2013 World Series of Poker

Event #61:$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 3
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
101043
Prize
$852,692
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$3,628,400
Entries
386
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Dempsey Doubles Again

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Sean Dempsey
Sean Dempsey

Hand #5: Daniel Alaei raised to 65,000 in the cutoff, Jared Bleznick called on his direct left, and the flop fell {5-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{k-Spades}. Alaei checked, Bleznick bet 65,000, and Alaei called. The turn was the {10-Hearts}, Alaei checked again, and Bleznick checked behind. The {10-Spades} completed the board, Alaei fired out 265,000, and Bleznick folded.

Hand #6: Rory Rees Brennan raised to 65,000 in middle position, winning the pot uncontested.

Hand #7: Alaei raised to 70,000 in early position, Alex Kravchenko called out of the small blind, and the fop came {10-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}. Kravchenko checked, Alaei continued for 100,000, and Kravchenko folded.

Hand #8: Sean Dempsey raised the pot out of the small blind, Gjergj Sinishtaj re-raised to 230,000 out of the small blind, and Dempsey moved all in for 315,000. Sinishtaj called.

Dempsey: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{6-Clubs}
Sinishtaj: {j-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}

Dempsey doubled as the board ran out {q-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{7-Spades}{a-Clubs}, giving him a full house, and he now has 630,000 chips. Sinishtaj slipped to 1.56 million.

Player Chips Progress
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Gjergj Sinishtaj
1,560,000
-400,000
-400,000
Profile photo of Sean Dempsey us
Sean Dempsey
630,000
285,000
285,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Alex KravchenkoDaniel AlaeiGjergj SinishtajJared BleznickRory Rees BrennanSean Dempsey

Marchese Doubles Through Alaei

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Tom Marchese
Tom Marchese

Hand #1: Rory Rees Brennan earned a walk in his big blind.

Hand #2: Alex Kravchenko limped from middle position and Daniel Alaei checked his option from the big blind. The flop came {J-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{7-Clubs} and both checked. The turn was the {8-Spades}. Alaei bet 55,000 and Kravchenko called.

The river brought the {4-Clubs} and a bet of 115,000 from Alaei. Kravchenko thought for about a half-minute before letting his hand go.

Hand #3: James Wiese opened with a raise to 70,000 from early position and got a single caller in Jared Bleznick playing from the big blind. Both checked the {5-Hearts}{6-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop. The turn brought the {5-Clubs} and Bleznick check-called a bet of 50,000 from Wiese. Both then checked the {3-Spades} river.

Wiese turned over {Q-}{J-}{10-}{5-} for trip fives, and Bleznick mucked.

Hand #4: Brennan opened for 65,000, and it folded to Daniel Alaei who reraised to 180,000 from the button. It folded to Tom Marchese in the big blind who reraised all in for his entire stack of 630,000. Brennan stepped aside, then Alaei took some time to consider the situation before making the call.

Marchese: {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}{7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}
Alaei: {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

The board came {5-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{7-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}, improving Marchese to a full house and giving him the big double.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Alaei
1,300,000
-790,000
-790,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
1,275,000
645,000
645,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Daniel AlaeiTom Marchese

Official Final Table Begins

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Here's where they are seated and their stacks to start the official final table of Event #61:

SeatPlayer 
1Gjergj Sinishtaj1,960,000
2Numit Agrawal325,000
3Rory Rees Brennan885,000
4Daniel Alaei2,090,000
5Jared Bleznick2,860,000
6Tom Marchese630,000
7James Wiese1,165,000
8Alex Kravchenko930,000
9Sean Dempsey345,000
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jared Bleznick us
Jared Bleznick
2,860,000
-190,000
-190,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Daniel Alaei
2,090,000
-60,000
-60,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Gjergj Sinishtaj us
Gjergj Sinishtaj
1,960,000
662,000
662,000
Profile photo of James Wiese us
James Wiese
1,165,000
-180,000
-180,000
Profile photo of Alex Kravchenko ru
Alex Kravchenko
930,000
-14,000
-14,000
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Rory Rees Brennan
885,000
-20,000
-20,000
Profile photo of Tom Marchese us
Tom Marchese
630,000
-202,000
-202,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Sean Dempsey us
Sean Dempsey
345,000
-92,000
-92,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Numit Agrawal us
Numit Agrawal
325,000
-15,000
-15,000

Oleksii Kovalchuk Eliminated in 10th Place ($52,611)

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante
Oleksii Kovalchuk - 10th Place
Oleksii Kovalchuk - 10th Place

Jared Bleznick raised to 60,000 in middle position, Oleksii Kovalchuk raised the pot on the button, and Gjergj Sinishtaj re-potted in the small blind. Bleznick folded, and Kovalchuk called all in.

Kovalchuk: {q-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{7-Spades}{3-Clubs}
Sinishtaj: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}{q-Spades}{8-Spades}

"Just to let you know," Bleznick said to Sinishtaj. "There are no more queens left."

Sinishtaj flopped a set of aces when the dealer fanned {5-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}, and the turn and river came {2-Spades}, {9-Clubs} respectively. Kovalchuk exited in 10th place, earning $52,611, and we are now at an official final table of nine.

The players will be taking a short break, and we will bring you official counts shortly.

Player Chips Progress
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Oleksii Kovalchuk
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Gjergj SinishtajOleksii KovalchukJared Bleznick

Big Double for Kravchenko

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

In one of the first hands of the new level, Daniel Alaei raised to 65,000 from middle position and James Wiese called from the button. The action on Alex Kravchenko in the small blind, he didn't wait too long before announcing he was reraising pot, a bet that left him about 150,000 behind.

Sean Dempsey quickly let his hand go from the big blind, then Alaei reraised, Wiese folded, and Kravchenko called all in. The two players showed their hands.

Alaei: {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}
Kravchenko: {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}

The dealer burned a card and spread the {3-Clubs}{8-Spades}{Q-Clubs} flop, followed by the {J-Clubs} turn that gave Kravchenko a club flush. Alaei could still have improved on the river to beat the Russian, but fifth street brought the {10-Diamonds} and Kravchenko kept his seat.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Alaei
2,150,000
75,000
75,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Alex Kravchenko ru
Alex Kravchenko
944,000
484,000
484,000

Tags: Alex KravchenkoDaniel Alaei

Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante:

Boost for Brennan

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Rory Rees Brennan limped from the button, Daniel Alaei called from the small blind, and after checking his cards Jared Bleznick checked from the big blind.

The flop came {5-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. First to act, Alaei tossed out chips for a bet of 60,000, then after pausing a few beats Bleznick raised to 150,000. Brennan sat in contemplation for a while, then announced he was reraising with his entire stack �� a little over 650,000.

Alaei quickly tossed his cards away. Bleznick took a little longer, but folded as well.

Player Chips Progress
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Jared Bleznick
3,050,000
-61,000
-61,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Rory Rees Brennan
905,000
180,000
180,000

Tags: Daniel AlaeiJared BleznickRory Rees Brennan

Huge Double for Sinishtaj

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Gjergj Sinishtaj
Gjergj Sinishtaj

Gjergj Sinishtaj opened to 52,000 from under the gun, and the action folded all the way to Oleksii Kovalchuk, who called in the big blind. The dealer fanned {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}, Kovalchuk check-called a bet of 55,000, and the turn brought the {6-Clubs}. Kovalchuk checked again, Sinishtaj tossed out 127,000, and Kovalchuk raised the pot (480,000). Sinishtaj moved all in for 536,000, and Kovalchuk called.

Sinishtaj: {9-Hearts}{8-Spades}{7-Hearts}{6-Spades}
Kovalchuk: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}

Both players had full houses, but Sinishtaj's was higher, and a meaningless {j-} bricked off on the river. Sinishtaj doubled to nearly 1.3 million, while Kovalchuk slipped to 360,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Gjergj Sinishtaj
1,298,000
513,000
513,000
Profile photo of Oleksii Kovalchuk ua
Oleksii Kovalchuk
360,000
-720,000
-720,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Oleksii KovalchukGjergj Sinishtaj

Dempsey Doubles

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Tom Marchese raised to 55,000 from the cutoff, James Wiese called on the button, and Sean Dempsey moved all in for 185,000 out of the big blind. Marchese unhappily folded, and Wiese called.

Wiese: {a-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{3-Clubs}
Dempsey: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{8-Hearts}

Dempsey's hand held up as the board came {j-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{a-Spades}, and he more than doubled to 437,000 chips. Wiese slipped to 1.28 million.

Player Chips Progress
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James Wiese
1,280,000
-270,000
-270,000
Profile photo of Sean Dempsey us
Sean Dempsey
437,000
272,000
272,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Tom MarcheseJames WieseSean Dempsey