Event #57: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 2013 World Series of Poker

2013-07-05 20:35 UTC-7

Matt Perrins Wins Event #57: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em ($792,275); Captures Second WSOP Bracelet

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Nível 30 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

After only seven hours and 136 hands, Day 4 has officially come to an end, with Britain’s Matt Perrins securing victory in Event #57: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em. The young poker pro from Rochdale, England, started the final table as the chip leader, and didn’t look back, as he secured his second WSOP bracelet, after winning a 'No-Limit 2-7 Lowball' bracelet back in 2011.

The final table got off to a quick start, with the shortest stack, Kent Roed, being eliminated first, when he ran his into Randal Flowers’ pre-flop, and didn’t improve.

Joe Serock was unable to capture his first title, after he tangled with Matt Perrins in several hands, before finally moving all in with , only to come up against Perrin’s , before being eliminated in 8th place.

Perrins would keep the heater going, when he eliminated Randal Flowers shortly after. Flowers opened to 100,000 and was met with a raise to 230,000, before he quickly moved all in, and was called. He tabled his , and was in great shape versus the , until the spiked on the turn, to give Perrins his next scalp.

Seven hands later, and a short stacked Thomas Muehloecker moved all in, as did Antonio Buonanno, with none other than Matt Perrins making the call, putting both at risk. At the end of the hand, Buonanno was able to double, but Muehloecker was eliminated, collecting $129,477 for his efforts, almost the same amount as his career earnings combined.

And only six hands later, we were left with four, after Matt Berkey was the unlucky recipient of a beat, as his run in this event came to an end. Cashing in his seventh event in this years series, and a fourth final table in a no-limit hold’em event, Berkey would move all in pre-flop after several raises against Perrins, holding against . Perrin’s rail begged for a seven, and received two, when the flop came down , having Berkey needing running cards to survive. It wasn’t to be though, as the cards bricked, sending him to the rail.

Perrins would then eliminate his fifth opponent in a row, when his got the better of Antonio Buonanno’s , after the board ran out , to leave us with just three.

The action was tight through out three-handed play, until the biggest pot of the night, saw both big stacks tangle. Arthur Pro opened the pot, before Seth Berger raised it up to 450,000. Perrins was next to act, and he opted to bump it up to 975,000, as Pro quickly got out of the way. Berger wasn’t going to give up there, as he min-raised it back to 1,600,000. Perrins thought about his next move for several minutes, before announcing all in, taking Berger by surprise. He tanked for over a minute, before making the call, which ended up being the right decision.

His was in great shape against Perrins’ , but it seemed like this was Perrins' destiny, as he caught the in the window, much to the delight of his monstrous rail. He held, leaving a distraught Berger crying in the corner, having to settle for another deep run in this series, after already securing a second weeks earlier.

Heads up play started with Perrins having a 10:1 chip lead over Arthur Pro, but he didn’t have it all his way, as Pro found some crucial doubles to stay in contention. However on the last hand, it just wasn’t to be, even thought Pro took the lead after flopping a pair. Perrins regained the lead on the turn, and one card later, he was guaranteed the victory, as his rail stormed into the middle of the Mothership, to congratulate their countryman.

For his efforts, Pro would walk away with $489,451, and an experience to cherish for a lifetime.

Place	Name	Prize Money
1	Matt Perrins	$792,275
2	Arthur Pro	$489,451
3	Seth Berger	$315,529
4	Antonio Buonanno	$231,147
5	Matt Berkey	$171,822
6	Thomas Muehloecker	$129,447
7	Randal Flowers	$98,715
8	Joe Serock	$76,164
9	Kent Roed	$59,398

That concludes our coverage of Event #57. Thanks for tuning in to all the live coverage of what was definitely an exciting final table. Be sure to stay tuned, with the Main Event just around the corner, as PokerNews.com bring you all the action, here from the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.

2013-07-05 19:42 UTC-7

Arthur Pro Eliminated in 2nd Place ($489,451)

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Nível 30 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #135: Perrins opened for 200,000 and he was called by Pro. The flop came down . On the flop Pro checked to Perrins who bet 150,000 leading to a fold from Pro.

Hand #136: On the button Pro opened to 350,000. Perrins announced an all in and almost immediately Pro called.

Perrins:
Pro:

Pro was ahead in the hand, but any combination of flops could easily give Perrins the lead. This flop came down which gave Pro top pair but improved Perrins' hand by adding a gutshot straight draw. "Ten!" the rail cheered for him.

The turn wasn't a ten, but the on the turn did give him the lead. The on the river was safe for Perrins and with that, Arthur Pro was eliminated in second place while Matt Perrins captured the World Series of Poker Gold Bracelet along with first place prize money.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Arthur Pro	Eliminado

2013-07-05 19:30 UTC-7

Pro Doubles In First Few Heads Up Hands

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Nível 30 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Arthur Pro with a T shirt from Matt Perrins rail

Hand #125: Perrins opened to 160,000 and Pro folded his big blind.

