2013 World Series of Poker

Event #54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Event Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Dana Castaneda
Winning Hand
95
Prize
$454,207
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
2,883
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 2,883

Kassela Out

Level 2 : 25/50, 0 ante
Frank Kassela
Frank Kassela

After a quick start here in Event #54, former Player of the Year Frank Kassela is busto. We didn't catch the action but another player at his table was kind enough to inform us that Kassela flopped the butt end of a straight with {8-}{9-} on a {10-}{j-}{q-} flop and he got all his chips in against a player with {A-}{Q-}.

The turn was a blank for Kassela and it kept him in the lead, but the river was a {K-} giving his opponent a better broadway straight to eliminate Kassela from the tournament. A rather unfortunate end for Kassela especially after he had doubled up just a few hands earlier here on Day 1.

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Frank Kassela
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner