2013 World Series of Poker

Event #16: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$331,190
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Level Info
Level
6
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0

One for Sauce, Two for Nguyen

Level 3 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Hand #33: Don Nguyen raised to 50,000 on the button, Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky called, and the flop fell {k-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{6-Spades}. Sulsky check-called a 40,000-chip bet from Nguyen, and the pair knuckled when the {q-Spades} turned. The {3-Clubs} completed the board, Sulsky fired out 125,000, and Nguyen called. Sulsky showed {q-Clubs}{j-Spades} for a pair of queens, winning the pot.

Hand #34: Sulsky limped in, then folded to a raise to 75,000 from Nguyen.

Hand #35: Nguyen raised to 50,000 on the button, Sulsky called, and the dealer fanned {a-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. Sulsky check-called 40,000 from Nguyen, then check-folded to a 120,000-chip bet when the {2-Clubs} turned.

Player Chips Progress
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Don Nguyen
2,966,000
-196,000
-196,000
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Ben Sulsky
874,000
196,000
196,000
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Sauce Slipping

Level 3 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Hand #29: Don Nguyen raised to 50,000 on the button, and won the hand.

Hand #30: Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky limped in on the button, Nguyen checked, and the flop fell {2-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}. Nguyen led out for 30,000, Sulsky called, and Nguyen led out again - this time for 65,000 - when the {10-Diamonds} turned. Sulsky called. The river was the {4-Spades}, Nguyen fired a third and final bullet worth 135,000, and Sulsky folded.

Hand #31: Nguyen raised to 50,000 on the button, Sulsky called, and both players checked on a flop of {k-Spades}{9-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. The turn was the {j-Diamonds}, the pair checked again, and the {10-Hearts} completed the board. Sulsky led out for 75,000, then folded when Nguyen min-raised to 150,000.

Hand #32: Sulsky limped in on the button, Nguyen checked, and the two knuckled on a flop of {4-Hearts}{5-Spades}{3-Clubs}. Nguyen led out for 35,000 when the {3-Hearts} turned, Sulsky called, and the river was a fourth tre - the {3-Diamonds}. Nguyen tossed out 85,000, and Sulsky called. Nguyen showed {10-Clubs}{4-Spades} for threes full of fours, and won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Don Nguyen
3,162,000
412,000
412,000
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Ben Sulsky
678,000
-412,000
-412,000
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Radoja Dips Into Add-Ons

Level 3 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Hand #22: Justin Bonomo raised enough to put a short stacked Mark Radoja all in. Radoja folded.

Hand #23: Radoja moved all in from the button and Bonomo folded.

Hand #24: Bonomo completed from the button and Radoja took it down with a ship all in.

Hand #25: Radoja called from the button and Bonomo bet enough to put him all in. Radoja mucked his hand.

Hand #26: Bonomo called from the button and Radoja checked. The flop came {J-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}. Radoja checked and Bonomo bet 20,000. Radoja made it 45,000 and Bonomo three-bet enough to put Radoja all in. Radoja flung his hand at the muck and Bonomo picked up the pot.

Hand #27: Radoja shipped from the button and took down the blinds and antes.

Hand #28-29: Bonomo raised enough to put Radoja all in from the button and Radoja folded. The next hand, Radoja shipped his button and got a fold.

Hand #30: Bonomo raised Radoja all in from the button and Radoja called.

Bonomo: {Q-Spades}{2-Hearts}
Radoja: {K-Hearts}{9-Clubs}

The board ran out {J-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{A-Spades}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades} and Bonomo was able to strike a winning deuce on the river. He forced Radoja to dip into an add-on so Radoja is now sitting with 640,000 live with one more lammer behind.

Player Chips Progress
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Justin Bonomo
2,560,000
220,000
220,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Mark Radoja
1,280,000
-220,000
-220,000
WSOP 2X Winner

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Hands 17-21: Bonomo Dominating

Level 3 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Justin Bonomo
Justin Bonomo

Hand #17 Radoja raised his button to 40,000, and called a three-bet to 120,000 made by Bonomo. On the flop of {8-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}, Bonomo led out for a single white T100,000 tournament chip, and watched Radoja raise to 215,000. Bonomo quickly dropped enough white chips for a reraise to 900,000, setting Radoja all-in if he elected to call, but the Canadian pro released his hand.

