2014 World Series of Poker

Event #20: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 2
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$254,891
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,061,970
Entries
389
Level Info
Level
9
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
5,000

Taylor Paur Advances

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Taylor Paur
Taylor Paur

Taylor Paur raised to 8,000 on the button, David Daneshgar three-bet to 18,000 from the big blind, Paur four-bet to about 75,000 effective and Daneshgar called all in.

Paur: {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}
Daneshgar: {4-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}

The board ran out {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{7-Spades}{10-Spades}, giving Paur a pair of kings to eliminate Daneshgar and advance to the final table.

Player Chips Progress
Taylor Paur us
Taylor Paur
WSOP 2X Winner
339,000 86,000
David Daneshgar us
David Daneshgar
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

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Play Resumes

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The Stewart Newman vs. Phil Galfond match has resumed, while Taylor Paur and David Daneshgar are back at the table chatting and eating their All American Dave dinners.

Taylor Paur (253,000) vs. David Daneshgar (85,500)

Stewart Newman (147,000) vs. Phil Galfond (199,500)

Level: 7

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

Dinner Break for Some, Short Break for Others

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante

The players have a scheduled one-hour dinner break now, but some matches will resume after the players take a short break. We'll let you know when the matches resume.

Here are the matches and the chip counts:

Taylor Paur (253,000) vs. David Daneshgar (85,500)

Narendra Banwari (224,500) vs. Alex Bolotin (121,000)

Stewart Newman (147,000) vs. Phil Galfond (199,500)

Daniel Alaei (76,000) vs. Michael Stonehill (270,000)

"I Just Made a Straight Flush?"

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Stewart Newman
Stewart Newman

Phil Galfond opened for 6,000 on the button and Stewart Newman announced that he was all in for 63,000. Galfond hit the tank debating what to do, and commented that he had a "pretty hand." Eventually he called.

"I don't think I want a pretty hand to call," Newman admitted. Indeed, he was in bad shape.

Galfond: {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Newman: {q-Spades}{j-Hearts}

"That's a good flop for you," Galfond said after the {8-Spades}{9-Spades}{j-Spades} flop gave Newman the lead with jacks. The {10-Spades} turn improved him to a straight flush, and he was shipped the double after the {5-Hearts} was put out on the river.

"I just made a straight flush?" Newman asked rhetorically. "That's pretty silly."

Player Chips Progress
Phil Galfond us
Phil Galfond
WSOP 3X Winner
210,000 -65,000
Stewart Newman us
Stewart Newman
130,000 67,000

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Stonehill Trips Up Alaei

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Michael Stonehill
Michael Stonehill

Michael Stonehill raised to 6,500 on the button and Daniel Alaei called in the big blind.

The flop came down {A-Clubs}{7-Spades}{2-Spades} and Alaei check-called 9,000 from Stonehill to see the {8-Hearts} turn. Both checked, the {7-Clubs} river completed the board and Alaei bet 13,000. Stonehill raised to 33,000 and after a few moments Alaei called.

Stonehill tabled {Q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for trip sevens, Alaei mucked and Stonehill took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Stonehill us
Michael Stonehill
230,000 54,000
Daniel Alaei us
Daniel Alaei
WSOP 5X Winner
124,000 -56,000

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Wasserson Defeats Venovski to Advance to the Final Table

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 400 ante
Eric Wasserson
Eric Wasserson

Alexander Venovski got his last 60,000 all in preflop and was racing against Eric Wasserson.

Venovski: {a-Spades}{9-Spades}
Wasserson: {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

Venovski was the one that needed to improve, but he didn't do it on the {6-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{10-Hearts} flop. The {8-Spades} turn opened up some straight opportunities, but the {5-Clubs} ended up blanking on the river.

"Well, now I can't play the $10K H.O.R.S.E.," Wasserson said. That's true, because tomorrow he'll be at the final table in this event with 345,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Wasserson us
Eric Wasserson
345,000 67,000
Alexander Venovski us
Alexander Venovski
Busted

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