Event #9: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout Dia 2 | 2013 World Series of Poker

2013-06-04 16:00 UTC-7

Josephy and O'Brien Battle it Out

Nível 14 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Cliff Josephy, Dan O'Brien and Kyle Julius are engaged is some serious poker a battles, with no one player wanting to back down. A recent hand between Josephy and O'Brien shows the intensity of the competition at this table.

Cliff Josephy raised to 4,000, and Dan O'Brien reraised to 11,600. Josephy then 4-bet to 20,000, and O'Brien thought for about a minute before calling. The dealer spread a flop, and Josephy continued for 22,000. O'Brien considered his options for about two minutes before announcing a raise to 25,000. Josephy thought for a bit, but didn't wait too long before folding.

O'Brien half-jokingly offered to show one card, and Josephy urged him to do it: "C'mon, you want me on tilt, don't you?" O'Brien obliged at turned over the . It will be interesting to see how the battle develops at this table as the tourney progresses.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Dan O'Brien	165,000 50,000	50,000
Cliff Josephy	143,000 -2,000	-2,000

Tags: Cliff Josephy Dan O'Brien

2013-06-04 15:54 UTC-7

Minieri Ships Some to Andrews

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Nível 14 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

On the button Cherish Andrews raised to 3,500. Max Steinberg called from the small blind. Dario Minieri then put in a reraise to 12,000. With action back on Andrews, she made the call and Steinberg folded.

The dealer put down a flop of and Minieri immediately checked. Andrews bet out 12,000 and Minieri called. The turn was the and Minieri checked again, only to see a bet of 21,000 from Andrews, which he called rather quickly.

On the river, Minieri checked one more time, and this time he would call a 44,000 chip bet from Andrews. Andrews showed for a the rivered nuts and she took down the pot, gaining the chip lead at her table as well.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Cherish Andrews	240,000 154,000	154,000
Dario Minieri	115,000 13,000	13,000

2013-06-04 15:49 UTC-7

"So cool."

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Nível 14 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

With the board reading Adam Friedman checked to David Baker. Baker made a bet of 19,200 and after thinking about it for a second, Friedman called.

The river was the and Friedman checked again. Baker then moved all in with a shorter stack than Friedman's. Friedman thought about it for a while before finally calling. Baker showed for a flopped set and that was good enough to win the pot, but Friedman was forced to show his hand anyways by the dealer.

He showed the meaningless and then counted out chips to ship to Baker.

"So cool," Friedman said after the hand.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
David "Bakes" Baker	255,000 183,400	183,400

Adam Friedman	72,000 -123,000	-123,000

2013-06-04 15:39 UTC-7

Bianco Doubles Through Salsberg

Nível 14 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

With Matt Salsberg in the small blind and Salvatore Bianco in the big blind, the two players got their chips in the middle pre-flop. Salsberg turned over , but Bianco had . The flop rolled out , giving Bianco a set of kings and an even bigger lead. The turn was the , pairing Salsberg's ace, but he was still drawing dead even before the meaningless fell of the river. Bianco doubled up, and Salsberg still has a respectable stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Matt Salsberg	94,000 -3,000	-3,000
Salvatore Bianco	72,800 36,800	36,800

Tags: Matt Salsberg

2013-06-04 15:30 UTC-7

One Table Still Full

Nível 14 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Only one table still has all six of its players. Here are their chip counts coming back from break:

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jan Kasten	112,000 40,900	40,900
Tim West	98,000 27,400	27,400
Matt Salsberg	97,000 25,600	25,600
Tom Koral	56,000 -14,900	-14,900

Salvatore Bianco	36,000 -34,000	-34,000
James Mackey	28,000 -43,200	-43,200

2013-06-04 15:27 UTC-7

Friedman Takes Another

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Nível 14 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

We walked by the table and saw Adam Friedman with against Jim Willerson's . The board read [7s9c5h7cQq] and Friedman put another notch in his cap. He's almost up to 200,000 chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Adam Friedman	195,000 40,000	40,000

Jim Willerson	Eliminado

2013-06-04 15:25 UTC-7

Ramdin Busts

Nível 14 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Victor Ramdin had taken a huge hit to his stack just before break, and was down to about 3,000. He moved all-in from the button on the first hand after break, and Max Steinberg called in the big blind. Ramdin showed , but Steinberg had him dominated with . The board ran out , giving Ramdin no help and Steinberg won the pot. Ramdin has been eliminated.