2013 World Series of Poker

Event #26: $1,000 Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
$634,809
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
4,407
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

"I Got Bailed Out"

Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 200 ante
Mark Kroon
Mark Kroon

Kimberley Kilroy opened the preflop with action with a raise to 25,000. Mark Kroon then three-bet to 83,000. Everyone folded to Steven Albini in the big blind, who verbally announced a raise. He then put out enough chips to match Kroon's bet, and made no motion to push out any more. Kroon eventually asked what he was doing, since he'd announced raise. Albini apparently didn't notice Kroon had raised and was trying to three-bet over Kilroy's 25,000. Having verbally committed to a raise, Albini pushed out a min-raise to 141,000. Kilroy folded, and Kroon moved all in. Albini said he thought was pot committed, and called, and the players revealed their cards:

Kroon: {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}
Albini: {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts}

The flop came {a-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}, and Albini outdrew Kroon's tens. Kroon was a little upset about the way events unfolded preflop, and Albini was a little self-conscious about misreading the betting before the action got to him. After the hand, he said to us, "I sh** the bed real bad on that hand, and I got bailed out." However, the bailout worked wonders for his stack, and he had 430,000 when the hand was over.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mark Kroon us
Mark Kroon
750,000
-300,000
-300,000
Profile photo of Steven Albini us
Steven Albini
430,000
405,400
405,400
WSOP 2X Winner

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