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

07-13-2013 17:17 UTC-8

Mortensen Doubles

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Richard Robinson opened the preflop action with a raise to 50,000. Carlos Mortensen reraised to 180,000 from the small blind, and Robinson responded with a four-bet big enough to put Mortensen all in. Mortensen called for his last 369,000.

Mortensen:
Robinson:

The flop fell , giving Mortensen a pair of aces and the lead. The turn was the , giving Robinson outs to a chop if a came, but the river was the , and Mortensen doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Mortensen	778,000 385,000	385,000

Richard Robinson	657,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Carlos Mortensen Richard Robinson

07-13-2013 17:16 UTC-8

Started From the Bottom, Now We Here

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Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

A few hours ago, Pedro Fernandez was reduced to a single big blind when he lost a race with pocket jacks against ace-queen. He proceeded to quintuple up the next hand, and then double back up to around 10 big blinds.

Now, after winning a race with ace-queen against jacks, Fernandez is up to 820,000 chips.

All of the money went in the middle preflop between Fernandez, who had , and Fabian Ortiz, who showed . Fernandez took the lead when the flop fell , and held as the turn and river came , respectively.

Ortiz was left with just 225,000 chips, while Fernandez's comeback story is still alive and well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Fernandez	820,000
Fabian Ortiz	225,000 775,000	775,000

Tags: Fabian Ortiz Pedro Fernandez

07-13-2013 17:13 UTC-8

Roger Hendren Doubles Through Jon Lane

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Mickey Doft

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

After Jon Lane raised from the hijack and William Te Jr. called from the cutoff, Roger Hendren three-bet all in for an additional 360,000 on the button. Lane gave it some thought before calling, while Te Jr. folded. Lane showed , but he was behind Hendren's . The board ran out , no help to Lane, securing the double for Hendren.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Lane	2,515,000 305,000	305,000
Roger Hendren	820,000 420,000	420,000

Tags: Jon Lane Roger Hendren

07-13-2013 17:12 UTC-8

Lange Forces Lay Down from Steven

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Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

We came upon a big fifth-street decision being considered by Brandon Steven in a hand versus Beverly Lange just now. A big pot had developed between the pair by then, with the board running out an intriguing .

Steven had made a river bet, then Lange had raised all in for 268,000 more and Steven took several minutes to make his decision. While he did, the television cameras swarmed to capture the ending of the hand, and eventually Steven engaged Lange in some table talk, perhaps in an effort to help him with his decision.

Steven asked Lange where she was from and what she did for a living. Texas, she answered, going on to explain in detail how she works with a company that produces football halftime shows and also enjoys traveling. They asked each other their names, too, as the conversation continued, and finally Lange asked Steven if any of what she was saying was helpful.

Steven nodded and said it was, adding "I know I have the worst hand." Yet he still wasn't sure about folding it, and took another minute or so more to think, apologizing to the table for taking so long.

Finally Steven decided to let his hand go, and showed one card — the — as he did. Lange then showed her cards — — and the table and all those watching reacted audibly after seeing she'd in fact had the second-best hand.

Lange smiled and collected the chips, adding "I'm just a little girl from Texas" as she did.

Player	Chips	Progress
Beverly Lange	928,000 362,000	362,000
Brandon Steven	855,000 245,000	245,000

Tags: Beverly Lange Brandon Steven

07-13-2013 17:09 UTC-8

Huey Doubles to Stay Alive

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Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

The action folded around to Matthew Huey in the small blind, who moved all in for his last 437,000 in chips. Nicolas Le Floch was on the big blind, and looked down at his cards, before going into the tank. Over a minute went by, before he made the call.

Huey:
Le Floch:

The board ran out to see Huey spike a pair on the turn, doubling him up to 910,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Le Floch	2,300,000 98,000	98,000
Matthew Huey	910,000 376,000	376,000

Tags: Matthew Huey Nicolas Le Floch

07-13-2013 17:08 UTC-8

Feature Table Counts

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Kevin Taylor

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Jaffe	3,886,000 86,000	86,000
Annette Obrestad	1,863,000 80,000	80,000

Sergio Castelluccio	1,717,000 80,000	80,000
JC Tran	1,708,000 34,000	34,000

Goran Mandic	1,500,000 496,000	496,000
Oliver Price	1,207,000 268,000	268,000
Michiel Brummelhuis	972,000 194,000	194,000
Rep Porter	872,000 42,000	42,000

Eli Heath	817,000 375,000	375,000

07-13-2013 17:06 UTC-8

Cornell Shows the Bluff

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Donnie Peters

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Josh Prager raised from middle position to 55,000. James Alexander called behind him, Jon Lane called from the cutoff seat, then Tyler Cornell three-bet to 227,000 out of the big blind. Prager folded, Alexander called, and Lane folded.

Play was heads up to the flop, and Cornell fired 235,000. Alexander called to see the land on the turn. Cornell lead again, this time for 350,000. Alexander tanked and even asked if Cornell had aces. Eventually, he folded, and Cornell won the pot. Cornell showed the for just ace high with a gutshot straight draw, prompting Alexander to pull his hat down over his head.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Cornell	1,884,000 644,000	644,000

James Alexander	1,260,000 2,350,000	2,350,000

Tags: James Alexander Jon Lane Jonathan Lane Josh Prager Joshua Prager Tyler Cornell

07-13-2013 17:06 UTC-8

Petit Doubles Through Rettenmaier

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Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

With on the flop, Marvin Rettenmaier bet 52,000. Danard Petit called, and the dealer turned the . Rettenmaier bet out again, this time for 126,000. Petit raised all-in for 758,000, and Rettenmaier called.

Rettenmaier:
Petit:

The river was the , and Petit completed his flush to beat Rettenmaier's set. Petit recently doubled up against Carlos Mortensen, and has now doubled up again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danard Petit	1,764,000 890,000	890,000
Marvin Rettenmaier	421,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Carlos Mortensen Danard Petit Marvin Rettenmaier

07-13-2013 17:02 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts from Table 436

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Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
George Wong	3,685,000 85,000	85,000
Robert Damelian	2,550,000 238,000	238,000
Patrick Renkers	2,500,000 170,000	170,000
Marc-Etienne McLaughlin	2,085,000 290,000	290,000
Gaetano Preite	1,985,000 135,000	135,000
Carl Halling	960,000 960,000	960,000
Marc Emond	930,000 465,000	465,000
Anthony Wise	885,000 1,245,000	1,245,000
Jim Collopy	860,000 360,000	360,000

07-13-2013 16:57 UTC-8

Ashton Griffin Eliminated

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Kevin Taylor

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Ashton Griffin, one of the most accomplished players left in the field, has just seen his 2013 Main Event come to an end.

Goran Mandic raised it up to 50,000 in middle position, and Griffin moved all in for his last 323,000. Sergio Castelluccio was two seats over, and he asked for a count. After about 45 seconds in the tank, he made the call, and Mandic ducked out of the way to get us to a showdown.

Griffin:
Castelluccio:

Griffin was in need of an ace to survive, but it would never come, as the board ran down . Castellucio took down the pot to up his stack to 1.637 million, while Griffin is ousted short of the dinner break on Day 5.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Castelluccio	1,637,000 267,000	267,000
Ashton Griffin	Busted

Tags: Ashton Griffin Sergio Castelluccio