Friday, June 7, 2013 10:15 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
The hands are coming fast and furious. We're doing our best to stay on top of all the action, and we'll be bringing you their stacks as frequently as possible.
Mike Leah | 1,120,000 | 425,000 |
David "Bakes" Baker | 815,000 | -70,000 |
Matthew Ashton | 682,000 | -378,000 |
Mike Matusow | 580,000 | 35,000 |
Friday, June 7, 2013 10:05 PM Local Time
Four-Handed Counts
Matthew Ashton | 1,060,000 | 308,000 |
David "Bakes" Baker | 885,000 | 10,000 |
Mike Leah | 695,000 | 35,000 |
Mike Matusow | 545,000 | 9,000 |
Friday, June 7, 2013 10:05 PM Local Time
Yuval Bronshtein Eliminated in 5th Place ($58,835)
Yuval Bronshtein: / /
Mike Leah: / /
Matthew Ashton: / /
Hand #63: After Yuval Bronshtein completed with the up and Mike Leah called, Matthew Ashton raised with the showing. Bronshtein three-bet it, Leah and Ashton called and it was three-way action to fourth street.
Ashton managed to pair his four and he led out, which both his opponents called. When Ashton led out on fifth, Leah raised, Bronshtein got all in for 52,000 and Ashton called. Ashton then check-called a bet on sixth before leading out on seventh. A couple of more raises ensued and finally the hands were tabled.
Leah showed eights full of queens for the high, and Ashton a wheel for the low. With that, Bronshtein was sent to the rail in fifth place with his 22nd WSOP cash in tow while the other two players chopped up the pot.
Yuval Bronshtein | 0 | -174,000 |
Friday, June 7, 2013 9:54 PM Local Time
Tony Cousineau Eliminated in 6th Place ($44,543)
Tony Cousineau: / /
Mike Leah: / /
Hands #61: A short-stacked Tony Cousineau completed with the up and Mike Leah, who was showing the , called. Cousineau led out on fourth and did the same on fifth after Leah called. Instead of calling on fifth, Leah raised it and then called when Cousineau three-bet all in.
Cousineau showed a pair of aces, which was good for the high at that point as Leah was sitting on a low. Unfortunately for Cousineau, sixth street gave Leah a straight to go with his low. Neither sixth nor seventh streets helped Cousineau, and he was eliminated in sixth place.
Not only that, Cousineau added to his streak of most WSOP cashes, now at 55, without a WSOP bracelet.
Friday, June 7, 2013 9:45 PM Local Time
First Post-Dinner Hand to "The Mouth"
Mike Matusow: / /
Yuval Bronshtein: / /
Hand #60: In the first hand back from the dinner break, Mike Matusow completed with the showing and then called when Yuval Bronshtein raised with the up. Both players checked fourth and then Bronshtein check-called a bet on fifth.
Matusow paired sevens on sixth to take the lead and he fired out a bet. Bronshtein called but then folded to a Matusow bet on seventh.
Mike Matusow | 536,000 | 155,000 |
Yuval Bronshtein | 174,000 | -165,000 |
Friday, June 7, 2013 9:09 PM Local Time
Chips Counts at the Dinner Break
David "Bakes" Baker | 875,000 | 153,000 |
Matthew Ashton | 752,000 | 2,000 |
Mike Leah | 660,000 | 140,000 |
Mike Matusow | 381,000 | -174,000 |
Yuval Bronshtein | 339,000 | 5,000 |
Tony Cousineau | 119,000 | -61,000 |
Friday, June 7, 2013 9:08 PM Local Time
Half-Hour Dinner Break
The remaining six players have decided to shorten the dinner break to 30 minutes instead of the scheduled hour. We'll be back then.
Friday, June 7, 2013 9:05 PM Local Time
Bronshtein on the Decline
Mike Matusow: /
Yuval Bronshtein: /
Hand #55: Mike "The Mouth" Matusow completed with the up and Yuval Bronshtein called. The latter then called bets on fourth, fifth and sixth streets before folding to one last bet on seventh.
Mike Matusow | 555,000 | 224,000 |
Yuval Bronshtein | 334,000 | -121,000 |
Friday, June 7, 2013 9:03 PM Local Time
More for Ashton
David "Bakes" Baker: / Fold
Matthew Ashton: /
Yuval Bronshtein: /
Hand #52: David "Bakes" Baker completed with the and received calls from Matthew Ashton and Yuval Bronshtein. The latter checked fourth, as did Baker, and Ashton put out a bet. Two calls ensued and the action repeated itself on fifth, except this time Baker folded. Bronshtein checked for a third time on sixth street only to fold to a bet from Ashton.
