Thursday, July 4, 2013 4:46 PM Local Time
Razzaments
Two of the eight Razz hands reached fifth street, and none of them went any further.
Thursday, July 4, 2013 4:42 PM Local Time
Ashton Now Drops Two in O8
Omaha-8
Hand #51: Don Nguyen raised from under the gun, Matthew Ashton called from the big blind, and the flop fell . Ashton check-called a bet, then check-called another when the turned. The completed the board, Ashton check-called one last bet, then mucked when Nguyen showed for aces up and a low.
Hand #52: David Benyamine raised on the button, Ashton made it three bets out of the small blind, and Benyamine called. Ashton led out on the flop ( ) and the turn ( ), then slowed down, checking on the river ( ). Benyamine bet, Ashton called, and Benyamine won with for trip kings.
| David Benyamine | 5,200,000 | 600,000  |
| Matthew Ashton | 4,700,000 | -1,100,000  |
| Don Nguyen | 4,400,000 | 420,000 |
Thursday, July 4, 2013 4:36 PM Local Time
Two for Ashton in O8
Omaha-8
Hand #47: David Benyamine raised from the button and then called when Matthew Ashton three-bet from the small blind. The flop saw Ashton bet, Benyamine raise and the Brit call. Both players then checked the turn and river. Ashton rolled over the for queens and tens and it was good as Benyamine sent his cards to the muck.
Hand #48: In the next hand, Ashton raised from the button, Don Nguyen three-bet from the small blind and George Danzer four-bet from the big. Ashton and Nguyen called and it was three-way action to the flop.
Nguyen checked, Danzer bet and Ashton raised. Both his opponents called and then the exact same action repeated itself on the turn. When the completed the board on the river, all three players checked and Ashton revealed the for a straight and the win.
| Matthew Ashton | 5,800,000 | 2,045,000 |
| David Benyamine | 4,600,000 | -550,000 |
| Don Nguyen | 3,980,000 | -870,000 |
| George Danzer | 1,750,000 | -850,000 |
Thursday, July 4, 2013 4:25 PM Local Time
Straight for Danzer
Stud
Hand #42:
Don Nguyen: / /
George Danzer: / /
Nguyen completed, then check-called a bet from Danzer on fourth street. Nguyen made a pair on fifth, leading out, and Danzer called.
Nguyen slowed down, check-calling bets on sixth and seventh, then mucked when the German showed for a straight.
| Don Nguyen | 4,850,000 | -1,050,000 |
| George Danzer | 2,600,000 | 750,000 |
Thursday, July 4, 2013 4:24 PM Local Time
Minh Ly Eliminated in 6th Place ($309,830)
Stud
Hand #41:
George Danzer: / /
Minh Ly: / /
David Benyamine: / /
After George Danzer brought it in, Minh Ly completed and David Benyamine called. Danzer came along and three players went to fourth street.
Ly maintained the lead and bet out, which both his opponents called. Ly then bet fifth, Benyamine raised and Danzer three-bet. Ly called off the rest of his stack, Benyamine four-bet and Danzer called to create a side pot.
Danzer then called bets on both sixth and seventh and then tabled a ten-high flush. Unfortunately for him, Benyamine showed the for an ace-high flush. Ly then showed the for two pair and exited the tournament in sixth place for $309,830.
It was a nice performance for the man who final tabled this event two years ago when he ultimately finished in third place.
| David Benyamine | 5,150,000 | 1,350,000 |
| George Danzer | 1,850,000 | -850,000 |
| Minh Ly | 0 | -620,000 |
Thursday, July 4, 2013 4:09 PM Local Time
Benyamine Bets the Whole Way
Stud:
Hand 40:
John Hennigan: / /
David Benyamine: / /
Don Nguyen brought it in with a deuce, Hennigan completed, and only Benyamine called. Benyamine proceeded to bet out on every street, Hennigan called him down, and after seventh street, Benyamine showed for a pair of aces.
Hennigan tabled for queens up, winning the pot.
| David Benyamine | 3,800,000 | -650,000 |
| John Hennigan | 3,470,000 | 1,270,000 |
Thursday, July 4, 2013 4:03 PM Local Time
Benyamine Takes It Down with a Bet on Seventh
Stud
David Benyamine: / /
George Danzer: /
After John Hennigan brought it in with te , David Benyamine completed and George Danzer called. Hennigan got out of the way and it was heads-up action to fourth street.
