Event #49: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2014 World Series of Poker

06-26-2014 14:30 UTC-7

"I Probably Should Have Checked"

Matthew Pitt

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Phil Hellmuth -- possibly should have checked.

Phil Hellmuth made it 3,000 to go from the hijack and found a caller in Kevin MacPhee on the button. The flop came and Hellmuth fired a continuation bet of 5,000. MacPhee quickly released and Hellmuth won a small pot.

"I probably should've checked that flop," said Hellmuth as he restacked his chips. MacPhee gave nothing away except a wry smile.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin MacPhee	93,000 25,000	25,000

Phil Hellmuth	34,000 -2,700	-2,700

Tags: Kevin MacPhee Phil Hellmuth

06-26-2014 14:20 UTC-7

Weisner Ousts Two

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Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Melanie Weisner bet a board of out of the big blind, and her lone opponent thought for a bit before shoving all in. Weisner snap-called, tabling for a straight, and her opponent was dead in the water with .

The next hand, she open-shipped from the small blind, and Sorel Mizzi called it off in the big.

Mizzi:
Weisner:

Weisner took a big lead when she flopped a pair on , and Mizzi's calls for an ace went unheeded on the turn and river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Melanie Weisner	148,000 58,200	58,200
Sorel Mizzi	Busted

Tags: Melanie Weisner Sorel Mizzi

Level: 12

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

06-26-2014 14:08 UTC-7

Tran Bluffs Some Off

mnuwwarah

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Margareta Morris bet 4,500 out of the small blind on a , and JC Tran raised to 11,700 from the cutoff. Morris made the call, and she checked the river. Tran fired 19,400, and Morris decided to look him up after some thought. Tran indicated she had the winner and showed for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Margareta Morris	112,000 55,900	55,900
JC Tran	36,600 -56,700	-56,700

Tags: JC Tran

06-26-2014 14:07 UTC-7

Andy Spears Mercier

Matthew Pitt

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Jason Mercier, in the big blind, checked to an under-the-gun Andy Spears on a flop. Spears checked behind and the dealer placed the onto the turn.

Mercier checked again and then called when Spears bet 2,800. The river was the and Mercier checked once more. Spears bet 6,300 and Mercier, who looked a little bemused as to what Spears could have, called.

Spears showed for the straight and Mercier's cards hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Spears	115,000 23,700	23,700
Jason Mercier	55,000 -2,000	-2,000

Tags: Andy Spears Jason Mercier

06-26-2014 14:04 UTC-7

Zipperer Straightens Out Koon

Matthew Pitt

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

John Zipperer opened with a raise from middle position, Stanislav Barshak called in the small blind and Koon raised from the big blind. Zipperer then moved all-in for 35,000 in total, Barshak folded and Koon called.

Zipperer:
Koon:

The flop was followed by the turn and the river, improving Zipperer to a straight and leaving Koon to hand over around a third of his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Zipperer	73,000 36,200	36,200
Jason Koon	72,000 -32,300	-32,300

Tags: Jason Koon Stanislav Barshak John Zipperer

06-26-2014 13:50 UTC-7

Farrell Fights Back

Matthew Pitt

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Niall Farrell's day hasn't got off to the best of starts; he was down to six big blinds at one stage. Farrell now has 30 big blinds after three-betting all-in for 14,000 after Sorel Mizzi had opened the betting. Mizzi called to put Farrell at risk.

Mizzi flipped over and Farrell . The board ran and Farrell doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Farrell	30,000 -28,000	-28,000

Sorel Mizzi	25,000 -10,800	-10,800

Tags: Sorel Mizzi Niall Farrell

06-26-2014 13:45 UTC-7

Marafioti Doubles

mnuwwarah

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

After Matt Davenport checked out of the small blind on an flop, Matt Marafioti shoved all in for 11,600. A player behind the two folded, and Davenport thought for about a minute before making the call.

Marafioti:
Davenport:

Both had draws, but Davenport's current hand was best with ace-high. The turn kept things clean for him, but a river caused Marafioti to give the table a forceful pat as he binked his flush.

"Very nice call, though," Marafioti said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Davenport	35,600 -19,500	-19,500
Matt Marafioti	29,800 13,400	13,400

Tags: Matt Davenport Matt Marafioti

06-26-2014 13:37 UTC-7

McLaughlin Doubles

Matthew Pitt

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Ami Barer raised to 2,000 from the cutoff and the button reraised to 4,500. Marc-Etienne McLaughlin four-bet to 14,500 from the big blind and Barer folded. The small blind then moved all-in and McLaughlin called.

McLaughlin:
Big Blind:

"Interesting," said Selbst when the hole cards were revealed.

The big blind's pocket threes held until the river of the board, the ace on the river winning the pot for McLaughlin and catapulting him to 100,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc-Etienne McLaughlin	100,000 41,600	41,600

Tags: Marc-Etienne McLaughlin Ami Barer Vanessa Selbst

06-26-2014 13:35 UTC-7

Liu Careful With QQ

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Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

In a battle of the blinds, Xuan Liu check-called 3,000 on a flop and another 5,100 on a turn. Both Liu and her opponent checked the river, and Liu won the pot with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Xuan Liu	42,500 25,400	25,400

Tags: Xuan Liu