Thursday, February 14, 2013 7:36 PM Local Time
On the very first hand of heads-up play, Leo Wolpert and Kurt Jewell get it all-in preflop with Wolpert holding to Jewell''s .
The pocket pair remains out front as the board runs out and Jewell defeats Wolpert to win his fifth career ring, tying him with Mark "Pegasus" Smith and Kyle Cartwright for second on the all-time ring list.
Jewell collects $31,113 for the win in addition to a shiny new thumb ring. Wolpert takes home $19,225 for second place.
A complete report on this event and Jewell''s win will be available shortly on WSOP.com.
Thursday, February 14, 2013 7:33 PM Local Time
This heads-up battle pits WSOP bracelet winner Leo Wolpert against four-time WSOP Circuit Ring winner Kurt Jewell.
Going into heads-up play, Jewell has about a 10:1 chip advantage over Wolpert.
Thursday, February 14, 2013 7:31 PM Local Time
Matthew Wolfe and Kurt Jewell get it all-in preflop with Jewell holding to Wolfe''s . The A-K-9-6-4 board keeps Jewell out front with a pair of aces and we are now heads-up.
Kurt Jewell - 2,550,000
Matthew Wolfe - eliminated in third place
Thursday, February 14, 2013 7:25 PM Local Time
Blinds: 8,000/16,000 ante 2,000
Leo Wolpert folds the button and Kurt Jewell moves all-in from the small blind, having the big blind, Matthew Wolfe, easily covered. Wolfe looks at his cards and then calls all-in for his last 200,000 chips.
WOlfe shows and Jewell turns over . The board runs out and Wolfe''s hand holds to give him the double up.
Matthew Wolfe - 405,000
Kurt Jewell - 2,100,000
Thursday, February 14, 2013 7:19 PM Local Time
Gavin Smith and Kurt Jewell get it all-in preflop with Smith holding K-Q to Jewell''s A-6. The board is no help to Smith and he is eliminated in fourth place.
Kurt Jewell - 2,400,000
Gavin Smith - eliminated in fourth place
Thursday, February 14, 2013 7:15 PM Local Time
Blinds: 8,000/16,000 ante 2,000
Kurt Jewell raises to 34,000 on the button and Matthew Wolfe calls from the small blind. The flop comes and Wolfe checks. Jewell bets 38,000 and Wolfe calls.
The turn is the and Wolfe bets 70,000. Jewell calls.
The river is the and Wolfe bets 100,000. Jewell quickly calls again.
Wolfe turns over A-8 for aces up. Jewel has the better hand with for trip tens and takes the pot, building his stack up over 2 million chips.
Kurt Jewell - 2,050,000
Matthew Wolfe - 275,000
Thursday, February 14, 2013 7:00 PM Local Time
Blinds: 8,000/16,000 ante 2,000
Kurt Jewell raises to 34,000 on the button and Gavin Smith calls from the big blind.
The flop comes and Smith checks. Jewell bets 36,000 and Smith calls. The turn is the and Smith check-calls a bet of 44,000 from Jewell.
The river is the and Smith checks a third time. Jewell announces he is all-in, Smith folds, and Jewell takes another pot.
Kurt Jewell - 1,650,000
Gavin Smith - 260,000
Thursday, February 14, 2013 6:47 PM Local Time
Level: 6
Blinds: ,000/16,000
Ante: ,000
Thursday, February 14, 2013 6:46 PM Local Time
Blinds: 7,000/14,000 ante 2,000
Kurt Jewell raises and Thomas Beckstad moves all-in for around 250,000. Jewell calls with pocket aces. Beckstad trails with and fails to improve after the flop, so he is eliminated on one of the final hands of the level.
Kurt Jewell - 1,500,000
Thomas Beckstad - eliminated in 5th place
Thursday, February 14, 2013 6:17 PM Local Time
Blinds: 7,000/14,000 ante 2,000
Kurt Jewell and Thomas Beckstad are heads-up to a flop of . Beckstad checks from the blinds, Jewell bets, and Beckstad check-raises him. Jewell fires back with a raise of his own and Beckstad calls.
There is well over 200,000 in the pot when the turn brings the . Both players check. The river is the and Beckstad bets 105,000. Jewell doesn''t hesitate before calling.
"Good call," Beckstad says, tapping his cards on the table, but not turning them over.
