Event #48: $2,500 Limit Hold'em (Six Handed) | 2013 World Series of Poker

2013-06-28 19:43 UTC-7

Mike Schiffman Eliminated in 5th Place ($38,905)

Nível 23 : 8,000/15,000, 0 ante

Mike Schiffman saw Marco Johnson raise before the flop, and he made it three bets to play. Johnson flatted and the flop fell .

Schiffman led out for a bet, Johnson smooth called, and the turn came .

When Schiffman fired a second barrel, Johnson sprung his trap with a raise, and Schiffman quickly got his last bet into the middle.

Showdown:

Schiffman:
Johnson:

Both players had a huge piece of the board, with Schiffman flopping two pair and turning the nut flush draw. Johnson found a set on the turn, however, and Schiffman needed help to survive. Unfortunately for him, the river bricked off, and he made his exit from the final table in 5th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Marco Johnson	865,000 -85,000	-85,000

Mike Schiffman	Eliminado

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2013-06-28 20:24 UTC-7

Danny Warchol Eliminated in 4th Place ($55,457)

Nível 24 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

A massive pot developed involving all four players, and Danny Warchol was victimized for the rest of his stack.

The action started when Warchol opened for a raise, with his stack already shortened from a previous loss. Juha Helppi, Marco Johnson, and Jeff Thompson all flatted to see the flop fall .

When it was checked around to him, Warchol moved his last bet into the middle, and all three opponents came along.

The turn brought the , and Johnson fired out a bet. Thompson raised it up and made it two bets to play, a move which prompted Johnson to flat call.

Johnson got one more bet in on the river, and Thompson called while revealing the for trips on the turn. Holding the for trips with a bigger kicker, Johnson won the side pot, and when Warchol could table only the , he was eliminated in 4th place.

Johnson stormed to a huge chip lead with the win, while Thompson dropped a chunk of change with the second best hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Marco Johnson	1,250,000 385,000	385,000

Danny Warchol	Eliminado

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2013-06-28 23:33 UTC-7

Juha Helppi Eliminated in 3rd Place ($82,956)

Nível 26 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Juha Helppi's tournament came to an end after two crucial hands failed to go the Finnish pro's way.

First, Jeff Thompson opened for a raise, Marco Johnson reraised, and Helppi made it four bets to play before the flop. Both opponents flatted and the flop came .

Johnson checked to Helppi, who obliged with a bet, and Thompson made it two bets to go. This folded Johnson, but Helppi came along to see the fall on the turn.

After Helppi checked, Thompson continued with a bet, and this moved Helppi off his hand.

Just a few hands later Johnson opened for a raise holding the button, Helppi reraised, and Thompson made it three bets to play. Johnson called, and Helppi did as well, although this put him all in for his last bet.

On the flop, Thompson bet out, and Johnson got out of the way.

Showdown:

Thompson:
Helppi:

Thompson had Helppi on the ropes with an overpair, and the turn () offered no help. The dealer burned and turned the river card, and the ended Helppi's tournament life in 3rd place.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Marco Johnson	1,600,000 -300,000	-300,000

Jeff Thompson	900,000 500,000	500,000
Juha Helppi	Eliminado

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2013-06-29 00:24 UTC-7

Congratulations to Marco Johnson Winner of the Event #48 $2,500 Limit Hold'em Six Handed ($206,796)!

Nível 26 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Marco Johnson knows plenty about finishing runner-up at a WSOP event. He has done it three times now, including in this very event last year, as well as a runner-up finish in an event just last week. Well today, Johnson wouldn't be denied, as he took down Event #48 $2,500 Limit Hold’em (Six-Handed) for his first elusive bracelet, and $206,796.

The big story coming into the day was David “Bakes” Baker looking for his fifth final table at this year’s WSOP. He came into the day as one of the shorter stacks, and was never able to get anything going, as he busted in 10th place. We also lost Mike Watson along the way to the unofficial final table, after Watson managed to secure at least three double ups.

The first player to bust from the unofficial final table was Danny Le, who started the day as the chip leader. He was the short stack coming into the last table, and busted when Michael Shiffman’s ace-queen caught up to his pocket fours on the turn.

If you wanted an idea of how swingy a game limit hold’em can be, look at Maria Ho’s day. Ho started the day in the middle of the pack, and quickly built up a monster chip lead. She carried that lead into the final table, but from there, everything went wrong for her, as she lost every pot she entered on her way to busting in 6th place.

From there, we lost Schiffman in 5th place when his flopped two pair was rendered virtually useless by the turned set of Marco Johnson. Not long after, Danny Warchol busted in fourth in a pot that gave Johnson a big chip lead going into his three handed battle with Juha Helppi and Jeff Thompson.

Three handed play lasted through the dinner break, with Johnson never letting go of the lead. Eventually, Helppi bowed out in 3rd when his pocket fours couldn’t catch up with the jacks of Thompson.

Going into heads up play, Johnson help a 1.6 million to 900,000 lead over Thompson, and the two went back and forth for about 20 minutes before Johnson won two big hands in a row. On the last hand, Johnson held middle pair, and Thompson had an open ended straight draw. He couldn’t hit it, and the bracelet was Johnson’s!

Congratulations again to Marco Johnson for finally breaking through at a WSOP event. Stay tuned for more live coverage as always at PokerNews.com.

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