Event No. 23 ($2,500 six-handed limit hold’em) Begins at 5 p.m. on Friday
Jun 11, '10
Event No. 23 ($2,500 six-handed limit hold’em) at the 2010 World Series of Poker will begin at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 11. Players will begin with 7,500 in tournament chips and blinds will begin at 50-75 with 75-150 limits. Levels will be 60-minutes long and there will be a 20-minute break after every two levels. There will be a 60-minute dinner break after level 4 on day 1. Here is a look at the schedule for the event:
Friday, June 11, 5 p.m.: Day 1 (play 8 levels)
Saturday, June 12, 3 p.m.: Day 2 (play down to final table or through 10 levels)
Sunday, June 13, 3 p.m.: Final Table
In 2009 this event attracted 367 players and the tournament was won by Brock Parker, who took home $223,697. CardPlayer.com will bring you a summary of the action at the dinner break and end of play each day for this event.
Four players saw a flop of Q97 and everybody checked to the player on the button who bet 75 and was called by Gavin Smith. The turn card was the 6 and Smith checked again.
The button bet 200 and Smith called one more time and saw the 10 hit the river. Smith checked and button took a minute or so to bet 400. Smith, visibly displeased at the bet, eventually let his hand hit the muck.
Gavin Smith Eliminated
Gavin Smith got the rest of his short stack in on a flop of 1099 with the 108 and was called by an opponent with the A10. Smith failed to draw out and was eliminated early on Day 1A.
Bad Board, but Devo’s Kings Hold
After Brock Parker limped under the gun, Bryan Devonshire raised to 100 on the button. The player in the small blind called, as did Parker. All three players checked it down as the board ran out A32J10.
Devonshire tabled the KK, which was good for the pot.
Tommy Vedes Loses Some Chips
On a paired board, Tom Vedes bet 100 with the A7 for jacks and sevens and was called by an opponent with two eights in the hole. Vedes lost the small pot and is down to 2,700.
Elimination at Lauren Kling’s Table
Two players got it all in on a flop of QJ3, with one tabling QJ for top two pair and the other exposed pocket threes for bottom set. Bottom set held up and one of the first casualties of the tournament has hit the rail.
Lex Veldhuis Eliminates a Player
Lex Veldhuis was in the big blind with about 2,800 when the button raised to 75. The small blind called and Veldhuis raised to 325. The button made a quick call and the small blind folded. The flop came 942 and Veldhuis continuation bet 425. The button made the call. The 5 hit the turn and this time Veldhuis bet 850 and the button took awhile before calling. The river brought the A and Veldhuis took some time to consider before moving all in for 1,625. The button tanked for a few minutes and finally made the call for his tournament life. Veldhuis tabled A5 for two pair. His opponent mucked and Veldhuis raked in the large pot. He is at 5,700 after the hand.
Left in the Deck:
One Big-Blind Hand
Over at Brock Parker and Bryan Devonshire’s table (Green 197), a hand was played with just one big blind. The tournament staff was called over to look at the problem in the early stages of the 2010 World Series of Poker.
Tough Table Draws and Notable Entrants
Prior to his elimination, poker pros Gavin Smith, Kara Scott, and Allen Kessler were sitting at the same table among a sea of unknowns. At the table right next door sits a member of the Card Player Family — Allyn Jaffrey Shulman. Allyn’s husband and Card Player Publisher, Barry Shulman, is also in the field. Some other tough draws include a table with Joe Bartholdi, David Plastik, Jamie Rosen, and Soheil Shamseddin. As well as a table that includes Tommy Vedes, Andy Black, Tom Marchese and Brandon Cantu. For such a big field, some unknowns got a pretty unlucky table draw.
Lex Veldhuis Talks with Adam and Diego
Poker pro Lex Veldhuis discusses the 2009 WSOP TV coverage that built a ton of buzz around his aggressive game, his lighthearted rivalry with Eli Elezra and how he took advantage of being on TV in a recent episode of ‘The Scoop’ brought to you by Full Tilt Poker.
