2014 World Series of Poker

Event #2: $25,000 Mixed-Max No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$871,148
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$3,111,250
Entries
131
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Hands #23-25: Decarolis Applies Pressure

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #23

Vanessa Selbst limped in on the button, Al Decarolis checked in the big blind, and the flop fell {3-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}. Decarolis check-folded to a bet of 40,000.

Hand #24

Decarolis called on the button, Selbst raised to 115,000, and Decarolis called once again. Selbst led out for 90,000 on a flop of {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}, and Decarolis folded.

Hand #25

Selbst raised to 80,000 on the button, Decarolis called, and the two checked on a flop of {3-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}. The turn was the {7-Hearts}, Decarolis checked, and Selbst fired out 105,000. With his friend Doyle Brunson watching, Decarolis raised to 355,000. Selbst tanked for a good amount of time, then folded.

Tags: Al DecarolisDoyle BrunsonVanessa Selbst

Hands #18-22: Back and Forth

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #18

Al Decarolis raised to 95,000 on the button, Vanessa Selbst defended, and the flop came {5-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{4-Hearts}. Both players checked. The turn was the {8-Spades}, Selbst led out for 70,000, and Decarolis called.

Both players checked on the river ({q-Hearts}), and Decarolis showed {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} for just ace-high. Selbst showed {k-Hearts}{9-Clubs} for a flush.

Hand #19

Decarolis received a walk.

Hand #20

Selbst received a walk.

Hand #21

Selbst raised on the button, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #22

Decarolis limped in on the button, Selbst checked, and the flop came {9-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}. Both players checked. The turn was the {a-Clubs}, Selbst checked, and Decarolis took the pot with a bet of 100,000.

Tags: Al DecarolisVanessa Selbst

Hands #6-14: Ace on the River Kind to Tran

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #6

Jason Mo was on the button and folded.

Hand #7

JC Tran raised to 80,000 from the button and then folded when Mo three-bet to 260,000.

Hand #8

Mo folded the button.

Hand #9

Tran opened for 80,000, Mo called, and the two saw a flop of {j-Hearts}{4-Spades}{3-Diamonds}. Mo checked and then folded when Tran bet 85,000.

Hand #10

Mo raised to 90,000 on the button and Tran folded.

Hand #11

Tran made it 80,000 to go from the button, Mo called, and the flop fell {5-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{5-Spades}. Mo checked, Tran bet 85,000, and Mo folded.

Hand #12

Once again, Mo folded the button.

Hand #13

Tran raised to 80,000 on the button, Mo called, and the flop came down {6-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{q-Clubs}. Mo checked and then folded to a bet of 90,000.

Hand #14

Mo opened the button for 90,000 and Tran called to see a flop of {10-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{10-Spades}. Tran proceeded to check-call a bet of 85,000, and then check-called one of 155,000 on the {7-Hearts} turn. Tran checked for a third time on the {A-Spades} river and Mo followed suit. Tran tabled the {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} for aces and tens, and Mo mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
JC Tran us
JC Tran
3,600,000 250,000
Jason Mo us
Jason Mo
2,200,000 -310,000

Tags: JC TranJason Mo

Hands #15-17: Small Ball

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #15

Vanessa Selbst raised to 80,000 on the button, and Al Decarolis folded.

Hand #16

Decarolis raised to 120,000, and Selbst folded.

Hand #17

Selbst limped in on the button, Decarolis checked, and both players checked on the {6-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{8-Clubs} flop. The turn was the {2-Diamonds}, Decarolis check-called a bet of 55,000, and the river was the {10-Spades}. Decarolis checked, Selbst bet 90,000, and Decarolis folded.

Tags: Al DecarolisVanessa Selbst

Hands #8-14: Decarolis Chipping Away

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #8

Al Decarolis limped in on the button, Vanessa Selbst checked in the big blind, and both players knuckled on a flop of {5-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}. The turn was the {7-Clubs}, and Selbst check-folded to a bet of 125,000.

Hand #9

Decarolis received a walk.

Hand #10

Decarolis called on the button, Selbst checked, and the flop came {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}. Both players checked. The turn was the {5-Spades}, Selbst check-called a bet of 100,000, and both players checked on the river ({3-Spades}).

Decarolis showed {k-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}, but Selbst had him pipped with {9-Hearts}{4-Hearts}.

Hand #11

Selbst limped in, then folded to a raise to 140,000 from Decarolis.

Hand #12

Decarolis took the pot with a raise to 120,000.

Hand #13

Decarolis received a walk.

Hand #14

Decarolis limped in on the button, Selbst moved all in for 760,000 or so, and Decarolis folded.

Player Chips Progress
Al Decarolis us
Al Decarolis
3,150,000 240,000
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
WSOP 3X Winner
810,000 -240,000

Tags: Vanessa SelbstAl Decarolis

Hands #1-5: Tran and Mo Exchange Pots

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #1

On the first hand of his semifinal heads-up match against Jason Mo, JC Tran opened for 80,000 holding the button. Mo took a moment to reflect in the big blind, before deciding on a three-bet to around 255,000. Tran released his hand and first blood went to Mo.

Hand #2

After a raise and a call before the flop, the dealer fanned the {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{2-Hearts} across the felt. Tran checked to Mo, who fired away with a bet of 55,000 to force Tran off his hand.

Hand #3

Tran raised his button to 80,000 and Mo flatted to see the flop fall {3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{5-Diamonds}. After Mo tapped the table Tran fired out what looked to be a 100,000 wager, and Mo called to peel the {7-Hearts} on the turn. Both players checked fourth street and the {8-Hearts} completed the board on the river. Checks around left both players waiting for the other to show, and it when Mo revealed his {K-Clubs}{6-Hearts} Tran slid his own hand toward the dealer.

Hand #4

Mo opened to 90,000 from the button and Tran released out of the big blind.

Hand #5

Tran opened to 80,000 from the button, Mo flatted and the flop fell {8-Clubs}{a-Spades}{10-Diamonds}. Mo then check-called a 70,000 wager, and but he checked out on the {6-Hearts} turn when Tran fired a second barrel of 185,000.

Tags: Jason MoJC Tran

Hands #4-7: Three for Decarolis

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #4

Al Decarolis raised on the button, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #5

Decarolis received a walk.

Hand #6

Decarolis limped on the button, Vanessa Selbst called, and the flop came {j-Spades}{k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. Selbst led out for 55,000, Decarolis called, and the turn was the {k-Diamonds}. Selbst bet another 105,000, Decarolis again called, and the {10-Clubs} completed the board.

Both players checked, and Decarolis won with {j-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}

Hand #7

Selbst raised to 80,000 on the button, Decarolis called, and Decarolis check-folded to a bet of 80,000 on a flop of {6-Spades}{a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}.

Tags: Al DecarolisVanessa Selbst

Hand #1-3: Selbst Doubles

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Vanessa Selbst
Vanessa Selbst

Hand #1

Vanessa Selbst limped in on the button, Al Decarolis checked, and the flop fell {k-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}. Decarolis check-called a bet of 40,000, both players checked on the turn ({q-Spades}), and the river was the {3-Diamonds}.

Decarolis moved all in for effectively 440,000, and Selbst called. Decarolis tabled {10-Spades}{5-Spades} for a pair of fives, which was no good against Selbst's {q-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} for a pair of queens.

Hand #2

Decarolis raised on the button, Selbst folded.

Hand #3

Decarolis received a walk.

Player Chips Progress
Al Decarolis us
Al Decarolis
2,910,000 -525,000
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
WSOP 3X Winner
1,050,000 525,000

Tags: Al DecarolisVanessa Selbst