Hand #18 Bonomo limped in for 20,000, and called Radoja's raise to 51,000 to see a flop of {8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{3-Spades} hit the table. After Radoja led out for 41,000, Bonomo shipped his stack into the middle, forcing Radoja to muck once again.

Hand #19 Radoja raised his button to 40,000, but surrendered when Bonomo set him all-in for third consecutive hand.

Hand #20 Bonomo limped in, Radoja checked his option, and the {a-Spades}{k-Spades}{8-Clubs} flop was checked down, as was the {a-Hearts} turn and {6-Spades} river. Radoja played the board with his {3-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}, and Bonomo's {10-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} was good enough to take the small pot.

Hand #21 Radoja limped in, and folded to Bonomo's all-in raise.

Player Chips Progress
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Justin Bonomo
2,340,000
530,000
530,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Mark Radoja
1,500,000
-530,000
-530,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Sauce Fighting Back

Level 3 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Ben Sulsky
Ben Sulsky

Hand #27: Don Nguyen raised to 50,000 on the button, Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky defended, and the flop came {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{j-Spades}. Sulsky check-called a bet of 40,000, and both players checked when the {5-Hearts} tured. The {6-Spades} completed the board, Sulsky led out for 125,000, and Nguyen min-raised to 250,000. Sulsky called.

"You got it," Nguyen said, which he said yesterday in a hand he won against Craig Bergeron.

This time he was right, as Sulsky showed {k-Clubs}{9-Clubs} for trip kings.

Hand #28: Sulsky raised to 60,000 on the button, Nguyen called, and the flop came {k-Spades}{4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}. Both players checked. The turn was the {6-Hearts}, Nguyen fired out 50,000, and Sulsky called. Both players checked again when the {j-Clubs} fell on the river, and Sulsky won with {a-Spades}{7-Spades} for ace-high.

Player Chips Progress
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Don Nguyen
2,750,000
-450,000
-450,000
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Ben Sulsky
1,090,000
450,000
450,000
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Level: 3

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante:

Sulsky Down to Last Lammer

Level 2 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Ben Sulsky
Ben Sulsky

Hand #24: Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky limped in on the button, Don Nguyen checked, and Nguyen led out for 20,000 on a flop of {4-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{6-Spades}. Sulsky called. Both players checked on the turn ({k-Spades}) and the river ({2-Spades}), and Sulsky won the hand with {9-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}.

Hand #25: Nguyen raised to 40,000, Sulsky defended, and the flop fell {j-Hearts}{9-Spades}{4-Clubs}. Both players checked. The turn was the {k-Clubs}, Sulsky checked, and Nguyen fired out 35,000. Sulsky check-raised to 135,000, Nguyen re-raised to 235,000, and Sulsky called. The {3-Diamonds} completed the board, and both players knuckled. Sulsky showed {j-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} for two pair, and Nguyen mucked.

Hand #26: Sulsky raised to 50,000, Nguyen defended, and the flop fell {7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}. Nguyen continued for 60,000, Sulsky called, and the turn was the {q-Diamonds}. Nguyen led out again - this time for 120,000 - and Sulsky moved all in for 845,000. Nguyen quickly called.

Nguyen: {8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}
Sulsky: {6-Hearts}{4-Hearts}

Sulsky could only smile at the sight of Nguyen's hand - a straight with a redraw to a diamond flush - and he was forced to cash in his last lammer when the {3-Clubs} completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
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Don Nguyen
3,200,000
640,000
640,000
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Ben Sulsky
640,000
-640,000
-640,000
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Hands 8-16: Chop it Up

Level 2 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Hand #8: Justin Bonomo had the button. He opened to 32,000 and Mark Radoja called. The flop came {5-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds} and Radoja checked. Bonomo continued for 40,000 and Radoja came out with a check-raise to 105,000. Bonomo let it go and Radoja picked it up.