Todd Terry raised under the gun and Brock Parker reraised to 28,000. Mortensen reraised to 68,000 and Terry mucked. Parker moved all in for 150,000 and Mortensen made the call. Their cards:
Mortensen: AA
Parker: KK
Board: J73A8
Mortensen won the hand with his aces and Parker was eliminated. Mortensen held 680,000 after the hand.
Level 6 Update: Brock Parker Rises and Negreanu Caught in a Storm
Jan 05, '10
Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante
Players Remaining: 545 out of 668
Average Chip Count: 36,770
Notable Chip Counts:
Brock Parker — 90,000
Daniel Negreanu — 89,000
Bill Edler — 65,000
Barry Greenstein — 60,000
Angel Guillen — 56,000
Kevin Saul — 54,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg — 53,000
George Danzer — 50,000
Steve Paul Ambrose — 50,000
Dennis Phillips — 47,000
Card Player Family Chip Counts:
Barry Shulman — 68,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman — 55,000
Notable Eliminations:
Matt Woodward
Emmeline Boich
Tommy Hang
Andrew Lichtenberger
Justin Smith
Big Hands:
Brock Parker Eliminates Andrew Lichtenberger
After crippling him with aces over kings in an earlier hand, Brock Parker finished the job and eliminated Andrew Licthenberger when his A-9 held against the K-Q of Lictheberger. Parker was up to 90,000 after the hand.
Marcin Horecki Scores
Team PokerStars pro Marcin Horecki raised from the cutoff preflop and John Leathart made the call on the button. The flop rolled out A74 and Horecki bet 1,500. Leathart made the call and the 2 fell on the turn. Horecki bet 3,000 and Leathart made the call before the river brought the 9. Both players checked and Horecki flipped over K9 to top the 107 of his opponent.
Marcel Luske Grabs a Pot
A flop of 1063 sat on the table and Marcel Luske had his opponent covered all in. Their cards:
Luske: 66
Opponent: AJ
Turn and River: Q7
Luske won the hand with his set, eliminated his opponent, and grew his stack to 75,000.
Daniel Negreanu Caught in a Storm of Controversy
The board read A102A5 when Maurizio Lucatelli bet 4,000. Daniel Negreanu raised to 14,000 and Lucatelli began to reveal his cards (he thought Negreanu had simply called). The dealer stopped him and Lucatelli stopped turning over his cards, but Negreanu said he had already seen them.
Lucatelli then went into the tank and reraised 30,000 more. “He has an ace of diamonds and five or four of spades,” said Negreanu, as the floor was called to come make a decision on the hand. A ruling was then made that Lucatelli could only call and he quickly did just that.
He flipped over A10 for a full house and Negreanu revealed 4-3 for a straight.
1. Jacob Avital – 90,000
2. Blair Hinkle – 75,400
3. Chad Brown – 72,500
4. Phil Ivey – 71,300
5. Matthew Hilger – 71,000
6. John Kellman – 70,000
7. Theo Tran – 65,000
8. Dennis Payton – 64,000
9. Josh Arieh – 64,000
10. Paul Snead – 61,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Matthew Hilger – 71,000
Jeff Shulman – 30,000
Spade Club Qualifier Chip Counts:
Harry Robertson – Did Not Report
Patrick Snipper – 35,000
Raymond Webb – Did not Report
Jeff Miller – 25,000
George Ali – 32,400
Notable Eliminations:
John Salley
Scott Montgomery
Lyle Berman
Big Hands:
Alaei Tumbling
Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 3227. Daniel Alaei bet 3,600 from the small blind and the big blind raised to 11,000. The player in seat 5 mucked and the action was back on Alaei. He tanked for a few moments before finally releasing his hand. He was back to 30,000 at that point.
Later, the board ran out J42Q8 and there was 17,000 in the pot. Alaei checked from the big blind and seat 5 bet 5,000. Alaei tanked a little more and mucked his hand again. Alaei was down to 22,000 after that hand.
