2014 World Series of Poker

Event #15: $3,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$508,640
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$2,211,300
Entries
810
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Level: 18

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

Geshkenbein Guts Griffin

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Ashton Griffin was recently eliminated from the tournament by Vladimir Geshkenbein. We missed the hand, but some players were kind enough to fill us in on some details.

Apparently it happened on a board reading {j-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{10-}{a-} when Griffin bet 58,000 only to have Geshkenbein raise all in. Griffin called off for approximately 180,000 holding {j-}{10-} for a full house, but it was second best as Geshkenbein held a superior boat with {q-}{10-}.

Player Chips Progress
Vladimir Geshkenbein ru
Vladimir Geshkenbein
462,000 238,000
Ashton Griffin us
Ashton Griffin
Busted

Tags: Vladimir GeshkenbeinAshton Griffin

Hellmuth Sends Cantu Packing

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Brandon Cantu
Brandon Cantu

After losing a few pots and dropping down to near 200K, Brandon Cantu opened for 12,000 from the button only to have Phil Hellmuth, who he battled against at the Event #7: $1,500 Razz final table earlier in the week, three-bet to 25,000 from the big blind.

Cantu responded by four-betting all in and Hellmuth snap-called.

Cantu: {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds}
Hellmuth: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}

Cantu had picked the wrong time to shove as the "Poker Brat" had the best hand in poker. Cantu, who began the day as a big chip leader, wouldn't get so much as a sweat as the board ran out {7-Spades}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{2-Spades}. Ship the pot to Hellmuth, who it should be noted is notching his 102nd WSOP cash in this event.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
460,000 286,000
Brandon Cantu us
Brandon Cantu
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Brandon CantuPhil Hellmuth

Wolters & Hutter Fall

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Derek Wolters moved all in from the cutoff for his last 107,000 and two-time bracelet winner Brandon Cantu called him from the small blind.

Wolters: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Cantu: {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

Wolters was in need of some help, and while he didn't get much on the {7-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} flop, the {3-Hearts} turn was a pretty looking card as he picked up a flush draw. The {10-Clubs} river actually paired his ten, but it wasn't enough to overcome Cantu's fishhooks.

Meanwhile, Barry Hutter was eliminated in 33rd place in unknown action.

Player Chips Progress
Brandon Cantu us
Brandon Cantu
WSOP 2X Winner
300,000 82,000
Barry Hutter us
Barry Hutter
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Derek Wolters us
Derek Wolters
Busted

Tags: Barry HutterDerek WoltersBrandon Cantu

Vo vs. Cantu

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Brandon Cantu opened for 12,000 from the cutoff and then called when a short-stacked Viet Vo shoved all in for 51,000 from the big blind.

Cantu: {a-Clubs}{3-Hearts}
Vo: {a-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

Vo had the better kicker, and he was looking good through the {4-Clubs}{q-Spades}{6-Diamonds} flop. The {5-Hearts} turn made things interesting as Cantu picked up an open-ended straight draw, but it didn't come in as the {6-Hearts} blanked on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Brandon Cantu us
Brandon Cantu
WSOP 2X Winner
218,000 -73,000
Viet Vo us
Viet Vo
105,000 54,000

Tags: Viet VoBrandon Cantu

Jarvis is No Toole

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Action folded to former November Niner Matt Jarvis on the button and he raised to 8,500. Davidi Kitai called from the small blind, and then Jake Toole three-bet to 26,000 from the big. Jarvis responded by moving all in for right around 145,000, Kitai folded, and Toole wasted little time in dropping in a call.

"Nice hand," Jarvis said even before seeing the cards.

Toole: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
Jarvis: {a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

The {k-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} flop paired Toole, which left Jarvis in need of running cards. The {K-Hearts} turn made that impossible, and Jarvis was eliminated from the tournament after the {7-Diamonds} was run out on the river.

Player Chips Progress
Jake Toole us
Jake Toole
370,000 160,000
Matt Jarvis ca
Matt Jarvis
Busted

Tags: Jake TooleMatt Jarvis

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