Matthew Ashton | 750,000 | 58,000 |
David "Bakes" Baker | 722,000 | -163,000 |
Yuval Bronshtein | 455,000 | -104,000 |
Friday, June 7, 2013 8:57 PM Local Time
A Happy Birthday to Mr. Asthon
Tony Cousineau: / /
Matthew Ashton: / /
Hand #50: Tony Cousineau completed with the showing and Matthew Ashton, who is actually celebrating his birthday today, called with the up. Ashton proceeded to call bets on fourth and fifth streets before betting when Cousineau checked on sixth. Both players then checked seventh and Cousineau showed that he had started with a pair of aces.
Unfortunately for him, that's what he ended with while Ashton improved to kings and deuces to win the pot.
Matthew Ashton | 692,000 | 242,000 |
Tony Cousineau | 180,000 | -164,000 |
Friday, June 7, 2013 8:46 PM Local Time
Ashton Takes from Bronshtein
Yuval Bronshtein: / /
Tony Cousineau: / Fold
Matthew Ashton: / /
Hand #42: Yuval Bronshtein completed and received a call from Tony Cousineau. From there, Matthew Ashton raised, the other two players called and Bronshtein led out on fourth street. Cousineau got out of the way, and Ashton made the call. The action repeated itself on fifth and then Ashton led out on sixth when he paired his queen. Bronshtein made the call and then both players checked seventh.
Ashton revealed queens and fives for two pair, which was good as Bronshtein double checked his cards and then sent them to the muck.
Yuval Bronshtein | 559,000 | -156,000 |
Matthew Ashton | 450,000 | 158,000 |
Friday, June 7, 2013 8:36 PM Local Time
Mike vs. Mike; Updated Counts
David "Bakes" Baker: / Fold
Mike Leah: / /
Mike Matusow: / /
Hand #34: David "Bakes" Baker completed with the showing and Mike Leah called. Both of those players called when Mike Matusow raised. "The Mouth" proceeded to check fourth, Baker followed suit and Leah bet. Matusow called and while Baker got out of the way.
Matusow check-called a bet on fifth and then led out on sixth. Leah not only called that bet but called one on seventh as well. Matusow tabled for a flush, and it was good enough to scoop as Leah sent his hand to the muck.
David "Bakes" Baker | 885,000 | 81,000 |
Yuval Bronshtein | 715,000 | -10,000 |
Mike Leah | 520,000 | -284,000 |
Tony Cousineau | 344,000 | -104,000 |
Mike Matusow | 331,000 | 165,000 |
Matthew Ashton | 292,000 | -13,000 |
Friday, June 7, 2013 8:29 PM Local Time
The Mouth Sliding
David "Bakes" Baker: / /
Mike Matusow: / /
Hand #30: David "Bakes" Baker completed with the and Mike Matusow, who was showing the , called. Both players checked foruth, and then Matusow check-called bets on fifth, sixth and seventh.
Matusow ended up with a pair of fives after missing his flush draw, but it was no good as Baker hit his spade flush on seventh.
Mike Matusow | 166,000 | -155,000 |
Friday, June 7, 2013 8:21 PM Local Time
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Friday, June 7, 2013 8:09 PM Local Time
Gavin Smith Eliminated in 7th Place ($34,268)
Tony Cousineau: / /
Matthew Ashton: / Fold
Gavin Smith: / /
Hand #16: Gavin Smith won't be winning his second World Series of Poker bracelet here today as he was just eliminated by Tony Cousineau.
It happened when Matthew Ashton brought it in with the and both Cousineau and Smith limped. Ashton and Cousineau checked fourth, and then only the latter called a bet from Smith. Fifth street saw Smith check, Cousineau bet and Smith check-raise. Cousineau came along and then called when Smith bet his last 27,000 on sixth.
Smith tabled a pair of threes with a seven-five low, but Cousineau's low was better with a six-four. Cousineau ended up pairing his eight on seventh to make a better high, while the eight Smith received provided him no help.
Smith shook hands with the entire table before exiting the stage in seventh place.
