Event #26: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2014 World Series of Poker

06-12-2014 15:24 UTC-8

Recently Departed

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Sindelar	Busted
Harold Yago	Busted
Erik Rector	Busted
Chris Dombrowski	Busted

Binh Nguyen	Busted
Stephen Graner	Busted
Brandon Cantu	Busted

Eugene Todd	Busted
Carlos Licona	Busted
Dustin Dirksen	Busted
Aaron Frei	Busted
Jeff Blenkarn	Busted

Karim Jomeen	Busted
Scott Augustine	Busted
Justin Miller	Busted
Mohsin Charania	Busted

Pierre Peretti	Busted

06-12-2014 15:33 UTC-8

Symesko Fades the Spade for a Monster

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Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

We caught the action with the board reading and David Postar facing an all-in bet from Christopher Symesko. After quite a bit of thought, Postar made the call and tabled for top pair and a flush draw.

Symesko turned over and begged, "no spade, no spade." The fell on the river and Symesko sent Postar to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Symesko	194,000 53,300	53,300
David Postar	Busted

Tags: Chris Symesko David Postar

06-12-2014 15:43 UTC-8

Motycka Bracelet Hunting

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Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Debbie Motycka is a bit of a mystery with no online record that we would find, but there’s a reason for that as her husband Rich explained to us just a short time ago, “She’s not online.”

He told PokerNews that they play in a home game comprising 18 people 21 weeks a year, and for the past six years they have sent two people from their home in Orland Park, Chicago to play in $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em events at the WSOP. Rich won the most points this year and busted in 215th place yesterday, and Debbie won the “Roll off.” and is still in.

They have both played in the WSOP before but this is the group's first cash and they are after more.

“She bust Cantu!” Rich exclaimed, “She wants that bracelet.”

Tags: Brandon Cantu Debbie Motycka

06-12-2014 15:57 UTC-8

More Felted

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Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joachim Schork	Busted
Christopher Doheney	Busted
Diego Sanchez	Busted
Brandon Meyers	Busted
Mike McDonald	Busted
Steven Wolansky	Busted

Davis Adams	Busted
Jesse Martin	Busted

David Postar	Busted
Jordan Cristos	Busted
Chris Back	Busted
Leslie Roussell	Busted
Ngoc Nguyen	Busted
Manh Nguyen	Busted
Peter Hong	Busted
Leopoldo Araneta	Busted
Isidro Sifuentes	Busted

06-12-2014 16:08 UTC-8

Table Talk

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Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

We caught the action with the board reading and Matt Lapossie facing a bet of 10,500 from his heads-up opponent, Travell Thomas. Thomas was talking to Lapossie and received a couple warnings from the dealer, which got Phil Hellmuth out of his seat, asking the floor about rulings.

Eventually, Lapossie made the call and we saw a river of the . Lapossie checked and Thomas fired 27,000, talking the whole time. "If you fold I'll show," Thomas said.

This statement brought another warning from the dealer and Hellmuth shot out of his seat and we heard him on the phone asking, "What's going on Jack, are we changing the rules of poker."

Meanwhile, Lapossie folded after some thought and Thomas showed the . Hellmuth would come back to the table and summarize his discussion with WSOP Tournament Director Jack Effel as "you can talk as long as you don't disclose the contents of your hand."

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Lapossie	204,000 190,300	190,300
Travell Thomas	120,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Matt Lapossie Phil Hellmuth Travell Thomas

06-12-2014 16:19 UTC-8

Don't Play Games with Your Taxes!

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Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

06-12-2014 16:23 UTC-8

“Are You Kidding Me?”

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Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

There was an open for 5,000 and Phil Hellmuth raised it up from the big blind to 14,000 and got a call. Two players to the flop of which they both checked.

The turn card was the and Hellmuth led for 13,000. As his opponent was deciding what to do Hellmuth told him, “Let me have this one. You take the next one.”

The speech was not persuasive enough and the bet was called. The river card was the and Hellmuth bet 17,000 saying again, “Let me have this one. You take the next one.”

This time the speech was met by a raise to 40,000 and Hellmuth was out of his chair.

“Are you kidding me?” Hellmuth said accusing his opponent of having and calling everyone who ever played against him an idiot. He then folded his cards and sat back down muttering.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	100,000 51,000	51,000

06-12-2014 16:24 UTC-8

Elias With a Giant Double

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Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

On the last hand of the level, Vincent Valenti raised to 5,400 from middle position and Ami Barer called. Darren Elias three-bet to 17,500 from the button and Valenti folded.

After some thought, Barer shoved all in and Elias snap-called with . Barer disappointingly turned over . The board would run out and Elias scored the big double-up, leaving Barer severely crippled.