From middle position, Binh Ta raised to 50,000. All other players folded except Ruben Ybarra in the big blind who made the call.
On the board, Ybarra checked. Ta bet 40,000 and Ybarra made the call.
The turn was the . Ybarra checked again. This time Ta made a bet of 120,000. Ybarra then put in a check raise to 400,000. Ta tanked a bit then folded his hand.
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.
Preflop, Darren Rabinowitz raised to 50,000 from the cutoff. He was only called by Seth Berger in the big blind.
The flop fell and both players checked.
On the turn, Berger checked. Rabinowitz bet out 62,000. Then, Berger put in a check raise to 160,000. Rabinowitz took his time before mucking face up. Berger did not show his hand.
"Seth will win the hand," the dealer announced as Berger scooped the pot.
"He WILL win the hand!" one of Berger's rail birds yelled after him, which got the table laughing a bit.
Seth Berger opened for 50,000 from the cutoff, and Ruben Ybarra called him from the big blind.
The flop came , and Ybarra checked and called 52,000. The turn was the , and Ybarra once more checked. Berger fired 85,000 this time, only to see Ybarra check-raise to 285,000. Berger called immediately. Ybarra fired out 300,000 more on the river, and Berger began thinking. A short time later, he made the call.
Ybarra:
Berger:
Berger's kicker barely played, and he gathered the biggest pot of the tournament.
Binh Ta limped from early position, Charles Sylvestre limped along, and Darren Rabinowitz checked his option
The flop fell , and Ta bet 50,000. Sylvestre called. The turn was the , and both players checked to see a river. Ta checked, and Sylvestre bet 90,000. Ta came out with a check-raise to 250,000. Sylvestre made a quick call, and Ta showed him .
Sylvestre's was good for a full house, and he scooped the pot, much to the delight of a rail section that includes 2010 Main Event winner Jonathan Duhamel.
Preflop Daren Rabinowitz raised to 60,000. Binh Ta moved all in over the top for 475,000 total. Action folded back around to Rabinowitz who snap called.
Rabinowitz:
Ta:
The board ran out giving Ta a full house and a double up to just over 1,000,000 chips. Rabinowitz was just left just over 200,000 chips.
Charles Sylvestre raised to 60,000 from middle position, and Ryan Olisar shipped it from his immediate left. Everyone else folded, and Sylvestre put in the 335,000 total to call.
Sylvestre:
Olisar:
Olisar was in a dominating position, and further tightened his hold on the hand when he flopped a set on . A turn left Sylvestre drawing dead, and he knuckled the table in submission as the finished out the board.
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.
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board, Ybarra checked. Ta bet 40,000 and Ybarra made the call.
. Ybarra checked again. This time Ta made a bet of 120,000. Ybarra then put in a check raise to 400,000. Ta tanked a bit then folded his hand.
, 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.
and both players checked.
turn, Berger checked. Rabinowitz bet out 62,000. Then, Berger put in a check raise to 160,000. Rabinowitz took his time before mucking 
, and Ybarra checked and called 52,000. The turn was the 
river, and Berger began thinking. A short time later, he made the call.
river. Ta checked, and Sylvestre bet 90,000. Ta came out with a check-raise to 250,000. Sylvestre made a quick call, and Ta showed him 
was good for a full house, and he scooped the pot, much to the delight of a rail section that includes 2010 Main Event winner Jonathan Duhamel.
giving Ta a full house and a double up to just over 1,000,000 chips. Rabinowitz was just left just over 200,000 chips.
for just top pair and he was sent to the rail, with $47,925 for his troubles.