Tony Cousineau | 445,000 | 138,000 |
Gavin Smith | 0 | -110,000 |
Friday, June 7, 2013 8:00 PM Local Time
Hand #12 & Some Counts
Mike Leah: / /
Tony Cousineau: / /
Mike Leah completed and Tony Cousineau made the call. Leah paired his five on fourth and ended up check-calling a bet, which he also did on fifth. When Leah tripped up on sixth, he led out and it was Cousineau's turn to call. The same action occurred on seventh and the cards were tabled.
Leah:
Cousineau:
Leah had a boat for the high while Cousineau took half the pot with a low.
David "Bakes" Baker | 762,000 | -39,000 |
Yuval Bronshtein | 725,000 | -70,000 |
Mike Leah | 570,000 | 216,000 |
Tony Cousineau | 307,000 | 47,000 |
Matthew Ashton | 305,000 | -2,000 |
Mike Matusow | 245,000 | -107,000 |
Gavin Smith | 110,000 | 18,000 |
Friday, June 7, 2013 7:48 PM Local Time
Ace on Seventh Gives Ashton the Pot
Matthew Ashton: / /
Yuval Bronshtein: / /
Hand #7: Matthew Ashton, who finished fifth in Event #5 for more than $86,000 earlier this week, comepleted with the and then called when Yuval Bronshtein raised. Ashton then check-called a bet on fourth before taking the lead and betting on fifth. Bronshtein called that bet and then fired out one of his own when he paired his king on sixth. Ashton called that bet and then did the same on seventh.
Ashton showed aces and sixes, which bested the kings and sixes of Bronshtein.
Yuval Bronshtein | 795,000 | -101,000 |
Matthew Ashton | 307,000 | 136,000 |
Friday, June 7, 2013 7:39 PM Local Time
Vladimir Shchemelev Eliminated in 8th Place ($26,757)
Vladimir Shchemelev: / /
Tony Cousineau: / Fold
Mike Leah: / /
Hand #4: Vladimir Shchemelev's stay at the final table was short but sweet. The Russian, who lives in St. Petersburg, has more than $1.4 million in WSOP winnings, and this marked his seventh WSOP final table*.
*In 2010, Shchemelev became the first-ever WSOP player to make three final tables in the $10,000 or higher buy-in level.
In Shchemelev's final hand, he completed with the and both Tony Cousineau and Mike Leah made the call. Leah then led out on fifth, Shchemelev raised for his last 28,000 and Cousineau got out of the way. Leah made the call and the cards were tabled.
Leah ended up making a pair of sevens on sixth, and that's what he ended with on seventh. Unfortunately for Shchemelev, he didn't draw much better. He ended up needing some help on seventh, but the he received wasn't enough. Shchemelev missed his low and a winning high, and Leah was pushed the pot.
Friday, June 7, 2013 7:31 PM Local Time
Shchemelev Gets It In
Matthew Ashton: / /
Vladimir Shchemelev: / /
Hand #2: It's just the second hand of the final table and already we've had an all-in situation.
It happened when Matthew Ashton completed and Vladimir Shchemelev raised to get his stack of 31,000 all in. Ashton made the call and went on to make a straight and seven-six-five-four-three low on sixth. That meant Shchemelev needed either a three, four or seven on seventh, and that's what he found when he squeezed out the . Shchemelev made a seven-six-five-deuce-ace low to take the low and extend his tournament life.
Friday, June 7, 2013 7:25 PM Local Time
The Official Final Table & Chip Counts
Seat | Player | Counts |
1 | Matthew Ashton | 171,000 |
2 | Mike Matusow | 405,000 |
3 | Vladimir Shchemelev | 41,000 |
4 | Yuval Bronshtein | 896,000 |
5 | Tony Cousineau | 260,000 |
6 | Gavin Smith | 221,000 |
7 | David "Bakes" Baker | 801,000 |
8 | Mike Leah | 354,000 |
Yuval Bronshtein | 896,000 | -14,000 |
David "Bakes" Baker | 801,000 | 447,000 |
Mike Matusow | 405,000 | -42,000 |
Mike Leah | 354,000 | 2,000 |
Tony Cousineau | 260,000 | 30,000 |
Gavin Smith | 221,000 | -157,000 |
Matthew Ashton | 171,000 | -34,000 |
Vladimir Shchemelev | 41,000 | -36,000 |