2014 World Series of Poker

Event #12: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j3
Prize
$169,225
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
557
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
0

We Barely Knew Ye

Level 4 : 75/150, 0 ante

We barely knew he was here and we've lost Antonio Esfandiari already.

We missed the hand, but a player at the table tells us that Esfandiari got it all in preflop with {q-}{q-} versus the {a-}{k-} of his opponent and his opponent hit a king on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Antonio Esfandiari us
Antonio Esfandiari
WSOP 3X Winner
Busted

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James Take a Big One

Level 4 : 75/150, 0 ante

We walked up to a board of {10-Spades}{7-Hearts}{2-Spades} and 1,250 in the middle. Kenna James had checked and his opponent bet 625. James made the call and the turn was the {4-Hearts}. James checked and his opponent bet the pot for 2,500. James raised to 6,000, enough to put his opponent all in and it was called.

James turned over {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for top pair and a flush draw. His opponent tabled {6-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and he was in bad shape, as only the {5-Hearts} or a non-heart nine could help. The river was the {6-Clubs} and James has a nice stack.

Player Chips Progress
Kenna James us
Kenna James
16,500 12,000

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PokerNews Podcast Episode #220: Litigating for Rolls feat. Vanessa Selbst

Level 4 : 75/150, 0 ante
Vanessa Selbst with her gold bracelet
Vanessa Selbst with her gold bracelet

Vanessa Selbst, winner of Event #2: $25,000 Mixed-Max No-Limit Hold'em and her third World Series of Poker gold bracelet, joins the show to talk about her heads-up matches, the Twitter beef with Jason Mo, and her two small dogs. Rich, Donnie, and Jason then take a look at all of the recent bracelet winners and dissect the idea of a $20 million guarantee tournament.

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Level: 4

Blinds: 75/150

Ante:

Ausmus and Guagenti Tangle

Level 3 : 50/100, 0 ante

Jeremy Ausmus raised to 250 from early position and Nick Guagenti called from the button. The flop was {8-Spades}{q-Spades}{7-Hearts} and Ausmus led for 350. Guagenti called and the turn was the {5-Clubs} and Ausmus checked. Guagenti bet 500 and Ausmus called.

The river was the {k-Hearts} and both players checked. Ausmus tabled {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades} which was good, as Guagenti sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
WSOP 6X Winner
9,550 4,750
Nick Guagenti us
Nick Guagenti
WSOP 1X Winner
5,200 -3,200

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Jaka Check-Raises Way To a Nice Pot

Level 3 : 50/100, 0 ante
Faraz Jaka
Faraz Jaka

Faraz Jaka opened to 225 from the hijack and the player in the cutoff made the call. The flop was {k-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} and Jaka continued for 325 with his opponent making the call. The turn was the {5-Diamonds} and Jaka bet 750 and his opponent called.

The river was the {10-Hearts} and Jaka checked, opening the window for his opponent, who bet 950. Jaka then threw out a raise to 3,500 and his opponent thought for a moment before folding and showing a king.

Player Chips Progress
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
WSOP 1X Winner
8,750 8,750

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Level: 3

Blinds: 50/100

Ante:

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Level 2 : 25/50, 0 ante
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