2014 World Series of Poker

Event #28: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$398,567
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
160
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

Hands #31-33

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Hand #31: Pratyush Buddiga opened to 40,000 and won the pot.

Hand #32: Chino Rheem opened to 45,000 and won the pot.

Hand #33: Alex Bilokur limped before calling 60,000 total from big blind Rheem. Rheem bet 60,000 on the {a-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs} flop and was called, leading to a {10-Spades} turn. Bilokur checked, and Rheem bet 125,000, and BIlokur raised to 257,000. Rheem shoved all in, and Bilokur folded.

Tags: Chino RheemAlex BilokurPratyush Buddiga

Pratyush Buddiga Eliminated in 7th Place ($58,851)

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Pratyush Buddiga - 7th Place
Pratyush Buddiga - 7th Place

Hand #34: Ismael Bojang raised to 40,000, and Buddiga called in the big blind. On the {6-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{a-Clubs} flop, Buddiga checked and Bojang bet 40,000. Buddiga called, and the {10-Clubs} turned. Two checks ensued, and a {j-Spades} hit. Bojang bet 115,000, Buddiga shoved all in for just 114,000 more, and Bojang called. Buddiga showed a set with {2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}, but it was inferior to the turned set of Bojang: {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}.

Tags: Ismael BojangPratyush Buddiga

Hand #35

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Hand #35: Alex Bilokur raised to 40,000 and was called by both Chino Rheem and Matt O'Donnell. Action checked to Rheem on the {6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{3-Spades} flop, and he bet 66,000. Bilokur was the only caller, and both players checked the {5-Diamonds}. On the {j-Diamonds} river, two more raps of the felt led to Rheem showing down {2-}{2-} to take the pot.

Tags: Alex BilokurChino RheemMatt O'Donnell

Hands #36-37: Venovski Doubles Through Bojang

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Hand #36: Chino Rheem made it 45,000 and Ismael Bojang called. The flop came {10-Hearts}{6-Spades}{3-Clubs}. Bojang checked, Rheem bet 70,000 and Bojang folded to give Rheem the pot.

Hand #37: Matt O'Donnell made it 42,000 and Ismael Bojang bumped it to 105,000 total from the small blind.

Alexander Venovski then made it 222,000 in the big blind and after O'Donnell folded, Bojang had a good look at Venovski's stack before potting it. Venovski called all in for 532,000 with {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades} and Bojang showed {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}.

Venovski doubled on a {6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-Spades} run out.

Tags: Alexander VenovskiChino RheemIsmael BojangMatt O'Donnell

Todd Brunson Eliminated in 6th Place ($75,681)

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Todd Brunson - 6th Place
Todd Brunson - 6th Place

Hand #38: Alexander Venovski opened to 50,000 in the small blind, and Todd Brunson defended. Venovski bet 60,000 on the {9-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} flop before calling Brunson's shove.

Brunson: {q-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Venovski: {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

Two bricks fell: {3-Clubs} and {a-Spades}, and Brunson was done in sixth after missing his straight and overcards.

Player Chips Progress
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Todd Brunson
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Alexander VenovskiTodd Brunson

Hands # 39-41

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Hand #39: Just one big blind and Alex Bilokur got a walk.

Hand #40: Ismael Bojang made it 70,000 and took down the blinds.

Hand #41: Chino Rheem completed from the small blind and Matt O'Donnell checked. The flop came {j-Spades}{10-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} and Rheem checked to O'Donnell who bet 30,000. Rheem called and checked the {j-Clubs} turn.

O'Donnell bet 78,000 and Rheem called. The river was the {Q-Diamonds} and Rheem checked again. O'Donnell bet 163,000 and Rheem twisted in his chair a bit before calling. O'Donnell turned over {j-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} and trip jacks were good as Rheem mucked.

The players then headed off on a 20-minute break.

Tags: Alex BilokurChino RheemIsmael BojangMatt O'Donnell

Break

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Players are on a 20-minute break, and we'll bring you chip counts shortly.

Level: 23

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante:

Rheem Checks Back, Avoids Trap

Level 23 : 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Hand #42: Alexander Venovski made it 48,000, and Matt O'Donnell made it 120,000 out of the small blind. That was good enough to take the pot.

Hand #43: Alex Bilokur opened to 50,000 and was called by Chino Rheem, as well as Venovski in the big blind. Bilokur bet 75,000 after a check on the {k-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Hearts} flop, and only Rheem continued. Bilokur checked the {j-Clubs}, and Rheem checked back to see the {2-Hearts}. Bilokur bet 160,000, and he took down the pot.

Hand #44: Venovski completed the blind, and Bilokur checked. Venovski bet the flop and won.

Hand #45: Bilokur raised to 62,000 in the small blind, and Rheem called. Bilokur bet 65,000 on the {7-Hearts}{q-Spades}{j-Clubs} flop, and Rheem called. Bilokur mimicked his previous line with a check on the {5-Spades} turn, but this time Rheem fired 140,000. Bilokur called and checked the {7-Spades}, and Rheem checked back.

Bilokur held {a-Spades}{9-Spades} for the nut flush, and he took the pot.

Hand #46: Venovski made it 48,000 from the cutoff, and O'Donnell called to see a {5-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{k-Spades} flop. Two checks later, a {j-Hearts} turned. O'Donnell won with a 67,000 bet.

Tags: Alex BilokurAlexander VenovskiChino RheemMatt O'Donnell