2013 World Series of Poker

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

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j108j3710
Prize
$145,520
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
246
Level Info
Level
25
Limits
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Kassela Over 300K

Level 18 : 2,000/5,000, 1,000 ante
Frank Kassela
Frank Kassela

Gary Benson: {x-}{x-} / {j-Clubs}{a-Spades}{9-Hearts} (FOLD)
Michael Mizrachi: {x-}{x-} / {6-Clubs}{7-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{8-Spades} / {x-}
Frank Kasella: {x-}{x-} / {j-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} / {x-}

All three players checked on fourth street, and on fifth Kassela bet out. Benson called, Mizrachi raised, Kassela re-raised, and only Mizrachi called.

Kassela tossed out a bet on sixth, Mizrachi called, and the two checked on seventh. Kassela showed {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{4-Spades} for tens and sevens, and Mizrachi showed {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs} before mucking.

Player Chips Progress
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Frank Kassela
315,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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Michael Mizrachi
73,000
-77,000
-77,000
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Frank KasselaGary Benson

Rocco Bucci Eliminated in 11th Place ($8,713)

Level 18 : 2,000/5,000, 1,000 ante
Rocco Bucci - 11th place
Rocco Bucci - 11th place

Rocco Bucci completed only to have Matthew Ashton raise to 10,000. Bucci made the call before leading out on fourth and fifth streets. On fifth however, Ashton raised only to have Bucci three-bet virtually all-in; leaving himself just 1,500. Ashton called and the cards were tabled.

Bucci: {K-Spades}{J-Spades} / {9-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{J-Diamonds}
Ashton: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades} / {7-Hearts}{2-Spades}{9-Spades}

With Bucci trailing, the {3-Clubs} on sixth changed little as Ashton caught the {J-Hearts} before the {Q-Diamonds} came on seventh leaving Bucci drawing to just one out. Unfortunately for Bucci, the {A-Diamonds} would complete his board and he would be out the door in 11th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Matthew Ashton
180,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Rocco Bucci
Busted

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Ashton Gets His Fill

Level 18 : 2,000/5,000, 1,000 ante
Matthew Ashton
Matthew Ashton

Matthew Ashton: {x-}{x-} / {2-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{6-Spades} / {x-}
Scott Seiver: {x-}{x-} / {2-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} / {x-}

Ashton check-called a bet on fourth street, then led out on fifth, sixth, and seventh. Seiver called all three bets, then mucked when Ashton showed {j-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{2-Spades} for sixes full of deuces.

"I had outs," Seiver said, shaking his head.

Player Chips Progress
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Scott Seiver
222,000
-28,000
-28,000
WSOP 7X Winner
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Matthew Ashton
215,000
35,000
35,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Matthew AshtonScott Seiver

End-of-Day Chip Counts

Level 18 : 2,000/5,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Frank Kassela
331,500
16,500
16,500
WSOP 3X Winner
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David Chiu
295,000
-45,000
-45,000
WSOP 5X Winner
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Matthew Ashton
277,500
62,500
62,500
WSOP 1X Winner
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Scott Seiver
237,500
15,500
15,500
WSOP 7X Winner
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Gary Benson
213,500
-46,500
-46,500
WSOP 1X Winner
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Helmut Koch
157,500
47,500
47,500
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Michael Mizrachi
128,000
55,000
55,000
WSOP 5X Winner
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Jesse Martin
84,000
54,000
54,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Adam Friedman
74,500
-80,500
-80,500
WSOP 5X Winner
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Freddie Ellis
26,000
-62,000
-62,000
WSOP 1X Winner

2010 Player of the Year Frank Kassela Leads the Final 10

Level 18 : 2,000/5,000, 1,000 ante
Frank Kassela - Chip Leader
Frank Kassela - Chip Leader

After 10 more levels of play in Event #23: $2,500 Seven Card Stud, only 10 players remain in contention for the gold bracelet and the $145,520 first-place prize. Leading the way is 2010 World Series of Poker Player of the Year Frank Kassela. Kassela bagged 331,500 chips, and his closest competitors are David Chiu (295,000), and Matthew Ashton (277,500). Ashton is having a terrific 2013 WSOP, finishing third in Event #5 and runner-up in Event #13.

A total of 106 players returned for Day 2 action, and only 32 would make the money. Plenty of notables busted before the money bubble arrive, including Allen Kessler, George Danzer, Perry Friedman, Cyndy Violette, Roland Israelashvili, Chad Brown, John Monnette, and Greg Raymer. Brown started his bustout hand with split jacks, and improved to kings-up on sixth street, but Chiu had wired aces, and made a better two pair on sixth. Chiu’s hand held up on seventh, and Brown hit the rail.

The bubble burst in Level 14, where Terrence Hastoo was all-in for just the ante. He started with three to a flush, but Kenn Wittock had split kings and held. Once the players were in the money, they started hitting the rail in rapid succession. Among the min-cashers were Andrey Zaichenko, Marco Traniello, Andrew Kelsall, Joseph Cappello, Calvin Anderson, Konstantin Puchkov, and Daniel Negreanu.

At the three-table redraw, Scott Seiver and Chiu started to climb up the charts. Seiver made a timely spade flush against Jesse Martin, while Chiu knocked out Ashly Butler. Kassela's ascent to the top of the counts began in Level 17 against Gary Benson, and continued in Level 18 against The Grinder. While those three were growing their stacks, others busted, including Mike Sexton (13th), 2008 Stud World Champion Eric Brooks (14th), and Andre Akkari (17th).

With the elimination of Brooks, Freddie Ellis was the last Stud World Champion standing. The 2009 champ will be looking for bracelet number two on Friday, but has a long road ahead of him with only 26,000 chips.

Here's the seat draw:

TableSeatPlayerChip Count
4461--empty----
4462Gary Benson213,500
4463--empty----
4464Helmut Koch157,500
4465--empty----
4466Michael Mizrachi128,000
4467Adam Friedman74,500
4468Frank Kassela331,500
    
4471--empty----
4472--empty----
4473Matthew Ashton277,500
4474--empty----
4475Scott Seiver237,500
4476Jesse Martin84,000
4477Freddie Ellis26,000
4488David Chiu295,000

The 10 survivors will return on Friday at 2 p.m. local time to battle it out for a bracelet. Be sure to check back then for all of your exclusive live updates straight from the tournament floor. For now, we'll leave you with Lynn Gilmartin who has all the highlights from around the Rio.

Tags: Frank Kassela

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

Day 2 Completed