Joe Cada raised to 35,000 from under the gun and Joe Ward called from the big blind.
The flop fell and Ward check-called 40,000 from Cada to see the turn. It was more of the same as Ward check-called 90,000. The river completed the board and and Ward led out for 163,000. Cada called.
Ward tabled for a straight, Cada flashed a defeated , and Ward took down the pot.
Barry Greenstein opened to 35,000 from under the gun and Joe Cada asked for a count from the button before three-betting all in. The blinds folded and Greenstein called all in for 344,000.
Greenstein:
Cada:
The board ran out , securing the double up for Greenstein.
Brian Ray got his last 640,000 or so into the middle from the cutoff, after a previous raise by another player was called by Athanasios Polychronopoulos. With the action back on Polychronopoulos, he thought things through for a moment before electing to call with . Ray revealed the and the two were off to the races.
Flop:
The flop brought a little something for both players, as Ray's eights had held through three board cards, but Polychronopoulos found the nut flush draw.
Turn:
The turn was moved Polychronopoulos into the lead, and Ray was left looking for a six to complete a gutshot straight, or an eight to make a winning set.
River:
The blank of the river knocked Ray to the rail, and Polychronopoulos has once again moved his stack to the upper reaches of our leaderboard.
Barry Greenstein (Seen Here Playing Day 2) Just Got Baked
After losing a sizable portion of his stack to Joe Cada earlier in Day 3 play, David "Bakes" Baker managed to snag some chips back from a PokerStars Team Pro, only this time, he tangled with Barry Greenstein.
The acclaimed author of Ace on the River opened for 40,000 from middle position, and Baker jammed his last 331,000 over the top. Holding , Greenstein elected to call the young online wunderkind, and he was in great shape over Baker's .
The flop fell , and Greenstein's kicker had him in the lead at this point, but the on the turn changed things entirely, giving Bakes the lead with one card to come.
River:
Greenstein couldn't find a queen and he was forced to ship about half of his stack to the next seat over.
After a player in the hijack opened for 40,000, Paul Francoi Tedeschi three-bet to 100,000, and watched as Yi Wang shipped his last 195,000.
The original raiser got out of the way, and the young French pro made the call with his . When Wang rolled over the , the two were flipping coins with premium hands, and unfortunately for Wang, the flop left him calling tails when it came up heads.
Two bricks on the turn and river sealed the win for Tedeschi, and Wang headed for the payout desk for a five-figure score.
With his stack drifting well below the average, Barry Greenstein made his stand from the small blind, moving all-in for approximately 230,000 holding the .
David "Bakes" Baker saw a chance to secure his seat at an astounding third final table in his first three WSOP events of the summer, and he made the call with to put a poker legend at risk.
Flop:
Just like that, Baker found the paint he needed, and he took the lead with a pair of queens. The turn () and river () were blanks for Greenstein, and he was eliminated one spot short of the unofficial final table.
After Manuel Mutke raised to 50,000 from the small blind, Paul Francoi Tedeschi defended his big blind with a three-bet to 135,000. Undeterred, Mutke pumped it up to 240,000 with a four-bet, and the young French pro responded with a five-bet all-in move for 800,000 or so chips.
Holding , Mutke decided to look Tedeschi up, likely hoping for a coin flip situation against what had to be a big ace after all of the preflop action.
Tedeschi revealed the , however, and his attempt to make a power play had been sniffed out.
When the flop fell , Mutke was visibly distressed that Tedeschi's bluff had found a slew of outs, but the on the turn wiped them all away, as Mutke's full house trumped any flush Tedeschi could find. The on the river ended the hand, and Tedeschi's tournament life.
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and Ward check-called 40,000 from Cada to see the 
turn. It was more of the same as Ward check-called 90,000. The 
river completed the board and and Ward led out for 163,000. Cada called.
for a straight, Cada flashed a defeated 
, and Ward took down the pot.
, Greenstein elected to call the young online wunderkind, and he was in great shape over Baker's 
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) were blanks for Greenstein, and he was eliminated one spot short of the unofficial final table.
, Mutke decided to look Tedeschi up, likely hoping for a coin flip situation against what had to be a big ace after all of the preflop action.
, however, and his attempt to make a power play had been sniffed out.
, Mutke was visibly distressed that Tedeschi's bluff had found a slew of outs, but the 
on the turn wiped them all away, as Mutke's full house trumped any flush Tedeschi could find. The 
