2013 World Series of Poker

Event #10: $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$191,605
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$870,750
Entries
645
Level Info
Level
28
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Wheeler's Jacks Win Twice

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Hand #82: Grayson Scoggin raised, Brent Wheeler called. The flop came {4-Spades}{9-Hearts}{8-Spades}. Scoggin bet, Wheeler raised and Scoggin called. Wheeler bet the turn, and Scoggin folded.

Hand #83: William James raised, Brent Wheeler reraised, James reraised and Wheeler called. The flop came {8-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}, and Wheeler called James' bet. The turn was the {j-Clubs}, and Wheeler check-raised. James called. The river was the {k-Clubs}. Wheeler bet, James called. Wheeler showed {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades} to beat {a-}{k-}.

Hand #84: Malissia Zapata called, Wheeler raised, Mark Mierkalns called, and Zapata called. The flop came {a-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{k-Hearts}. Wheeler bet when checked to, and Zapata called. Both players checked the {3-Clubs} turn and {6-Hearts} river. Wheeler showed {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
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Brent Wheeler
1,130,000
500,000
500,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Hands 77-81

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Hand #77: William James raised, and Mark Mierkalns defended his big blind before check-folding on a flop of {j-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}.

Hand #78: Chiduziem Obi raised in the hijack seat, Grayson Scoggin defended his big blind, and the flop came {3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}. Scoggin check-called a bet, then check-folded when the turn brought the {8-Spades}.

Hand #79: Mierkalns raised on the button and won the pot.

Hand #80: Williams completed from the small blind, Obi checked, and the flop was {5-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}. Williams bet, Obi raised, and Williams called. The {10-Diamonds} turned, and Williams check-folded to a bet.

Hand #81: Malissia Zapata completed from the small blind, Brent Wheeler checked in the big blind, and Zapata check-folded on a flop of {j-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{j-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
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William James
275,000
-35,000
-35,000
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Chiduziem Obi
260,000
125,000
125,000
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Grayson Scoggin
245,000
-336,000
-336,000

Tags: William JamesGrayson ScogginChiduziem Obi

Mierkalns Hits a Boat

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Hand #72: Chiduziem Obi raised, Mark Mierkalns reraised and Obi called. The flop came {6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{9-Spades}. Mierkalns bet, Obi called. The turn was {6-Hearts} Mierkalns bet, Obi folded.

Hand #73: Obi raised, everyone else folded.

Hand #74: Mierkalns raised, everyone else folded.

Hand #75: Mierkalns raised, Grayson Scoggin called and Malissia Zapata called. The flop came {8-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{4-Spades}. Mierkalns bet, and only Scoggin called. The turn was {7-Spades}, and action was the same. The river was {7-Clubs}. Mierkalns bet, Scoggin raised and Mierkalns reraised. Scoggin called. Mierkalns showed {8-Spades}{8-Hearts} for a full house, while Scoggin had {a-}{7-}.

Hand #76: Mierkalns raised, and Brent Wheeler called. The flop came {5-Spades}{9-Spades}{6-Spades}. Mierkalns bet, Wheeler raised and Mierkalns called. The turn was {9-Diamonds}. Wheeler bet, and Mierkalns called. The river was {8-Diamonds}. Wheeler bet, and Mierkalns folded.

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Mierkalns Coming Back

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Hand #67: Malissia Zapata raised and won the pot.

Hand #68: Brent Wheeler won a three-bet pot against Zapata after he bet on a flop of {8-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{k-Hearts}.

Hand #69: Mark Mierkalns raised out of the hijack seat, Grayson Scoggin three-bet in the cutoff, and Mierkalns called. The flop came {j-Spades}{7-Spades}{9-Clubs}, Mierkalns check-called a bet, and the turn brought the {k-Diamonds}. Mierkalns check-raised, Scoggin called, and then Scoggin folded to a bet when the {2-Diamonds} completed the board.

Hand #70: Mierkalns raised from under the gun and won the hand.

Hand #71: William James raised in middle position, Mierkalns defended his big blind, and the flop came {3-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. Mierkalns check-called a bet, both players checked when the {10-Diamonds} turned, and the river brought the {3-Diamonds}. Mierkalns led out and James called.

"You win," Mierkalns said.

James showed {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}, and won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Mark Mierkalns
610,000
205,000
205,000
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Grayson Scoggin
581,000
-337,000
-337,000
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William James
310,000
-40,000
-40,000

Tags: Brent WheelerGrayson ScogginMalissia ZapataMark MierkalnsWilliam James

Mierkalns Picks Off a Bluff

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Hand #61: Grayson Scoggin won a pot with {q-}{8-}.

Hand #62: We missed the action.

Hand #63: Mark Mierkalns raised, William James called, Malissia Zapata reraised and both players called. The flop came {8-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}. Zapata bet, Mierkalns called. Both checked the {k-Hearts}, and Zapata check-called the {3-Spades}. She showed {a-Spades}{q-Spades}.

Hand #64: Mierkalns raised, Scoggin called. The flop came {5-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{9-Clubs}. Mierkalns bet, Scoggin called. He did the same on a {4-Clubs} turn. He check-called a {6-Clubs} river, and Scoggin showed {q-}{10-}. Mierkalns showed {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} for a set.

Hand #65: Chiduziem Obi raised, Brent Wheeler reraised. Wheeler bet the {a-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} flop and won.

Hand #66: Obi raised, Scoggin called. The flop came {4-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}. Scoggin checked, Obi bet and Scoggin called. Scoggin check-folded the {q-Spades} turn.

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Zapata Flops a Full House

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Hand #53: Mark Mierkalns received a walk.

Hand #54: Brent Wheeler raised, called a three-bet from Mierkalns, then folded to a bet on a flop of {10-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{j-Spades}.