Kostritsyn Takes A Pot, Still Short Stacked
The player in seat 9 raised to 600 from middle position and Alexander Kostritsyn made the call from the big blind. The flop came down 984 and both players checked. The turn was the 8 and Kostritsyn led out with 1,000. Seat 9 mucked and Kostritsyn took the small pot, but he was still short with 4,500.
Straight Flush For Parker
Picking up the action on the turn, the board read J763 and the player in seat 8 bet 800. Brock Parker made the call and the 4 fell on the river. Parker led out this time with 1,500 and seat 9 mucked.
Parker then showed 75 for a straight flush and raked in the pot. He was at 34,000.
John Salley Eliminated
John Salley was down to his last 1,050 and was all in preflop with 103 and was up against his opponent’s KK.
The board ran out 6A839 and Salley was sent to the rail early on day 1.
Elky Gets Rivered
On a flop of JJ7, Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier raised to 2,700 after an under-the-gun player bet 1,000. Elky was met with another raise, as the under-the-gun player raised to 5,250, and Elky made the call.
The turn was the K and the player checked and called Elky’s 5,250. The river was the 10 and both players checked. It was a good check by Elky since his opponent turned over AQ. Elky was in shock and got up from the table to blow off some steam.
Level 2 Update: Negreanu and Greenstein Both With Rockets
Jun 15, '09
Blinds: 150-300
Players Remaining: 175 out of 175
Big Hands:
Daniel Negreanu and Barry Greenstein Both Have Aces
Barry Greenstein raised preflop to 600 and Daniel Negreanu just called from the big blind. The flop came K108 and Negreanu checked. Greenstein bet 300 and Negreanu check-raised to 600. Greenstein made the instant call and both players saw a 8 hit the turn. Negreanu bet 600, Greenstein reraised 600 and Negreanu called quickly. The 2 hit the river and Negreanu checked. Greenstein threw out another 600 and Negreanu said, “against almost any other player I would raise here,” before making the call. Greenstein tabled the AA and Negreanu immediately said that they weren’t any good as he exposed his own pocket aces with the AA. The two split the small pot.
Brock Parker vs. Nikolay Evdakov
Yevginiy Timoshenko raises to 600 from late position and Nikolay Evdakov reraises to 900 from the cutoff. Brock Parker calls from the big blind, as does Timoshenko. The flop comes 663, Evdakov bets 300 and Parker riases (check-raise). Timoskenko folds and Evdakov calls. The turn is the 2, Parker bets 600, Evdakov calls. The river is the 5, and once again Parker bets 600 and Evdakov calls. Parker turns over 77 for two pair and rakes the pot.
Left in the Deck
Players are on a twenty-minute break and will return to begin Level 3 at approximately 7:45 pm PDT.
1. Tom “Durrrr” Dwan vs. Samuel Stein
2. Erik Seidel vs. Adam Junglen
3. Cory Carroll vs. Sorel Mizzi
4. Alec Torelli vs. Jan Maarten Meijer
5. Bryan Pellegrin vs. Will Failla
6. Benjamin Tollerene vs. Greg Raymer
7. Yevgeniy Timoshenko vs. Dmitry Stelmak
8. Benjamin Lamb vs. Scott Seiver
9. Chris Ferguson vs. Jason Somerville
10. Jeff Madsen vs. Joe Serock
11. Adam Ewestein vs. Evelyn Ng
12. Olav von Prince vs. John Juanda
13. Jason Mercier vs. Jesper Petersen
14. Johnny Chan vs. Anthony Guetti
15. Antonio Esfandari vs. Konstantin Puchkov
16. Justin Smith vs. Hoyt Corkins
17. William Thorson vs. Lex Veldhuis
18. Vanessa Rousso vs. Emil Patel
19. Steve Zolotow vs. Anton Allemann
20. Jamin Stokes vs. Layne Flack
21. Evan Roberts vs. Kenny Tran
22. Michael Baxter vs. Jared Ingles
23. Brock Parker vs. Jonathan Aguiar
