2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2012-13 World Series of Poker Circuit Event - Harrah's New Orleans

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
8k
Prize
$228,600
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,675
Prize Pool
$1,143,000
Entries
762
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Hebert with a Four-Bet Bluff

Level 35 : 70,000/140,000, 20,000 ante

Joseph Hebert kicked off the action with a raise to 300,000 from the button. Luke Graham then three-bet to 820,000 from the small blind, prompting Kasra Khodayarkhani to fold the big. Hebert then took his time before four-betting to 1.5 million, which put the pressure on Graham. He thought for a solid minute before folding, and he probably wishes he hadn't as Hebert tabled the {Q-Clubs}{3-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joseph Hebert us
Joseph Hebert
8,340,000
680,000
680,000
Profile photo of Luke Graham us
Luke Graham
4,500,000
230,000
230,000
Profile photo of Kasra Khodayarkhani us
Kasra Khodayarkhani
2,400,000
-910,000
-910,000

Tags: Joseph HebertLuke Graham

Six Hands

Level 35 : 70,000/140,000, 20,000 ante

Hand #1: Luke Graham opened to 310,000 in the small blind and Kasra Khodayarkhani moved all in for 2.27 million. Graham folded, and Khodayarkhani showed {k-Hearts}{7-Spades}.

Hand #2: Khodayarkhani limped in from the small blind, Joseph Hebert checked, and the flop fell {2-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}. Hebert led out for 150,000, Khodayarkhani raised to 325,000, and Hebert called. Both players checked when the {a-Spades} turned, Hebert checked again when the {9-Spades} completed the board, and Khodayarkhani moved all in. Hebert folded.

Hand #3: Khodayarkhani opened to 280,000 on the button, Graham moved all in in the big blind, and Khodayarkhani folded {k-}{10-}. He requested that Graham show him a worse hand, but he showed the same hand - {k-}{10-}.

Hand #4: Hebert opened to 280,000 on the button, Khodayarkhani defended, and both players checked on a flop of {8-Hearts}{q-Spades}{3-Clubs}. Khodayarkhani led out for 290,000 when the {2-Hearts} tuened, Hebert folded, and Khodayarkhani showed {6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}.

Hand #5: Khodayarkhani opened to 285,000 on the button, Hebert three-bet to around 700,000 from the small blind, and Khodayarkhani folded.

Hand #6: Graham limped in, Khodayarkhani checked, and the two checked on the flop ({9-Spades}{7-Spades}{8-Spades}) and the turn ({q-Hearts}). Graham led out for 225,000 when the {8-Hearts} completed the board, then snap-mucked when Khodayarkhani called. Khodayarkhani showed {7-Hearts}{4-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joseph Hebert us
Joseph Hebert
7,660,000
-655,000
-655,000
Profile photo of Luke Graham us
Luke Graham
4,270,000
-380,000
-380,000
Profile photo of Kasra Khodayarkhani us
Kasra Khodayarkhani
3,310,000
1,035,000
1,035,000

Tags: Kasra KhodayarkhaniJoseph HebertLuke Graham

More for Hebert

Level 35 : 70,000/140,000, 20,000 ante

Kasra Khodayarkhani opened for 280,000 and Joseph Hebert looked him up from the small blind. The latter player checked the {9-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} flop and Khodayarkhani continued for 275,000. Hebert then sprung to life with a check-raise to 775,000, Khodayarkhani called and the dealer burned and turned the {K-Spades}.

Hebert wasted little time in putting out a bet of 1 million, and it did the trick as Khodayarkhani released his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joseph Hebert us
Joseph Hebert
8,315,000
1,215,000
1,215,000
Profile photo of Luke Graham us
Luke Graham
4,650,000
-350,000
-350,000
Profile photo of Kasra Khodayarkhani us
Kasra Khodayarkhani
2,275,000
-925,000
-925,000

Tags: Kasra KhodayarkhaniJoseph Hebert

Golden Graham

Level 35 : 70,000/140,000, 20,000 ante

Kasra Khodayarkhani opened for 280,000 from the button and then called when Luke Graham shoved for 2.41 million from the big blind.

