on the turn, Benefield tossed in 75,000 which Hanning called as the landed on the river.

Both players tapped the table and Benefield tabled his as Hanning declared a chop and tabled his .

Player	Chips	Progress
David Benefield	2,820,000 90,000	90,000
Carl Halling	675,000 -285,000	-285,000

Tags: David Benefield Carl Hanning

07-13-2013 20:45 UTC-7

Yilmaz Makes Quick Call Against Watts

Mateusz_Pater

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

We arrived at the table with the board showing . Erkut Yilmaz checked from the big blind, before Steven Watts slid out a bet of 190,000, which was called. The completed the board, and after facing another check, Watts bet out 360,000. Yilmaz made the instant call, as Watts mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erkut Yilmaz	2,700,000 800,000	800,000
Steven Watts	1,425,000 -760,000	-760,000

Tags: Erkut Yilmaz Steven Watts

07-13-2013 20:45 UTC-7

Mortensen Takes a Small Hit

[user253725]

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Philip Long raised to 65,000 from middle position, Danard Petit called, and Carlos Mortensen called from the big blind. Long continued for 85,000 on the flop. Petit folded, but Mortensen check-raised to 200,000. Long thought for a minute and then called. The turn was the , and both players checked. They both checked the river as well, and Long turned over for top pair on the flop. Mortensen mucked, and Long took pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Long	2,330,000 440,000	440,000

Carlos Mortensen	1,115,000 -273,999	-273,999

Tags: Carlos Mortensen Danard Petit Phillip Long