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

Counts

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

The final four players are now in the heads-up round of the tournament. Al Decarolis will take on Vanessa Selbst, while JC Tran and Jason Mo will battle at an adjacent table.

The winner of the Tran/Mo match will have nearly a two million-chip advantage in the final.

All levels are now 30 minutes.

Player Chips Progress
Al Decarolis us
Al Decarolis
3,435,000 440,000
JC Tran us
JC Tran
3,350,000 100,000
Jason Mo us
Jason Mo
2,510,000 -245,000
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
WSOP 3X Winner
525,000 -30,000

Tags: Al DecarolisJC TranJason MoVanessa Selbst

Hands #73-77: Selbst Getting Short

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

Hand #73

JC Tran raised to 85,000 in the cutoff, Jason Mo called in the big blind, and both players checked on the flop ({7-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{9-Spades}) and the turn ({6-Diamonds}). The river was the {7-Hearts}, Mo led out for 155,000, and Tran raised to 405,000. Mo folded.

Hand #74

Matt Giannetti moved all in for 400,000 or so in the cutoff, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #75

Tran received a walk.

Hand #76

Mo with a raise to 85,000 from the cutoff.

Hand #77

Selbst raised to 85,000 in the cutoff, Tran three-bet to 235,000 on the button, and Selbst examined fellow short stack Matt Giannetti before calling. The flop fell {7-Hearts}{5-Spades}{8-Diamonds}, Selbst checked, and Tran moved all in for effectively 555,000. Selbst folded.

Player Chips Progress
JC Tran us
JC Tran
3,250,000 450,000
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
WSOP 3X Winner
555,000 -410,000
Matt Giannetti us
Matt Giannetti
380,000 -165,000

Tags: JC TranJason MoMatt GiannettiVanessa Selbst

Hands #71-72: Mo Doubles

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

Hand #71

Al Decarolis raised to 150,000 in first position, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #72

Jason Mo raised to 90,000 from first position, JC Tran three-bet to 245,000 on the button, and Mo moved all in for an additional 1.09 million. Tran tank-called.

Mo: {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Tran: {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

The queens held up as the board came {k-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{a-Spades}{q-Clubs}, and Mo doubled through.

Player Chips Progress
JC Tran us
JC Tran
2,800,000 -850,000
Jason Mo us
Jason Mo
2,755,000 1,090,000

Tags: Al DecarolisJC TranJason Mo

Hand #69-70: Chop

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

Hand #69

Jason Mo completed from the small blind, Vanessa Selbst checked in the big blind, and both players checked as the board rolled out {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{q-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}. Mo rolled out {k-Diamonds}{3-Spades}, Selbst showed an identical {k-Hearts}{3-Clubs}, and both players chopped the pot.

Hand #70

Al Decarolis raised to 105,000 in the cutoff, winning the blinds and antes.

Tags: Al DecarolisJason MoVanessa Selbst

Hand #67-68: Two for Tran

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

Hand #67

JC Tran raised to 85,000 on the button, Al Decarolis defended his big blind, and the flop fell {3-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{7-Spades}. Decarolis check-called a bet of 80,000, the turn was the {a-Clubs}, and Decarolis checked again. Tran bet 135,000, and Decarolis folded.

Hand #68

Tran raised to 85,000 in the cutoff, Decarolis called in the small blind, and Jason Mo defended his big blind. The flop came {10-Clubs}{6-Spades}{6-Diamonds} both players in the blinds checked, and Tran continued for 105,000. Only Mo called.

The turn was the {4-Clubs}, Mo checked again, and Tran tossed out 190,000. Mo folded.

Tags: Al DecarolisJC TranJason Mo

Hand #64-66: Two for Decarolis

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

Hand #64

JC Tran raised to 85,000 from the hijack, Al Decarolis reraised to 235,000, and Tran folded.

Hand #65

Jason Mo raised to 90,000 on the button, Tran defended his big blind, and Tran led out for 110,000 on a flop of {6-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{7-Clubs}. Mo folded.

Hand #66

Decarolis raised to 125,000 from first position, winning the blinds and antes.

Tags: Al DecarolisJC TranJason Mo

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

Hands #60-63: Mo Trending Up

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #60

Al Decarolis limped in from the cutoff, Jason Mo three-bet on the button, and Decarolis called. The two players checked it down as the board ran out {8-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}, and Mo won with {a-Spades}{9-Hearts}.

Hand #61

Mo raised in the cutoff, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #62

Vanessa Selbst raised in the cutoff, JC Tran called on the button, and the flop fell {9-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}. Selbst check-called a bet of 85,000, then led out for 155,000 on the turn ({10-Spades}). Tran called.

The river was the {7-Hearts}, Selbst checked once more, and Tran bet 260,000. Selbst called.

Tran showed {j-Spades}{10-Hearts}, Selbst mucked, and Tran pocked up the pot.

Hand #63

Selbst raised to 60,000 in the hijack seat, Mo defended his big blind, and both players checked on a flop of {j-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}. The turn was a repeat three - the {3-Hearts} - and Mo led out for 105,000. Selbst called.

The river was the {j-Hearts}, Mo fired out another 240,000, and Selbst folded.

Tags: Al DecarolisJC TranJason MoVanessa Selbst