24. Matt Hawrilenko vs. Robert McLaughlin
25. David Pham vs. Mark Teltscher
26. James D’Ambrosio vs. Bertrand Grospellier
27. Benjamin Sprenger vs. Gavin Smith
28. Alexey Popov vs. Kenneth Middleton
29. Jonathan Jaffe vs. Mohsin Charania
30. Dario Minieri vs. Alexander Venovski
31. Scott Fischman vs. Scott Montgomery
32. Shawn Buchanan vs. Benjamin Francisco
33. Noah Schwartz vs. Scott Baumstein
34. Mike Caro vs. Joe Cappello
35. Matt Woodward vs. Lance Treankler
36. Terrence Chan vs. Tommy Chen
37. Nathanael Poysti vs. Stanislav Alekhin
38. Michael Pesek vs. Kenneth Shei
39. Shaun Deeb vs. Branden Hampton
40. Jessie Martin vs. Andrew Zaichenko
41. Roberto Romanell vs. Bryn Kenny
42. Brian Lemke vs. Steven Levy
43. Albert Iversen vs. Domen Pinteric
44. Jamie Armstrong vs. Ramin Henke
45. Alex Keating vs. Steven Silverman
46. Benjamin Spindler vs. John Tabatabai
47. Dmitry Lesnoy vs. Taylor Caby
48. Dragan Galic vs. Daniel Illingworth
49. Steven Crawford vs. Andrew Feldman
50. Nicholas Rampone vs. Tariq Rahim
51. Joao Vide Barb vs. Roman Yitzhaki
52. Nathan Doudney vs. Anthony Roux
53. Jason Senti vs. Philippe Dauteuil
54. Michael Banducci vs. Thomas Marchese
55. John Duthie vs. Stuard Marshak
56. Jeff Garza vs. Matt Giannetti
57. Andrew Lichtenberger vs. Joseph McGowen
58. Justin Filtz vs. Olivier Busquet
59. Dustin Woolf vs. Richard Anthony
60. Steve O’Dwyer vs. Johannes Steindl
61. Masaaki Kagawa vs. Francois Safieddine
62. Kyle Brossia vs. Aaron Wilt
Big Hands:
Kenny Tran Eliminated
Last year’s champion raised preflop and Evan Roberts re-raised enough to put Tran all-in. Tran went into the tank before eventually calling the last 30,000 of his remaining chip stack. Roberts exposed pocket eights while Tran tabled the A8. The board ran out 94248, as Tran failed to improve. Event No. 29 will have a new bracelet winner this year.
Brock Parker Advances
All the chips were in the middle with Brock Parker holding the A10 against the A6 of Jonathan Aguiar. The board ran out 872KJ. Parker’s hopes of a third bracelet this World Series of Poker are still alive.
Bertrand Grospellier Eliminated
With the high blinds, Bertrand Grospellier got it all-in preflop with king-queen and was up against the ace-six of James D’Ambrosio. The French pro failed to catch anything and was eliminated. Grospellier is still without a bracelet.
Hour 6 Update: Jonathan Jaffe, Brock Parker Eliminated
Jun 14, '09
Hour 6 Update
Players Remaining: 19 out of 256
Completed Round 4 Matches (Winner in Bold):
1. Justin Smith vs. Dragan Galic
2. Mike Caro vs. Alexey Popov (Finished from round 3)
3. Yevgeniy Timoshenko vs. Evan Roberts
4. Johnny Chan vs. James D’Ambrosio
5. Alec Torelli vs. Nathanael Poysti
6. Dustin Woolf vs. Jonathan Jaffe
7. Nathanael Doudney vs. Steve Zolotow
8. Benjamin Tollerene vs. Clavet Mathieu
9. Steve O’Dwyer vs. Albert Iversen
10. Mike Caro vs. Dmitry Lesnov
Eliminations:
28. Jonathan Jaffe – $17,987
27. Brock Parker – $17,987
26. Steve Zolotow – $17,987
25. Benjamin Spindler – $17,987
24. Albert Iversen – $17,987
23. Brian Lemke – $17,987
22. Benjamin Tollerene – $17,987
21. Jason Senti – $17,987
20. Dmitry Lesnoy – $17,987
Big Hands:
Brock Parker Eliminated
On a flop of 1062, Brock Parker and Bryan Pellegrino got it all-in. Parker exposed J10 for top pair, while Pellegrino tabled Q8 for a flush draw. Parker needed to dodge diamonds and any queen in order to double up back into the match. The 9 on the turn gave Pellegrino even more outs and one finally came as the Q hit the river. Parker was eliminated after finishing in the money in another event.