Danzer caught an ace to take the lead, but he still opted to check. Benyamine bet, Danzer called and then the German led out on fifth. Benyamine called before taking the lead on sixth and firing out. Danzer called and then ended up folding to a bet from Benyamine on seventh.
| David Benyamine | 4,450,000 | 850,000 |
| George Danzer | 2,750,000 | -650,000 |
Thursday, July 4, 2013 3:57 PM Local Time
Mike Wattel Eliminated in 7th Place ($251,602)
No-Limit Hold'em
Hand #33: Action folded to Don Nguyen on the button and he raised to 80,000. Mike Wattel, who was in the small blind, responded by moving all in for approximately 550,000 and Nguyen called after the big blind had folded.
Wattel:
Nguyen:
It was a bad spot for Wattel as he shared an ace with Nguyen, but his kicker was inferior. According to the PokerNews Odds Calculator, Wattel had a 23.62% chance of winning the hand, Nguyen a 70.69% chance and a 5.69% chance of a tie.
Aside from giving Wattel a gutshot straight draw to a king, the flop wasn't particularly helpful. Wattel had a 16.97% chance of catching a king while Nguyen, who paired his queen, became an 81.92% favorite. The turn saw Wattel's chances drop even further to a mere 6.82%, and then the river official flatlined it.
Wattel exited to a nice round of applause and made his way to the payout desk in seventh place to collect $251,602, his largest WSOP cash to date.
| Don Nguyen | 5,900,000 | 490,000 |
| Mike Wattel | 0 | -630,000 |
Thursday, July 4, 2013 3:53 PM Local Time
Ly Takes a Severe Hit to his Stack
No-Limit Hold'em
Hand #30: David Benyamine raised to 95,000 from under the gun, George Danzer called on the button, and Minh Ly called in the small blind. The flop fell , Ly led out for 150,000, and only Benyamine called. The turn was the , Ly fired out another 250,000, and Benyamine called.
The completed the board, Ly bet 550,000, and Benyamine called. Ly showed for two piar, but Benyamine had a better two pair with .
| David Benyamine | 3,600,000 | 1,300,000 |
| Minh Ly | 620,000 | -1,295,000 |
Thursday, July 4, 2013 3:40 PM Local Time
Wattel Getting Shorter
2-7 Triple Draw
Hand #27: David Benyamine raised in the cutoff, Mike Wattel called in the big blind, and both players drew two. Wattel led out, Benyamine called, and Wattel dished one card. Benyamine stood pat, Wattel check-raised Benyamine, and Benyamine called.
Both players stood pat on the final draw, and Benyamine called a bet from Wattel.
"Nine," Wattel announced.
Benyamine fanned for a rough eight, winning the pot.
| David Benyamine | 2,300,000 | 630,000 |
| Mike Wattel | 630,000 | -820,000 |
Thursday, July 4, 2013 3:33 PM Local Time
Danzer Gives It Up to Wattel
2-7 Triple Draw
Hand #25: Mike Wattel raised to 160,000 and George Danzer called from the hijack. After the rest of the field folded, both players drew two and then Wattel bet 80,000. Danzer called and then drew two after Wattel drew one.
Wattel bet for a second time and it did the trick as Danzer sent his cards to the muck.
| George Danzer | 3,400,000 | -500,000 |
| Mike Wattel | 1,450,000 | 505,000 |
Thursday, July 4, 2013 3:25 PM Local Time
Level 22 started
Level: 22
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Thursday, July 4, 2013 3:11 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Don Nguyen | 5,410,000 | -490,000 |
| George Danzer | 3,900,000 | 160,000 |
| Matthew Ashton | 3,755,000 | 114,000 |
| John Hennigan | 2,200,000 | 200,000 |
| Minh Ly | 1,915,000 | -587,000 |
| David Benyamine | 1,670,000 | -130,000 |
| Mike Wattel | 945,000 | 135,000 |
Thursday, July 4, 2013 3:05 PM Local Time
Danzer is Number One
2-7 Triple Draw
Hand #22: George Danzer raised out of the small blind, Minh Ly called in the big blind, Danzer drew one and Ly drew two. Ly called a bet.
