2013 World Series of Poker

Event #54: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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

Frank Kassela Spikes a Set on the River

Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

The Brasilia Room is where the World Series of Poker has hung banners celebrating past Player of the Year recipients, and with his mug staring back at him from the Rio's rafters, 2010 POY Frank Kassela is off to a great start.

Sitting at the table directly in front of the PokerNews Live Reporting desk, Kassela just doubled his starting stack on one of the first deals of the day.

We missed the action, but with the final board reading {3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{j-Spades}{j-Hearts}{4-Spades}, the two-time bracelet winner had his {4-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} triumphantly tabled, while his stunned opponent could only look down at his {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} in disappointment.

After notching the early elimination, Kassela now has a double stack, and with his edge in experience over the largely amateur field, we expect him to use those chips aggressively as the day progresses.

Player Chips Progress
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Frank Kassela
6,500
3,500
3,500
WSOP 3X Winner

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