2013 World Series of Poker

Event #55: The $50,000 Poker Players' Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
$1,774,089
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$6,336,000
Entries
132
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Rolled Up Tens for Juanda Bust Wilkinson

Level 14

Stud-8

John Juanda: {x-}{x-} / {10-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} / {x-}
Lamar Wilkinson: {x-}{x-} / {5-Spades}{4-Clubs}{9-Spades}{9-Hearts} / {x-}

We caught the action on fourth street, where Juanda fired out a bet and Wilkinson called. On fifth, Juanda bet again, and Wilkinson called all in.

Juanda: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Wilkinson: {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs}

Juanda was rolled up, but Wilkinson made two pair on sixth street, and was drawing to a full house. Juanda turned over a brick ({8-Clubs}) on seventh, leaving Wilkinson drawing live, but the {7-Spades} changed nothing, and he was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
John Juanda id
John Juanda
800,000
120,000
120,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Lamar Wilkinson us
Lamar Wilkinson
Busted

Tags: John JuandaLamar Wilkinson

Bohlman Busts

Level 14
Scott Bohlman (Day 2) - Eliminated
Scott Bohlman (Day 2) - Eliminated

Stud-8

Scott Bohlman: {x-}{x-} / {2-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} / {x-}
Andrey Zaichenko: {x-}{x-} / {7-Clubs}{6-Spades}{8-Spades}{3-Hearts} / {x-}

Bohlman completed, Zaichenko raised, and Bohlman called. Bohlman check-called a bet on fourth, then check-called all in on fifth.

Bohlman: {4-Spades}{2-Spades}
Zaichenko: {6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

Sixth street gave Bohlman the lead with fours and deuces, but Zaichenko made a low on sixth. He then ripped over a second three - the {3-Spades} - to give him a better two pair, and Bohlman was unable to make a better two pair or full house when he turned over the {k-Spades} on seventh.

Player Chips Progress
Andrey Zaichenko ru
Andrey Zaichenko
240,000
156,000
156,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Scott Bohlman us
Scott Bohlman
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Lindgren Not Teaching Kenney Anything About Stud

Level 14
Erick Lindgren
Erick Lindgren

Stud

Mike Leah: ({x-}{x-}) / {2-Clubs}FOLD
Bryn Kenney: ({x-}{x-}) / {4-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} / ({x-})
Joe Cassidy: ({x-}{x-}) / {8-Hearts}{6-Spades}{A-Diamonds}FOLD
Erick Lindgren: ({x-}{x-}) / {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} / ({x-})

Mike Leah brought in with the {2-Clubs} showing before Bryn Kenney completed the bet. Joe Cassidy called, then action folded to Erick Lindgren and he raised. Leah folded, Kenney called, and Cassidy called.

On fourth street, Lindgren led with the best hand, and both Kenney and Cassidy called. Then on fifth, Kenney picked up a pair of fours and bet out. Cassidy folded, but Lindgren called.

On sixth, Kenney fired another bet, and Lindgren called. Kenney then checked seventh, Lindgren bet, and Kenney called. Lindgren showed the {A-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{3-Clubs} from the hole for two pair, aces and aces. Kenney shook his head and mucked.

"Did you get that on the end?" asked Kenney about Lindgren's two pair. "Or did you have it?"

Lindgren just smiled with his head down while stacking his chips and didn't respond.

"Nah, you would've raised me on sixth," added Kenney, thinking out loud, and sort of prying for more tips about how Lindgren played the hand.

"I'll tell you how to play stud when you tell me how to play no-limit [hold'em]," Lindgren joked, to which the whole table got a good laugh out of.

Player Chips Progress
Erick Lindgren us
Erick Lindgren
350,000
160,000
160,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
350,000
-60,000
-60,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Joe Cassidy us
Joe Cassidy
235,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
190,000
-200,000
-200,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Joe CassidyMike LeahErick LindgrenBryn Kenney

Cassidy Folds on Seventh

Level 14

Stud

Bryn Kenney: {x-}{x-} / {2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} / {x-}
Joe Cassidy: {x-}{x-} / {q-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{3-Spades} / {x-}
Mike Leah: {x-}{x-} / {8-Spades}{5-Hearts}{j-Hearts} (FOLD)

Kenney brought it in, Cassidy completed, and both Leah and Kenney called. Cassidy led out on fourth street, both Leah and Kenney called, and Cassidy opted to check on fifth. Leah checked behind, Kenney bet, and only Cassidy called.

