Sunday, July 7, 2013 5:27 PM Local Time
Cascado Doubles Through Moshe
- Yongshuo Zheng raised it up to 80,000 from under the gun, and he took down the blinds and antes.
- Zheng got a walk in the big blind.
- Danie Cascado moved all in for 400,000 from under the gun, and he took down the blinds and antes.
- Cascado got a walk.
- Asi Moshe got a walk.
- Action folded to Cascado, and he moved all in for 505,000. As soon as Moshe got the official count, he called from the small blind.
Moshe:
Cascado:
Cascado was in rough shape, but he loved to see the flop come down . Cascado could now win with a club or a nine, and the turn was the . Potentially down to his last card, Cascado and the table saw the hit the river to give him the double up.
| Asi Moshe | 3,070,000 | 110,000  |
| Daniel Cascado | 1,080,000 | 315,000 |
Sunday, July 7, 2013 5:22 PM Local Time
Moshe Picks Up Five; Paasonen Shoves
Starting from this point in six handed play we will begin with hand for hand coverage of the final table.
-On the first hand of our hand for hand coverage Asi Moshe raised to 80,00 and got a fold from every other player, allowing him to take down the pot.
-From under the gun Yngve Steen raised to 85,000. Mika Paasonen moved all in for roughly 800,000 over the raise when action folded to him. Steen folded and Paasonen was able to take down the pot.
-Asi Moshe raised to 80,000 and collected the pot when everyone else folded.
-For the second hand in a row Asi Moshe opened, this time for 85,000. He collected the pot when everyone folded.
-Action folded around to Moshe who got a walk in the big blind.
-Action folded to the small blind where Moshe raised to 100,000. Loni Harwood called from the big blind. The flop came down and Moshe fired 115,000 which drew a call from Harwood. The turn was the and both players checked, and checked again on the river. Moshe showed and that was good to take down the pot.
Sunday, July 7, 2013 5:19 PM Local Time
Moshe Nears Three Million
Asi Moshe raised it up to 80,000 in early position, and Yongshuo Zheng called from the button. The flop came down , and Moshe fired out 95,000. Zheng tanked for about 30 seconds before putting out a raise to 200,000, and Moshe made the call. The two then checked down the on the turn, and the on the river. Moshe showed , and Zheng mucked his hand, dropping him to 1.3 million.
| Asi Moshe | 2,960,000 | 510,000 |
| Yongshuo Zheng | 1,300,000 | -460,000  |
Sunday, July 7, 2013 5:15 PM Local Time
Cy Williams Eliminated in 7th Place ($78,006)
Daniel Cascado raised it up to 80,000 from early position, and Loni Harwood reraised to 160,000 from the cutoff. Cy Williams moved all in from the small blind for 750,000, and Cascado folded. Harwood snap called, and was in great shape to record another knockout.
Harwood:
Williams:
The board ran down , and Harwood scored the KO to increase her chip lead to 4.3 million.
| Loni Harwood | 4,300,000 | 720,000 |
| Cy Williams | 0 | -760,000 |
Sunday, July 7, 2013 5:11 PM Local Time
Loni Harwood Doubles Back Into the Chip Lead
After a raise from 85,000 from Yngve Steen, Loni Harwood put in a reraise to 175,000. Action folded back around to Steen who popped it up with a raise to 395,000. With action back on Harwood, she tanked for a bit before announcing that she was all in. Steen quickly called and the hands were tabled.
Steen:
Harwood:
"Ten jack flop!" Harwood's rail cheered for her, realizing that she was in a deep hole and would need some help to catch up. She received a bit of that help when the board came down , giving her a gutshot straight draw to broadway. The turn was the which was no help to Harwood, but her rail erupted upon seeing the on the river that allowed her to double up into the chip lead. Steen was left as one of the shorter stacks in the field after that beat.
