Event #44: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2014 World Series of Poker

06-21-2014 17:07 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Silver	17,500 5,500	5,500

Vladimir Geshkenbein	13,000 13,000	13,000
Sofia Lövgren	12,000 1,700	1,700
Corrie Wunstel	11,500

Kitty Kuo	11,000 -2,000	-2,000

Jeremy Ausmus	9,500 9,500	9,500

Mark Radoja	7,800 7,800	7,800

Jason Vanstrom	7,200 7,200	7,200
David Peters	6,500 6,500	6,500

Matthew Waxman	6,000
Ryan D'Angelo	5,200 700	700

Jake Balsiger	5,100 5,100	5,100
Loni Harwood	5,100 -200	-200

Jason Senti	5,000 -500	-500
Kyle Bowker	4,100 4,100	4,100

Ami Alibay	Busted
Tom Franklin	Busted

Silver Additions

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : 100/200, 0 ante

Both Ellie Biessek and Luca Moschitta got moved from the Pavilion room and are now seated in the Silver section of the Brasilia room. Biessek faces AP Phahurat one seat over whereas Moschitta has Zachary Korik on his new table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ellie Biessek	12,500 -2,500	-2,500
Luca Moschitta	8,200

Tags: AP Phahurat Luca Moschitta Zachary Korik Ellie Biessek

06-21-2014 16:55 UTC-7

Staszko Stuns Shortie

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : 100/200, 0 ante

A short stack just jammed 2,000 out of the small blind after a raise from the player in the cutoff. Martin Staszko made the call out of the big blind with the and the shortie only had . The board ran out dry with no hit for either player and ace high won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Staszko	12,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Martin Staszko

06-21-2014 16:50 UTC-7

The Last Pavilion Refugees

Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : 100/200, 0 ante

About three rows of tables remain in the Pavilion room and among them we noticed the below notable names.

Player	Chips	Progress
Heinz Kamutzki	24,000 24,000	24,000
Steven Watts	21,000 3,000	3,000
Jonathan Dimmig	11,000 11,000	11,000

Tristan Wade	10,250 10,250	10,250

Ankush Mandavia	8,500 8,500	8,500

Tom Hall	5,000 5,000	5,000

Level: 5

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

06-21-2014 16:23 UTC-7

Break Time!

[user270022]

Level 4 : 75/150, 0 ante

Players are now on their second 20-minute break of the day.

06-21-2014 16:23 UTC-7

Tough Decision for McNeil

[user263659]

Level 4 : 75/150, 0 ante

Calen McNeil had raised to 350 preflop from the hijack seat and was facing an all in from the small blind and another all in over the top from the big blind worth about 4,500. He gave up his hand and the two players in the blinds showed and . "I had the third best hand!" McNeil said. The jacks held and the player in the small blind was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calen McNeil	6,300 -2,075	-2,075

Tags: Calen McNeil

06-21-2014 16:20 UTC-7

Do Not Bluff Kitty

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 75/150, 0 ante

The flop was already complete when Giacomo Fundaro bet 525 into a pot of maybe 1,200 chips. Kitty Kuo made a quick call and the Italian showed . Kuo showed and won the pot just before the end of the level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kitty Kuo	13,000 200	200

Tags: Giacomo Fundaro Kitty Kuo

06-21-2014 16:20 UTC-7

The Red Zone

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 75/150, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Esfandiari	16,000 3,500	3,500

Mateusz Moolhuizen	14,000 14,000	14,000
Ylon Schwartz	13,000 10,300	10,300

Erik Cajelais	13,000 6,000	6,000

Ami Barer	9,500 9,500	9,500

Jeff Cote	9,000 9,000	9,000
Giuseppe Pantaleo	8,500 8,500	8,500

Kara Scott	8,000 4,800	4,800

Michael Benvenuti	6,000
Ludovic Riehl	6,000 6,000	6,000
Andy Frankenberger	5,300 5,300	5,300

Dave Ulliott	3,800 3,800	3,800

Jackie Glazier	3,500 -1,000	-1,000

Taylor Paur	2,700 2,700	2,700

Maurice Hawkins	2,300 -3,000	-3,000