2013 World Series of Poker

Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q9
Prize
$84,915
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Entries
898
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
5,000

Small Goes Up, Then Back Down

Level 18 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Bobby Rooney opened a pot to 24,000 on the button. Sean Small, the shortest stack, moved all in from the big blind for 121,000 total.

"I think I'm already priced into this," Rooney said. He made the call.

Rooney: {q-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Small: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}

The {q-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{j-Spades} hit the flop, keeping Small in the lead. A {6-Clubs} came on the turn, and a {10-Spades} on the river, leaving Small with a straight and Rooney with a mere pair.

The next hand, Small raised to 33,000 after it was folded around to him in the small blind. Chad Holloway reraised to 67,000 from the big blind, and Small made the call. Both players checked through to the river, when the board read {k-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}. Small checked a final time, Holloway bet 40,000, and Small called. Holloway turned over {a-Spades}{8-Spades}, and Small mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Chad Holloway us
Chad Holloway
775,000
115,000
115,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Bobby Rooney
Bobby Rooney
770,000
57,000
57,000
Sean Small us
Sean Small
150,000
17,000
17,000

Tags: Chad HollowayRobert RooneySean Small