Brian Lemke Eliminated
On a board of 1053QK, Brian Lemke went all-in and Jamin Stokes made the quick call. Stokes tabled K10 for two pair, while Lemke mucked.
Mike Caro Advances
On a flop of J72, Mike Caro and Dmitry Lesnov got it all-in. Caro exposed the Q9 for a flush draw, while Lesnov tabled the KJ for top pair. The K hit the turn and Caro nailed his flush, however it gave Lesnov outs for a full house. The four outer didn’t came as the 6 fell on the river.
Hour 2 Update: Jason Mercier, Brock Parker Advance
Jun 14, '09
Hour 2 Update
Players Remaining: 56 out of 256
Completed Round 3 Matches (Winner in Bold):
1. Jonathan Jaffe vs. Dario Minieri
2. Nathanael Poysti vs. Nicholas Rampon
3. Andrew Lichtenberger vs. Matt Hawrilenko
4. Brock Parker vs. Branden Hampton
5. Dustin Woolf vs. Mike Baxter
6. Jason Mercier Defeats Michael Pesek
7. Justin Smith vs. William Thorson
8. Steve O’Dwyer vs. Jeff Madsen
Big Hands:
Brock Parker Advances
Brocker Parker was able to flop two pair against the ace-king of Braden Hampton. The turn and river offered no help for Hampton and he was sent to the rail. Parker’s hopes for a third bracelet, in this still young World Series of Poker, are still alive.
Mike Baxter Eliminated
With the K10, Baxter called the all-in bet from his opponent on a board of K826 and immediately asked, “Do you have ace-king?” His opponent did indeed and tabled ace-king. The river was the Q, eliminating Baxter.
Jason Mercier Wins Huge Double Up, Advances Shortly After
Michael Pesek moved all-in preflop and Jason Mercier went into the tank. The bracelet winner from this summer eventually made the call with KQ, and asked, “Do you have a pair?” Pesek said no and flipped over the A9. The flop came Q72, putting Mercier way out in front. The Q sealed the deal with trip queens and a meaningless J fell on the river. Mercier was up to a commanding chip lead of 208,000 to 12,000. Not too long after, Mercier knocked off Pesek.
1. Tom “Durrrr” Dwan vs. Samuel Stein
2. Erik Seidel vs. Adam Junglen
3. Cory Carroll vs. Sorel Mizzi
4. Alec Torelli vs. Jan Maarten Meijer
5. Bryan Pellegrin vs. Will Failla
6. Benjamin Tollerene vs. Greg Raymer
7. Yevgeniy Timoshenko vs. Dmitry Stelmak
8. Benjamin Lamb vs. Scott Seiver
9. Chris Ferguson vs. Jason Somerville
10. Jeff Madsen vs. Joe Serock
11. Adam Ewestein vs. Evelyn Ng
12. Olav von Prince vs. John Juanda
13. Jason Mercier vs. Jesper Petersen
14. Johnny Chan vs. Anthony Guetti
15. Antonio Esfandari vs. Konstantin Puchkov
16. Justin Smith vs. Hoyt Corkins
17. William Thorson vs. Lex Veldhuis
18. Vanessa Rousso vs. Emil Patel
19. Steve Zolotow vs. Anton Allemann
20. Jamin Stokes vs. Layne Flack
21. Evan Roberts vs. Kenny Tran
22. Michael Baxter vs. Jared Ingles
23. Brock Parker vs. Jonathan Aguiar
24. Matt Hawrilenko vs. Robert McLaughlin
25. David Pham vs. Mark Teltscher
26. James D’Ambrosio vs. Bertrand Grospellier
27. Benjamin Sprenger vs. Gavin Smith
28. Alexey Popov vs. Kenneth Middleton
29. Jonathan Jaffe vs. Mohsin Charania
30. Dario Minieri vs. Alexander Venovski
31. Scott Fischman vs. Scott Montgomery
32. Shawn Buchanan vs. Benjamin Francisco
33. Noah Schwartz vs. Scott Baumstein
