2014 World Series of Poker

Event #21: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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

PokerNews Podcast Episode #223: Game Time feat. Greg Merson

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Greg Merson
Greg Merson

Week three is underway at the 2014 World Series of Poker, and the crew is back to talk about the Venetian and Sheldon Adelson, some of the new bracelet winners, and more. The 2012 Main Event champion, Greg Merson, then joins the program to talk about his series thus far and play a game of Multiple Bracelet Winner vs. World Cup Footballer against Jason Somerville.

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Tags: Greg MersonJason SomervillePokerNews Podcast

Tran No Longer the Man

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante
JC Tran's run was ended by Thayer Rasmussen.
JC Tran's run was ended by Thayer Rasmussen.

JC Tran shoved his last 30,000 or so all in from middle position, and Thayer Rasmussen pushed all-in from the next spot. Everyone else mucked.

Tran: {q-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Rasmussen: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}

Rasmussen had last year's November Niner dominated, and Tran found nothing but disappointment on the {4-Clubs}{a-Spades}{5-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{9-Clubs} community.

Player Chips Progress
Thayer Rasmussen us
Thayer Rasmussen
190,000
20,000
20,000
JC Tran us
JC Tran
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: JC TranThayer Rasmussen

Soi Nguyen Eliminated in 24th Place ($9,910)

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Soi Nguyen - 24th Place
Soi Nguyen - 24th Place

Billy Horan opened to 20,000, and Soi Nguyen shoved from the blinds. Horan grabbed a stack of chips and confidently put it in the middle.

Horan: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Nguyen: {a-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

Kings are a good reason for optimism, and Horan's hand found no trouble on the {3-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{8-Hearts} board.

Player Chips Progress
Billy Horan us
Billy Horan
250,000
50,000
50,000
Soi Nguyen us
Soi Nguyen
Busted

Tags: Billy HoranSoi Nguyen

Mike Smith Eliminated in 23rd Place ($9,910)

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Mike Smith 23rd.
Mike Smith 23rd.

Mike Smith returned from the break with just 15,000 and open-shoved with the {9-Hearts}{6-Hearts}.

Two seats over, Arthur Baraan re-shoved for 70,000 and after Jason Senti thought about it for a minute, he let the big blind go.

Baraan had {a-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and it held on a {3-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{3-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{10-Hearts} board to send Smith home.

Player Chips Progress
Arthur Baraan us
Arthur Baraan
100,000
-50,000
-50,000
Mike Smith
Mike Smith
Busted

Tags: Mike Smith

Jonathan Neckar Eliminated in 22nd Place ($9,910)

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Jonathan Neckar 22nd.
Jonathan Neckar 22nd.

Jonathan Neckar got outflopped by Jeff Gross in a massive pot moments ago.

We picked up the hand with Gross shoving 190,000 over a 27,000 bet from Neckar on a {8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} flop. Neckar made the call with {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}, Gross had {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and after a {5-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} run out, Neckar was down to just 35k.

He raised the next hand to 27,000 and got two callers. The rest went in with {7-Hearts}{8-Hearts} on a {j-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{4-Spades} flop against Louis Campbell holding {j-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}.

Neckar was sent packing after the {a-Hearts} turn and {6-Spades} river.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Gross us
Jeff Gross
400,000
-55,000
-55,000
StakeKings
Jonathan Neckar us
Jonathan Neckar
Busted

Richard Liotta Eliminated in 20th Place ($9,910)

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Richard Liotta 20th.
Richard Liotta 20th.

Richard Liotta must have thought he'd struck gold when Zachary Gruneberg shipped it in ahead of him and he woke up with {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} in the big blind.

Gruneberg could only lay {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds} on the felt, but picked up a gutterball on the {10-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} flop. Sure enough, the {k-Spades} turn made him Broadway and after the {6-Spades} river, Gruneberg had cracked Liotta's aces to send him home 20th.

Player Chips Progress
Zachary Gruneberg us
Zachary Gruneberg
340,000
-90,000
-90,000
Richard Liotta us
Richard Liotta
Busted

Campbell Takes Biggest Pot Yet Off Alspach

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Louis Campbell just became massive chip leader.
Louis Campbell just became massive chip leader.

Louis Campbell just took a huge chunk of Dan Alspach's stack with {8-Spades}{8-Clubs} on a board of {8-Hearts}{10-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}. We believe most of the money went in on the river, and Alspach held {a-}{10-} for top two on the flop.

Player Chips Progress
Louis Campbell us
Louis Campbell
750,000
330,000
330,000
Dan Alspach us
Dan Alspach
45,000
-405,000
-405,000

Tags: Dan AlspachLouis Campbell