Event #62: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event Dia 5 | 2013 World Series of Poker

2013-07-13 15:21 UTC-7

Mann Takes Chip Lead

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Nível 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Kenny Hsiung opened to 40,000 and was called by the cutoff before Jason Mann three-bet to 140,000. The action folded back to Hsiung and he shoved all in for just under 600,000. The cutoff folded and Mann double-fist-pump snap-called.

Hsiung:
Mann:

With Hsiung in desperate need to spike his two-outer, the flop gave him backdoor outs to a straight. The turn landed the , and when the river fell the , Hsiung hit the rail as Mann soared into the chip lead with 3,785,000 in chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jason Mann	3,785,000 585,000	585,000
Kenny Hsiung	Eliminado

Tags: Kenny Hsiung Jason Mann

2013-07-13 15:29 UTC-7

Annette Ascends to 2.65 Million

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Nível 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Sergio Castelluccio min-raised to 40,000 from middle position, Annette Obrestad three-bet to 110,000 from late position, and Castelluccio called to see a flop of . Castelluccio checked, Obrestad bet 130,000, and Castelluccio called. He checked again on the turn, and Obrestad meticulously cut out 275,00 from her stack and placed it in the pot. Castelluccio stared her down for a couple minutes before matching her bet, and suddenly there was more than a million in the pot.

The river was the and once again Castelluccio checked. Obrestad pushed out a stack of green T25,000 chips from her stack, totaling 500,000. Castelluccio sat in the tank for another two minutes, and this time gave it up. Obrestad now sits at 2.65 million and has climbed back into the top 10.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Annette Obrestad	2,650,000 670,000	670,000

Tags: Annette Obrestad Sergio Castelluccio

2013-07-13 15:33 UTC-7

Jonathan Jaffe Doubles to Almost Three Million

Nível 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Jonathan Jaffe raised to 45,000 from under the gun +1. Yi Fang, who had literally just sat down for his first hand at the Mothership, reraised to 70,000 from the hijack. It folded back to Jaffe, and he thought for a while before reraising to 240,000. Fang tossed in the call, and the flop came . Jaffe led right out for 300,000, and Fang quickly moved all in. Jaffe called even quicker, and in a flash, the pot had ballooned to over 2.8 million.

Jaffe:
Fang:

Fang stood up and immediately started chanting for a queen. A ten would also have done it for him against Jaffe's overpair, and while he didn't hit either on the turn, he did pick up a few more outs with the . Fang started chanting "Queen, ten, nine. Queen, ten, nine!" Jaffe couldn't help but laugh despite the tension of the moment, and said "I hope that if I bust that you win the tournament." The 2.8 million chip river card was the , and Jaffe scored a massive double up, while Fang tumbled down to just 504,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jonathan Jaffe	2,828,000 1,567,000	1,567,000
Yi Fang	504,000 -1,176,000	-1,176,000

Tags: Jonathan Jaffe Yi Fang

2013-07-13 15:47 UTC-7

Lindh Leaps Into Lead

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Nível 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Shortly after knocking out Ryan Wolfson a moment ago, Chris Lindh just won some more chips off of Alexander Kuzmin in a hand that did not make it to showdown.

The pair had reached a flop at which point Kuzmin checked, Lindh bet 85,000, Kuzmin check-raised to 200,000, and Lindh called.

The turn then brought the and after Kuzmin checked, Lindh declared he was all in. Kuzmin thought for a while, his chin resting in a cushion as he leaned forward getting his right arm massaged.

Finally, he reached forward with his left hand and tossed his cards away.

Lindh has now seized the chip lead, and as he just reported to his Twitter followers, is now sitting with around 4 million.

