$2,000 NL Hold'em - Level 13
Jun 13, '08
Note: Players had a 20-minute break prior to the start of Level 13. They will play two more hour-long levels before breaking for dinner.
Blinds: 1500/3000 with 300 ante
Players Left: 73 of 1344
Average Stack: 73,644
Chip Leaders:
Andrew Jeffreys - 216,000
Matthew Erlich - 200,000
Dustin Dirksen - 180,000
Matthew Lagarde - 172,000
David Steike - 155,000
Vivek Rajkumar - 153,000
Shawn Hattem - 148,000
Dan O'Brein - 138,000
Brock Parker - 120,000
Yves Grenon - 110,000
Eliminations: George Veach, Emanuel Failla, Phil Fedeniuk, Motoyuki Mabuchi, Earl Hunter, Dane Lomas, Kai Paulsen, Patrick Stemper, Kevin Hanson, Randy Coble, Bill Gazes, Ken Krouner, Vincent Vanbreugel, Remy Biechel, Court Harrington, Joshua Norris, Joseph Bolnick.
Big Hands:
Mr. Bean No Good With the Ladies
Glen Bean was the first to call when a 10,000 raise was authored from early position. Action came to Dan O'Brien on the button and he reraised it to 25,000. The initial raiser folded and Bean made another call. The flop came K
J8
, Bean checked, and O'Brien bet 24,000, leaving him with just 32,000 in chips. Bean then check-raised to put O'Brien all-in. Bean was ahead preflop with QQ
, but that mattered little as O'Brien held JJ
for middle set. The 4 hit the turn and A came on the river and O'Brien topped the 100,000 mark. Bean was left with just 14,000 in chips.
Unlucky Card for Greenstein
Barry Greenstein bet 14,000 into a flop of 732 and drew a call. Both players checked the 8 on the turn, and the J hit the river. Greenstein bet 20,000 and was called. Greenstein held QJ, but his opponent had him outkicked with AJ. Greenstein has now fallen from among the chip leaders.
Baker Cooks Up Quads
Brock Baker held JJ when his shortstacked opponent Joshua Norris moved all-in with pocket fours. Baker flopped a set and rivered quads.
Howerton Doubles Up
Frank Howerton moved all-in for his final 11,300 in chips and drew a call. Howerton held 810 while his opponent held A9. Howerton trailed through the 772 flop, and the 6 turn, but hit the 10 hit the river and Howerton stayed alive.
LeNoble Doubles Up
Rick LeNoble used the last two hands of Level 12 to become more of a factor. On the second last hand he moved all-in for 26,000 preflop from the big blind with JJ. He drew a call from a player holding KJ and scooped the pot when the board came A101095. On the last hand of the level, in the small blind, he limped to be heads-up with T.J. Yurakanin in the big blind. Yurakanin raised another 3000 and LeNoble called. The flop came A104 and was checked by both players. The 9 on the turn brought a 5000 bet from LeNoble and a call from Yurakanin. The 6 on the river brought the flush into play and both players checked. LeNoble showed A9 for two pair to take his second consecutive pot and reach the average chip stack at the time of 62,000.
Kings Cracked for Tupper
Katelyn Tupper was in solid position preflop, all-in with KK against her opponent's 99, but the board ran out with four hearts to have her lose to a flush and be eliminated.
Player Tags: Glen Bean, Barry Greenstein, Frankie Howerton
