Event #19: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2014 World Series of Poker

06-08-2014 16:34 UTC-7

Silver and Tedeschi Grinding Away

Matthew Pitt

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Two of Europe's hottest stars are grinding away here in Event #19. Max Silver is an Ireland-based British pro who has some superb results in Europe including an eighth place finish in the 2011 World Series of Poker Europe Main Event.

France's Paul Tedeschi is another player with a glowing reputation and another who has reached the final table of a WSOP European Main Event.

Tedeschi finished sixth for a €149,184 ($194,633) payout in 2012, the one that Phil Hellmuth famously won.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Francoi Tedeschi	98,000 47,600	47,600
Max Silver	53,000 20,400	20,400

Tags: Max Silver Paul Tedeschi Phil Hellmuth

06-08-2014 16:36 UTC-7

Yarchever Flops Huge

[user263659]

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Jeff Yarchever limped from under the gun and the player in the hijack called. Jim Rostel in the cutoff raised it up to 6,500 and Matt Affleck called in the big blind. Yarchever called, as did the player in the hijack, and we went to the flop four-handed with a huge pot.

Flop:

Affleck checked and Yarchever led out for 16,000, which got folds all around and he scooped the pot. "That was the best flop I could've asked for," he said. "Why didn't I just check?"

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Yarchever	94,000 56,700	56,700

Tags: Jim Rostel Matt Affleck Jeffrey Yarchever

06-08-2014 16:43 UTC-7

Somerville Hangs On

[user263659]

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

With Jason Somerville in the big blind with a short stack, the player with the button raised to 5,200 preflop. Somerville pushed all in to make it 27,100 and the raiser folded. Somerville pulled in the small pot and is still sitting short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Somerville	37,100 12,400	12,400

Tags: Jason Somerville

06-08-2014 16:48 UTC-7

Kristof Induces a Bluff

[user269680]

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Justin Filtz raised to 4,800 from under the gun and Papp Kristof made the call right behind, as did the player in the big blind. After a flop of we had fireworks. The big blind checked, Justin Filtz continued for 9,600 and Kristof smooth-called.

The player in the big blind shoved all in and Filtz got out of the way, leaving Kristof to make the easy call with . His opponent was drawing practically dead with the and the board completed for a big double-plus for Kristof.

Player	Chips	Progress
Papp Kristof	117,000 91,600	91,600
Justin Filtz	89,000 -37,000	-37,000

Tags: Papp Krisof Justin Filtz

06-08-2014 16:52 UTC-7

Danek and Collins Check It Down

Matthew Pitt

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Phil Collins opened with a raise from under the gun and it looked like he would only win the blinds and antes. That was because everyone folded around in turn until the action was on Christopher Danek, who called.

Just as we were preparing for fireworks on the flop, both players checked. Which is exactly what they did on both the turn and river, Danek winning the pot with his .

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Collins	200,000 -3,000	-3,000
Christopher Danek	164,000 123,800	123,800

Tags: Phil Collins Christopher Danek

06-08-2014 16:54 UTC-7

Harwood Stacks Them Up

[user263659]

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

A player in early position limped preflop and Loni Harwood raised it up to 7,500 from the cutoff. The button called, as did the limper, and the flop fell all diamonds: . Action checked to Harwood and she slid out two oranges and a blue: 10,500. Everyone folded and she started stacking up her newly acquired chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Loni Harwood	138,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Loni Harwood

06-08-2014 17:00 UTC-7

Players 100-135

[user263659]

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

All of the following players busted in the third pay level and have earned $3,506.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Brown	Busted
Jason Sanders	Busted
Ken McKay	Busted
James Koenig	Busted
Michael Muller	Busted
Neal Thornton	Busted
Allan Le	Busted

Kenneth Stacy	Busted
Rudolph Martinez	Busted
Guy Lepage	Busted
Allan Berger	Busted
Joseph Damore	Busted
Cheyne Lealand	Busted
Jon Lane	Busted
Darren Judges	Busted
Isidro Sifuentes	Busted
Joseph Zeman	Busted
Kemal Sevevi	Busted
Matt Woodward	Busted
Tom McCormick	Busted
Edward Janezich	Busted
Bruce Pirie	Busted
Ian Woodley	Busted
Russell Crane	Busted
Steven Chung	Busted

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06-08-2014 17:00 UTC-7

Two Stars Bow Out

Matthew Pitt

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

The waters here in Event #19 are slightly less shark infested after the recent eliminations of Scott Montgomery and Martin Jacobson.

Jacobson is an extremely talented Swede who has over $4.7 million in live poker tournament winnings, while Montgomery has $4.3 million in winnings, almost $3.1 million of which came from his fifth place in the 2008 WSOP Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Montgomery	Busted

Martin Jacobson	Busted

Tags: Martin Jacobson Scott Montgomery

06-08-2014 17:12 UTC-7

Ace High Good for Big Pot

[user269680]

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Mustapha Kanit opened to 5,000 from late position and his opponent made the call from the big blind. The flop was and both players checked.

The turn was the and Kanit's opponent bet 6,200 and Kanit made the call. The river brought a big bet of 17,000 from Kanit's opponent and Kanit thought for a moment before reluctantly, but correctly making the call. Kanit showed ace-high and it was better than the king-high of his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	140,000 -13,000	-13,000

Tags: Mustapha Kanit

06-08-2014 17:19 UTC-7

Andy Spears Tedeschi

Matthew Pitt

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Paul Tedeschi raised to 4,800 from under the gun and found one caller in the shape of Andy Spears in the big blind.

Spears check-called a 4,800 bet from Tedeschi on the flop, then both players checked the turn. It went check-check on the river with Spears winning the pot with his . Tedeschi mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Spears	125,000 -10,000	-10,000
Paul Francoi Tedeschi	114,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Paul Tedeschi Andy Spears