2013 World Series of Poker

Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q9
Prize
$84,915
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Entries
898
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
5,000

Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em

Day 2 Started

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Small Sends Barajas Out

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Francisco Barajas raised to 7,000 from the cutoff. Sean Small made it 15,000 from the big blind, and Barajas moved all in after the big blind folded. Small made the call and the players showed their hands:

Barajas: {a-Clubs}{6-Clubs}
Small: {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}

The {2-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} flop put small way in front with a set, but a {10-Clubs} turn meant he now had a world of outs to fade. A brick {5-Diamonds} fell on the river though, and Barajas was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Sean Small
123,700
20,000
20,000
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Francisco Barajas
Busted

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Cahlik Outruns Tangermann

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Kaylan Tangermann raised under the gun, and Josh Cahlik three-bet to 12,000 from the cutoff. Tangermann moved all in for 41,700, and Cahlik called.

Cahlik: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Tangermann: {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}

Cahlik didn't flop a pair, but he flopped everything else as the {10-Spades}{9-Clubs}{k-Clubs} hit the board. An {8-Hearts} on the turn made Cahlik put his hands on his head, but salvation came with an {a-Hearts} river. Cahlik is now back among the chipleaders.

Player Chips Progress
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Josh Cahlik
104,000
45,700
45,700
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Kaylan Tangermann
Busted

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Small Takes Chiplead

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Van Vo opened to 5,500 from the hijack. Sean Small reraised to 9,000 from the big blind, and Vo made the call. Small checked the {6-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{4-Clubs} flop, Vo bet 9,000, and Small called. The turn put trips on the board with the {4-Spades}, and Small once again allowed Vo to take the lead. Vo obliged with an all-in bet, and Small insta-called, tabling {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}. Vo was in awful shape with {k-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}, and needed the last four in the deck for a chop. It wasn't to be, and Small took a commanding chip lead in the tournament.

The players have now broken down to five tables and will soon be racing off black chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Sean Small
230,000
106,300
106,300
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Van Vo
Busted

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Le Doubles Up

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

Former chipleader Hieu Le, recently down to 15 big blinds, is back in business with an average stack.

A player on the button raised to 5,000, and Le shoved for 30,000 from the small blind. The button tanked for two minutes before calling off most of his stack with {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}. He wasn't far behind Le's {k-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}, but a {9-Spades}{2-Hearts}{7-Hearts} flop brought nothing for him. A {4-Hearts} on the turn and {8-Spades} on the river did the same.

Player Chips Progress
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Hieu Le
64,000
-1,400
-1,400

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