Hand #126: Pro moved all in from the button for 895,000. Perrins quickly called.

Perrins:
Pro:

The flop came down giving Pro a few extra outs to a straight. The turn was the , which was good for Pro to take the lead. The river kept Pro in the lead and allowed him to double up very quickly in this heads up match through Perrins.

Hand #127: Perrins opened to 160,000 leading to a fold from Pro.

Hand #128: Pro opened to 245,000. Perrins moved all in from the big blind. Pro laid down his hand allowing Perrins to pick up the pot.

Hand #129: Perrins opened from the button to 160,000. Pro Called from the big blind. On the flop Pro checked to Perrins who put out a bet of 165,000. Pro called. On the turn, Pro checked for a second time. Perrins put out a bet of 305,000. After thinking about it for about thirty seconds, Pro folded.

Hand #130: Perrins received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #131: Perrins opened to 165,000, and was called by Pro. The flop came down . Pro checked his option before Perrins bet 175,000. Pro moved all in for 990,000 and Perrins folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Matt Perrins	10,550,000	-215,000
Arthur Pro	1,210,000	215,000

2013-07-05 19:13 UTC-7

Seth Berger Eliminated in 3rd Place ($315,529)

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Nível 30 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #120 Arthur Pro called from the small blind, before Seth Berger bumped it up an additional 130,000 from the big blind. The raise was enough to see him take down the pot.

Hand #121 Arthur Pro opened to 220,000 from the button, as Seth Berger went into the tank from the small blind. After a few minutes, he opted to raise it up to 680,000, as Matt Perrins quickly got out of the way. With the decision back on Pro, he thought about his decision, before finally releasing his hand.

Hand #122 Seth Berger opened to 145,000 from the button, which was enough to take down the pot.

Hand #123 Matt Perrins opened to 160,000 from the button and was called by Seth Berger from the big blind. The flop came down , as Berger checked, before Perrins threw out a continuation bet of 175,000. Berger called, and both watched as the fell on the turn. Berger checked again, as Perrins bet out another 330,000, which was enough to take down the pot.

Hand #124 Arthur Pro opened with a bet, before Seth Berger raised it up to 450,000. Matt Perrins then opted to re-raise to 975,000 in chips, as Berger went into the tank. After thinking for a few minutes, Berger pulled back his original raise, before sliding out a five-bet to 1,600,000. After another minute, Perrins moved all in, as Berger sat back in his chair, completely surprised by his opponents move. He shook his head, and stared down the bet, before finally making the call.

Perrins:
Berger:

Berger had less chips, but had made a great call, holding the better hand, as the dealer went to spread out the flop.

“Kiiiiinnnnngggg,” pleaded Perrins' rail, before the flop came down . An eruption of cheers broke out, as Perrins took the lead, with Berger throwing his hands on his head, pacing around the final table. Unfortunately for him, the board ran out the and to see eliminated in third place, as we head to heads-up.

Tags: Arthur Pro Matt Perrins Seth Berger

2013-07-05 18:14 UTC-7

Arthur Pro Doubles Through The Chip Leader

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Nível 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Arthur Pro doubles up through Matt Perrins

Hand #95: Berger folded his button. From the small blind Perrins raised to 150,000. Pro called from the big blind. The flop came down and Perrins led for 120,000. Pro then tossed in a reraise to 300,000. That reraise drew a call from Perrins. The turn was the . On that card Perrins checked to Pro who fired off 350,000. Perrins called again. The river was the and Perrins checked for a second time. Pro put out a big bet of 500,000. Perrins called after thinking about it for nearly a minute. Perrins turned up his for top two pair and that drew a muck from Pro, leaving him with the shortest stack.

Hand #96: From the small blind Arthur Pro made the call. Out of the big blind, Seth Berger opted to put in a raise to 80,000 more. Pro folded and Berger took down the pot.

Hand #97: From the button Arthur Pro shoved all in and he was able to collect the blinds and antes.

Hand #98: Seth Berger opened with a raise to 140,000 from the button. From the small blind, Matt Perrins reraised to 380,000. Pro folded his big blind. Berger called the raise from Perrins. The flop came down and Perrins led for 375,000. Berger opted to reraise to 790,00. Perrins folded allowing Berger to take down the pot.

Hand #99: Perrins opened with a raise to 120,000. From the small blind Arthur Pro moved all in. With action back on Perrins he quickly called.

Pro:
Perrins:

The flop came down giving pro an immediate lead. Perrins' rail cheered for a ten on the turn but the came instead, still giving Perrins a flush draw and drawing "Ooooo"s and "Ahhh"s from the rail. The river was the though, and that allowed Pro to double up through Perrins.

2013-07-05 17:54 UTC-7

Antonio Buonanno Eliminated in 4th Place ($231,147)

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Nível 29 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Antonio Buonanno is eliminated in 4th place

Hand #87: From the button Antonio Buonanno opened to 125,000 and he scooped the pot when both blinds folded.

