Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Players just finished a 10 minute chip color up break and cards are now in the air. T1,000 chips are no longer in play.
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #3: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,847,600
Entries
3,164
Level
26
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Seth Berger opened for 50,000 from the cutoff, and Ruben Ybarra called him from the big blind.
The flop came 
, and Ybarra checked and called 52,000. The turn was the 
, and Ybarra once more checked. Berger fired 85,000 this time, only to see Ybarra check-raise to 285,000. Berger called immediately. Ybarra fired out 300,000 more on the 
river, and Berger began thinking. A short time later, he made the call.
Ybarra: 
Berger: 
Berger's kicker barely played, and he gathered the biggest pot of the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,300,000
635,000
|
635,000 |
|
1,600,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Preflop, Darren Rabinowitz raised to 50,000 from the cutoff. He was only called by Seth Berger in the big blind.
The flop fell 
and both players checked.
On the turn, Berger checked. Rabinowitz bet out 62,000. Then, Berger put in a check raise to 160,000. Rabinowitz took his time before mucking 
face up. Berger did not show his hand.
"Seth will win the hand," the dealer announced as Berger scooped the pot.
"He WILL win the hand!" one of Berger's rail birds yelled after him, which got the table laughing a bit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,665,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
500,000
-156,000
|
-156,000 |
|
||
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Charles Sylvestre raised it up to 50,000 from middle position. Ruben Ybarra three-bet to 120,000, Ping Liu shoved all in from the button for 506,000, and big blind William Guerrero also went all in for 569,000. Sylvestre and Ybarra got out of the way.
Guerrero: 
Liu: 
The flop came 
, but the turn brought a 
for a mighty river sweat. Unfortunately for Liu, the river was the 
, and he became the first player eliminated at the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
From middle position, Binh Ta raised to 50,000. All other players folded except Ruben Ybarra in the big blind who made the call.
On the 
board, Ybarra checked. Ta bet 40,000 and Ybarra made the call.
The turn was the 
. Ybarra checked again. This time Ta made a bet of 120,000. Ybarra then put in a check raise to 400,000. Ta tanked a bit then folded his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
700,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Tournament staff is announcing each of our final table players and cards will be back in the air momentarily.
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
The players are on an extended dinner break and will be back in about 15 minutes.
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
The players are now taking a short break to move over to "The Mothership," feature table.
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Preflop, Ruben Ybarra raised to 65,000. Action folded to Seth Baker who moved all in for just about 300,000. Action folded back around to Ybarra who made the call.
"Jacks," he said before turning up the .
Baker was well behind with 
and he did not catch up on the 
board. There will be no final table appearance just yet for David 'ODB' Baker's brother, but it was a good showing with a deep run nonetheless.
Ybarra breached the 2,000,000 chip mark with that hand and will head into the official final table as the leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,250,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
The players have condensed to one table, and we are one elimination away from the official final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,950,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
1,480,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
1,270,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
||
|
870,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
810,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
665,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
|
656,000
-174,000
|
-174,000 |
|
|
||
|
650,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
550,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
360,000
55,000
|
55,000 |