Cassidy check-called another bet on sixth, but when faced with one final bet on seventh, he tanked for nearly two minutes before folding. Kenney mucked his hand, and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
320,000
130,000
130,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Joe Cassidy us
Joe Cassidy
85,000
-150,000
-150,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Bryn KenneyJoe CassidyMike Leah

Oppenheim Stands Pat

Level 14

2-7 Triple Draw

We caught the action on the first draw between a short-stacked David Oppenheim and Troy Burkholder. Both players drew two and then Oppenheim bet 12,000, leaving himself just 8,000 back. Burkholder opted to raise and Oppenheim called off.

Oppenheim stood pat and Burkholder drew one. That action repeated itself on the final draw and Oppenheim tabled {8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. Before looking at his last card, Burkholder showed that he was drawing live to a {5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{2-Clubs}, meaning he could win with either a seven or an eight.

Burkholder squeezed out the card, but it was the {10-Spades}. Oppenheim survived though he is still well below the average stack.

Player Chips Progress
Troy Burkholder us
Troy Burkholder
460,000
-65,000
-65,000
David Oppenheim us
David Oppenheim
135,000
75,000
75,000
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Troy BurkholderDavid Oppenheim

Smith Takes it Down on River

Level 14

No Limit Hold’em

The hand started with Justin Smith opening to 16,000 from under the gun, and found a call from Ofir Mor on the button. The flop came down {9-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}, as both players opted to fold. The {10-Spades} fell on the turn, and Smith checked his option, as he watched Mor place out a bet of 16,000. The bet was called, as the {9-Clubs} completed the board. Smith checked again, as Mor reached for his chips, casually betting out 27,000. Smith asked for a count, before thinking about his decision for over a minute. He then reached for chips, and behind is tall stacks, counted out a raise, before placing in a bet of 132,000. The bet was enough to take down the pot, as Mor folded almost instantly.

Player Chips Progress
Ofir Mor us
Ofir Mor
615,000
-175,000
-175,000

Tags: Justin SmithOfir Mor

Don Nguyen Surging

Level 14
Don Nguyen
Don Nguyen

Stud

Don Nguyen: {x-}{x-} / {5-Hearts}{q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} / {x-}
Jason Gray: {x-}{x-} / {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}{6-Spades}{10-Hearts} / {x-}

Nguyen completed, Gray raised, and the action folded back to Nguyen, who called. Nguyen called bets on fourth and fifth street, and then bet on sixth when Gray checked. Gray called.

Gray check-called another bet on seventh, and Nguyen showed {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{7-Hearts} for trip aces. Nguyen, who finished runner-up in the $10,000 Heads-Up event earlier this summer, now has a massive stack of around 1.15 million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Don Nguyen us
Don Nguyen
1,150,000
485,000
485,000
Jason Gray gb
Jason Gray
170,000
-166,000
-166,000

Tags: Don NguyenJason Gray

A Good Hand, No Matter What

Level 14
George Danzer
George Danzer

Stud

George Danzer: {x-}{x-} / {4-Spades}{9-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} / {x-}
Adam Friedman: {x-}{x-} / {7-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} (FOLD)
Michael Glick: {x-}{x-} / {7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{j-Hearts} / {x-}

We caught up with the action on fifth street, where Danzer bet and only Glick called. Glick called two more bets on sixth and seventh, then mucked when Danzer showed {8-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts} for trip fours.

"We'll never know what you got on seventh," David Benyamine said to Danzer, who either started with four to a flush and made trip fours on seventh, or made trip fours on fifth.

"It doen't matter," the German replied. "I had a good hand no matter what."

Player Chips Progress
George Danzer de
George Danzer
670,000
275,000
275,000
Michael Glick us
Michael Glick
255,000
-115,000
-115,000

Tags: Adam FriedmanGeorge DanzerMichael Glick

Pocket Rockets for Burkholder

Level 14

No-Limit Hold'em

Action folded to Troy Burkholder in the small blind and he limped. Jonathan Duhamel then raised to 15,000 from the big, Burkholder woke up with a check-raise to 45,000 and Duhamel called, bringing about a flop of {6-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}. Burkholder bet 40,000, Duhamel called and then both players checked the {10-Spades} turn.

Burkholder checked for a second time on the {9-Hearts} river and Duhamel obliged with a bet of 72,000. Burkholder made a quick call and tabled the {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}, which bested Duhamel's {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Troy Burkholder us
Troy Burkholder
720,000
120,000
120,000
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
700,000
-120,000
-120,000

Tags: Troy BurkholderJonathan Duhamel