2013 World Series of Poker

Event #23: $2,500 Seven-Card Stud
Day: 2
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Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j♦10♣8♠j♣3♠7♦10♥
Prize
$145,520
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
246
Level Info
Level
25
Limits
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
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Martin in the Danger Zone

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[user101598]
Level 17 : 1,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

Matthew Ashton: {x-}{x-} / {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} / {x-}
Jesse Martin: {x-}{x-} / {2-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{10-Spades}{4-Diamonds} / {x-}

Ashton led out on fifth street, Martin called, and Ashton led out on sixth and seventh as well. Martin called both bets.

"Aces-up," Ashton said, fanning {a-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}. Martin mucked his hand.

Ashton: {x-}{x-} / {k-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} / {x-}
Martin: {x-}{x-} / {k-Spades}{8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{9-Clubs} / {x-}

The next hand, Martin completed and Ashton raised. Martin tank-called. Martin check-called a bet on fourth street, and Ashton proceeded to lead out on fifth, sixth, and seventh after making a better board on fifth. Martin called every bet, then mucked when Ashton showed {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} for a flush.

Martin is down to just 6,000 chips, while Ashton rocketed up to 190,000.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Ashton gb
Matthew Ashton 		190,000
70,000
 70,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin 		6,000
-79,000
 -79,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Jesse MartinMatthew Ashton

Martin Doubles and Doubles

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[user80015]
Level 17 : 1,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

It definitely is the Matthew Ashton and Jesse Martin show in the past few hands!

Ashton completed and Martin called all in for 3,000 with David Chiu defending his bring-in. Ashton fired fourth and fifth before Chiu finally folded as both player's boards completed as follows.

Ashton: {A-Clubs}{5-Clubs} / {J-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{9-Spades}{K-Diamonds} / {K-Clubs}
Martin: {A-Spades}{10-Hearts} / {Q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{Q-Spades} / {7-Diamonds}

With Martin making queens-up, he more than doubled to now sit at 16,000. The next hand Martin would complete over a bring-in and an Ashton call before calling bets on fourth and fifth; with the final seeing him all in for 7,000.

Ashton: {X-}{X-} / {6-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}
Martin: {X-}{X-} / {5-Hearts}{8-Spades}{4-Hearts}

Ashton tabled his {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts} to be drawing against Martin's {7-Diamonds}{7-Spades}, but on sixth Ashton took the lead with the {10-Hearts} while Martin improved with the {7-Clubs}.

The {Q-Diamonds} changed little for Ashton on seventh, but it would be Martin's {7-Hearts} that would see him make quads to double through to 37,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Ashton gb
Matthew Ashton 		185,000
-5,000
 -5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin 		37,000
31,000
 31,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Jesse MartinMatthew Ashton

Kassela Over 200K

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[user101598]
Level 17 : 1,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

Gary Benson: {x-}{x-} / {a-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{2-Spades} / {x-}
Frank Kassela: {x-}{x-} / {6-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{9-Hearts} / {x-}

When we arrived on fifth street, the dealer was pulling in a combined 40,000 in bets. The action slowed on sixth and seventh, as Benson called a single bet on the former, and folded to a bet on the latter. Kassela dragged in the pot, and now has over 200,000 chips.

Benson dipped down to 215,000.

Player Chips Progress
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela 		205,000
95,000
 95,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Gary Benson au
Gary Benson 		203,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Frank KasselaGary Benson

Friedman Makes Tens-Up on Seventh Street

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[user101598]
Level 17 : 1,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

Mike Sexton: {x-}{x-} / {10-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{7-Spades} / {x-}
Adam Friedman: {x-}{x-} / {7-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} / {x-}

Sexton bet out on fourth street, prompting two players to fold and Friedman to call. Both players checked on fifth, and Friedman bet out on sixth. Sexton called.

Friedman checked dark on seventh, and Sexton checked behind.

"Sevens at least," Friedman announced. "I haven't looked yet."

He peeled back his seventh card, then fanned {10-Clubs}{10-Spades}{7-Clubs} for tens and sevens. Sexton shook his hand, then folded his hand in such a way that you could see the {j-Hearts} for a pair of jacks.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman 		155,000
20,000
 20,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Mike Sexton us
Mike Sexton 		40,000
-35,000
 -35,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Adam FriedmanMike Sexton

Rolled Up for Martin

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[user80015]
Level 17 : 1,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

Jesse Martin completed and Matthew Ashton made the call before Eric Brooks raised. Martin responded by making it three bets to force Ashton out as Brooks made it 16,000 total. Martin double-bet on fourth and then bet on fifth and sixth with Martin calling before moving all in for an additional 6,000. Brooks called and this is how the cards fell.

