Level: 27
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em (Six Handed)
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$2,203,110
Entries
807
Level
30
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
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Level 26
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,330,000
610,000
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610,000 |
|
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2,420,000
-280,000
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-280,000 |
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1,500,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
Level 26
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #30: Matt Stout called from the small blind and Matt Berkey checked his option. On the 
flop, Stout bet 35,000. Berkey reraised to 75,000 and Stout let it go.
Hand #31: Matt Stout raised to 70,000 from the button and received calls from both players in the blinds. On the 
flop all three players checked. The turn was the 
and Berkey checked to Finger who bet 85,000. Stout folded but Berkey made the call. The river was the 
and Berkey check called another 100,000 from Finger. Finger showed 
for two pair and Berkey mucked, awarding the pot to Finger.
Hand #32: Finger called from the small blind leading to a raise of 110,000 from Stout. Finger called. Both players checked the flop of 
to the 
turn. Finger put out a bet of 80,000 and it was enough to find a fold from Stout.
Level 26
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #28: Martin Finger opened the action with a raise to 60,000 from under the gun. It folded around to David Pham who moved all in for 696,000 from the big blind. Finger took a moment before finally moving forward calling chips.
Pham: 
Finger: 
The two were flipping for Pham's tournament life and Finger picked up a several more outs when the flop brought 
. Finger made his flush when the 
hit the turn and suddenly Pham was fishing for a ten or a four to stay alive. Alas, the river brought the 
and Pham was eliminated in fourth place. He will take home $131,679 for his efforts.
Hand #29: Finger completed from the small blind and Matt Stout checked his big blind. The flop came and Finger bet 35,000. Stout called and the fell on the turn. Finger fired 85,000 and Stout mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,720,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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Level 26
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #23: David Pham raised to 70,000 from the cutoff and met no resistance from the blinds. He took down the antes and blinds.
Hand #24: Martin Finger raised to 60,000 first to act. He was called by Matt Berkey in the small blind. Pham folded his big blind. On the 
flop Berkey checked to Finger who bet 65,000. Berkey called. On the 
turn, Berkey checked again to finger who fired 155,000. Berkey folded and Finger scooped the pot.
Hand #25: Berkey called on the button. Pham raised to 100,000 from the small blind. Only Berkey called. On the 
flop Pham continued with a bet of 100,000 and Berkey quickly folded.
Hand #26: Matt Stout received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #27: Finger raised to 60,000 and he was called by Stout and Berkey in the blinds. All three players checked on the flop. On the 
turn, Stout checked to Berkey who bet 90,000. Finger folded but Stout made the call. On the 
river, Stout check folded to a bet of 180,000 from Berkey.
Level 26
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #18: Martin Finger completed from the small blind and Matt Stout checked his option from the big blind. The flop brought 
and Finger checked. Stout fired 40,000 and Finger popped it up to 105,000 total. Stout kicked his cards in and Finger took it down.
Hand #19: Finger opened to 60,000 from the button and Stout called out of the small blind. Matt Berkey three-bet to 275,000 from the big blind and both of his opponents folded their hands.
Hand #20: Finger opened to 60,000 from under the gun and the entire table folded.
Hand #21: David Pham limped from his small blind. Finger made it 90,000 to go and Pham folded his cards.
Hand #22: Berkey limped under the gun, Finger completed from the little blind, and Stout checked his option. The flop saw 
hit the felt and there were two checks to Berkey who fired 35,000. Finger folded and Stout stayed the course.
The turn was the 
and both players checked to see the 
river where they both checked again. Stout showed for ace-high and it was good enough to take down the pot.
Level 26
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #17: After Sear's elimination, Berkey's rail was excited about how many flops they would get to see because of his newly found chips, and they got what they wished for. The rail exploded once again when Berkey limped on the button. David Pham called from the small blind and Martin Finger checked his big blind.
On the 
flop, action checked to Berkey who bet 40,000. Only Finger called.
The turn was the and Finger checked to Berkey who bet 90,000. Finger found a fold and Berkey scooped another pot.
Level 26
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #15: David Pham raised to 65,000 and took down the pot.
Hand #16: Nikolai Sears opened to 65,000 from the button. Matt Berkey reraised all in from the small blind. Pham folded his big blind and with action back on Sears, he made the quick call.
Sears:
Berkey: 
Berkey was behind but his rail exploded upon seeing the flop.
"Eight of spades!" they screamed. They screamed even louder when it was the 
on the turn. Berkey just needed to dodge a 
to score the elimination and secure himself fourth place pay.
"Deuce!" the rail screamed. And they got their wish as the came on the river securing Nikolai Sear's elimination in 5th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,580,000
770,000
|
770,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 26
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #12: Nikolai Sears open-shipped all in from the cutoff for 278,000. The entire table folded and he took it down.
Hand #13: David Pham raised to 70,000 from the button and Martin Finger came over the top for 200,000 from the small blind. It folded back to Pham who four-bet to 460,000. Finger replied by five-betting all in and Pham quickly mucked it.
Hand #14: Pham raised to 65,000 from the cutoff and Matt Stout replied by moving all in from the small blind. Sears called for his tournament life for his last 338,000 and Pham folded. Stout called.
Stout:
Sears:
The board ran out 
and Sears' ace-queen high was able to hold as the best hand. He doubled to about 660,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
|
2,020,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
|
|
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|
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810,000
-52,000
|
-52,000 |
|
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660,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
|
615,000
-474,000
|
-474,000 |
|
|
||
Level 26
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #10: Everyone folded and Matt Berkey got a walk in the big blind.
"Yeah!" Berkey's rail cheered after the hand.
"Yeah!" David Pham also chimed in.
"Glad to see you're on board Dragon," Berkey said to Pham.
"No one is here cheering me on, so I will cheer for you," Pham told Berkey.
"I'm cheering for you Dragon," Matt Stout told Pham. The two men fist bumped and it was on to the next hand.
Hand #11: Action folded to Matt Stout who raised to 70,000 and was able to take down the blinds and antes without contest.