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

Baldwin Strikes Out

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Ami Alibay opened for 2,200 from the hijack only to have Zachary Humphrey three-bet to 5,200 from the button. Eric Baldwin then four-bet shoved for 23,900 from the big blind, Alibay folded, and Humphrey opted to make the call.

Baldwin: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Humphrey: {k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

Baldwin got it in good, but he lost the lead when the flop came down {k-Spades}{7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}. The {2-Spades} turn meant he needed an eight and an eight only on the river, but it wasn't meant to be as the {Q-Spades} blanked.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Baldwin us
Eric Baldwin
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Eric BaldwinAmi AlibayZachary Humphrey

Ostrander Ostracized by Marafioti

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Greg Ostrander raised to 2,400 from the button and Matt Marafioti defended from the big blind. Both players then checked the {a-}{7-}{3-} flop, which contained one spade, and the dealer burned and turn another spade.

That is when Ostrander bet 3,000, Marafioti raised to 15,000, and Ostrander got his remaining chips in.

Marafioti: {a-}{7-}
Ostrander: {a-Spades}{6-Spades}

Marafioti had flopped two pair, while Ostrander turned a flush draw. The {7-} river improved Marafioti to a full house, which sent Ostrander home short of the money.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Marafioti ca
Matt Marafioti
110,000 56,000
Greg Ostrander us
Greg Ostrander
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Matt MarafiotiGreg Ostrander

"Unbelievable"

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

On a board of {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{4-Hearts}{6-Clubs}, Peter Jetten checked from the under-the-gun position and Craig Varnell moved all in from middle position. Jetten hit the tank hard, and after a solid seven minutes had passed by, he called of for 26,500.

Jetten: {k-Hearts}{q-Clubs}
Varnell: {7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}

Jetten had made the right call and was primed for a double, but poker can be cruel as he found out when the {7-Spades} spiked on the river.

"Unbelievable," Jetten lamented, which was something he would repeat two more times before getting up from the table. It was a bad beat for sure, and one that means Jetten will leave Event #15: $3,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em empty handed.

Player Chips Progress
Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
WSOP 1X Winner
118,000 55,200
Peter Jetten ca
Peter Jetten
Busted

Tags: Craig VarnellPeter Jetten

Level: 12

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Marafioti is on Fire

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Just before the level went up, Matt Marafioti eliminated another player over at Table 436. He's already taken care of Jonathan Duhaeml and Greg Ostrander, and now he has another knock out to his credit.

It happened when his unknown opponent moved all in under the gun for 12,800 and Marafioti called from the small blind. The big got out of the way and the cards were turned up.

Marafioti: {a-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Opponent: {a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}

Marafioti was well out in front, which is where he stayed as the board ran out {a-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}.

"Damn, you're on fire kid," someone at the table commented as Marafioti stacked the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Marafioti ca
Matt Marafioti
125,000 15,000

Tags: Matt Marafioti

Slaubaugh vs. Uncle Krunk

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Robert "Uncle Krunk" Panitch
Robert "Uncle Krunk" Panitch

Nenad Medic opened for 2,700 under the gun and Robert Panitch, also known as "Uncle Krunk," called from the cutoff. Cody Slaubaugh then three-bet to 8,100 from the button, Medic folded, and Panitch called.

Both players proceeded to check the {8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{6-Clubs} flop, and then Panitch check-called a bet of 12,700 on the {6-Spades} turn. When the {3-Spades} completed the board on the river, Panitch led out for 15,000 but quickly folded when Slaubaugh moved all in.

Player Chips Progress
Cody Slaubaugh us
Cody Slaubaugh
182,000 77,500
Robert Panitch us
Robert Panitch
31,000 -60,300

Tags: Robert PantichCody Slaubaugh

Heavyweights at Table 33

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Nick Yunis
Nick Yunis

At the start of the day Brandon Cantu, Barry Hutter and Andreas Hoivold were the top three stacks. All three still have heaps, and amazingly all three are seated at Table 33!

In a recent hand there, we caught the action on the river with a board reading {5-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs} and about 80,000 in the pot. Hutter had moved all in and his opponent, Nick Yunis, was deep in the tank debating what to do with his remaining 50,000.

We're not sure how long Yunis had been in the tank, but eventually a clock was called. Yunis then spiked in a call and waited anxiously for Hutter to table his hand — {7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}. An excited Yunis then rolled over his winning {k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} and clapped his hands together to celebrate the big double.

Add Yunis to the names of big stacks over at Table 33.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Yunis cl
Nick Yunis
180,000 110,300
Barry Hutter us
Barry Hutter
WSOP 1X Winner
140,000 -61,100

Tags: Andreas HoivoldBarry HutterBrandon CantuNick Yunis