2012 World Series of Poker › Event 13: $1,500 Limit Hold'em

Kevin McGuinness Eliminated in 17th Place ($8,130)

Posted 2012-06-07 GMT-6

Kevin McGuinness

Action started with Roland Israelashvili, and he made it two bets. Ben Landowski was on the button, and he put in a third bet. Kevin McGuinnes was in the small blind, and he made it four bets! Both IIsraelashvili and Landowski called, and the flop came down . McGuinness had just 24,000 left, and he bet the first 8,000 in the dark. Israelashvili raised, and Landowski went into the tank. After two minutes of thinking, he folded, and McGuinness committed the rest of his chips, saying "Let's rock and roll!" Israel called, and the cards were flipped.

Israelashvili:
McGuinness:

Israelashvili was out in front, but McGuinness could still pair up to take the lead. The turn was the , and McGuinness was down to the river. It was the , and he was eliminated, while Israelashvili is now up to 240,000.

Chip Counts
Roland Israel			240,000	100,000
Kevin Mcguinness			Busted

Tags: Kevin McGuinness, Roland Israelashvili.

Jennifer Harman Eliminated in 18th Place ($8,130)

Posted 2012-06-07 GMT-6

Jennifer Harman

A short-stacked Jennifer Harman got her chips in preflop with and squaring off against Leonid Bilokur, who held . It was an old-fashioned flip, and one that didn't come down in Harman's favor as the flop fell . Bilokur paired his king to take a commanding lead, and Harman was left looking for a queen.

The turn wasn't what she needed and neither was the river. Bilokur ended up making a flush, which sent Harman home in 18th place with her first cash of the 2012 World Series of Poker.

Tags: Jennifer Harman, Leonid Bilokur.

Two Table Redraw

Posted 2012-06-07 GMT-6 • Level 20

Set of Fours Sends Dickerson to the Rail

Posted 2012-06-07 GMT-6

Jed Dickerson

We saw Jed Dickerson on his feet and shaking hands with Bruce Rosen, which was an indicator that he had been eliminated. Sure enough, we made our way over to see Dickerson with laid out in front of him, which was no good against Rosen's .

With Dickerson's elimination in 19th place, we're down to the final 18 players. That means it's time for a two-table redraw!

Chip Counts
Bruce Rosen			270,000	45,000
Jed Dickerson			Busted

Tags: Bruce Rosen, Jed Dickerson.

McGuinness Triples Up

Posted 2012-06-07 GMT-6

Kevin McGuinness was down to just 23,000, and he got it in the middle preflop against David Arsht and Lori Kirgan. Arsht and Kirgan checked down the board, which ran out . Kirgan showed high, and Arsht said he couldn't beat it. McGuiness tabled , and that was good enough to take the pot down. After the hand, he is up to 69,000.

Chip Counts
Kevin Mcguinness			69,000	-95,000

Tags: Kevin Mcguinness.

Barbieri Hacks Haxton Down

Posted 2012-06-07 GMT-6

Isaac Haxton- Busted

We came to the table as the turn was being dealt on a board that read . Al Barbieri checked to his lone opponent Isaac Haxton, who fired out a bet. Barbieri check raised, and Haxton had a decision for all his chips. He made the call, and when the cards were flipped, Barbieri was well out in front.

Barbieri:
Haxton:

Haxton could only catch a diamond to survive, and the river brought the . Haxton goes home in 20th place, while Barbieri is out chip leader with 450,000.

Chip Counts
Al Barbieri			450,000	236,000
Isaac Haxton			Busted

Tags: Al Barbieri, Isaac Haxton.

Level 20 started

Posted 2012-06-07 GMT-6

Mesner Runs Into a Flush

Posted 2012-06-07 GMT-6

We caught the action on the river when Eric Mesner got his remaining chips in on a board. Glenn Engelbert made the call and showed , which was good as Mesner mucked and made his exit in 21st place ($6,652).

Chip Counts
Glenn Engelbert			170,000	20,000
Eric Mesner			Busted

Tags: Glenn Engelbert, Eric Mesner.

"Good Time for Aces"

Posted 2012-06-07 GMT-6

A short-stacked Jeff Weiss raised from middle position only to have Lori Kirgan reraise on the button. Both blinds got out of the way, Weiss put in another bet and Kirgan made the call, bringing about the flop. Weiss bet, leaving himself just 3,000 behind, and Kirgan simply called. When the turned, Weiss put in his last few chips and Lirgan called.

Showdown

Weiss
Kirgan

Kirgan was left shaking her head as the appeared on the river, while Weiss smiled and said, "Good time for aces."

Chip Counts
Lori Kirgan			98,000	-12,000
Jeff Weiss			80,000	50,000

Tags: Jeff Weiss, Lori Kirgan.

Woodin Binks The River To Double Up

Posted 2012-06-07 GMT-6

Jared Woodin got the rest of his short stack in preflop in the small blind, and Bruce Rosen called in the big blind. Woodin showed , and Rosen was out in front with . He stay out in front on the flop, , and the turn, . However, the hit the river, and Woodin secured the double up to 45,000. While Rosen lost the hand, he's still had a good day so far, as he's up to 225,000.

Chip Counts
Bruce Rosen			225,000	66,000
Jared Woodin			45,000	23,000

Tags: Bruce Rosen, Jared Woodin.