Event #58: $1,111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em
Day 4 Started
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #58: $1,111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$4,280,400
Entries
4,756
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Welcome to PokerNews' Day 4 coverage of Event #58: $1,111 Little One for One Drop No-Limit Hold'em. The starting field of 4,756 entries is down to just eight players, each looking to capture a coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet, as well as the $663,727 first-place prize.
Nghi "Henry" Tran is the chip leader entering Day 4 and is looking to make his seventh career WSOP cash a bracelet win. Second in chips is east-coast grinder Roland Israelashvili. This event marks Roland's 31st career WSOP cash and he is looking to capture that elusive first bracelet. Justin Zaki has nearly seven figures in career live earnings and is looking to not only eclipse that mark, but to notch his first live victory as well.
Here is how a look at the final table seating and chip counts:
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nghi Tran | 4,130,000 |
| 2 | Justin Zaki | 2,300,000 |
| 3 | Joe Morneau | 2,585,000 |
| 4 | Alex Case | 1,760,000 |
| 5 | Roland Israelashvili | 3,375,000 |
| 7 | Kevin O'Donnell | 655,000 |
| 8 | Brian Yoon | 2,650,000 |
| 9 | Cuong Van Nguyen | 1,580,000 |
Play is set to resume at 1 p.m. local time, about half an hour from now, and will play down to a champion. Be sure to keep it here throughout the day as the quest to crown one of the final WSOP champions of the summer concludes.
Players are wishing each other good luck, and the announcer is reading off the players' bios.
Level: 30
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #36: Alexander Case opened to 200,000 from the hijack and Cuong Van Nguyen called from the big blind. The flop came down 
and Nguyen checked to Case who bet 100,000. Nguyen check-raised to 400,000, Case shoved, and Nguyen called all in for 1.37 million with 
for top two pair. Case trailed with 
and couldn't catch up when the 
turn and [As\ river locked up the pot for Nguyen.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,220,000
1,740,000
|
1,740,000 |
|
|
180,000
-1,580,000
|
-1,580,000 |
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #37: Joe Morneau raised to 200,000 from early position and Alex Case moved all in for 170,000 from the next seat over. Roland Israelashvili called from the hijack and everyone else folded. Morneau bet 100,000 on the 
flop, and Israelashvili folded. Morneau held 
, while Case showed 
. The 
and 
finished out the board, and Case was the first to fall on Day 4.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,840,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #38: Kevin O'Donnell shoved from the hijack for 625,000 and Nghi "Henry" Tran called from the small blind.
Tran: 
O'Donnell: 
The board ran out 
, giving Tran a full house to score the elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,700,000
570,000
|
570,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #39: Nghi Tran raised to 250,000 after action folded to his button, and he took down the pot.
Hand #40: Joe Morneau raised to 225,000 after action folded to his small blind. Roland Israelashvili called. Morneau bet 150,000 on the 
flop. Israelashvili raised it up to 400,000, and Morneau made the call. The turn paired the board with the , and both players checked to see the 
. Morneau again checked, and Israelashvili bet another 400,000. Morneau folded after about 30 seconds of thought.
Hand #41: Morneau raised to 200,000 after action folded to his button. Israelashvili called from the small blind, as did Brian Yoon in the big blind. The blinds checked the 
flop, and Morneau bet 250,000. Israelashvili folded, but Yoon came out with a check-raise to 650,000. Morneau called. A 
hit the turn, and Yoon jammed for just under 1.7 million. Morneau called off his last 1.55 million after about a minute.
Morneau: 
Yoon:
Yoon needed to catch a heart or an ace to survive, and he did just that when the came on the river. Morneau was eliminated in sixth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,700,000
3,100,000
|
3,100,000 |
|
||
|
|
4,800,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
3,500,000
-370,000
|
-370,000 |
|
|
2,900,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
|
2,100,000 | |
Level 30
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Hand #42: Justin Zaki raised to 200,000 from the cutoff and Cuong Van Nguyen defended his big blind. The flop 
and Van Nguyen check-folded to Zaki's bet of 135,000.
Hand #43: Brian Yoon raised to 200,000 from the button and Nghi Tran called from the big blind. The flop fell 
and Tran check-called 220,000 to see the 
turn where he opted to lead out for 325,000. Yoon called, landing the 
river. Tran checked, leading to a Yoon bet of 500,000. After a little while in the tank, Tran called.
Yoon tabled for a flush, Tran mucked, and Yoon took down the pot, upping his stack to about 6.7 million in the process.
Hand #44: Nghi Tran called from the small blind and Justin Zaki checked his option. The 
flop was checked by both players and when the turn fell, Tran bet 250,000. Zaki raised to 660,000, only to see Tran come back over the top of 1.2 million. Zaki called, resulting in the river. Tran shoved with the bigger stack and Zaki called all in for 1.06 million with 
. Tran's was no match for Zaki's two pair, giving Zaki the double up.