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06-10-2013 14:53 UTC-8

Chip Counts

Mickey Doft

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

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

06-10-2013 14:53 UTC-8

Hands 6-11: Feeling Each Other Out

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

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.

06-10-2013 14:39 UTC-8

Chip Counts

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Mickey Doft

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

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

06-10-2013 14:36 UTC-8

Thomas Nicotera Eliminated in 9th Place ($38,178)

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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.

06-10-2013 14:34 UTC-8

Chip Counts

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Mickey Doft

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

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

06-10-2013 14:31 UTC-8

Hands 1-4: And We're Off...

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

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.

06-10-2013 14:24 UTC-8

Cards In The Air

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Introductions have been made and the cards are in the air!

06-10-2013 13:55 UTC-8

Official Final Table Seating and Chip Counts

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Mickey Doft

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

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

06-10-2013 13:53 UTC-8

Paul Francoi Tedeschi Eliminated in 10th Place ($29,980)

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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

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06-10-2013 13:45 UTC-8

Barry Greenstein Eliminated in 11th Place ($29,980)

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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.