On the second draw, both players took the same amount of cards, and Ly called another bet.
Danzer drew one last card, Ly stood pat, and Danzer bet a third and final time. Ly called, then mucked when Danzer fanned for number one.
The players are now on a 20-minute break, and we will provide you with full counts shortly.
Thursday, July 4, 2013 2:57 PM Local Time
PokerNews Podcast Episode #168: Private Public Cash Games feat. Greg Merson
2012 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Greg Merson joins the PokerNews Podcast to talk about the controversial tweet he released on Tuesday regarding private public cash games at Aria, and respond to criticism regarding the language of the tweet. Merson also discusses Macau, the potential return of online poker to New Jersey, and his friend Tony "End Boss" Gregg's win in the $111,111 One Drop High Roller.
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Thursday, July 4, 2013 2:55 PM Local Time
Johnny World Makes a Flush
Stud 8
Don Nguyen: / Fold
John Hennigan: / .
David Benyamine: / /
Matthew Ashton: / Fold
Don Nguyen brought it in and John Hennigan completed. David Benyamine called, as did Matthew Ashton, and the Nguyen put in the additional chips to make it four-way action to fourth street. Benyamine paired eights and bet, which inspired Ashton to called, Nguyen to fold and Hennigan to call.
Benyamine and Ashton then checked fifth and Hennigan fired out a bet. Benyamine called and Ashton folded.
Benyamine then check-called bets on both sixth and seventh only to muck when Hennigan tabled the for a flush.
Thursday, July 4, 2013 2:51 PM Local Time
Beyamine Gives It Up on Sixth
Stud 8
Hand #13:
David Benyamine: / Fold
Don Nguyen: /
John Hennigan: / Fold
After David Benyamine brought it in, Don Nguyen completed with the and John Hennigan raised with the . Benyamine called, as did Nguyen, and three players went to fourth street. Nguyen took the lead by catching an ace and quickly fired out a bet. Hennigan folded and Benyamine, who had caught the , made the call.
Benyamine then called a bet on fifth before folding to one on sixth.
| Don Nguyen | 5,900,000 | 707,000 |
| David Benyamine | 2,260,000 | -374,000 |
| John Hennigan | 1,300,000 | -112,000 |
Thursday, July 4, 2013 2:41 PM Local Time
Limit Hold'em
In Hands 5-12, the Limit Hold'em round, Mike Wattel opened two pots. There were only two flops, and no hand reached the river.
Thursday, July 4, 2013 2:35 PM Local Time
Jonathan Duhamel Eliminated in 8th Place ($207,630)
Pot-Limit Omaha
Hand #4: 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Jonathan Duhamel opened for 65,000 under the gun and received calls from George Danzer and Matthew Ashton, who were in the hijack and big blind respectively.
When the flop fell , Ashton checked, as did Duhamel, and Danzer bet 130,000. Ashton folded and then Duhamel check-raised the pot to 600,000. Danzer pushed back with a three-bet and Duhamel called off his remaining chips.
Danzer:
Duhamel:
Danzer was ahead with two pair, but Duhamel had an over pair with an open-ended straight draw. The turn gave Duhamel a pair of queens, but he needed help on the river to stay alive. The dealer burned one last time and put out the .
Duhamel rapped the table, shook hands with the remaining players and then took his leave in eighth place, good for $207,630.
| George Danzer | 3,740,000 | 1,087,000 |
| Jonathan Duhamel | 0 | -1,027,000 |
Thursday, July 4, 2013 2:32 PM Local Time
Clubs for Ashton
Pot-Limit Omaha
Hand #3: Matthew Ashton put in a raise from under the gun, Jonathan Duhamel three-bet to 120,000 on his direct left, and the action folded back to Ashton, who called. The dealer fanned , Ashton checked, and Duhamel continued for 160,000. Ashton called.
Both players checked when the turn brought the , and the completed the board. Ashton led out for 320,000, Duhamel called, and Duhamel mucked when Ashton showed for a club flush.
| Matthew Ashton | 3,641,000 | 645,000 |
| Jonathan Duhamel | 1,027,000 | -600,000 |