Hand #55: Malissia Zapata raised in the hijack, Mierkalns called on the button, and both players checked on a flop of {j-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{j-Hearts}. The turn was the {8-Clubs}, three bets went in, and Mierkalns called a single bet when the {a-Diamonds} completed the board. Zapata showed {q-Spades}{q-Hearts} for a flopped full house, and Mierkalns mucked.

Hand #56: Wheeler raised and won the pot preflop.

Hand #57: Mierkalns raised and won the hand.

Hand #58: Grayson Scoggin raised in the hijack, Zapata called in the small blind, and then Scoggin folded when Zapata led out of a flop of {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{6-Clubs}.

Hand #59: Scoggin walked it out.

Hand #60: Mierkalns raised out of the small blind and won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Grayson Scoggin
918,000
133,000
133,000
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Malissia Zapata
620,000
235,000
235,000
Profile photo of Mark Mierkalns ca
Mark Mierkalns
405,000
-275,000
-275,000

Tags: Brent WheelerGrayson ScogginMalissia ZapataMark Mierkalns

Level: 24

Limits: 20,000/40,000

Ante:

Brian Nichols Eliminated in 7th Place ($24,232)

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Brian Nichols
Brian Nichols

Hand #46: William James raised, Mark Mierkalns called. Mierkalns check-called every street on {8-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{k-Spades}{j-Clubs}{x-}, and James showed {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}.

Hand #47: Chiduziem Obi raised, Malissia Zapata reraised, Mierkalns called and Obi called. The flop came {7-Clubs}{8-Spades}{k-Spades}. Mierkalns bet, Obi raised, Zapata folded. Mierkalns called. He then check-folded the {6-Diamonds} turn.

Hand #48: Brent Wheeler raised, James called. The flop came {9-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{5-Spades}, and James check-folded.

Hand #49: Obi raised, and Nichols called. Nichols check-folded the flop.

Hand #50: Mierkalns raised, everyone else folded.

Hand #51: Scoggin raised, Nichols reraised, Scoggin called. The flop came {9-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}, and Nichols got it all in with jacks against Scoggin's {9-Spades}{5-Spades}. Scoggin's hand held up, and Nichols busted.

Hand #52: James raised, Wheeler called. Wheeler check-folded the {9-Spades}{q-Hearts}{10-Clubs} flop.

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Brian Nichols
Busted

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Roller Coaster for Obi

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Hand #39: Chiduziem Obi raised and won the pot.

Hand #40: Mark Mierkalns raised and won the pot.

Hand #41: Obi raised in early position, Grayson Scoggin made it three bets in the small blind, and Obi called. Scoggin led out when the flop came {7-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}, Obi raised, and Scoggin called. Scoggin check-raised Obi when the {6-Clubs} turned, Obi called, and the {9-Hearts} completed the board. Obi check-folded to a bet, leaving himself with just 78,000 chips.

Hand #42: Mierkalns won the pot with a preflop raise.

Hand #43: Scoggin raised, then called a three-bet from William James, who was on the button. Scoggins led out on the flop ({8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}), and the turn ({7-Spades}), and James folded on the turn.

Hand #44: Mierkalns raised in early position, Obi three-bet from the small blind, Mierkalns put him all in, and Obi called.

Mierkalns: {10-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}
Obi: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}

Obi's aces held, despite flopping a sweat ({5-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{9-Diamonds}), and turning an even bigger one ({8-Diamonds}). The {3-Hearts} bricked on the river, awarding Obi with the pot.

Hand #45: Brian Nichols raised in middle position, Brent Wheeler three-bet out of the big blind, and Nichols moved all in for 53,000. Wheeler called.

Wheeler: {k-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Nichols: {a-Hearts}{5-Clubs}

Nichols held as the board came {k-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}, doubling to 110,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Grayson Scoggin
785,000
290,000
290,000
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Mark Mierkalns
680,000
-85,000
-85,000
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Chiduziem Obi
135,000
-85,000
-85,000
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Brian Nichols
110,000
-160,000
-160,000

Tags: Brent WheelerBrian NicholsChiduziem ObiGrayson ScogginMark MierkalnsWilliam James

Alex Queen Eliminated in 8th Place ($18,703)

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Alex Queen - 8th Place,
Alex Queen - 8th Place,

Hand #31: Grayson Scoggin raised, Mark Mierkalns called. The flop came {6-Clubs}{q-Spades}{3-Clubs}. Mierkalns check-raised, then bet {5-Clubs} and {k-Hearts}. Scoggin called with {q-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}.

Hand #32: Mark Mierkalns raised, everyone else folded.

Hand #33: Brent Wheeler raised, Alex Queen reraised, Wheeler reraised, Queen capped. The flop came {k-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{10-Clubs}, and Queen went all in. Wheeler called. Wheeler had {k-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}, and Queen had {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs}. The turn and river were {9-Clubs} and {q-Hearts}, and Wheeler won with two pair.

Hand #34: Mierkalns raised, everyone else folded.

Hand #35: Mierkalns raised, everyone else folded.

Hand #36: Wheeler raised, Scoggin called, Brian Nichols called and Chiduziem Obi called. The flop came {4-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{2-Spades}. Everyone checked to Wheeler, who bet. Scoggin called. Wheeler checked the {j-Hearts} turn, and Scoggin bet. Wheeler folded.

Hand #37: Brian Nichols raised, everyone else folded.

Hand #38: Malissia Zapata raised, and Wheeler called. The flop came {8-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. Zapata bet, Wheeler called. Action was the same on the {9-Hearts} turn. Zapata checked the {8-Spades} river, and Wheeler checked. Zapata showed {9-Spades}{6-Diamonds}.

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Alex Queen
Busted

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