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

2013-07-07 19:23 UTC-7

Johannes Strassmann Eliminated in 11th Place ($52,611)

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Nível 23 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

James Wiese raised to 60,000 in the cutoff, Johannes Strassmann three-bet the pot out of the small blind, and after a bit of back and forth between the two, Wiese moved all in. Strassmann called for around 160,000 more.

Wiese:
Strassmann:

The board came , and Strassmann was eliminated in 11th place. The remaining 10 players are now moving to the secondary final stage, and when they arrive we will give you the table draw.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
James Wiese	1,550,000 355,000	355,000
Johannes Strassmann	Eliminado

Tags: James Wiese Johannes Strassmann

2013-07-07 19:24 UTC-7

Seating Assignments for the 10-Handed Table

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Nível 23 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Seat	Player
1	Gjergj Sinishtaj
2	Numit Agrawal
3	Rory Rees Brennan
4	Daniel Alaei
5	Jared Bleznick
6	Tom Marchese
7	James Wiese
8	Alex Kravchenko
9	Sean Dempsey
10	Oleksii Kovalchuk

2013-07-07 19:29 UTC-7

Kovalchuk Over a Million

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Nível 23 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Oleksii Kovalchuk is gunning for his third bracelet in three years, having won the $2,500 Omaha-8/Stud-8 last year and the $2,500 NLHE 6-max. event in 2011. The Ukrainian started the not-quite-final final table on the right foot as part of that effort.

Soon after play resumed, a five-way limped pot developed including both Alex Kravchencko playing from middle position and Kovalchuk playing from the hijack seat. All five checked the flop. Then when the fell on fourth street, it checked to Kravchenko who fired 60,000, then Kovalchuk responded with a pot-sized reraise to 390,000.

The others all folded, and Kravchenko tanked for three full minutes before calling the raise.

The river brought the , and when Kravchenko checked, Kovalchuk didn't hesitate before announcing he was all in. Kravchenko only waited about 15 seconds or so before letting his hand go.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Oleksii Kovalchuk	1,080,000 410,000	410,000

Alex Kravchenko	460,000 -241,000	-241,000

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2013-07-07 19:45 UTC-7

Dempsey Doubles

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Nível 23 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Tom Marchese raised to 55,000 from the cutoff, James Wiese called on the button, and Sean Dempsey moved all in for 185,000 out of the big blind. Marchese unhappily folded, and Wiese called.

Wiese:
Dempsey:

Dempsey's hand held up as the board came , and he more than doubled to 437,000 chips. Wiese slipped to 1.28 million.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
James Wiese	1,280,000 -270,000	-270,000
Sean Dempsey	437,000 272,000	272,000

Tags: Tom Marchese James Wiese Sean Dempsey

2013-07-07 19:52 UTC-7

Huge Double for Sinishtaj

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Nível 23 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Gjergj Sinishtaj opened to 52,000 from under the gun, and the action folded all the way to Oleksii Kovalchuk, who called in the big blind. The dealer fanned , Kovalchuk check-called a bet of 55,000, and the turn brought the . Kovalchuk checked again, Sinishtaj tossed out 127,000, and Kovalchuk raised the pot (480,000). Sinishtaj moved all in for 536,000, and Kovalchuk called.

Sinishtaj:
Kovalchuk:

Both players had full houses, but Sinishtaj's was higher, and a meaningless bricked off on the river. Sinishtaj doubled to nearly 1.3 million, while Kovalchuk slipped to 360,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Gjergj Sinishtaj	1,298,000 513,000	513,000
Oleksii Kovalchuk	360,000 -720,000	-720,000

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2013-07-07 19:55 UTC-7

Boost for Brennan

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Nível 23 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Rory Rees Brennan limped from the button, Daniel Alaei called from the small blind, and after checking his cards Jared Bleznick checked from the big blind.

The flop came . First to act, Alaei tossed out chips for a bet of 60,000, then after pausing a few beats Bleznick raised to 150,000. Brennan sat in contemplation for a while, then announced he was reraising with his entire stack — a little over 650,000.

Alaei quickly tossed his cards away. Bleznick took a little longer, but folded as well.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jared Bleznick	3,050,000 -61,000	-61,000
Rory Rees Brennan	905,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Daniel Alaei Jared Bleznick Rory Rees Brennan

2013-07-07 20:08 UTC-7

Wiese Pots the Flop

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Nível 23 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Daniel Alaei raised to 60,000 in middle position, James Wiese called two spots to his left, and the rest of the players folded. The flop fell , Alaei continued for 105,000, and Wiese raised the pot. Alaei chuckled to himself, then folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Daniel Alaei	2,820,000 20,000	20,000

James Wiese	1,345,000 65,000	65,000

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Nível: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante:

2013-07-07 20:23 UTC-7

Big Double for Kravchenko

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Nível 24 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

In one of the first hands of the new level, Daniel Alaei raised to 65,000 from middle position and James Wiese called from the button. The action on Alex Kravchenko in the small blind, he didn't wait too long before announcing he was reraising pot, a bet that left him about 150,000 behind.

Sean Dempsey quickly let his hand go from the big blind, then Alaei reraised, Wiese folded, and Kravchenko called all in. The two players showed their hands.

Alaei:
Kravchenko:

The dealer burned a card and spread the flop, followed by the turn that gave Kravchenko a club flush. Alaei could still have improved on the river to beat the Russian, but fifth street brought the and Kravchenko kept his seat.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Daniel Alaei	2,150,000 75,000	75,000

Alex Kravchenko	944,000 484,000	484,000

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2013-07-07 20:32 UTC-7

Oleksii Kovalchuk Eliminated in 10th Place ($52,611)

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Nível 24 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Jared Bleznick raised to 60,000 in middle position, Oleksii Kovalchuk raised the pot on the button, and Gjergj Sinishtaj re-potted in the small blind. Bleznick folded, and Kovalchuk called all in.

Kovalchuk:
Sinishtaj:

"Just to let you know," Bleznick said to Sinishtaj. "There are no more queens left."

Sinishtaj flopped a set of aces when the dealer fanned , and the turn and river came , respectively. Kovalchuk exited in 10th place, earning $52,611, and we are now at an official final table of nine.

The players will be taking a short break, and we will bring you official counts shortly.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Oleksii Kovalchuk	Eliminado

Tags: Gjergj Sinishtaj Oleksii Kovalchuk Jared Bleznick