Event #61:$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 2013 World Series of Poker

2013-07-07 18:28 UTC-7

Lasell King Eliminated in 15th Place ($41,472)

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Nível 22 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Yet another Jared Bleznick knockout to report, with Lasell King proving the victim this time.

We caught up with the hand on the flop with the board showing . That's when action between the pair saw Lasell committing the last of his chips holding for top two pair and a gutshot to Broadway, while Bleznick had flopped a set of fours with .

The turn and river brought a couple of deuces — and — and Bleznick improved to a full house as King was knocked out in 15th place.

Bleznick is currently exchanging more orange (1,000) chips for pink (5,000) and green (25,000) ones, as his total has ballooned up over 3 million now.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jared Bleznick	3,110,000 530,000	530,000
Lasell King	Eliminado

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2013-07-07 18:04 UTC-7

Daniel Merkus Eliminated in 16th Place ($32,691)

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Nível 22 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Jared Bleznick raised to 55,000 from under the gun, Daniel Merkus three-bet the pot (140,000) from the cutoff, and Bleznick moved all in. Merkus quickly called for around 400,000.

Bleznick:
Merkus:

Merkus held two suits to Bleznick's one, but Bleznick flopped Merkus dead when the dealer fanned . The turn and river completed , , giving Bleznick a straight flush for kicks and giggles, and Merkus was eliminated in 16th place.

"Steel wheel," Bleznick said, grinning. "That's how good a poker player I am. He has two suits, I have one, and I make a straight flush."

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jared Bleznick	2,580,000 350,000	350,000
Daniel Merkus	Eliminado

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2013-07-07 17:51 UTC-7

Philippe Clerc Eliminated in 17th Place ($32,691)

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Nível 22 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Shortly after Jonathan Duhamel's elimination, Philippe Clerc was all in with his short stack with and looking for a double versus Oleksii Kovalchuk who held .

Alas for Clerc, the flop came , immediately providing a flush for Kovalchuk, and by the turn Clerc's 17th-place finish had already been determined.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Oleksii Kovalchuk	750,000 95,000	95,000

Philippe Clerc	Eliminado

2013-07-07 17:46 UTC-7

Jonathan Duhamel Eliminated in 18th Place ($32,691)

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Nível 22 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Jared Bleznick raised to 35,000 from middle position, then Jonathan Duhamel reraised all in for about 90,000 total behind him. Those in between stepped aside, and Bleznick called the reraise without much hesitation.

Bleznick:
Duhamel:

The flop came badly for Duhamel, rolling out to give Bleznick a queen-high straight. The then fell on the turn, which left Duhamel needing another nine to appear or a king to survive. But the river was the , and the 2010 WSOP Main Event champion was sent railward in 18th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jared Bleznick	2,100,000
Jonathan Duhamel	Eliminado

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2013-07-07 17:32 UTC-7

Bleznick Flops Quads; Gets Three Streets of Value

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Nível 21 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Jared Bleznick raised to 35,000 in the cutoff, Jonathan Duhamel called on the button, and both blinds released. The dealer fanned , Bleznick tossed out 20,000, and Duhamel called.

The turn was the , Bleznick led out for another 65,000, and Duhamel called.

The completed the board, and Bleznick emptied the chamber, firing a third and final bullet worth 110,000. Duhamel called, and Bleznick sent spinning across the felt face up for quad sixes.

Duhamel dropped to 90,000 chips, while Bleznick is above two million.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jared Bleznick	2,100,000 390,000	390,000
Jonathan Duhamel	90,000 -205,000	-205,000

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2013-07-07 17:08 UTC-7

Mihails Morozovs Eliminated in 19th Place ($26,124)

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Nível 21 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

When we arrived at the table, Mihails Morozovs' hand was being scooped into the muck, and his entire stack was being pushed towards Oleksii Kovalchuk. We caught with two diamonds for Morozovs. The board read , and Kovalchuk had .

Morozovs had flopped multiple backdoor draws, and turned a diamond flush draw only for Kovalchuk to make a full house on the river. Morozovs was eliminated in 19th place, earning $26,124, while Kovalchuk now has 655,000 chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Oleksii Kovalchuk	655,000 365,000	365,000

Mihails Morozovs	Eliminado

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2013-07-07 16:57 UTC-7

Morten Stenheim Eliminated in 20th Place ($26,124)

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Nível 21 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Preflop action between Morten Stenheim and Johannes Strassman ended with Stenheim nodding and calling his remaining chips, and continuing to nod further as he saw his opponent's hand and recognized he was behind.

Stenheim had and was saying "aces" even before Strassmann tabled his . The board came , bringing no improvement to Stenheim's hand and sending the Norwegian out in 20th place.

Nineteen players remain, meaning one more elimination and they'll be redrawing to the final two nine-handed tables.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Johannes Strassmann	625,000 190,000	190,000
Morten Stenheim	Eliminado

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2013-07-07 16:50 UTC-7

Yevgeniy Timoshenko Eliminated in 22nd Place ($26,124); Joseph Cheong Eliminated in 21st Place ($26,124)

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Nível 21 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Further proof of the wild, swingy nature of pot-limit Omaha was provided in a big three-way all-in hand that just developed between Jared Bleznick (small blind), Joseph Cheong (middle position), and Yevgeniy Timoshenko (cutoff).

Preflop action between the trio saw Cheong committing his entire stack of around 300,000, Timoshenko likewise all in for a little less than that, and Bleznick having both players covered.

Bleznick:
Cheong:
Timoshenko:

The dealer delivered the community cards swiftly, and as they came , then , then , all of those diamonds added up to a winning ace-high flush for Bleznick and spelled the end of the road for both Timoshenko and Cheong — the second double-knockout since the redraw to three tables.

As Cheong had a little more than Timoshenko to start the hand, he takes 21st place while Timoshenko ends in 22nd, although both earn the same reward of $26,124 for their finishes.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jared Bleznick	1,710,000 710,000	710,000
Joseph Cheong	Eliminado

Yevgeniy Timoshenko	Eliminado

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2013-07-07 16:12 UTC-7

[Removed:146] Eliminated in 23rd Place ($26,124)

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Nível 20 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Daniel Alaei raised to 27,000 on the button, [Removed:146] three-bet the pot (93,000) out of the small blind, leaving just 90,000 or so behind, and Alaei called. The flop fell , Guerfi immediately went all in, and Alaei called.

Guerfi:
Alaei:

Alaei's bottom two pair was ahead, and he improved to a full house when the turned, leaving Guerfi drawing dead. The completed the board, and Alaei now sits with 1.95 million chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Daniel Alaei	1,950,000

[Removed:146]	Eliminado

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2013-07-07 16:09 UTC-7

Nadar Kakhmazov Eliminated in 24th Place ($26,124)

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Nível 20 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

James Wiese raised in middle position, Nadar Kakhmazov three-bet the pot (96,000) near the button, and the action folded back to Wiese. He re-potted, Kakhmazov moved all in for 430,000 or so, and Wiese called.

Wiese:
Kakhmazov:

The flop fell , giving Wiese a flush draw to go along with his pocket aces, and Wiese's hand held up as the turn and river came , respectively. Kakhmazov hit the rail in 24th place, earning $26,124, while Wiese is back up to 1.27 million chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
James Wiese	1,270,000 610,000	610,000
Nadar Kakhmazov	Eliminado

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