2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
8k
Prize
$228,600
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,675
Prize Pool
$1,143,000
Entries
762
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Hebert with a Four-Bet Bluff

Level 35 : 70,000/140,000, 20,000 ante

Joseph Hebert kicked off the action with a raise to 300,000 from the button. Luke Graham then three-bet to 820,000 from the small blind, prompting Kasra Khodayarkhani to fold the big. Hebert then took his time before four-betting to 1.5 million, which put the pressure on Graham. He thought for a solid minute before folding, and he probably wishes he hadn't as Hebert tabled the {Q-Clubs}{3-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Hebert us
Joseph Hebert
8,340,000
680,000
680,000
Luke Graham us
Luke Graham
4,500,000
230,000
230,000
Kasra Khodayarkhani us
Kasra Khodayarkhani
2,400,000
-910,000
-910,000

Tags: Joseph HebertLuke Graham

Six Hands

Level 35 : 70,000/140,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #1: Luke Graham opened to 310,000 in the small blind and Kasra Khodayarkhani moved all in for 2.27 million. Graham folded, and Khodayarkhani showed {k-Hearts}{7-Spades}.

Hand #2: Khodayarkhani limped in from the small blind, Joseph Hebert checked, and the flop fell {2-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}. Hebert led out for 150,000, Khodayarkhani raised to 325,000, and Hebert called. Both players checked when the {a-Spades} turned, Hebert checked again when the {9-Spades} completed the board, and Khodayarkhani moved all in. Hebert folded.

Hand #3: Khodayarkhani opened to 280,000 on the button, Graham moved all in in the big blind, and Khodayarkhani folded {k-}{10-}. He requested that Graham show him a worse hand, but he showed the same hand - {k-}{10-}.

Hand #4: Hebert opened to 280,000 on the button, Khodayarkhani defended, and both players checked on a flop of {8-Hearts}{q-Spades}{3-Clubs}. Khodayarkhani led out for 290,000 when the {2-Hearts} tuened, Hebert folded, and Khodayarkhani showed {6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}.

Hand #5: Khodayarkhani opened to 285,000 on the button, Hebert three-bet to around 700,000 from the small blind, and Khodayarkhani folded.

Hand #6: Graham limped in, Khodayarkhani checked, and the two checked on the flop ({9-Spades}{7-Spades}{8-Spades}) and the turn ({q-Hearts}). Graham led out for 225,000 when the {8-Hearts} completed the board, then snap-mucked when Khodayarkhani called. Khodayarkhani showed {7-Hearts}{4-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Hebert us
Joseph Hebert
7,660,000
-655,000
-655,000
Luke Graham us
Luke Graham
4,270,000
-380,000
-380,000
Kasra Khodayarkhani us
Kasra Khodayarkhani
3,310,000
1,035,000
1,035,000

Tags: Kasra KhodayarkhaniJoseph HebertLuke Graham

More for Hebert

Level 35 : 70,000/140,000, 20,000 ante

Kasra Khodayarkhani opened for 280,000 and Joseph Hebert looked him up from the small blind. The latter player checked the {9-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} flop and Khodayarkhani continued for 275,000. Hebert then sprung to life with a check-raise to 775,000, Khodayarkhani called and the dealer burned and turned the {K-Spades}.

Hebert wasted little time in putting out a bet of 1 million, and it did the trick as Khodayarkhani released his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Hebert us
Joseph Hebert
8,315,000
1,215,000
1,215,000
Luke Graham us
Luke Graham
4,650,000
-350,000
-350,000
Kasra Khodayarkhani us
Kasra Khodayarkhani
2,275,000
-925,000
-925,000

Tags: Kasra KhodayarkhaniJoseph Hebert

Golden Graham

Level 35 : 70,000/140,000, 20,000 ante

Kasra Khodayarkhani opened for 280,000 from the button and then called when Luke Graham shoved for 2.41 million from the big blind.

Khodayarkhani: {A-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}
Graham: {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}

Graham was well out in front, and despite pleas for a four from Khodayarkhani's rail, the dealer put out a clean {9-Spades}{5-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{k-Spades}{10-Hearts} board.

