Feast your eyes on some of the photographs taken today at Event #12.
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #12: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
2014 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
557
Level
23
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 557
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Level 9
: 400/800, 0 ante
We walked up to a board of 
and approximately 24,000 in the middle. David Peters pushed all in for around 16,000 and his opponent thought for a while, before finally saying "I feel like I had you 'til the river," and then mucking with the 
face up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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Level 9
: 400/800, 0 ante
Matt Damadeo has flown to the top of the chip counts where he has put some distance between himself and the chasing pack.
Damadeo has oodles of chips in front of him, which at the last count totalled 88,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
88,000
36,000
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36,000 |
Level 9
: 400/800, 0 ante
A brief but intense preflop raising war resulted Byron Kaverman being all-in and at risk of elimination from this tournament.
Kaverman revealed 
and was way behind to the 
that dominated him. Neither player improved on the 
board, Menard winning the pot by virtue of his king-kicker, and like that Kaverman was gone.
"I got all of Byron's chips," said Menard to Marvin Rettenmaier who had walked over to watch the hand play out.
"Wow, he had a lot of chips, too." said Rettenmaier.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
48,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level: 10
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante:
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 0 ante
We walked up to a board of 
and Greg Kolo had pushed his last 18,700 into a pot of about the same size.
His opponent thought for a moment before calling with 
for top pair. Kolo turned over 
, however for the set and the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
57,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
Level 10
: 500/1,000, 0 ante
Jesse Yaginuma opened to 2,000 from the cutoff and then called when David Martirosyan in the small blind three-bet to 6,000. The flop came down 
, the small blind bet and Yaginuma called.
The turn brought the 
into play and Martirosyan fired a second barrel, this one worth 11,500. Again, Yaginuma called. The river was the and now Martirosyan checked. Yaginuma, instead of checking behind, moved all-in, creating a massive pot!
Martirosyan went into the tank for several minutes before letting his hand go.
Yaginuma mucked his hand so we may never know what he actually held. One thing is for sure, he is our current chip leader with 40-minutes left of the final level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
93,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
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Level 10
: 500/1,000, 0 ante
Phil Ivey raised to 2,000 from early position and the player in the big blind made the call. The flop was the 
and Ivey's opponent checked. Ivey bet 2,000 and was met with a raise to 4,500. Ivey made the call and the turn was the 
; both players checked.
The river 
brought a fourth spade and Ivey's opponent again checked. Ivey fired 8,000 and his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
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Level 10
: 500/1,000, 0 ante
As you can see, both Dylan Linde and David Peters are doing OK for themselves as Day 1's end approaches.
Other notables still in the hunt for the bracelet include Barny Boatman, Ryan Riess, Joseph Cheong and Phil Collins.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
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36,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
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29,000
500
|
500 |
|
||
|
29,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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|
21,100
8,400
|
8,400 |
|
21,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
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|
19,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
13,300
3,700
|
3,700 |
|
12,000
7,700
|
7,700 |
|
11,400
600
|
600 |
|
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Level 10
: 500/1,000, 0 ante
In two incredible hands, David Martirosyan went from short stack to at or near the chip lead.
First, Martirosyan got involved with Jess Yaginuma when Yaginuma opened for 2,000 from early position and Martirosyan three-bet to 4,400 from middle position. Yaginuma made the call and, after a flop of 
they got it all in.
Martirosyan turned over and Yaginuma said "you're good," as he tabled 
. He was quickly not good however on the 
turn. The 
spiked on the river, though and Martirosyan doubled up with the straight.
A couple of hands later, Martirosyan tangled with another former chip leader in Shankar Pillai when they got it all in preflop.
Martirosyan: 
Pillai:
The board ran out 
and again, Martirosyan makes a big hand after being behind to double up and race toward the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
95,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
64,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
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Busted | |
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