2014 World Series of Poker

Event #21: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k6
Prize
$335,659
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
2,043
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Get That Paper

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

We are now in the money, and the remaining players will all collect some money for their efforts. Two players will split the 216th place money, but we don't have their names yet.

Seidel Doubles With Set

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Erik Seidel, pictured in a different event.
Erik Seidel, pictured in a different event.

The cards were already flipped and the board run out by the time we got to Table 30. Erik Seidel had {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} in front of him, good for a set on the {7-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} board. That was bad news for his opponent, who held {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}.

According to players reconstructing the hand afterwards, three people had put in 2,300 each before the flop, and the player with kings bet 3,200. Seidel raised to 7,000, the player with kings reraised to 14,100, and Seidel shipped.

The player with kings lamented Seidel's stack, saying if Seidel had 10,000 more he would have gotten away from the cowboys.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
96,000 54,000

Tags: Erik Seidel

D'Alesandro's Aces

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Dave D'Alesandro just picked up aces to pick off the aggressive female a few seats over holding {a-}{q-} and willing to put it all at risk just a few spots from the money.

He's now the second player over the 100k mark as a result.

Player Chips Progress
Dave D'Alesandro us
Dave D'Alesandro
105,000

On The Lam

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Simon Lam, who managed a 72nd-place finish in the 2013 WSOP Main Event for a $100k-plus score, is the first player to crest the 100k mark here.

He turned {j-}{j-} into a rivered full house and got in a post-river raising war with Dwyte Pilgrim that saw Pilgrim eventually call off his sizable stack with {q-}{q-}.

Player Chips Progress
Simon Lam us
Simon Lam
110,000
Dwyte Pilgrim us
Dwyte Pilgrim
Busted

Karim's "Troll Bet" Gets Paid Off

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

We found Zo Karim in position, calling a bet of 2,600 on a board of {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}. Karim's opponent checked the {5-Hearts} river, and Karim slowly reach towards his stack and... dropped a single T1,000 chip into the middle.

"Wow, what a troll bet," Karim's opponent said with a laugh. He made the call, and Karim showed {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts} to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Zo Karim us
Zo Karim
71,600 11,600

Tags: Zo Karim

Level: 11

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Merson Mucked

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante
Greg Merson
Greg Merson

Greg Merson found a good spot and went with it, pushing all in over a button raise for 11,100 from the big blind.

The button called and Merson's {a-Clubs}{9-Hearts} was ahead of the button's {a-Spades}{7-Spades}.

All that changed on the all-spade {4-Spades}{5-Spades}{6-Spades} flop, however, and Merson was sent home after a {q-Clubs} turn and {5-Diamonds} river.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Merson us
Greg Merson
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Greg Merson

Brecher Kaves

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

After Steve Brecher checked the turn on a {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{8-Hearts} board, Byron Kaverman took the lead, making it 1,800.

Brecher made the call and checked again on the {q-Spades} river. Kaverman responded with a 4,300-chip bet and Brecher quickly let it go.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Brecher us
Steve Brecher
23,000 20,000
Byron Kaverman us
Byron Kaverman
WSOP 1X Winner
17,000 4,850