Khodayarkhani: {A-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}
Graham: {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}

Graham was well out in front, and despite pleas for a four from Khodayarkhani's rail, the dealer put out a clean {9-Spades}{5-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{k-Spades}{10-Hearts} board.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Luke Graham us
Luke Graham
5,000,000
2,600,000
2,600,000
Profile photo of Kasra Khodayarkhani us
Kasra Khodayarkhani
3,200,000
-2,550,000
-2,550,000

Tags: Kasra KhodayarkhaniLuke Graham

Level: 35

Blinds: 70,000/140,000

Ante: 20,000

Khodayarkhani Wins a Big One

Level 34 : 60,000/120,000, 30,000 ante
Kasra Khodayarkhani
Kasra Khodayarkhani

Joseph Hebert opened to 250,000 on the button, Kasra Khodayarkhani called in the big blind, and the flop fell {5-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{8-Spades}. Khodayarkhani checked, Hebert continued for around 300,000, and Khodayarkhani quickly check-raised to around 700,000. Hebert immediately called.

The turn was a repeat five - the {5-Clubs} - and both players checked.

A third five - the {5-Hearts} - completed the board, and Khodayarkhani led out for 400,000. Hebert raised to one million, and Khodayarkhani quickly called.

"Nice hand," Hebert said, mucking.

Khodayarkhani showed {j-Spades}{8-Clubs} for fives full of jacks, and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joseph Hebert us
Joseph Hebert
7,100,000
-2,900,000
-2,900,000
Profile photo of Kasra Khodayarkhani us
Kasra Khodayarkhani
5,750,000
3,450,000
3,450,000
Profile photo of Luke Graham us
Luke Graham
2,400,000
-600,000
-600,000

Tags: Joseph HebertKasra Khodayarkhani

Daniel Weinman Eliminated in 4th Place ($77,438)

Level 34 : 60,000/120,000, 30,000 ante
Daniel Weinman - 4th Place
Daniel Weinman - 4th Place

Jospeh Hebert opened for 250,000 from the cutoff and was met by an all-in three-bet to 1.86 million by Daniel Weinman.

"How much is it?" Hebert asked before calling with the {A-Spades}{Q-Spades}. Weinman then tabled the {K-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. Weinman was behind but was drawing to two live cards.

The {j-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} flop didn't provide much help, but Weinman stayed positive. "I can't be drawing dead on the turn," he pointed out.

While that was true, the {8-Clubs} turn didn't give him a lot of hope. In order to survive Weinman would need either a king or a ten on the river. The dealer burned one last time and put out the {8-Diamonds}, the last card Weinman would see. The runner-up in the Harrah's Cherokee Main Event took home $77,438 for his fourth-place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joseph Hebert us
Joseph Hebert
10,000,000
3,400,000
3,400,000
Profile photo of Luke Graham us
Luke Graham
3,000,000
155,000
155,000
Profile photo of Kasra Khodayarkhani us
Kasra Khodayarkhani
2,300,000
-1,080,000
-1,080,000
Profile photo of Daniel Weinman us
Daniel Weinman
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
Team Lucky
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Daniel WeinmanJoseph Hebert

Hebert Pulling Away

Level 34 : 60,000/120,000, 30,000 ante
Joseph Hebert
Joseph Hebert

Daniel Weinman limped on the button, Kasra Khodayarkhani called in the small blind, and Joseph Hebert checked.

The dealer fanned {2-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}, Khodayarkhani checked, and Hebert led tossed out 160,000. Only Weinman called.

The turn was the {6-Hearts}, Hebert led out for 375,000, and Weinman tank-called.

The {q-Diamonds} completed the board, and Hebert announced, "One million."

While he was pushing out two stacks of blue T25,000 chips, Weinman sighed and lifted {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs} off of the felt. He leaned both cards against his stack, showing the entire rail his hand, and finally made a call.

"Four-three," Hebert said, showing {4-Spades}{3-Hearts} for a straight.

Weinman unhappily mucked his hand, and is down to 2.18 million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joseph Hebert us
Joseph Hebert
6,600,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
Profile photo of Daniel Weinman us
Daniel Weinman
2,180,000
-1,970,000
-1,970,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
Team Lucky
WSOP 2X Winner
WPT 2X Winner

Tags: Joseph HebertDaniel WeinmanKasra Khodayarkhani

Slow Going

Level 34 : 60,000/120,000, 30,000 ante

Since returning from the break the remaining four players haven't mixed it up much. Right now the final Table of Event #12 $365 No-Limit Hold'em, which is down to the final three, seems to have the attention of most of the railbirds. As always, it's just a matter of time before something worthwhile happens.