| Loni Harwood | 3,580,000 | 1,860,000 |
| Yngve Steen | 900,000 | -1,600,000 |
Sunday, July 7, 2013 4:57 PM Local Time
Updated 2013 WSOP POY Leader Board (7-7-13)
Current 2013 WSOP Player of the Year Standings
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|
| 1 | Matthew Ashton | 649.75 |
| 2 | Daniel Negreanu | 598.34 |
| 3 | David "Bakes" Baker | 475.35 |
| 4 | Don Nguyen | 466.13 |
| 5 | Marco Johnson | 439.38 |
| 6 | Tom Schneider | 438.51 |
| 7 | Chris Klodnicki | 400.80 |
| 8 | Jared Hamby | 395.73 |
| 9 | Anthony Gregg | 390.00 |
| 10 | Steve Sung | 369.50 |
Sunday, July 7, 2013 4:51 PM Local Time
Updated Chippies
| Yngve Steen | 2,500,000 | -100,000 |
| Asi Moshe | 2,450,000 | 350,000 |
| Yongshuo Zheng | 1,760,000 | -190,000 |
| Loni Harwood | 1,720,000 | -180,000 |
| Mika Paasonen | 1,200,000 | 0 |
| Daniel Cascado | 765,000 | -80,000 |
| Cy Williams | 760,000 | -143,000 |
Sunday, July 7, 2013 4:43 PM Local Time
Bijon Notash Eliminated in 8th Place ($59,036)
Action started with a raise from Yongshuo Zheng who opened to 90,000. In the very next seat over, Bijon Notash reraised all in for a total of 365,000. Action folded to Daniel Cascado who just called the all in raise. Action folded around to Zheng who tanked for a bit before eventually moving all in for a total of 755,000 or 390,000 more. Cascado thought about the decision for about a minute before announcing a call leading to a tabling of the hands.
Notash:
Zheng:
Cascado:
It was a classic three way cooler situation as all three of the players had monster preflop hands. The flop came safe for Zheng though when it came down . Cascado changed from having two outs to four outs on the turn tho. The river was the and that was good enough for Zheng to earn a double up while eliminated Bijon Notash in the process.
For his eighth place finish Notash will earn $59,036.
| Yongshuo Zheng | 1,950,000 | 1,150,000 |
| Daniel Cascado | 845,000 | -880,000 |
| Bijon Notash | 0 | -400,000 |
Sunday, July 7, 2013 4:35 PM Local Time
Steen Takes The Chip Lead
Yongshuo Zheng raised it up to 60,000 on the button, and Yngve Steen called from the big blind. The flop came down , and Steen check called a bet of 75,000 from Zheng. The turn was the , and Steen checked again. Zheng fired out 175,000, and Steen tanked for about 30 seconds before cutting out raising chips. Eventually, he put out a check raise to 360,000, and Zheng tanked for about a minute before he started to count out his chips. He shook his head, tanked for about 30 more seconds, then kicked his hand in, giving Steen the big pot.
Steen has had a great final table so far, steadily moving up to a chip leading stack of 2.6 million.
| Yngve Steen | 2,600,000 | 970,000 |
| Yongshuo Zheng | 800,000 | -435,000 |
Sunday, July 7, 2013 4:31 PM Local Time
Level 26 started
Level: 26
Blinds: 20000/40000
Ante: 5000
Sunday, July 7, 2013 4:27 PM Local Time
Notash Slipping
Daniel Cascado opened with a raise to 60,000. He was only called by Bijon Notash who was in the big blind.
The flop came down and both players checked to see the on the turn. On the turn Notash checked to Cascado who put out a bet of 70,000. Notash put in a reraise to 175,000 which after a few seconds of thought, Cascado called.
The river was the and both players checked to see a showdown.
Notash:
Cascado:
Cacado's queens had held up through the flop turn and river and that was enough to earn him the pot.
| Daniel Cascado | 1,725,000 | 105,000 |
| Bijon Notash | 400,000 | -255,000 |
Sunday, July 7, 2013 4:16 PM Local Time
Moshe Cracks Two Million
Bijon Notash raised it up to 60,000 from the hijack, and Asi Moshe reraised to 155,000 from the small blind. Action folded to Notash, and he thought for at least two minutes before tossing in the call. The flop came down , and Moshe led right out for 145,000. Notash gave it up, and Moshe took down the pot to get his stack up to 2.1 million.
| Asi Moshe | 2,100,000 | 0 |
| Bijon Notash | 655,000 | 0 |
Sunday, July 7, 2013 4:05 PM Local Time
Hiren "Sunny" Patel Eliminated in 9th Place ($45,212)
After a raise of 60,000 from Yongshuo Zheng, Hiren "Sunny" Patel moved all in for his last 270,000. Action folded around to Zheng who called quickly after hearing the amount Patel was all in for.
