Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Level: 7
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Poker fans were treated to many exciting hands at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) the past week.
But there's always a player involved in one of these juicy hands who doesn't find it as interesting as the rest of us. Take Allen Kessler, for example, who took a cruel Razz bad beat to bust from the $3,000 Nine Game Mix event, a hand you'll read about in just a bit.
"The Chainsaw" isn't the only recipient of a bad beat or on the wrong end of a brutal cooler the past week at the WSOP.
The remaining 471 players are taking a short break. The action will resume in 15 minutes.
Scott Seiver opened to 2,800 from the cutoff and was called by Rabah Aitabdelmalek on the button. Lautaro Guerra then squeezed to 11,900 from the small blind and both Seiver and Aitabdelmalek called.
Guerra continued for 13,000 on the J♣2♠3♦ flop, which was met with two prompt folds from Seiver and Aitabdelmalek to send the pot Guerra's way.
Farid Jattin raised to 2,800 from the hijack, which Robert Mizrachi and Aditya Sadhu called from the cutoff and small blind.
On the 2♥10♦9♥ flop, Sadhu checked, and Jattin continued with a bet of 6,000. Mizrachi then raised to 20,500, which quickly removed Sadhu from the equation. Jattin gave it more thought, but ultimately chose to follow suit, and returned his cards to the dealer.
Action went three-ways to the turn in a hand between the under-the-gun Robert Cowen, Rafael Mota in the small blind, and Todd Rodenborn in the big blind.
With the board reading 8♣5♣4♦9♥, it checked to Rodenborn, who bet 3,000, and only Mota called. On the 8♥ river, Mota check-called again, this time for 4,000.
Rodenborn tabled J♥7♠5♦5♠ for a full house, fives full of eights, and Mota mucked.
Three ways on a board of 3♣5♦Q♠6♣, Noah Locatelli checked from the small blind and Chance Kornuth bet 9,000 from the big blind. David Weinstein called from the hijack and Locatelli let his hand go.
The 8♥ completed the board and Kornuth slid a bet large enough to put Weinstein all in for his last 23,000. Weinstein let his hand go and Kornuth couldn't help but table 7♣7♦7♥6♦.
"I had the nut flush draw and a gutter," Weinstein said in response.
Michael Parisi limped in from middle position, and Scott Seiver raised to 3,600 in the hijack. Keith Lehr called in the small blind, and Parisi came along too.
The action checked to Seiver on a A♠3♦5♠ flop, and he bet 5,000. Lehr called, but Parisi folded.
Both the 2♦ turn and Q♥ river checked through.
Seiver tabled A♣K♦K♣J♠, good for top pair, and Lehr mucked his cards.
Action went four-ways to a flop of 5♥10♣6♥ and it checked to Keith Lehr in the hijack, who bet 9,000. Only Lautaro Guerra called in middle position.
The 7♠ turn checked through to the 7♦ river and Guerra checked again. Lehr bet 10,000 and after a moment of thought, Guerra gave up his hand.
Vidar Oeie raised to 2,800 in the hijack, and Kharlin Sued called on the button. Jesse Lonis then put in a three-bet to 12,000, which Oeie called, before Sued folded.
Lonis continued for 10,000 on the 5♥3♠7♦ flop, which Oeie called before both players checked the 6♠ turn.
The J♣ completed the board, and Lonis loaded up a chunky 48,400 bet and put it into the middle. Oeie spent some time considering the decision before calling the clock on himself.
"You're calling the clock on yourself?, the dealer asked.
"Yes, I hate wasting time", was Oeie's response.
Before the tournament official had even reached the table, Oeie called. It was bad news, though, as Lonis tabled A♥10♠8♠4♥ for a straight, prompting Oeie to toss his cards directly into the muck.