Event #23: $1,000 Turbo No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2014 World Series of Poker

06-10-2014 00:01 UTC-7

Kuether Wins Huge Pot Before the Break

Matthew Pitt

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Joe Kuether won a massive pot as the players went to break that saw him all-in with versus Tony Gregg's and another player's .

Kuether's hand finished up being good when he improved to a set and then quads on a board!

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Kuether	415,000 270,000	270,000
Anthony Gregg	136,000 -64,000	-64,000

Tags: Joe Kuether Tony Gregg

Level: 19

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 1,000

06-09-2014 23:41 UTC-7

Last Break of the Evening

[user272102]

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Players are on their last 20-minute break of the night.

06-09-2014 23:36 UTC-7

Doug Polk Still Stacking

[user272102]

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

A short stacked player moved all in over the top of Doug Polk's min-raise for 45,000 total. Polk made the call and had his opponent dominated with his as he was up against . The board ran out to move Polk just shy of the 400,000 chip mark. He's seated to the direct left of Asher Conniff but they will be redrawing soon.

Player	Chips	Progress
Doug Polk	380,000 100,000	100,000

06-09-2014 23:36 UTC-7

So Close; #37th-45th ($5,090)

[user270022]

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

The following players have been eliminated between 36th and 45th place, earning $5,090:

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Martin	Busted

Gnatenko Oleksander	Busted
Istvan Toro	Busted
Alex Queen	Busted
Brandon Meyers	Busted
Matt Glantz	Busted
Johnathan Holsonback	Busted
Nicolas Halvorson	Busted
Rodney Hobbs	Busted

06-09-2014 23:31 UTC-7

A Selection of Chip Counts

Matthew Pitt

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Doug Polk	280,000 30,000	30,000

Ryan Laplante	230,000 10,000	10,000

Liam Alcock	220,000 103,000	103,000
Amanda Baker	220,000 80,000	80,000
Anthony Gregg	200,000 105,000	105,000

Joe Kuether	145,000 -2,000	-2,000
Sean Prendiville	135,000 -30,000	-30,000
Kenny Hallaert	130,000 45,000	45,000
Rhys Jones	120,000 -5,000	-5,000

06-09-2014 23:25 UTC-7

Asher Conniff is Winning Races

[user272102]

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

A short stacked player moved all in first to act for 67,500. Asher Conniff looked at his cards, asked for a count, and once he received a count he made the call with . He was racing against and it was a race he would win when the board ran out .

"I'm winning the races," Conniff said to another player at the table as he counted down his stack. Conniff is near the 300,000 chip mark and we're down to 34 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Asher Conniff	295,000 295,000	295,000

06-09-2014 23:22 UTC-7

Down and Out; #46th-54th ($4,321)

[user270022]

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

The following players have been eliminated between 46th and 54th place, earning $4,321:

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Ziskin	Busted
Ardavan Yazdi	Busted
Simon Cremniter	Busted
Gionni Demers	Busted
David Gee	Busted
Louis Salter	Busted
Michael Wong	Busted
Joseph Liberta	Busted
Kristopher Lunsford	Busted

06-09-2014 23:13 UTC-7

Jones Finishes Off Glantz

Matthew Pitt

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Matt Glantz moved all-in from the button with and Rhys Jones called from the big blind with the dominating . Neither player improved on the , Jones won the pot by virtue of his ace and Glantz headed for the exits.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rhys Jones	125,000 -15,000	-15,000
Matt Glantz	Busted

Tags: Matt Glantz Rhys Jones

Level: 18

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000