VIDEO: The Straddle - Behind the Scenes Week #5
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Level 21
This week's episode of The Straddle features Phil Laak, the Miami Boss Danny Suied, dopplegangers, and so much more.
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #55: The $50,000 Poker Players' Championship
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$6,336,000
Entries
132
Level
26
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Nguyen vs. Gorodinsky
Level 21
Stud
Mike Gorodinsky: 
/ 
Don Nguyen: / 
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,600,000 | 127,000 |
|
845,000 | -118,000 |
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
Chip Counts
Level 20
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,473,000 | -127,000 |
|
2,867,000 | -63,000 |
|
2,813,000 | 153,000 |
|
2,376,000 | -74,000 |
|
1,757,000 | 17,000 |
|
1,551,000 | 401,000 |
|
1,282,000 | 102,000 |
|
|
963,000 | -67,000 |
|
740,000 | -120,000 |
Players are Now on a 20-Minute Recess
Level 20
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.
Unofficial Final Table
Level 20
| 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 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
5,600,000 | -160,000 |
|
|
2,930,000 | |
|
|
2,660,000 | -250,000 |
|
|
2,450,000 | 180,000 |
|
|
1,740,000 | 240,000 |
|
|
1,180,000 | -220,000 |
|
|
1,150,000 | 180,000 |
|
|
1,030,000 | -255,000 |
|
|
860,000 | -305,000 |
Michael Glick Eliminated in 10th Place ($173,796)
Level 20
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 
. Ly checked, Glick bet and Ly woke up with a check-raise. Not to be outdone, Glick three-bet all in and Ly called.
Glick: 
Ly: 
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,930,000 | 210,000 |
|
Busted |
Benyamine Climbing Back
Level 20
Stud
David Benyamine: / 
/
Mike Gorodinsky: / 
/
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.
Benyamine showed 
for a pair of kings, winning the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,285,000 | -115,000 |
|
|
970,000 | 489,000 |
Feature Table Counts
Level 20
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,910,000 | -365,000 |
|
|
2,720,000 | -240,000 |
|
|
1,500,000 | 673,000 |
|
|
1,400,000 | -150,000 |
|
|
220,000 | -380,000 |
Huck Seed Eliminated in 11th Place ($147,882)
Level 20
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.
Seed: 
Ashton:
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 
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,270,000 | 270,000 |
|
Busted |