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Buy-In: $5,000
Prize Pool: $1,880,000
Entrants: 400

Event 41 - $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Six Handed

  • Jun 22, '13 - Jun 24, '13
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Updates on Final Day (Jun 24, 13)

 
 

Steve Gross Wins Event No. 41 ($488,817)

Level: 28

Blinds: 30,000-60,000

Players Remaining: 1 out of 400

Players Eliminated:

2nd: Salman Behbehani – $301,965

Live Updates:

Steve GrossSteve Gross Wins Event No. 41 ($488,817) — Salman Behbehani Eliminated in Second Place ($301,965)

Steve Gross raised to 180,000 on the button preflop and Salman Behbehani reraised all in for 380,000. Gross called and the final two players flipped over their cards one last time.

Gross: 10Heart Suit8Spade Suit7Diamond Suit4Spade Suit
Behbehani: KHeart SuitQSpade Suit3Heart Suit3Spade Suit

Board: ADiamond Suit9Club Suit7Heart Suit5Diamond Suit2Spade Suit

Gross won the pot and the tournament with a pair of sevens. Behbehani was eliminated in second place and took home $301,965. Gross was awarded the gold bracelet and the top prize worth $488,817.

Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, chip counts, and prize payouts for each gold bracelet event.

Player Tags: Steve Gross,   Salman Behbehani
 

Level 27 Update: Timo Pfutzenreuter Eliminated in 3rd Place

Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000-50,000

Players Remaining: 2 out of 400

Average Chip Count: 3,000,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 5: Steve Gross – 3,015,000
Seat 6: Salman Behbehani – 620,000

Players Eliminated:

3rd: Timo Pfutzenreuter – $194,147

Live Updates:

Timo Pfutzenreuter Eliminated in Third Place ($194,147)

Steve Gross raised to 100,000 preflop on the button and Timo Pfutzenreuter called from the big blind. The flop was dealt JClub Suit4Heart Suit3Spade Suit and the action went check-check. The turn fell 7Club Suit and Timo bet 150,000.

Gross called and the river delivered the 6Diamond Suit. Timo bet 175,000 and Gross raised to 800,000. Timo moved all in for a little bit more and Gross called the remainder.

Timo held JSpade SuitJDiamond Suit10Diamond Suit8Diamond Suit but Gross held 8Spade Suit6Club Suit5Club Suit5Heart Suit for a straight. Timo was eliminated in third place and Gross was up to 3,505,000 in advance of the heads-up final against Salman Behbehani (2.5 million).

Player Tags: Steve Gross,   Timo Pfutzenreuter
 

Level 26 Update: Nader Arfai Out 6th, Lee Goldman Out 5th, Joseph Leung Out 4th

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000-40,000

Players Remaining: 3 out of 400

Average Chip Count: 2,000,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Timo Pfutzenreuter – 2,370,000
Seat 5: Steve Gross – 3,015,000
Seat 6: Salman Behbehani – 620,000

Players Eliminated:

6th: Nader Arfai – $61,739
5th: Lee Goldman – $87,890
4th: Joseph Leung – $128,742

Live Updates:

Nader Arfai Eliminated in Sixth Place ($61,739)

Nader Arfai limped preflop on the button and Steve Gross called on the small blind. Lee Goldman checked on the big blind and the flop was dealt JHeart Suit5Diamond Suit2Club Suit. Gross bet 50,000 and Goldman folded. Arfai raised to 150,000 and Gross made the call.

The turn fell 4Spade Suit and Gross checked. Arfai bet all in for 385,000 and Gross called. The two players then revealed their cards.

Gross: AHeart Suit6Heart Suit4Club Suit3Heart Suit
Arfai: JClub Suit9Diamond Suit5Heart Suit5Club Suit

River: QDiamond Suit

Arfai was eliminated in sixth place and Gross grew his stack to 1.46 million thanks to a six-high straight.

Lee Goldman Eliminated in Fifth Place ($87,890)

Steve Gross raised to 85,000 preflop under the gun and Lee Goldman reraised the pot on the cutoff. Gross reraised the pot again and Goldman called all in for 800,000. The two players then tabled their hands.

Gross: AClub SuitKHeart SuitQHeart SuitJClub Suit
Goldman: ADiamond SuitAHeart Suit4Heart Suit3Diamond Suit

Board: JDiamond Suit8Heart Suit7Heart SuitQSpade Suit9Spade Suit

Goldman was eliminated in fifth place and Gross took the chip lead with 2.42 million thanks to two pair, queens and jacks.

Joseph Leung Eliminated in Fourth Place ($128,742)

One hand after Lee Goldman made his exit Steve Gross scored his third elimination at the final table. Joseph Leung raised the pot to start the action and Gross reraised the pot. Leung then called all in for 200,000 and the two players flipped over their cards.

Gross: ADiamond SuitAHeart SuitQDiamond Suit7Heart Suit
Leung: ASpade SuitJHeart Suit10Heart Suit6Diamond Suit

Board: QHeart Suit8Club Suit3Heart SuitJClub SuitQSpade Suit

Leung was eliminated in fourth place and Gross increased his chip lead to 3 million thanks to trip queens.

Player Tags: Steve Gross,   Nader Arfai,   Lee Goldman,   Joseph Leung
 

Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 41 ($5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha)

The final table of Event No. 41 ($5,000 Six-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

With the elimination of Yevgeniy Timoshenko in seventh place ($44,574), the six-handed final table is now set. Play will begins in Level 25 with blinds of 15,000-30,000, and action will continue until a winner is determined. Play may be extended an additional day if it takes more than 10 levels to reach a winner as noted on the official structure sheet. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players stack up:

Seat 1: Timo Pfutzenreuter – 1,970,000
Seat 2: Joseph Leung – 855,000
Seat 3: Nader Arfai – 660,000
Seat 4: Lee Goldman – 1,185,000
Seat 5: Steve Gross – 590,000
Seat 6: Salman Behbehani – 745,000

While only 6 remain, this event attracted a field of 400 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,880,000, and the top 42 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $488,817
2nd Place: $301,965
3rd Place: $194,147
4th Place: $128,742
5th Place: $87,890
6th Place: $61,739

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

 

Event No. 41 Final Day Updates Begin with Official Final Table of Six Players

The final day of Event No. 41 ($5,000 Six-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha) begins with 22 players from the initial field of 400 and they will be playing down to a champion tonight. Cards get into the air at 2 p.m. PT and that’s when the remaining field will begin to march down to the final table. Notables still in the hunt include Steve Gross, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Trevor Pope, Sorel Mizzi, and Roland Israelashvili.

Card Player will bring you level-by-level updates with chip counts and payouts once the official final table begins with the final six players in the event. Tune back in at that time to see which player will walk away with the top prize of $488,817 and a World Series of Poker gold bracelet.

 
 
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