2014 World Series of Poker

Event #24: $5,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$622,998
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,542,700
Entries
541
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Level: 24

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

More for Eyster

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Kevin Eyster completed from the small blind, Fabrice Touil raised to 41,000 out of the big blind, and Eyster called.

The dealer fanned {q-Spades}{6-Spades}{j-Clubs}, Eyster checked, and his neighbor bet 43,000. Eyster called.

Eyster check-called another 85,000 on the turn ({10-Spades}), and the {q-Hearts} completed the board. The two checked. Eyster won the pot with {k-Spades}{j-Hearts}, chipping up to 1.33 million.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Eyster us
Kevin Eyster
WSOP 1X Winner
1,330,000 210,000
Fabrice Touil fr
Fabrice Touil
600,000 -360,000

Tags: Fabrice TouilKevin Eyster

Jarvis Chipping Up

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Mustpaha Kanit raised to 32,000 on the button, Matt Jarvis called in the big blind, and the flop fell {9-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{4-Clubs}. Jarvis check-shoved over a continuation-bet of 32,000, and Kanit folded.

The next hand, Bryn Kenney raised to 35,000 in the hijack seat, and Jarvis three-bet shoved from the small blind. Kenney folded.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
1,185,000 -95,000
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
Winamax
790,000 180,000
Matt Jarvis ca
Matt Jarvis
370,000 95,000

Tags: Bryn KenneyMatt JarvisMustapha Kanit

PokerNews Podcast Episode #224: Nick Schulman vs. The Phone Vendor feat. Matt Waxman

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Matt Waxman
Matt Waxman

Matt Waxman joins the PokerNews Podcast at the top of the show to talk about winning a bracelet in 2013, debate whether or not the National Championship is a closed event, and tell the story of his first big heater in poker. The crew then gives play-by-play of a spat between Nick Schulman and the phone vendors outside of the Amazon Room, breaks down the recent bracelet winners, and more.

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Tags: Matt WaxmanNick SchulmanPokerNews Podcast

Kenney Rising

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Bryn Kenney raised to 35,000 in the cutoff, Matt Jarvis called in the big blind, and the flop fell {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}. Jarvis check-called a bet of 38,000, then check-called another 98,000 from Kenney on the turn ({4-Diamonds}).

The river was the {6-Clubs}, Jarvis checked a third and final time, and Kenney fired out 264,000. Jarvis, who won this event in 2011, tanked for six minutes then finally called.

Kenney revealed {k-Clubs}{9-Spades} for trip kings, and Jarvis mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
1,280,000 250,000
Matt Jarvis ca
Matt Jarvis
275,000 -460,000

Tags: Matt JarvisBryn Kenney

Kottler Dodges Outs, Doubles

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Jeremy Kottler doubles
Jeremy Kottler doubles

Jeremy Kottler raised to 32,000 on the button, Fabrice Touil called in the big blind, and the flop came {10-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{3-Hearts}. Touil checked, Kottler tossed out an additional 32,000, and Touil check-raised to 100,000. Kottler moved all in for 385,000, and Touil called.

Kottler: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}
Touil: {10-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

Kottler had a pair of aces, and the nut flush draw blocker, but Touil had a pair of tens and a flush draw. The {9-Clubs} on the turn was a brick, as was the {7-Diamonds} on the river, and Kottler doubled to 850,000 chips.

Touil dropped to 960,000.

Player Chips Progress
Fabrice Touil fr
Fabrice Touil
960,000 -356,000
Jeremy Kottler us
Jeremy Kottler
850,000 445,000

Tags: Fabrice TouilJeremy Kottler

Eyster Cold Four-Bets

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 36,000 on the button, Jeremy Kottler three-bet to 105,000 out of the small blind, and Kevin Eyster cold four-bet to 176,000.

Both of Eyster's opponents folded, and he picked up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
WSOP 1X Winner
1,185,000 -53,000
Kevin Eyster us
Kevin Eyster
WSOP 1X Winner
1,120,000 69,000
Jeremy Kottler us
Jeremy Kottler
405,000 -255,000

Tags: Andrew LichtenbergerJeremy KottlerKevin Eyster

Kenney Shows the Bluff

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Bryn Kenney
Bryn Kenney

Bryn Kenney raised to 35,000 in the hijack, David Borrat defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned {a-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}. Borrat check-called a bet of 32,000, and both players knuckled on the turn ({k-Diamonds}).

The river was the {a-Hearts}, Borrat checked again, and Kenney bet 78,000. The Frenchman folded {5-Hearts}{4-Hearts} face up, and Kenney opted to show him the bluff; {9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
David Borrat fr
David Borrat
1,120,000 -140,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
1,030,000 157,000

Tags: Bryn KenneyDavid Borrat

Imma Wario, Imma Gunna Win!

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Mustapha "Wario" Kanit doubles
Mustapha "Wario" Kanit doubles

Matt Jarvis raised to 35,000 in the cutoff, Mustapha "Wario" Kanit moved all in for 296,000 from the big blind, and Jarvis called.

Jarvis: {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs}
Kanit: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}

Kanit's superior pair held as the board came {k-Spades}{2-Clubs}{9-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}, and the Italian doubled to 610,000 chips. Jarvis slipped to 735,000.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Jarvis ca
Matt Jarvis
735,000 -345,000
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
Winamax
610,000 306,000

Tags: Matt JarvisMustapha Kanit

Borrat and Kenney Clash

Level 23 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
David Borrat
David Borrat

David Borrat raised to 32,000 from under the gun, Bryn Kenney called in the cutoff, and the two took a flop of {a-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}. Borrat led out for 36,000, Kenney called, and the turn was the {k-Spades}.

Borrat led out again - this time firing 62,000 - and Kenney raised to 141,000. Borrat tank-called.

The {7-Spades} completed the board, Borrat checked, and Kenney slid out 272,000. The Frenchman tanked for 90 seconds or so before calling, and Kenny turned over {4-Diamonds}{4-Spades} for a pair of fours.

Borrat revealed {a-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for a pair of aces, made a fist with his right hand, and pounded the felt with excitement. He was shipped a million-chip pot, rocketing up to 1.26 million chips, while Kenney slipped to 873,000.

Player Chips Progress
David Borrat fr
David Borrat
1,260,000 493,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
873,000 -470,000

Tags: David BorratBryn Kenney