The three players are back from dinner, and we are getting started again.
2013 World Series of Poker
Level: 25
Blinds: 13,000/25,000
Ante: 0
The players are now taking a one hour dinner break.
Jeff Thompson raised the button, and Marco Johnson three bet it from the small blind. The flop came , and Johnson bet out. Thompson raised, and Johnson called to see the hit the turn. Johnson check called a bet, and the hit the river. Johnson checked, and Thompson thought for a few moments before betting, and Johnson tanked for about 45 seconds before folding. Thompson shook his head, and said "why do you have to be right every time?" as he took down the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Marco Johnson |
1,200,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
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Jeff Thompson |
640,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
With the game now three-handed, seasoned pros Marco Johnson and Juha Helppi are battling to take control of this final table.
Johnson has emerged victorious more times than not, chipping away at the dangerous native of Finland with strategic three-bets and creative plays.
One hand saw Johnson raise his button, and then call Helppi's reraise to take a flop.
Helppit led out for a bet, Johnson called, and the turn came . Both players checked fourth street, and the completed the board on the river.
Two taps of the table later, Johnson rolled over the for a runner-runner two pair.
Helppi winced when he saw the bad news, squeezing his cards a few times before flashing the .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Marco Johnson |
1,600,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
||
Juha Helppi |
280,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
Jeff Thompson raised it up on the button, and Juha Helppi three bet from the big blind. The flop came down . Helppi checked to Thompson, who fired out. Helppi check raised it, and Thompson called. He folded, however, when Helppi fired out on the turn.
A few hands later, Helppi raised on the button, and Thompson three bet it from the small blind. The flop came down , and Thompson fired out. Helppi called, and the same action occured on the turn, and the river. Thompson showed for two pair, and Helppi kicked his hand in.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Juha Helppi |
440,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
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Jeff Thompson |
375,000
-245,000
|
-245,000 |
A massive pot developed involving all four players, and Danny Warchol was victimized for the rest of his stack.
The action started when Warchol opened for a raise, with his stack already shortened from a previous loss. Juha Helppi, Marco Johnson, and Jeff Thompson all flatted to see the flop fall .
When it was checked around to him, Warchol moved his last bet into the middle, and all three opponents came along.
The turn brought the , and Johnson fired out a bet. Thompson raised it up and made it two bets to play, a move which prompted Johnson to flat call.
Johnson got one more bet in on the river, and Thompson called while revealing the for trips on the turn. Holding the for trips with a bigger kicker, Johnson won the side pot, and when Warchol could table only the , he was eliminated in 4th place.
Johnson stormed to a huge chip lead with the win, while Thompson dropped a chunk of change with the second best hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Marco Johnson |
1,250,000
385,000
|
385,000 |
|
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Danny Warchol | Busted |
Level: 24
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 0
Danny Warchol was back down to about 100,000 when he took down two pots in a row. Marco Johnson raised in the cutoff, and Warchol defended his big blind. The flop came down , and Warchol checked to Johnson, who fired out. Warchol quickly check raised, and Johnson kicked his hand in.
On the next hand, Juha Helppi raised, and Warchol reraised from the small blind. Helppi called, and the flop came down . Warchol bet, and Helppi called. The hit the turn, and Warchol quickly bet again. Helppi folded, and Warchol flashed .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Danny Warchol |
205,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
With his stack shortened after a few previous losses, Danny Warchol raised and reraised until the pot was capped at five bets, with Marco Johnson and Jeff Thompson coming along for the ride.
On the flop, Warchol led out for a bet, and both of his opponents called. The turn came and Warchol fired away for his last bet, with Johnson the lone caller.
Showdown:
Warchol:
Johnson:
Warchol's pocket pair had him in the lead, but he needed to fade aces and kings to survive.
River:
With that, Warchol regained his footing while putting a dent in Johnson's chip lead.