2013 World Series of Poker

Event #52: $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Six Handed)
Day: 3
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j10
Prize
$1,205,324
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Entries
175
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Dani Stern Eliminated in 3rd Place ($509,473)

Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Dani Stern - 3rd Place
Dani Stern - 3rd Place

Hand #73: Phil Galfond raised on the button, and won the pot.

Hand #74: Galfond received a walk.

Hand #75: Steve Sung received a walk.

Hand #76: Galfond raised to 175,000 on the button, and Stern called in the big blind. The flop was {2-Spades}{4-Clubs}{q-Clubs}, both players checked, and the turn was the {8-Clubs}. Stern checked, Galfond bet 240,000, and Stern called. A repeat queen - the {q-Diamonds} - completed the board, both players checked again, and Stern won with {8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}.

Hand #77: Stern completed from the small blind, Galfond raised to 230,000, and Stern moved all in for around 2.5 million. Galfond snap-called.

Galfond: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Stern: {a-Spades}{5-Spades}

Galfond held as the board rolled out {7-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}, and Stern was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Dani Stern
Busted

Tags: Dani SternPhil GalfondSteve Sung

Sung Over Seven Million

Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Steve Sung
Steve Sung

Hand #68: Dani Stern completed from the small blind, Phil Galfond raised to 225,000 from the big blind, and Stern called. The flop fell {4-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{9-Clubs}, both players checked, and the turn was the {8-Spades}. Stern led out for 225,000, Galfond called, and the {4-Diamonds} completed the board. Stern checked, Galfond fired out 675,000, and Stern folded.

Hand #69: Stern raised to 175,000 on the button, Galfond tanked before three-betting to 530,000 from the small blind, and Sung cold four-bet to 1.5 million from the big blind. Stern snap-folded, and Galfond tanked for a bit before folding as well.

Hand #70: Galfond raised to 135,000 on the button, Stern defended his big blind, and the flop fell {4-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{a-Hearts}. Stern checked, Galfond made it 515,000 to go, and Stern called. The turn was the {10-Spades}, both players checked, and the {5-Hearts} completed the board. Stern led out for 410,000, and Galfond folded.

Hand #71: Sung raised on the button, Galfond defended his big blind, and Galfond check-folded to a bet on a flop of {q-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{5-Spades}.

Hand #72: Stern limped in on the button, Sung checked in the big blind, and the dealer spread {6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{8-Spades}. Sung check-called 125,000, the turn brought the {k-Clubs}, and Sung checked again. Stern fired out 250,000, Sung quickly check-raised to 750,000, and Stern called.

The {2-Spades} completed the board, Sung led out for 1.6 million, and Stern quickly called. Sung showed {k-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} for kings and sixes, and raked in a massive pot.

Tags: Dani SternPhil GalfondSteve Sung

Nothing Going

Level 26 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #59: Dani Stern completed from the small blind, Phil Galfond checked his option, and the flop came {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}{10-Spades}. Stern led out for 105,000, winning the pot.

Hand #60: Stern limped in on the button, Steve Sung checked in the big blind, and the dealer fanned {6-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}. Sung checked, Stern fired out 125,000, and Sung check-raised to 300,000. Stern snap-mucked.

Hand #61: Sung raised to 240,000 from the small blind, and won the pot.

Hand #62: Galfond received a walk.

Hand #63: Stern raised to 180,000 on the button, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #64: Galfond raised to 175,000 on the button, Sung called out of the small blind, and both players checked on a flop of {a-Clubs}{8-Spades}{2-Hearts}. The turn was the {3-Diamonds}, Sung led out for 200,000, Galfond raised, and Sung folded.

Hand #65: Stern completed from the small blind, Galfond checked his hand in the big blind, and the flop came {8-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. Stern led out for 125,000, and Galfond folded.

Hand #66: Galfond raised to 200,000 in the small blind, and Sung folded.

Hand #67: Galfond raised on the button, Stern defended his big blind, and the two checked on a flop of {8-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}. The two checked when the {9-Diamonds} turned, and the {k-Diamonds} completed the board. They checked again, and Galfond won with {k-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}.

Tags: Dani SternPhil GalfondSteve Sung

Level: 26

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

Sung Takes Two From Galfond

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Hand #54: Steve Sung received a walk.

Hand #55: Phil Galfond raised to 130,000 on the button, Sung called in the small blind, and so too did Dani Stern. The flop came down {a-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{k-Clubs}, both blinds checked, and Galfond fired out 205,000. Sung called, Stern check-raised to 525,000, and both Galfond and Sung folded.

Hand #56: Stern completed out of the small blind, Galfond raised to 190,000 out of the big blind, and Stern called. The dealer spread {7-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}, both players checked, and the turn was a repeat eight - the {8-Clubs}. Both players knuckled again. The {3-Diamonds} completed the board, and the two checked again. Stern showed {a-Diamonds}{5-Spades}, but Galfond out-kicked him with {a-Spades}{q-Spades}.

Hand #57: Galfond completed from the small blind, Sung checked his option in the big, and the flop came {4-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}. Galfond check-called a bet of 75,000, and the turn brought the {10-Spades}. Galfond checked-called a bet, and the {7-Diamonds} completed the board. Galfond check-called one last bet worth 550,000, then mucked when Sung showed {10-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} for two pair.

Hand #58: Galfond raised to 130,000 on the button, Sung three-bet to 330,000 out of the small blind, and Galfond called. The flop fell {9-Spades}{7-Spades}{9-Diamonds}, Sung led out for 350,000, Galfond raised to 825,000, and Sung tank-called. The turn was the {8-Spades}, both players checked, and the river was the {5-Clubs}. They knuckled again, and Sung won with {a-Spades}{9-Clubs} for trip nines.

Tags: Dani SternPhil GalfondSteve Sung