Event #2: $25,000 Mixed-Max No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2014 World Series of Poker

05-28-2014 15:19 UTC-7

Katching a Royal Flush

[user101598]

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Eugene Katchalov checked to John Juanda on a flop of and the fellow WSOP bracelet winner tossed out a bet of 5,000 - roughly a third of the pot.

Katchalov moved all in, making it 42,600 to go and Juanda made the call.

Katchalov:
Juanda:

Katchalov had Juanda in rough shape and added a flush draw on the turn (). The on the river not only completed the Ukrainian's flush draw, it gave him a royal flush.

Katchalov, who is going to skip most of the WSOP to film a television show in Ukraine, doubled to over 100,000 chips, while Juanda dropped down to 165,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Juanda	165,000 -99,800	-99,800

Eugene Katchalov	101,200 59,600	59,600

Tags: Eugene Katchalov John Juanda

05-28-2014 15:21 UTC-7

Julius Takes on Gross; Lucky Chewy Gone

Chad Holloway

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Jeff Gross opened for 7,000 under the gun and was met by an all-in three-bet to 68,600 by Kyle Julius in the hijack. Action folded back to Gross and he hemmed and hawed before making the call.

Gross:
Julius:

It was a flip and Gross was looking good to eliminate a tough opponent on the flop. The turn kept Gross in the lead, but then the dealer delivered the on the river. Gross shook his head up and down and then said, "That's the hand I lost with the second before I came here."

Meanwhile, Andrew Lichtenberger was eliminated by Aaron Jones shortly after the aforementioned hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mo	450,000 57,000	57,000
Aaron Jones	215,000 -20,800	-20,800
Kyle Julius	140,000 58,700	58,700

Jeff Gross	100,000 -50,000	-50,000

Noah Schwartz	95,000 -5,000	-5,000

Andrew Lichtenberger	Busted

Tags: Jeff Gross Kyle Julius

05-28-2014 15:26 UTC-7

Table 359 Chip Counts

Mickey Doft

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Brady	319,000 29,700	29,700
Justin Bonomo	297,000 37,000	37,000

Fabrice Touil	180,000 -75,000	-75,000
Sam Trickett	144,000 -16,000	-16,000

Jason Mercier	80,000 -28,000	-28,000

Anthony Zinno	67,000 -23,700	-23,700

05-28-2014 15:35 UTC-7

Table 360 Chip Counts

Mickey Doft

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	380,000 -115,000	-115,000

JC Tran	265,000 79,000	79,000
David Vamplew	255,000 65,000	65,000
Olivier Busquet	120,000 -20,000	-20,000
Ryan Fee	105,000 -40,900	-40,900
Kevin Eyster	98,000 -5,000	-5,000

05-28-2014 15:37 UTC-7

Schulman Doubles with Quads

Chad Holloway

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Nick Schulman got his stack of 75,000 or so all in preflop holding the and was up against the of Galen Hall. The flop gave Schulman a set, but it also delivered Hall a Broadway draw. However, Schulman didn't have to worry about it after the turn, since the gave him quads!

The was put out on the river for good measure and Schulman was shipped the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	150,000 50,000	50,000

Galen Hall	75,000 -80,000	-80,000

Tags: Galen Hall Nick Schulman

05-28-2014 15:41 UTC-7

Mizrachi Bleeding Chips

Chad Holloway

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Michael Mizrachi began the day with a big stack, but in the past two levels he's done nothing but give them away.

Most recently, Mizrachi opened for 7,000 from the button and then called when Chris Moore three-bet to 17,000 from the small blind. Both players checked the flop and Moore led out for 15,000 on the turn. Mizrachi min-raised to 30,000, Moore called and it was off to the river.

Moore returned to checking and Mizrachi wasted little time in firing out 45,000. Moore only had 49,300 total and committed it, which Mizrachi called. Moore rolled over the for a full house, and Mizrachi simply shook his head and flashed an ace.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Moore	200,000 60,000	60,000
Michael Mizrachi	153,000 -246,300	-246,300

Tags: Chris Moore Michael Mizrachi

05-28-2014 15:45 UTC-7

Check-Raising the River

[user101598]

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Mike Brady checked to Sam Trickett on a flop of and the BIG ONE for ONE DROP runner-up tossed out a bet of 9,000. Brady called.

The turn was the , both players checked and the completed the board. Brady checked a third and final time, Trickett bet 13,000 and Brady check-raised to 13,000. Trickett considered the bet for a bit, then folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Brady	365,000 46,000	46,000
Sam Trickett	73,000 -71,000	-71,000

Tags: Mike Brady Sam Trickett

05-28-2014 15:53 UTC-7

Al Decarolis Doubles Through Vanessa Selbst

Mickey Doft

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

With the board reading , Al Decarolis (cutoff) and Vanessa Selbst (small blind) went back and forth before Decarolis ended up all in for 118,500 with against Selbst's . The river was no help to Selbst, locking up the double for Decarolis.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Selbst	337,000 -160,000	-160,000

Al Decarolis	255,000 169,000	169,000

Tags: Al Decarolis Vanessa Selbst

05-28-2014 15:55 UTC-7

Big Slick Does the Trickett

Chad Holloway

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Fabrice Touil opened for 8,500 under the gun and cleared the field all the way around to Sam Trickett in the big blind. Trickett announced that he was all in for 50,800, and Touil thought for about a minute before making the call.

Touil:
Trickett:

Touil was drawing to two live cards, but he failed to find any help as the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabrice Touil	155,000 -50,000	-50,000
Sam Trickett	103,000 53,000	53,000

Tags: Fabrice Touil Sam Trickett

05-28-2014 15:58 UTC-7

Eyster Devoured by Busquet

Chad Holloway

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Kevin Eyster got his stack of 70,000 or so all in preflop and was flipping against Olivier Busquet.

Eyster:
Busquet:

Eyster got it in good, but the flop was disaster for him as Busquet found a pair of kings. The turn meant Eyster needed an eight to stay alive, but it wasn't in the cards as the blanked.

"Good game guys," were his final words before he exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Olivier Busquet	245,000 65,000	65,000
Kevin Eyster	Busted

Tags: Kevin Eyster Olivier Busquet