Hand #88: Matt Perrins raised to ta total of 150,000 from the small blind. Arthur Pro called from the big blind. Perrins checked on a flop of . Pro led for 175,000, and Perrins folded allowing Pro to take down the pot.

Hand #89: Matt Perrins opened to 120,000 from the button. Pro folded his small blind but from the big blind Antonio Buonanno reraised to 360,000. Matt Perrins moved all in which led to a quick call from Buonanno.

Perrins:
Buonanno:

The flop came down not giving help to Buonanno, and not giving him any extra outs either. The turn fell the keeping Perrins in the lead. The dealer put out the on the river and that was it for Buonanno who exited the tournament in fourth place.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Matt Perrins	7,900,000	2,255,000
Antonio Buonanno	Eliminado

2013-07-05 16:54 UTC-7

Matt Berkey Eliminated in 5th Place ($171,822)

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Nível 28 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #73: Matt Berkey opened the pot with a raise to 100,00 from under the gun and action folded around allowing Berkey to take down the blinds and antes.

Hand #74: Matt Perrins kicked off the action by raising to 100,000 from under the gun, everyone folded except for Matt Berkey who reraised to 350,000. Perrins moved all in and Berkey snap called.

Perrins:
Berkey:

The sight of the flop caused an explosion of cheers from Matt Perrins' rail. Railbirds began jumping, screaming, and singing as Perrins had flopped huge and left Berkey drawing to running outs. The turn was no help to Berkey and no matter what fell on the river, he would be eliminated. The dealer put down the on the river and with that, Perrins raked in the chips as Matt Berkey was eliminated from the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Matt Berkey	Eliminado

2013-07-05 16:49 UTC-7

Thomas Muehloecker Eliminated in 6th Place ($129,447); Antonio Buonano Doubles

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Nível 28 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Thomas Muehloecker is all in and eliminated in 6th place

Hand #68: Seth Berger opened with a raise to 110,000. In the next seat Thomas Muehloecker called all in for his tournament life since he had less chips than Berger's raise. Action folded over to Matt Perrins who reraised to 250,000 from the button. Antonio Buonanno then moved all in from the big blind leading to a fold from Seth Berger. With action back on Perrins he tanked for about half a minute before making the call

Perrins:
Muehloecker:
Buonanno:

The flop looked good for both Buonanno and Perrins when it came , giving top pair to Buonanno and an open ended straight draw to Perrins. Perrin's rail exploded with cheers of "Eight! Eight! Eight! Eight!' but it was the that came on the turn. The river could still come a king, deuce, or eight to change the outcome of the hand, but it was a allowing Buonanno to double up while eliminating Muehloecker from the tournament in the process.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Matt Perrins	3,100,000	-900,000
Antonio Buonanno	2,500,000	2,050,000
Thomas Muehloecker	Eliminado

2013-07-05 16:34 UTC-7

Berkey Doubles Through Buonanno Again; Randall Flowers Eliminated in 7th Place ($98,715)

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Nível 28 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Randal Flowers is eliminated in 7th place

Hand #61:: Antonio Buonanno opened with a raise to 110,000. A few seats over Matt Berkey reraised all in. Action folded back to Buonanno who asked for a count, which ended up being a total of 920,000. Buonanno thought about it briefly before making the call.

Berkey:
Buonanno

Berkey had got his money in well behind but he caught a huge flop when it fell giving him flush and straight draws. The turn would end matters immediately when it fell the giving Berkey the unbeatable flush. The dealer put out the meaningless , allowing Berkey to double up.

Hand #62: Action folded around to Randal Flowers who raised to 100,000. In the next seat over, on the button, Matt Perrins reraised to 230,000. Flowers reraised all in and he was called quickly by Perrins.

Flowers:
Perrins:

The flop came down leaving Flowers out in front. The turn led to an eruption from the rail, as Perrins had picked up a huge lead, leaving Flowers with one out. The river was the and that was it for Randal Flowers. He was sent home in seventh place, but picked up nearly six figures for efforts.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Matt Perrins	4,000,000	1,305,000
Matt Berkey	1,900,000	850,000
Antonio Buonanno	450,000	-980,000
Randal Flowers	Eliminado

2013-07-05 16:09 UTC-7

All In and Chop; Double For Berkey

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Nível 28 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #53: From the small blind, Randal Flowers raised to 120,000. Matt Perrins gave up his big blind and Flowers took down his second pot in a row.

Hand #54: Seth Berger opened the pot with a raise to 110,000. In the next seat over Thomas Muehloecker moved all in for a total of about 500,000. Action folded all the way back around to Seth Berger who thought about his decision for a bit before making the call.

Muehloecker:
Berger:

The board ran out allowing both players to chop up the pot with the same hand.

Hand #55: Matt Berkey moved all in and recieved a call from Antonio Buonanno from the small blind.

Berkey:
Buonanno:

The flop came down giving Berkey a load more outs than he began with. The turn was the , giving no improvement to Berkey but the on the river was one of the cards he needed to improve to the best hand and double with a pair of eights.