Martin: {5-Spades}{5-Clubs} / {5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}
Brooks: {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts} / {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

Brooks was unable to spike a bigger full house on seventh as he found the {J-Diamonds} while Martin received the {7-Spades} to double through to 100,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin 		98,000
61,000
 61,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Eric Brooks us
Eric Brooks 		21,000
1,000
 1,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jesse MartinEric Brooks

Level: 18

Limits: 2,000/5,000

Ante: 1,000

Eric Brooks Eliminated in 14th Place ($6,990)

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[user101598]
Level 18 : 2,000/5,000, 1,000 ante
Eric Brooks - 14th Place
Eric Brooks - 14th Place

Eric Brooks: {x-}{x-} / {6-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{x-} / {x-}
Scott Seiver: {x-}{x-} / {8-Clubs}{6-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} / {x-}

Before the level changed, there was a bring in, Brooks, the winner of the 2008 Stud Hi World Championship completed, and only Seiver called. The rest of the money went in on fourth, and the hands were opened.

Brooks: {5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}
Seiver: {q-Hearts}{8-}

Neither player improved on fifth or sixth street, and Seiver quickly flipped over a {6-} on seventh, giving him an unbeatable two pair. Brooks mucked his hand, and shook a few hands before exiting the tournament area.

With Brooks' elimination, Freddie Ellis is the only remaining Stud Hi World Champion remaining.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Brooks us
Eric Brooks 		Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Eric BrooksScott Seiver

Mike Sexton Eliminated in 13th Place ($6,990)

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[user80015]
Level 18 : 2,000/5,000, 1,000 ante
Mike Sexton - 13th place
Mike Sexton - 13th place

Mike Sexton was all in for his last few thousand against Helmut Koch as both player's boards ran out as follows.

Sexton: {7-Spades}{3-Spades} / {7-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}
Koch: {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} / {J-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{6-Spades}

Koch caught the {J-Spades} on seventh to improve to two pair while Sexton could only find the {10-Clubs} as he was knocked to the rail in 13th place.

Player Chips Progress
Helmut Koch us
Helmut Koch 		110,000
-40,000
 -40,000
Mike Sexton us
Mike Sexton 		Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Mike SextonHelmut Koch

Chiu Flirting with 400K

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[user101598]
Level 18 : 2,000/5,000, 1,000 ante
David Chiu
David Chiu

Jesse Martin: {x-}{x-} / {5-Hearts}{7-Spades}{8-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} / {x-}
Freddie Ellis: {x-}{x-} / {9-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} / {x-}
David Chiu: {x-}{x-} / {q-Hearts}{k-Spades}{3-Spades}{q-Spades} / {x-}

We reached the table on sixth street, where Chiu led out with his pair of queens. Both Martin and Ellis called. Chiu opted to check on seventh, Martin tossed out a bet, and Ellis folded. Chiu reached for chips, thought for a bit, then tossed them in.

"Kings-up," he said as they splashed onto the felt.

"Good," Martin said, looking at his hand one more time before mucking it.

Chiu collected the pot, and now sits with 370,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
David Chiu us
David Chiu 		370,000
145,000
 145,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Freddie Ellis us
Freddie Ellis 		88,000
-2,000
 -2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin 		30,000
-68,000
 -68,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: David ChiuFreddie EllisJesse Martin

Kenn Wittock Eliminated in 12th Place ($8,713)

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Level 18 : 2,000/5,000, 1,000 ante
Kenn Wittock - 12th Place
Kenn Wittock - 12th Place

Kenn Wittock: {x-}{x-} / {10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Spades}{4-Clubs} / {x-}
Michael Mizrachi: {x-}{x-} / {2-Hearts}{k-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} / {x-}

Mizrachi fired out a bet on fourth, and Wittock pushed out enough to call, released the stack, then pulled it back asking how much the bet was. The floor ruled this motion as a call, and the chips remained in the pot.

Mizrachi bet dark heading into seventh, and Wittock tanked for a bit before slamming the call forward. The Grinder showed {9-Spades}{5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} for kings-up, and Wittock mucked.

Gary Benson: {x-}{x-} / {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{6-Spades} / {x-}
Wittock: {x-}{x-} / {7-Spades}{10-Spades}{9-Clubs}{4-Spades} / {x-}

Wittock's remaining 3,000 chips went in the next hand on fourth street against Benson. Wittock showed {8-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}, giving him straight draw against Benson's {k-Spades}{9-Spades} for kings, but Wittock bricked out on fifth and sixth. Benson didn't improve on seventh when he showed the {3-Hearts}, and Wittock needed to make two pair or a straight to survive.

He turned over the {a-Hearts}, however, and was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Gary Benson au
Gary Benson 		210,000
6,500
 6,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Kenn Wittock us
Kenn Wittock 		Busted

Tags: Gary BensonKenn Wittock

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