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Update: i have too many chips to count...July 13 2013

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Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Chris Lindh	4,050,000 425,000	425,000
Alexander Kuzmin	805,000 -245,000	-245,000

Tags: Alexander Kuzmin Chris Lindh

2013-07-13 16:33 UTC-7

Second Break of Day Five: Greg Merson Eliminated, Chris Lindh Jumps into Lead

Nível 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

The big news from the second level of Day 5 is that defending Main Event champion Greg Merson has been eliminated. Brett Richey scored the bustout. He and Merson got their chips in the middle preflop, and Richey’s held up against Merson’s , and Merson finished in 167th place.

Carlos Mortensen is now the only former Main Event champion left in the field. Mortensen, who won in 2001, started the day with only 302,000 in chips, but he doubled up on the first hand of the day and has kept his stack steady over the past two levels.

Chris Lindh currently has the most chips in the room. He took the lead when his pocket nines held up to bust Ryan Wolfson. Lindh soon became the first player in the tournament with more than four million chips. Several other players are building large stacks. Jason Mann, Jonathan Jaffe, and Annette Obrestad, all climbed the leaderboard during the last level.

In addition to Merson, other eliminations in this level include Kyle Julius, Eddie Blumenthal, Victor Figueroa, and Manig Loeser

There are now 137 players still in the tournament, and everyone left is guaranteed a payout of at least $50,752.

Play resumes in 20 minutes. We’ll keep you updated with chips counts soon, and then with live updates as Level 23 begins.

Tags: Annette Obrestad Brett Richey Carlos Mortensen Chris Lindh Christopher Lindh Eddie Blumenthal Greg Merson Jason Mann Jonathan Jaffe Kyle Julius Manig Loeser Nicholas E. Blumenthal Ryan Wolfson Victor Figueroa Will Jaffe

2013-07-13 17:17 UTC-7

Steinberg Ousted

Nível 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Max Steinberg spent much of yesterday as the chip leader, and ended the night as one of the big stacks. However, he had a rough go of it today, as he came to the featured table with just 330,000. It didn't take long after the break for him to get it in, and Eli Heath was the player who knocked him out.

Action folded around to Steinberg, who open limped in the cutoff. Ashton Griffin also called from the small blind, and Heath checked his option in the big blind. The flop came down , and Griffin checked to Heath, who fired out 36,000. Steinberg tossed in the call, and Griffin got out of the way. The turn brought the , and Heath bet out again, this time for 67,000. Steinberg moved all in 256,000, and about 20 seconds after he got the official number, Heath made the call.

Steinberg:
Heath:

Heath had flopped two pair, and he was well ahead of the pair of kings held by Steinberg. Steinberg was looking for an ace, king, three, or deuce to win the hand, but the river brought none of those, coming down the .

A disappointed Steinberg slowly walked out of the Mothership while Heath jumped up to over a million after that pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Eli Heath	1,016,000 322,000	322,000
Max Steinberg	Eliminado

Tags: Eli Heath Max Steinberg

2013-07-13 17:35 UTC-7

Rustom Busts Robert, Takes Chip Lead

Nível 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Sami Rustom bet 80,000 after Vincent Robert checked to him on a flop of . Robert came back with a raise to 200,000, which Rustom called after a brief pause. The turn brought a , and Robert pushed all in for 704,000.

Rustom began tanking.

"It doesn't make sense," he finally said, sliding in a tower of green T25,000 chips.

Rustom:
Robert:

Rustom had correctly deduced that he was ahead, but Robert would take the pot and double up with a diamond or an ace on the end. The river was a , and Rustom took all of his foe's chips and the overall chip lead.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Sami Rustom	4,300,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Vincent Robert	Eliminado

Tags: Sami Rustom Vincent Robert

2013-07-13 17:50 UTC-7

Jaffe Wins Huge Pot, Pushing Four Million

Nível 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Jonathan Jaffe made it 52,000 to go from under the gun +1, and Michiel Brummelhuis called two spots over. Eli Heath also tagged along from the big blind, and the three saw a flop of . Heath checked to Jaffe, who fired out 89,000. Brummelhuis called, Heath folded, and the turn brought the . Jaffe continued to fire, this time for 200,000, and Brummelhuis once again called fairly quickly.

