Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Athanasios Polychronopoulos |
2,378,000
-14,000
|
-14,000 |
|
||
Manuel Mutke |
1,741,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
Samuel Taylor |
1,531,000
465,000
|
465,000 |
David "Bakes" Baker |
1,039,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
|
||
Joe Cada |
979,000
-468,000
|
-468,000 |
Joe Ward |
709,000
-64,000
|
-64,000 |
Michael Kurth |
651,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
Everett Carlton |
450,000
-48,000
|
-48,000 |
2013 World Series of Poker
Hand #6: Joe Cada opened for 45,000 from middle position, and Samuel Taylor called to defend his big blind. The flop fell , and Taylor check-called a bet of 50,000 to bring the to the table. He then check-called another Cada bet, this time for 100,000, and the river fell . Taylor checked for a third time, and called Cada's 225,000 third barrel.
Showdown:
Cada:
Taylor:
Taylor's two pair was good enough, and he dragged a sizable pot his way.
Hand #7: Joe Ward opened for 45,000 from the cutoff, Kurth called on the button, and the flop came . Ward fired a bet of 55,000 into the middle, Kurth came along, and the fell on the turn. Ward then slowed down, check-folding to a bet of 60,000.
Hand #8: Kurth opened for 55,000 from the cutoff, and Taylor three-bet to 135,000 holding the button. Kurth was convinced, and his hand went to the muck.
Hand #9: Ward opened for 45,000 from early position, scooping the blinds and antes.
Hand #10: Kurth limped in from early position, Taylor raised to 70,000 from the hijack, and Polychronopoulos put him to the test with a three-bet for 195,000. This power play worked to perfection, and Taylor released his hand in short order.
Hand #11: Polychronopoulos opened for 45,000 from the hijack, and Manuel Mutke called to defend his big blind. On the flop of , Mutke checked to Polychronopoulos, who fired 65,000 into the middle. Mutke came along to see the fall on the turn, and both players tapped the table to bring the on board. Mutke then paused for a minute or so, before leading out with a bet of 130,000, and Polychronopoulos tanked for another minute until releasing his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Athanasios Polychronopoulos |
2,392,000
433,000
|
433,000 |
|
||
Manuel Mutke |
1,615,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
Joe Cada |
1,447,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
David "Bakes" Baker |
1,087,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
||
Samuel Taylor |
1,066,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
Joe Ward |
773,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
Michael Kurth |
600,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
Everett Carlton |
498,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
Hand #5: Athanasios Polychronopoulos raised to 45,000 from early position, Nicotera shoved all-in for 389,000, and Polychronopoulos quickly called him down with . Nicotera was in bad shape with his , but the flop of gave him a few additional outs. The turn () and river () blanked off, however, and Nicotera was eliminated on the fifth hand of final table play.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Athanasios Polychronopoulos |
1,959,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
||
Manuel Mutke |
1,618,000
-87,000
|
-87,000 |
Joe Cada |
1,450,000
-42,000
|
-42,000 |
David "Bakes" Baker |
1,090,000
254,000
|
254,000 |
|
||
Samuel Taylor |
1,069,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
Joe Ward |
776,000
-77,000
|
-77,000 |
Michael Kurth |
623,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Everett Carlton |
501,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
Hand #1: Michael Kurth opened for 55,000 in middle position, taking the blinds and antes without a fight.
Hand #2: David "Bakes" Baker opened for 45,000 on the button, forcing the blinds to surrender.
Hand #3: Bakes opened for his standard 45,000 raise out of the cutoff, taking another pot chocked full of blinds and antes.
Hand #4: Bakes continued his aggressive start to this final table, raising once again to 45,000 from the hijack, Manuel Mutke called from the button, Joel Ward called from the small blind, and Thomas Nicotera came along to defend his big blind.
The first flop of our final table fell , and Bakes took the pot with a c-bet of 80,000.
Introductions have been made and the cards are in the air!
Seat | Player | Chips |
1 | Joe Ward | 853,000 |
2 | Thomas Nicotera | 449,000 |
3 | Michael Kurth | 578,000 |
4 | Samuel Taylor | 1,081,000 |
5 | Athanasios Polychronopoulos | 1,971,000 |
6 | Everett Carlton | 513,000 |
7 | David "Bakes" Baker | 836,000 |
8 | Joe Cada | 1,492,000 |
9 | Manuel Mutke | 1,705,000 |
After Manuel Mutke raised to 50,000 from the small blind, Paul Francoi Tedeschi defended his big blind with a three-bet to 135,000. Undeterred, Mutke pumped it up to 240,000 with a four-bet, and the young French pro responded with a five-bet all-in move for 800,000 or so chips.
Holding , Mutke decided to look Tedeschi up, likely hoping for a coin flip situation against what had to be a big ace after all of the preflop action.
Tedeschi revealed the , however, and his attempt to make a power play had been sniffed out.
When the flop fell , Mutke was visibly distressed that Tedeschi's bluff had found a slew of outs, but the on the turn wiped them all away, as Mutke's full house trumped any flush Tedeschi could find. The on the river ended the hand, and Tedeschi's tournament life.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Manuel Mutke |
1,705,000
755,000
|
755,000 |
Paul Francoi Tedeschi
|
Busted |
With his stack drifting well below the average, Barry Greenstein made his stand from the small blind, moving all-in for approximately 230,000 holding the .
David "Bakes" Baker saw a chance to secure his seat at an astounding third final table in his first three WSOP events of the summer, and he made the call with to put a poker legend at risk.
Flop:
Just like that, Baker found the paint he needed, and he took the lead with a pair of queens. The turn () and river () were blanks for Greenstein, and he was eliminated one spot short of the unofficial final table.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David "Bakes" Baker |
836,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
|
||
Barry Greenstein | Busted | |