Preflop, Seth Berger raised to 52,000 from the small blind. Makoto Yoshimichi then moved all in from the big blind for 379,000 total. This put Berger into the tank, and eventually he made the call.
Yoshimichi:
Berger:
The board ran out .
The players are now on a 10-handed unofficial final table and we will provide you will a full list of chip counts soon.
Preflop, Ruben Ybarra raised to 65,000. Action folded to Seth Baker who moved all in for just about 300,000. Action folded back around to Ybarra who made the call.
"Jacks," he said before turning up the .
Baker was well behind with and he did not catch up on the board. There will be no final table appearance just yet for David 'ODB' Baker's brother, but it was a good showing with a deep run nonetheless.
Ybarra breached the 2,000,000 chip mark with that hand and will head into the official final table as the leader.
Charles Sylvestre raised it up to 50,000 from middle position. Ruben Ybarra three-bet to 120,000, Ping Liu shoved all in from the button for 506,000, and big blind William Guerrero also went all in for 569,000. Sylvestre and Ybarra got out of the way.
Guerrero:
Liu:
The flop came , but the turn brought a for a mighty river sweat. Unfortunately for Liu, the river was the , and he became the first player eliminated at the final table.
Ruben Ybarra , WSOP 2013 Event 3 Day 03 Final Table
Ruben Ybarra started the final table as the chip leader but he no longer has any chips after tangling with Seth Berger.
In the hand Berger opened to 60,000 chips. He was only called by Ybarra in the big blind. The flop fell and Ybarra decided to check. Berger made a continuation bet of 65,000 and Ybarra made the call.
The turn came out the . Ybarra checked again. Berger bet out 100,000. This time, Ybarra put in a check raise to 500,000. Berger tanked for a bit before making the call.
The river came the and immediately Ybarra moved all in. Berger quickly made the call with for the turned nut flush. Ybarra showed his inferior for just top pair and he was sent to the rail, with $47,925 for his troubles.
Darren Rabinowitz, WSOP 2013 Event 3 Day 03 Final Table
Preflop Darren Rabinowitz moved all in for 180,000 chips. Action folded to Binh Ta in the small blind who made the call. Seth Berger folded his big blind and the cards were turned on their backs.
Ta:
Rabinowitz:
The board ran out and Rabinowitz could not catch up. He was eliminated in 7th place and collected $63,273.
Action folded to Binh Ta in the cutoff, who raised to 90,000. Charles Sylvestre jammed all in from the small blind, and Ryan Olisar went into the tank in the big blind. Finally, he called off his stack. Ta folded.
"Please say you're light," Olisar said. Sylvestre confirmed he was indeed.
Sylvestre:
Olisar:
Off to the races we went, and Sylvestre pulled ahead when the flop came . He kept his lead on a turn. Paint landed on the river, but it was the , and Olisar, who notched a final table finish for the second straight year here at the WSOP, was sent to the rail.
Preflop Binh Ta moved all in from the cutoff for 545,000 chips. Action folded to Michael Cooper in the big blind. He only thought for a moment before making the call and turning over his . Binh was holding the and his two cards we're behind, but live against Cooper's ace high.
The flop rolled out giving Cooper a major sweat, but the on the turn and the on the river were none of Ta's out and he was sent to the rail, but not before collecting his six-figure payday.
Michael Cooper, WSOP 2013 Event 3 Day 03 Final Table
We are now three handed in "The Mothership," after losing Michael Cooper.
Preflop Cooper raised to 85,000. Action folded to Charles Sylvestre in the big blind. Sylvestre decided to make a reraise to 225,000. Back on Cooper, he made the call.
The flop fell , and this is when a raising war erupted between Cooper and Sylvestre. Sylvestre bet out 225,000 chips. Cooper decided to put in a reraise to 565,000. Sylvestre didn't budge tho. He decided to put in another reraise, this time all in. Cooper took a few seconds to think, but then called.
Cooper:
Sylvestre:
Cooper needed to catch a or a or running outs to survive as Sylvestre had him covered. The turn was the though, taking out the possibility of running outs, and the river was the eliminating Cooper from the tournament.
We will have chip counts for the final three players momentarily.
Charles Sylvestre raised to 100,000 on the button. William Guerrero moved all in from the small blind, and Seth Berger folded. Sylvestre made the call for just under 1,000,000, saying "light call," as he did so.
Sylvestre:
Guerrero:
Guerrero's lead quickly evaporated, as came on the flop. The turn and river did nothing, and Guerrero was finished.
Berger and Sylvestre are now heads up, and their cheering sections are engaged in a loud yelling battle as the players prepare to fight for the bracelet.
Just a few hands into heads-up play, Charles Sylvestre raised to 150,000 from the button, and Seth Berger called.
The flop came , and Sylvestre's continuation bet of 225,000 was called by Berger. After Berger checked the turn, Sylvestre kept up the aggression with a bet of 500,000. Berger called once again and checked the river.
"All in," Sylvestre said immediately. Berger thought briefly, before saying, "call." Sylvestre tabled , and Berger only shook his head and flicked his cards face down towards the dealer.
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and he did not catch up on the 
board. There will be no final table appearance just yet for David 'ODB' Baker's brother, but it was a good showing with a deep run nonetheless.
for a mighty river sweat. Unfortunately for Liu, the river was the 
and Ybarra decided to check. Berger made a continuation bet of 65,000 and Ybarra made the call.
. Ybarra checked again. Berger bet out 100,000. This time, Ybarra put in a check raise to 500,000. Berger tanked for a bit before making the call.
for just top pair and he was sent to the rail, with $47,925 for his troubles.
. He kept his lead on a 
, and Olisar, who notched a final table finish for the second straight year here at the WSOP, was sent to the rail.
. Binh was holding the 
and his two cards we're behind, but live against Cooper's ace high.
giving Cooper a major sweat, but the 
or a 
or running outs to survive as Sylvestre had him covered. The turn was the 
turn and 
, and Berger only shook his head and flicked his cards face down towards the dealer.