The river was the , and Jaffe thought it over before putting out a huge bet of 830,000. Brummelhuis called him down, and Jaffe showed for the flopped second nut flush. Brummelhuis showed , and Jaffe collected a massive pot to get up to 3.8 million, while Brummelhuis tumbled down to 1.166 million.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jonathan Jaffe	3,800,000 1,252,000	1,252,000
Michiel Brummelhuis	1,166,000 -1,187,000	-1,187,000

Tags: Jonathan Jaffe Michiel Brummelhuis

2013-07-13 17:50 UTC-7

Bardah's Beat Boxing Can't Save Him

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Nível 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

After the dealer pitched out the cards and Ronnie Bardah looked at his hand from the small blind, he began beat boxing — something he is known for being very skilled at.

Action began to fold around the table before a player opened with a raise to 54,000. When this happened, Bardah added a little extra into the beat boxing. Bardah was bobbing his head, and some of the table began clapping their hands and dancing along to the beat. Then, Jorn Walthaus three-bet from the cutoff seat to 133,000. When Walthaus did this, Bardah added another element to the beat, and even more players joined in from the table. Everyone was rocking and enjoyment captured the table.

After the button folded, Bardah double-fisted all of his chips in the middle, emphatically smashing his two towers down on the felt and picking up the beat boxing some more. Everyone at the table smiled, laughed and danced along to the melody. The big blind and original raiser folded, then Walthaus got a quick count.

Bardah was all in for 289,000, and Walthaus quickly made the call when he knew how much it was. He had the , but Bardah was out in front with the .

The flop came down , and Bardah stopped beat boxing because he now had a sweat on his hands. The turn was the , which gave Walthaus a flush draw to go along with his straight draw. Bardah leaned over and put his head on the dealer's shoulder, pleading with her not to deliver the beat. Although Bardah's good-heartened nature made her smile even more, the dealer slapped the on the river and gave Walthaus a flush. He won the pot, and Bardah was eliminated.

"It's so crazy how it all evens out," Bardah said after the hand as he walked over to the payout desk. He was citing the hand where he doubled up by hitting a six when he got in pocket sixes against pocket sevens.

At any rate, Bardah was off to the payout desk to collect another cash, his fourth consecutive in the World Series of Poker Main Event. That ties the record held by Chris Bjorin, and Bardah, along with Christian Harder who also cashed this year, will have the chance to break the record in 2014. In 2010, Bardah took 24th for a cash of $317,161 after running into the pockets aces for Filippo Candio. He followed that up with a 453rd-place finish in 2011 for $27,103 and a 540th-place finish in 2012 for $21,707. This year, Bardah added another $50,752 to his pocket after already cashing twice earlier in the Series. One of those cashes was a third-place finish in the $5,000 Limit Hold'em event for $94,793.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ronnie Bardah	Eliminado

Tags: Filippo Candio Jorn Walthaus Ronnie Bardah

2013-07-13 18:21 UTC-7

Morgenstern Picks Off Other Morgenstern for Massive Pot

Nível 23 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

We found two Morgensterns, Gad and Anton, heads up on the end with a pot of about 700,000 already built up. Anton fired a small bet of 150,000 with the board reading . Gad asked for a count, then pushed all in after about a minute. Anton thought for a bit before tossing out a few orange chips to indicate a call.

Gad leaned back in his chair, stretched his arms and shook his head slightly. Anton flipped over for an overpair after Gad showed for ace-high.

"How do you call with that?" Gad said quietly.

He was forced to ship 1,604,000 to his like-named opponent.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Anton Morgenstern	4,374,000 2,554,000	2,554,000
Gad Morgenstern	550,000 -3,065,000	-3,065,000

Tags: Anton Morgenstern Gad Morgenstern