Level: 12
Limits: 300/1,200
Ante: 300
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #23: $2,500 Seven-Card Stud
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
246
Level
25
Limits
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Big Stacks for the Big Dogs
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Level 12
: 300/1,200, 300 ante
As we slowly start approaching money, a quick look around the room sees these players as the big dogs with most of the chips.
Obviously Adam Friedman is top dog, but the names mentioned have more then a few bracelets between them ... Akkari (1), Puchkov (1), Ellis (1), Kassela (2) and Mizrachi (3).
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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136,500
35,300
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35,300 |
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79,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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69,000
26,000
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26,000 |
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63,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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57,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
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||
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53,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
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Level 12
: 300/1,200, 300 ante
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Munley Heading Back to Kansas
Level 12
: 300/1,200, 300 ante
Bill Munley made his way to the PokerNews desk to inform us that he had been eliminated.
"I'm out kid!" stated a saddened Munley.
Explaining that he started with aces and made aces-up, he would run into his opponent's trip tens by fifth street. Unable to spike an ace or a seven, Munley was eliminated and found his way over to the PokerNews blogging desk.
However before Munley made his way off the tournament floor he had a message for his boys back home, "tell them I'm on my way back to Kansas and the HOSE game at Mohegan Sun Poker Nose Down!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
No Spade
Level 12
: 300/1,200, 300 ante
Joseph Esposito: 
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Freddie Ellis: / 
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Scott Seiver: / 
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Esposito was all in on third street when we arrived, and Ellis proceeded to check-call bets from Seiver on fourth, fifth, and sixth street. Both players checked on seventh, and Seiver showed 
for a pair of tens. Ellis had that beat with 
for a pair of queens, and Esposito won the main pot with 
for eights-up.
"I was telling myself 'no spade, no spade,'" Seiver siad to Ellis after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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60,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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25,000
-3,000
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-3,000 |
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4,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Chen Bests Former World Champion
Level 12
: 300/1,200, 300 ante
Bill Chen: / 
/
Freddie Ellis: / 
/
Charles Balistreri brought it in with a deuce, Chen completed, and only Ellis called. Chen bet out on fourth street, Ellis called, and then Chen check-raised the 2009 Stud World Champion on fifth street. Ellis called.
Chen proceeded to bet out on sixth and seventh, and Ellis called him down.
"Ace-king flush," Chen said, revealing 
.
Ellis shook his head, and one-by-one he showed 
for an ace-high flush draw turned two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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38,000
-22,000
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-22,000 |
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32,000
13,000
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13,000 |
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Grospellier Takes One
Level 12
: 300/1,200, 300 ante
Bertrand Grospellier had the bring-in and Daniel Negreanu completed. One player called, as did Grospellier before all three players checked fourth. Grospellier fired out 2,400 on fifth after it was checked to him, and that was enough to win the pot.
Grospellier: / 
Negreanu: / 
(folded on fifth)
Opponent: / 
(folded on fifth)
"Take it buddy. Easy game!" added Negreanu as Grospellier raked in the pot to move to 16,200 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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68,400
-8,100
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-8,100 |
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16,200
4,200
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4,200 |
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A Few Counts
Level 12
: 300/1,200, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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80,000
59,900
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59,900 |
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46,000
39,000
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39,000 |
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28,000
-45,000
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-45,000 |
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25,000
-1,000
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-1,000 |
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15,000
-18,000
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-18,000 |
Ahmed Busts
Level 12
: 300/1,200, 300 ante
Busted the Stud hi today, never won a pot at showdown. My last 2 hands, 444 < QQ & JT46s < 55. Got 43rd place and 32 paid. A lil tilting...Follow @oerockets
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Zintel Climbing
Level 12
: 300/1,200, 300 ante
Rudolf Zintel completed before an opponent raised to 2,400. Zintel called, and then called a bet on fourth before leading out on fifth. His opponent raised all-in for 3,500 and Zintel made the call.
Zintel: / 
Opponent: / 
Zintel tabled his to have a straight draw and a pair of jacks while his opponent tabled his 
for jacks-up. Zintel caught a on sixth as his opponent found the . Going into seventh Zintel managed to improve with the while his opponent could only catch the 
to be on his way to the rail.
Zintel now has close to 90,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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86,000
10,000
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10,000 |