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Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Davidi Kitai and Cary Katz have returned, and the heads-up battle is underway.
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #19: $5,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$916,500
Entries
195
Level
25
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
The players are taking a short break before heads-up play begins.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,980,000
395,000
|
395,000 |
|
||
|
945,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
||
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Hand #52: Davidi Kitai raised opened for a raise under the gun, and everyone else folded.
Hand #53:: Cary Katz completed the blind, and Kitai checked. Katz check-called 
. Both players checked the 
, and a 
hit the river. Katz slid out a tall stack of orange chips, and Kitai immediately folded.
Hand #54: Vincent Bartello raised to 52,000, and nobody called.
Hand #55: Kitai raised to 52,000 on the button, and both blinds folded
Hand #56: Dimitar Danchev raised to 48,000 on the button, and Katz called from the big blind. On a 
flop, both players checked. The turn came 
, and Katz fired 40,000. and Danchev called. The river was the 
, and Katz check-called. He showed 
to beat 
of Danchev.
Hand #57: Danchev raised to 84,000 under the gun. Bartello repotted all in, and Kitai called all in. Danchev went all in as well.
Kitai: 
Danchev: 
Bartello: 
The board ran out 
, and Kitai eliminated two players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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|
Busted | |
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Hand #49: Eugene Katchalov was first to act, and raised to 48,000. He received no callers.
Hand #50: Cary Katz raised to 48,000 in the cutoff, Dimitar Danchev three-bet the pot out of the small blind, then showed queens when Katz folded.
Hand #51: Katz was first to act, and raised to 50,000. Katchalov three-bet the pot (174,000) out of the small blind, Vincent Bartello tanked for nearly a minute before folding in the big blind. Katz moved all in and Katchalov called.
Katz: 
Katchalov: 
Katchalov was dominated, and after the flop fell 
, he was drawing very slim. The Ukranian native would need the to make a set or running non-spade straight cards to survive. Unfortunately for him, the 
turned, leaving him drawing dead. A meaningless completed the board, and Katchalov hit the rail in fifth place.
Katz now sits with nearly 800,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
785,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
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Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Hand #48: Dimitar Danchev raised to 48,000, Cary Katz raised the pot (174,000) from the small blind, and Danchev moved all in. Katz called for 258,000.
Danchev:
Katz:
The 
flop didn't change anything, but the 
on the turn gave Katz a leading pair of kings. The bricked on the river, and Katz doubled to 540,000 chips. Danchev slipped to 237,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
540,000
234,000
|
234,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
237,000
-258,000
|
-258,000 |
|
|
||
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,585,000
-218,000
|
-218,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
495,000
332,000
|
332,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
320,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
|
|
306,000
-127,000
|
-127,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
220,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
|
||
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Hand #45: Davidi Kitai raised to 84,000 on the button, and both blinds folded.
Hand#46: Cary Katz opened to 50,000, Kitai called and Dimitar Danchev shipped all in from the button for 151,000. Katz made the call, as did Kitai. Both players checked the 
flop. A 
hit the turn, and more checks ensued. The river was 
, and they decided to show it down. Danchev's 
was good for the triple up.
Hand #47: Kitai raised to 52,000, and everyone else folded.
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
Hand #40: Cary Katz raised to 50,000 in the cutoff, and won the pot.
Hand #41: Vincent Bartello received a walk.
Hand #42: Eugene Katchalov raised to 48,000 on the button, Bartello called out of the small blind, and the dealer fanned 
. Bartello checked, Katchalov tossed out a continuation-bet of 36,000, and Bartello moved all in. Katchalov quickly folded.
Hand #43: Dimitar Danchev raised the pot (84,000) from the cutoff, and won the pot.
Hand #44: Katchalov was first to act, and raised to 48,000. He won the pot.
Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante:
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
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