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2013 World Series of Poker
Stud
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Mike Gorodinsky completed with the
showing and Don Nguyen called. Gorodinsky then check-called a bet on fourth but folded to one on fifth when Nguyen paired kings.
Level: 21
Triple Draw 2-7 - Limit Hold'em - Omaha-8 - blinds 30,000-60,000; limits 60,000-120,000
Razz - Stud - Stud-8 - ante 15,000; bring-in 20,000; complete 60,000; limits 60,000-120,000
No-Limit Hold'em - Pot-Limit Omaha - ante (NLHE only) 7,000; blinds 15,000-30,000
Level 20 has expired and that means it's time for another 20-minute break. When players return they'll look to lose one more before calling it a night.
| Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Ashton | UK | 2,450,000 |
| 2 | Mike Gorodinsky | USA | 1,030,000 |
| 3 | Jonathan Duhamel | Canada | 1,740,000 |
| 4 | Don Nguyen | USA | 5,600,000 |
| 5 | Mike Wattel | USA | 860,000 |
| 6 | George Danzer | Germany | 2,660,000 |
| 7 | Minh Ly | USA | 2,930,000 |
| 8 | John Hennigan | USA | 1,180,000 |
| 9 | David Benyamine | France | 1,150,000 |
Omaha Hi-Lo
Action folded to Michael Glick on the button and he put in a raise. The small blind folded and Minh Ly opted to defend from the big, which brought about a flop of ![]()
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. Ly checked, Glick bet and Ly woke up with a check-raise. Not to be outdone, Glick three-bet all in and Ly called.
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It was a decent flop for Ly as he had top pair and a better low draw than Glick. The
turn didn't change much, and neither did the
river. Ly's pair of eights held for the high and his ace-four took the low.
With that, Glick was eliminated in ninth place and the final nine players combined to the unofficial final table.
Stud
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Benyamine completed, Gorodinsky raised, and Benyamine called. Benyamine check-called a bet on fourth street, then called two more bets on fifth and sixth when Gorodinsky made a better board. Both players checked on seventh.
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for a pair of kings, winning the pot.
No-Limit Hold'em
A short-stacked Huck Seed moved all in for 223,000 from middle position and received a call from Matthew Ashton in the cutoff. The rest of the field folded and the cards were turned up.
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It was a bad spot for Seed, and according to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, he only had a 22.83% chance of surviving the hand with a 4.5% chance of a tie. That meant Ashton would win 72.67% of the time, and that actually increased to 88.18% on the ![]()
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flop.
Seed still had a 9.69% chance of catching a jack, but the
turn saw that drop to 6.82%. The dealer burned one last time and put out the
. Seed missed and became the 2013 WSOP $50,000 Poker Players' Championship 11th-place finisher.