34. Mike Caro vs. Joe Cappello
35. Matt Woodward vs. Lance Treankler
36. Terrence Chan vs. Tommy Chen
37. Nathanael Poysti vs. Stanislav Alekhin
38. Michael Pesek vs. Kenneth Shei
39. Shaun Deeb vs. Branden Hampton
40. Jessie Martin vs. Andrew Zaichenko
41. Roberto Romanell vs. Bryn Kenny
42. Brian Lemke vs. Steven Levy
43. Albert Iversen vs. Domen Pinteric
44. Jamie Armstrong vs. Ramin Henke
45. Alex Keating vs. Steven Silverman
46. Benjamin Spindler vs. John Tabatabai
47. Dmitry Lesnoy vs. Taylor Caby
48. Dragan Galic vs. Daniel Illingworth
49. Steven Crawford vs. Andrew Feldman
50. Nicholas Rampone vs. Tariq Rahim
51. Joao Vide Barb vs. Roman Yitzhaki
52. Nathan Doudney vs. Anthony Roux
53. Jason Senti vs. Philippe Dauteuil
54. Michael Banducci vs. Thomas Marchese
55. John Duthie vs. Stuard Marshak
56. Jeff Garza vs. Matt Giannetti
57. Andrew Lichtenberger vs. Joseph McGowen
58. Justin Filtz vs. Olivier Busquet
59. Dustin Woolf vs. Richard Anthony
60. Steve O’Dwyer vs. Johannes Steindl
61. Masaaki Kagawa vs. Francois Safieddine
62. Kyle Brossia vs. Aaron Wilt
Big Hands:
Kenny Tran Eliminated
Last year’s champion raised preflop and Evan Roberts re-raised enough to put Tran all-in. Tran went into the tank before eventually calling the last 30,000 of his remaining chip stack. Roberts exposed pocket eights while Tran tabled the A8. The board ran out 94248, as Tran failed to improve. Event No. 29 will have a new bracelet winner this year.
Brock Parker Advances
All the chips were in the middle with Brock Parker holding the A10 against the A6 of Jonathan Aguiar. The board ran out 872KJ. Parker’s hopes of a third bracelet this World Series of Poker are still alive.
Bertrand Grospellier Eliminated
With the high blinds, Bertrand Grospellier got it all-in preflop with king-queen and was up against the ace-six of James D’Ambrosio. The French pro failed to catch anything and was eliminated. Grospellier is still without a bracelet.
Hour 6 Update: Jonathan Jaffe, Brock Parker Eliminated
Jun 14, '09
Hour 6 Update
Players Remaining: 19 out of 256
Completed Round 4 Matches (Winner in Bold):
1. Justin Smith vs. Dragan Galic
2. Mike Caro vs. Alexey Popov (Finished from round 3)
3. Yevgeniy Timoshenko vs. Evan Roberts
4. Johnny Chan vs. James D’Ambrosio
5. Alec Torelli vs. Nathanael Poysti
6. Dustin Woolf vs. Jonathan Jaffe
7. Nathanael Doudney vs. Steve Zolotow
8. Benjamin Tollerene vs. Clavet Mathieu
9. Steve O’Dwyer vs. Albert Iversen
10. Mike Caro vs. Dmitry Lesnov
Eliminations:
28. Jonathan Jaffe – $17,987
27. Brock Parker – $17,987
26. Steve Zolotow – $17,987
25. Benjamin Spindler – $17,987
24. Albert Iversen – $17,987
23. Brian Lemke – $17,987
22. Benjamin Tollerene – $17,987
21. Jason Senti – $17,987
20. Dmitry Lesnoy – $17,987
Big Hands:
Brock Parker Eliminated
On a flop of 1062, Brock Parker and Bryan Pellegrino got it all-in. Parker exposed J10 for top pair, while Pellegrino tabled Q8 for a flush draw. Parker needed to dodge diamonds and any queen in order to double up back into the match. The 9 on the turn gave Pellegrino even more outs and one finally came as the Q hit the river. Parker was eliminated after finishing in the money in another event.
Brian Lemke Eliminated
On a board of 1053QK, Brian Lemke went all-in and Jamin Stokes made the quick call. Stokes tabled K10 for two pair, while Lemke mucked.
Mike Caro Advances
On a flop of J72, Mike Caro and Dmitry Lesnov got it all-in. Caro exposed the Q9 for a flush draw, while Lesnov tabled the KJ for top pair. The K hit the turn and Caro nailed his flush, however it gave Lesnov outs for a full house. The four outer didn’t came as the 6 fell on the river.
Hour 2 Update: Jason Mercier, Brock Parker Advance
Jun 14, '09
Hour 2 Update
Players Remaining: 56 out of 256
Completed Round 3 Matches (Winner in Bold):
1. Jonathan Jaffe vs. Dario Minieri
2. Nathanael Poysti vs. Nicholas Rampon
3. Andrew Lichtenberger vs. Matt Hawrilenko
4. Brock Parker vs. Branden Hampton
5. Dustin Woolf vs. Mike Baxter
6. Jason Mercier Defeats Michael Pesek
7. Justin Smith vs. William Thorson
8. Steve O’Dwyer vs. Jeff Madsen
Big Hands:
Brock Parker Advances
Brocker Parker was able to flop two pair against the ace-king of Braden Hampton. The turn and river offered no help for Hampton and he was sent to the rail. Parker’s hopes for a third bracelet, in this still young World Series of Poker, are still alive.
Mike Baxter Eliminated
With the K10, Baxter called the all-in bet from his opponent on a board of K826 and immediately asked, “Do you have ace-king?” His opponent did indeed and tabled ace-king. The river was the Q, eliminating Baxter.
Jason Mercier Wins Huge Double Up, Advances Shortly After
Michael Pesek moved all-in preflop and Jason Mercier went into the tank. The bracelet winner from this summer eventually made the call with KQ, and asked, “Do you have a pair?” Pesek said no and flipped over the A9. The flop came Q72, putting Mercier way out in front. The Q sealed the deal with trip queens and a meaningless J fell on the river. Mercier was up to a commanding chip lead of 208,000 to 12,000. Not too long after, Mercier knocked off Pesek.
Joe Serock raised to 200,000 preflop and Brock Parker reraised to 1 million. Serock reraised all in and Parker made the call. Their cards:
Parker: QQ
Serock: 1010
Board: A72KQ
Parker won the hand, $552,745, and his second gold bracelet of the week. Parker won event No. 14 ($2,500 six-handed limit hold’em) on June 7 to win his first gold bracelet and now he owns two. Serock was eliminated in second place and took home $341,783 in prize money.
Event No. 23 ($2,500 six-handed limit hold’em) at the 
Smith Forced to Fold
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and everybody checked to the player on the button who bet 75 and was called by Gavin Smith. The turn card was the 6
and Smith checked again.
Todd Terry raised under the gun and Brock Parker reraised to 28,000. Mortensen reraised to 68,000 and Terry mucked. Parker moved all in for 150,000 and Mortensen made the call. Their cards:
Brock Parker (pictured left) and Doyle Brunson found themselves all in preflop in a race situation.
Brock Parker Eliminates Andrew Lichtenberger
Alaei Tumbling
Straight Flush For Parker
Brock Parker vs. Nikolay Evdakov