Player Chips Progress
Luke Graham us
Luke Graham
5,000,000
2,600,000
2,600,000
Kasra Khodayarkhani us
Kasra Khodayarkhani
3,200,000
-2,550,000
-2,550,000

Tags: Kasra KhodayarkhaniLuke Graham

Level: 35

Blinds: 70,000/140,000

Ante: 20,000

Khodayarkhani Wins a Big One

Level 34 : 60,000/120,000, 30,000 ante
Kasra Khodayarkhani
Kasra Khodayarkhani

Joseph Hebert opened to 250,000 on the button, Kasra Khodayarkhani called in the big blind, and the flop fell {5-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{8-Spades}. Khodayarkhani checked, Hebert continued for around 300,000, and Khodayarkhani quickly check-raised to around 700,000. Hebert immediately called.

The turn was a repeat five - the {5-Clubs} - and both players checked.

A third five - the {5-Hearts} - completed the board, and Khodayarkhani led out for 400,000. Hebert raised to one million, and Khodayarkhani quickly called.

"Nice hand," Hebert said, mucking.

Khodayarkhani showed {j-Spades}{8-Clubs} for fives full of jacks, and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Hebert us
Joseph Hebert
7,100,000
-2,900,000
-2,900,000
Kasra Khodayarkhani us
Kasra Khodayarkhani
5,750,000
3,450,000
3,450,000
Luke Graham us
Luke Graham
2,400,000
-600,000
-600,000

Tags: Joseph HebertKasra Khodayarkhani

Daniel Weinman Eliminated in 4th Place ($77,438)

Level 34 : 60,000/120,000, 30,000 ante
Daniel Weinman - 4th Place
Daniel Weinman - 4th Place

Jospeh Hebert opened for 250,000 from the cutoff and was met by an all-in three-bet to 1.86 million by Daniel Weinman.

"How much is it?" Hebert asked before calling with the {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}. Weinman then tabled the {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. Weinman was behind but was drawing to two live cards.

The {j-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} flop didn't provide much help, but Weinman stayed positive. "I can't be drawing dead on the turn," he pointed out.

While that was true, the {8-Clubs} turn didn't give him a lot of hope. In order to survive Weinman would need either a king or a ten on the river. The dealer burned one last time and put out the {8-Diamonds}, the last card Weinman would see. The runner-up in the Harrah's Cherokee Main Event took home $77,438 for his fourth-place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Hebert us
Joseph Hebert
10,000,000
3,400,000
3,400,000
Luke Graham us
Luke Graham
3,000,000
155,000
155,000
Kasra Khodayarkhani us
Kasra Khodayarkhani
2,300,000
-1,080,000
-1,080,000
Daniel Weinman us
Daniel Weinman
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
Team Lucky
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Daniel WeinmanJoseph Hebert

Hebert Pulling Away

Level 34 : 60,000/120,000, 30,000 ante
Joseph Hebert
Joseph Hebert

Daniel Weinman limped on the button, Kasra Khodayarkhani called in the small blind, and Joseph Hebert checked.

The dealer fanned {2-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}, Khodayarkhani checked, and Hebert led tossed out 160,000. Only Weinman called.

The turn was the {6-Hearts}, Hebert led out for 375,000, and Weinman tank-called.

The {q-Diamonds} completed the board, and Hebert announced, "One million."

While he was pushing out two stacks of blue T25,000 chips, Weinman sighed and lifted {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs} off of the felt. He leaned both cards against his stack, showing the entire rail his hand, and finally made a call.

"Four-three," Hebert said, showing {4-Spades}{3-Hearts} for a straight.

Weinman unhappily mucked his hand, and is down to 2.18 million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Hebert us
Joseph Hebert
6,600,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
Daniel Weinman us
Daniel Weinman
2,180,000
-1,970,000
-1,970,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
Team Lucky
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Joseph HebertDaniel WeinmanKasra Khodayarkhani

Slow Going

Level 34 : 60,000/120,000, 30,000 ante

Since returning from the break the remaining four players haven't mixed it up much. Right now the final Table of Event #12 $365 No-Limit Hold'em, which is down to the final three, seems to have the attention of most of the railbirds. As always, it's just a matter of time before something worthwhile happens.