Event #55: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2014 World Series of Poker

06-28-2014 22:15 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Miller	74,000 8,500	8,500
Jeff Fielder	65,500 5,500	5,500
Zo Karim	64,000
Eddy Sabat	53,000 6,000	6,000
Aaron Massey	46,000 17,000	17,000
Brandon Cantu	42,000 3,000	3,000

Eric Baldwin	40,000

Carter Gill	38,000 15,000	15,000
Davide Suriano	38,000 -1,000	-1,000

Tuan Le	37,000 -2,000	-2,000
Ylon Schwartz	24,000 -15,500	-15,500

Steve Gee	10,500 8,150	8,150
Maria Mayrinck	9,500 3,500	3,500
Loni Harwood	7,500 4,000	4,000

Angela Prada	6,100 -450	-450

Player	Chips	Progress
Zo Karim	64,000 43,000	43,000

Sabat's Heater

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Level 8 : 200/400, 50 ante

Eddy Sabat is now officially on a post-dinner heater and now has his stack in the 50,000-chip range.

One tablemate called him out on it, but Sabat was quick to point out this shorty had been all in behind more than once and is clearly, considering the odds of the hands he's played, getting a lot luckier just to stay alive.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the room, early chip leader and 2014 WSOP bracelet winner Davide Surianio has endured a table change and is simply treading water at this point.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eddy Sabat	47,000 10,000	10,000
Davide Suriano	39,000 -4,000	-4,000

06-28-2014 21:50 UTC-7

Cantu Makes Some Noise

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Level 8 : 200/400, 50 ante

Brandon Cantu is making the right kind of noise in this event. He just check called a 1,650-chip bet from one opponent on a board of with about 6,000 in the middle before checking in the dark.

His opponent also checked the river and Cantu claimed kings-up, turning over . His opponent mucked and Cantu quietly raked in the pot and stacked the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Cantu	39,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Brandon Cantu

06-28-2014 21:32 UTC-7

The Chips

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Level 8 : 200/400, 50 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Miller	65,500
Jeff Fielder	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ylon Schwartz	39,500 13,500	13,500

Tuan Le	39,000 -6,000	-6,000
Eddy Sabat	37,000 1,000	1,000
David Pham	34,000

William Givens	33,000
Brandon Cantu	30,000 30,000	30,000

Aaron Massey	29,000 -10,500	-10,500
Barny Boatman	24,000 11,900	11,900

Eric Baldwin	20,000 -18,000	-18,000

Marc-Etienne McLaughlin	15,000 9,000	9,000
Jonathan Little	13,000 -8,000	-8,000
Allyn Shulman	11,500 -1,200	-1,200

Padraig Parkinson	7,550 -4,150	-4,150
Angela Prada	6,550 -4,750	-4,750
Maria Mayrinck	6,000 1,000	1,000
Dave D'Alesandro	4,825 350	350
Carlos Mortensen	Busted

Level: 8

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

06-28-2014 21:10 UTC-7

The Pool

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Level 7 : 150/300, 25 ante

With registration now closed the tournament staff has released prize pool information for this event.

A grand total of 2,396 entries has created a $3,234,600 prize pool that will pay 243 spots. The money starts at $2,911 and first place is a healthy $582,321.

Plus, the top five finishers will all be booking a six-figure payday.

06-28-2014 20:59 UTC-7

Maridu Times Two

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Level 7 : 150/300, 25 ante

Maria Mayrinck got short, shipped , got called by the big blind with and was half way out the door before the flop.

It brought the and after the run out, she doubled to a whopping 5,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Mayrinck	5,000 -3,975	-3,975

Tags: Maria Mayrinck

06-28-2014 20:47 UTC-7

Kessler Has Left The Building

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Level 7 : 150/300, 25 ante

A big hand for Allen Kessler as he got it in bad, shipping it in after getting check-raised on a five-high flop by one opponent holding aces.

Kessler had queens and is now without chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Kessler	Busted

Tags: Allen Kessler

06-28-2014 20:45 UTC-7

May The Schwartz Be With You

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Level 7 : 150/300, 25 ante

November Niner Ylon Schwartz decided the best course of action following one opponent's raise and another's call on a flop was to put enough chips in the middle to cover both opponent's stacks.