Event 14: $15,400 $5 Million Guaranteed WPT World Championship Day 1a | 2014 Borgata Spring Poker Open

04-21-2014 15:39 UTC-4

Kiletto Busto

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Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

We missed Lily Kiletto's last hand of the day, but after seeing her head for the exits a bit of investigation revealed that Alexey Rubin did the deed.

Rubin - who won the WPT Merit Cyprus Classic for $258,000 to start the season - dispatched a short-stacked Kiletto with on a board. Kiletto held { for middle pair but she failed to catch up, sending her last 10,000 or so across the table to Rubin.

Jeff Gross has taken her seat at the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Rybin	63,000	13,000
Jeff Gross	50,000	50,000
Lily Kiletto	Busted

Tags: Alexey Rubin Lily Kiletto

04-21-2014 15:33 UTC-4

Darcourt Doubles

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Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

With only 18,175 in chips, Guillaume Darcourt was looking for a hand to go with. Moments ago, he found such a hand with and found someone to take his action with .

The board would run out to give the flamboyant, pink-haired, pro some much needed chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillaume Darcourt	39,000	10,000

Tags: Guillaume Darcourt

04-21-2014 15:22 UTC-4

Wach-a Flocka Flame

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Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

The board read by the turn, and about 5,000 was up for grabs in the pot when Dan Wach checked to fellow pro Noah Schwartz

Schwartz fired out a bet of 3,000 and watched as Wach upped the ante, making it 9,000 to play.

Schwartz took the hint and threw his hand away, giving this early skirmish in what will likely be a long battle to Wach.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Schwartz	56,500	8,500
Dan Wach	43,000	-3,000

Tags: Dan Wach Noah Schwartz

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

04-21-2014 15:12 UTC-4

This is Howe You Do It

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Level 3 : 150/300, 50 ante

Dani Stern raised to 900 on the button, Dan Howe, who bubbled the official final table of the WPT Borgata Open last fall, defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned . Howe check-called a bet, and the turn was a third spade - the .

Howe checked, Stern fired another 3,100, and Howe called once again.

The completed the board, Howe led out for the first time - betting 4,200 - and Stern tank-folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Howe	45,000
Dani Stern	39,075	-17,925

Tags: Borgata Dani Stern Dan Howe

04-21-2014 15:11 UTC-4

Without Rules There is Only Chaos

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Level 3 : 150/300, 50 ante

Joe Kuether is an experienced professional who has played in countless tournaments during his career, so hearing him call for the floor is enough to attract our attention.

Kuether - who took down the 9th Annual Arizona State Poker Championship for a $246,161 - had checked on the river with the board showing and his opponent in the next seat over bet out for 5,000.

When Kuether called the bet his opponent tossed his hand onto the muck, but Kuether kept his own hand face down and exercised his right to see the busted bluff before tabling the winner. His opponent did not believe he needed to reveal his holding, but the floor quickly determined that Kuether could indeed request to see the cards he had just beat.

After seeing the come off the top of the muck, Kuether rolled over his for to claim the pot, while beginning a conversation with his fellow pros about the rule and its enforcement.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Kuether	64,000	4,000

Tags: Joe Kuether

04-21-2014 15:10 UTC-4

Some Chip Counts From Tables One and Two

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Level 3 : 150/300, 50 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	85,000	40,500
Ryan Riess	77,000	27,000
Tony Dunst	71,000	9,000
Ryan Eriquezzo	57,000	7,000
Paul Volpe	49,000	-1,000
Micah Raskin	47,000	-35,000
Shannon Shorr	40,000	-8,500
Myroslaw Woroch	30,000	-20,000
Jake Schindler	16,000	-34,000

04-21-2014 15:07 UTC-4

MyStack App Available for WPT World Championship

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Level 3 : 150/300, 50 ante

The PokerNews MyStack App is available for players here in the Season XII WPT World Championship, allowing players to directly update their chip count on the PokerNews Live Reporting page for their friends and family to see.

You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.

Be forewarned, however, any abuse of the app will result in account suspension or termination.

Tags: Borgata MyStack Spring Poker Open

04-21-2014 14:57 UTC-4

A Few Counts

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Level 3 : 150/300, 50 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Brady	60,000	15,000
John Racener	59,000	9,000
Brock Parker	56,000	10,500
Lazaro Hernandez	56,000	-6,000
Joe Serock	51,000	2,000
Jared Jaffee	51,000	1,000
Dan Perper	50,000
Chris Moorman	48,000	-3,000
Dan Smith	45,000	-5,000
Amit Makhija	44,000	-3,500
Byron Kaverman	42,000	-15,000
Faraz Jaka	42,000	-8,000
Bryn Kenney	31,500	31,500

04-21-2014 14:47 UTC-4

Ridiculousness

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Level 3 : 150/300, 50 ante

Whenever the WPT camera crews begin hovering around the table, we head over to take a look, usually with a major pot brewing to attract such attention.

Sure enough, Lily Kiletto was faced with a river raise which put her tournament life on the line if she chose to call. As the minutes passed during an extended tank by Kiletto, we assessed the situation to see that a pot of more than 35,000 was up for grabs. Kiletto had bet the 10,000 on the river (leaving herself 12,500 behind), only to see 2009 World Series of Poker bracelet winner Brian Lemke make it 30,000 to play.

With the cameras capturing her every move, Kiletto sat still as a stone and contemplated her options, the swimsuit model seemingly unfazed by the spotlight. While she tanked, three-time WSOP bracelet winner Jeff Madsen leaned over to fill us in on the details of "the most ridiculous hand ever."

According to Madsen - who just took down the Six-Max event here earlier in the week - the action started when Kiletto opened for a standard preflop raise and found two callers. She led out on the flop and again both opponents flatted, and on the turn Kiletto tried a 4,000 wager. The action was raised to 9,000 on fourth street, with Lemke cold calling and Kiletto coming along to generate the aforementioned 35,000 pot.

Finally, after Madsen had walked us through the scene of the crime, Kiletto surrendered the hand (and most of her stack), while Lemke calmly dragged in one of the biggest pots we've seen early on Day 1 of this WPT World Championship.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Lemke	82,000	32,000
Lily Kiletto	12,500	-23,500

Tags: Brian Lemke Jeff Madsen Lily Kiletto