Patel:
Zheng:
Patel had got it in with a coin flip for the last of his chips and he could double if he just faded Zheng's outs. Unfortunately for Patel, the flop came down giving Zheng the immediate lead in the hand and putting Patel in a deep hole. The turn was the giving Patel four additional outs but removing his two tens as outs. The river was not a king though as it fell the . That was all she wrote for Patel who was eliminated from the tournament in ninth place.
| Yongshuo Zheng | 1,235,000 | 225,000 |
| Hiren Patel | 0 | -250,000 |
Sunday, July 7, 2013 3:55 PM Local Time
Harwood Doubles Into Chip Lead Through Patel
When Loni Harwood started this hand, she was the short stack. Now, she is the chip leader.
Harwood raised it up in early position to 60,000, and Hiren Patel defended his big blind. The flop came down , and Patel checked to Harwood, who bet out 60,000 again. Patel thought for about 30 seconds before check raising to 165,000, and it was back to Harwood.
Harwood took her time with the decision, all the while sitting still as a statue. After about a minute, she grabbed raising chips, and put in a reraise to 335,000. Patel only took about 20 seconds to announce all in, and Harwood made the call.
Harwood:
Patel:
It was literally a coin flip at this point, according to the Pokernews Odds Calculator, as Harwood held a 50.20% to 49.80% lead. Harwood's rail called for a deuce, and the dealer obligded with a on the turn. Harwood was looking to dodge a nine or a diamond, and she did just that, as the hit the river.
Harwood scored the massive double up to 1.9 million, while Patel plummeted to 250,000.
| Loni Harwood | 1,900,000 | 1,200,000 |
| Hiren Patel | 250,000 | -1,150,000 |
Sunday, July 7, 2013 3:41 PM Local Time
Zhou Drops Some To Steen
Action began with a raise from Yongshuo Zheng to 65,000. He found calls from Yngve Steen on the button and Hiren Patel in the big blind.
The flop cam down and Patel and Zheng checked to Steen who made a bet of 95,000. Only Zheng called.
The turn was the and Zheng checked for a second time to Steen who fired off 260,000. Zheng went into the tank for nearly three minutes. During that time he askef or a count of the bet, and Steen's chips. He even counted out the chips to make a call, but eventually folded, leaving himself with just about 1,000,000 behind.
| Yngve Steen | 1,630,000 | 240,000 |
| Yongshuo Zheng | 1,010,000 | -230,000 |
Sunday, July 7, 2013 3:28 PM Local Time
Back To It
The nine players are in their seats again, and the gambling has restarted.
Sunday, July 7, 2013 3:07 PM Local Time
Break It Up
The players are taking a 20 minute break.
Sunday, July 7, 2013 3:02 PM Local Time
Paasonen Four Bets Pre
Mike Paasonen raised it up to 52,000 in early position, and Yngve Steen reraised to 158,000. Action folded back to Paasonen, and he thought for about 30 seconds before clicking it back to 265,000. Steen thought it over for a bit before kicking his hand in, and Paasonen took the pot to up his stack to 1.2 million.
| Yngve Steen | 1,390,000 | -90,000 |
| Mika Paasonen | 1,200,000 | 140,000 |
Sunday, July 7, 2013 2:50 PM Local Time
Approximate Chip Counts For The Final 9 Players
| Asi Moshe | 1,690,000 | -25,000 |
| Daniel Cascado | 1,620,000 | -40,000 |
| Yngve Steen | 1,480,000 | -120,000 |
| Hiren Patel | 1,400,000 | 0 |
| Yongshuo Zheng | 1,240,000 | |
| Mika Paasonen | 1,060,000 | 150,000 |
| Bijon Notash | 1,050,000 | -150,000 |
| Cy Williams | 903,000 | -469,000 |
| Loni Harwood | 700,000 | 31,000 |
Sunday, July 7, 2013 2:47 PM Local Time
Cormac Ohiggins Eliminated in 10th Place ($35,023)
Cormac Ohiggins opened the action with a raise to 50,000. Only Ashe Moshe called in position.
The flop came down and Ohiggins put out a bet of 65,000 which Moshe called.
The turn was the and Ohiggins checked to Moshe who fired off 79,000. After a few second, Ohiggins moved all in. Moshe snap called and the hands were tabled.
Moshe:
Ohiggins:
The river was a sweat card for Moshe as it was paint, but it was the and with that Ohiggins was removed from the table, bring the final nine players down to an official final table.
| Asi Moshe | 1,715,000 | 635,000 |
| Cormac Ohiggins | 0 | -615,000 |