Jewell is instructed by the dealer to show his hand and he turns over for a pair of deuces.
Gavin Smith stands up and takes $5 out of his wallet and reaches across the table to hand it to Jewell. The rest of the table gives him confused looks before he says, "Are we not playing the seven-deuce game? How else could that have just happened?"
Kurt Jewell - 1,100,000
Thomas Beckstad - 250,000
Thursday, February 14, 2013 6:06 PM Local Time
Blinds: 7,000/14,000 ante 2,000
Thomas Beckstad raises to 31,000 from middle position and Kurt Jewell reraises to 64,000 out of the small blind. Beckstad calls.
The flop come s and Jewell bets 61,000. Beckstad calls. The turn is the and Jewell checks. Beckstad announces he is all-in for 304,000 total, Jewell folds, and Beckstad takes the pot.
Thomas Beckstad - 535,000
Kurt Jewell - 830,000
Thursday, February 14, 2013 5:56 PM Local Time
Blinds: 7,000/14,000 ante 2,000
Reed Goodmiller and Kurt Jewell get it all-in preflop with Goodmiller holding A-K to Jewell''s pocket queens. The queens hold and Goodmiller is eliminated in sixth place.
Kurt Jewell - 950,000
Reed Goodmiller - eliminated in sixth place ($5,836)
Thursday, February 14, 2013 5:53 PM Local Time
Blinds: 7,000/14,000 ante 2,000
Kurt Jewell raises to 30,000 from middle position and Matthew Wolfe reraises to 67,000 behind him. Jewell calls and the flop comes . Jewell bets 62,000, Wolfe announces he is all-in, Jewell folds, and Wolfe takes the pot.
Matthew Wolfe - 520,000
Kurt Jewell - 740,000
Thursday, February 14, 2013 5:44 PM Local Time
Blinds: 6,000/12,000 ante 2,000
There is around 115,000 in the pot and the board reads when Matthew Wolfe checks from the big blind and Reed Goodmiller shoves all-in for 140,000 from middle position.
Wolfe hesitates a little before mucking his hand, giving Goodmiller the pot.
Reed Goodmiller - 250,000
Matthew Wolfe - 260,000
Thursday, February 14, 2013 5:39 PM Local Time
Blinds: 6,000/12,000 ante 2,000
Gavin Smith raises to 28,000 from middle position, Leo Wolpert calls from the small blind, and Kurt Jewell makes it an additional 55,000 or so to play from the big blind. Smith and Wolpert both fold and Jewell takes the pot.
Kurt Jewell - 745,000
Thursday, February 14, 2013 5:34 PM Local Time
Blinds: 6,000/12,000 ante 2,000
We missed the details, but Gavin Smith just got back all of his chips plus some after doubling thru Kurt Jewell.
Gavin Smith - 455,000
Kurt Jewell - 630,000
Thursday, February 14, 2013 5:28 PM Local Time
Blinds: 6,000/12,000 ante 2,000
After taking down several pots, including one in which he took a big chunk out of Gavin Smith''s stack, Kurt Jewell is back out front with over 900,000 chips.
Thursday, February 14, 2013 5:08 PM Local Time
Blinds: 6,000/12,000 ante 2,000
Reed Goodmiller raises to 25,000 from under the gun and Matthew Wolfe cals from the small blind.
The flop comes and both players check. The turn is the and Wolfe checks. Goodmiller bets 20,000 and Wolfe calls.
The river is the and both players check.
Wolfe turns over for a pair of jacks, which is good enough to take the pot.
Matthew Wolfe - 475,000
Reed Goodmiller - 325,000
Thursday, February 14, 2013 5:02 PM Local Time
Blinds: 6,000/12,000 ante 2,000
Reed Goodmiller raises to 25,000 and Leo Wolpert calls from the big blind. The flop comes and Wolpert checks. Goodmiller bets 22,000 and Wolpert calls. The turn brings the , Wolpert checks again, and Goodmiller bets 41,000. Wolpert calls. The river does not bring a diamond and both players check.
Wolpert shows for a pair of tens and Goodmiller mucks.
With that pot, Leo Wolpert is now the new chip leader at the table.
Leo Wolpert - 680,000
Reed Goodmiller - 380,000
Thursday, February 14, 2013 4:53 PM Local Time
Level: 4
Blinds: ,000/12,000
Ante: ,000