Event #36: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout | 2013 World Series of Poker

06-22-2013 14:21 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 3 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Schwartz	985,000 195,000	195,000
Salman Behbehani	870,000 175,000	175,000
Simeon Naydenov	750,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tobias Wenker	565,000 -10,000	-10,000
Mike Watson	530,000 120,000	120,000

Jan Kropacek	485,000 -105,000	-105,000
Noah Bronstein	340,000 -130,000	-130,000
Andrew Kloc	295,000 -145,000	-145,000
Kevin Vandersmissen	270,000 -140,000	-140,000
Sumanth Reddy	190,000 -30,000	-30,000
Nacho Barbero	120,000 -10,000	-10,000

Level: 3

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

06-22-2013 14:01 UTC-8

Break Time

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Level 2 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

The remaining 11 players are heading on a 20-minute break.

06-22-2013 13:58 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	130,000 -70,000	-70,000

Win for Kropacek

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[user80015]

Level 2 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Jake Schwartz opened under the gun to 16,000 and both Jan Kropacek and Nacho Barbero called from the blinds.

Schwartz continued for 23,000 on the flop with only Kropacek calling before both players checked the on the turn.

The river of the saw Kropacek toss in two green 25,000-denomination chips and Schwartz quickly mucked while slipping to 790,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Schwartz	790,000 15,000	15,000
Jan Kropacek	590,000 215,000	215,000

Tags: Jan Kropacek Nacho Barbero Jake Schwartz

06-22-2013 13:32 UTC-8

Flopped Nuts Good For Naydenov

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MrCleverFox

Level 2 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Simeon Naydenov has been winning small pot after small pot, gaining him a small chip lead at his table. Most recently he's taken even more chips from Kevin Vandersmissen.

After a bet and a call on a board of , Vandersmissen and Naydenov headed for a river.

On that river, Naydenov put out a bet of 38,000. Vandersmissen tanked for a bit, but eventually threw in a call. Naydenov showed for the flopped nuts and Vandersmissen mucked, awarding another pot to Naydenov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simeon Naydenov	755,000 250,000	250,000

Kevin Vandersmissen	410,000 -120,000	-120,000

06-22-2013 13:31 UTC-8

Barbero Tanks and Folds

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Level 2 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Jan Kropacek opened the cutoff to 16,000 only to have Nacho Barbero three-bet to 35,000.

The action passed back to Kropacek and he moved all in for roughly 400,000 to put Barbero deep into the tank.

Nearly three minutes went by before Barbero mumbled, "sorry guys!"

A further two minutes before Barbero picked his cards up to be in view of the rail and some of the players before he mucked them wildly showing the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	200,000 -65,000	-65,000

Tags: Jan Kropacek Nacho Barbero

06-22-2013 13:20 UTC-8

Wenker Four-Bets

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Level 2 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Jan Kropacek kicked it off with a raise to 16,000 only to have Jake Schwartz three-bet to 33,000 from the button. With the action on Tobias Wenker, he four-bet to 68,000 and forced swift folds from Kropacek and Schwartz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tobias Wenker	575,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Jan Kropacek Jake Schwartz Tobias Wenker

06-22-2013 13:16 UTC-8

Watson Pays Off Behbehani

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Level 2 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Salman Behbehani opened from the button to 18,000. Mike Watson called from the big blind.

The flop fell and both players checked. On the turn, Watson bet 22,000 and Behbehani called.

The river was the and Watson slowed down and checked. Behbehani fired off 55,000 and after a spell in a tank, Watson called. Behbehani showed for trips and it was good to scoop the pot as Watson mucked.