Hand #9-10: Both players folded their respective buttons.

Hand #11: Radoja button-raised to 40,000 and Bonomo called. Both players checked the {4-Hearts}{K-Spades}{3-Hearts} flop which caused the {8-Spades} to hit the turn. Bonomo checked once again and Radoja bet 20,000. Bonomo called.

The river was the {10-Spades} and both players checked. Radoja showed {6-Clubs}{4-Spades} for a winning pair of fours over Bonomo's {Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs}.

Hands #12-13: Each player raised to 40,000 from their button and fired a continuation bet of 40,000 when it was checked to them on the flop. They both took it down there.

Hand #14: Bonomo folded from the button.

Hand #15: Radoja popped it up to 40,000 and Bonomo called. The flop came {5-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and Bonomo check-folded to a 40,000-chip bet.

Hand #16: Bonomo made it 40,000 from the button and Radoja flat called. The flop came {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and Radoja checked. Bonomo bet 40,000 and Radoja called.

Fourth street was the {Q-Spades} and Radoja checked again. Bonomo fired 100,000 and Radoja stuck around. The {Q-Clubs} put a full boat on the board and both players checked and chopped the pot after Bonomo showed {J-Clubs}{3-Hearts} and Radoja showed {A-Clubs}{5-Hearts}.

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Mark Radoja
2,030,000
-180,000
-180,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Justin Bonomo
1,810,000
180,000
180,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Sulsky Busts His First Bullet

Level 2 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Ben Sulsky, Don Nguyen
Ben Sulsky, Don Nguyen

Hand #18: Ben "Sauce123" Sulsky limped in on the button, Don Nguyen checked, and the flop came {k-Hearts}{5-Spades}{4-Diamonds}. Nguyen led out for 20,000, and Sulsky folded.

Hand #19: Nguyen moved all in on the button, and Sulsky folded.

Hand #20: Sulsky moved all in for 228,000 on the button, and Nguyen folded.

Hand #21: Nguyen folded on the button.

Hand #22: Sulsky limped in, then folded to a shove from Nguyen.

Hand #23: Nguyen moved all in for effectively 238,000, and Sulsky called.

Nguyen: {q-Hearts}{2-Hearts}
Sulsky: {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

Nguyen made a pair of queens when the dealer fanned {q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}, and held as the turn and river came {7-Hearts}, {6-Hearts} respectively. Sulsky tossed in one of his two lammers, and has a fresh stack of 640,000 chips to work with.

Player Chips Progress
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Don Nguyen
2,560,000
268,000
268,000
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Ben Sulsky
1,280,000
-268,000
-268,000
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Hands 4-7: Not Afraid to Take a Flop

Level 2 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Hand #4 Bonomo opened for 38,000 on the button, and Radoja came along to see the {10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{3-Clubs} flop. Radoja then check-called a bet of 75,000, and did the same when Bonomo bet 150,000 on the {A-Clubs} turn. The {q-Spades} on the river prompted both players to knuckle, and Bonomo's {K-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} was good over Radoja's {5-Clubs}{5-Spades}.

Hand #5 Radoja raised his button to 32,000 and Bonomo called, bringing a flop of {k-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{4-Clubs} to the table. Bonomo tapped the felt, and then tossed his cards away after Radoja continued with another 32,000 bet.

Hand #6 Bonomo opened for 32,000 and Radoja came along. On the {10-Spades}{a-Hearts}{8-Clubs} flop, Radoja check-called a bet of 32,000 and the {9-Spades} arrived on the turn. Radoja checked once more, and called Bonomo's bet of 80,000 to see the {q-Hearts} drop on the river. Another check by Radoja induced a bet of 150,000 from Bonomo, but this time Radoja was convinced and he mucked his hand after a contemplative swig from his coffee cup.

Hand #7 Radoja opened for 32,000, Bonomo flatted, and the flop fell {9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}. Bonomo checked and called a bet of 32,000, and both players checked the action when the {j-Clubs} fell on the turn. After the {10-Clubs} came on the river, Bonomo checked for a third time, and Radoja's 58,000 bet was enough to claim the pot.