Event #28: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 2 Completed
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #28: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
160
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
Matt O'Donnell Leads the Final 10
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Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
After playing 20 minutes short of 10 levels today, the $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship got down to an unofficial final table of 10 and stopped play for the night.
Some big names will come back tomorrow with a shot at the bracelet including the likes of three-time WSOP final table participant Chino Rheem, two-time WSOP final table participant Dan Shak, and WSOP bracelet winners Todd Brunson and Barny Boatman. But they will all be looking up at chip leader Matt O'Donnell, making his second WSOP final table already this year after a fifth-place finish in Event #4: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em at the beginning of the Series.
The rest of the table is filled with a number of skillful players, including 2012 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure $25,000 High Roller champ Alex Bilokur, 2012 $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em fourth-place finisher Alexander Venovski, two-time WSOP final table participant Richard Lyndaker, GuangDong Asia Millions eighth-place finisher Pratyush Buddiga, and two-time WSOP final table participant (including one already this year) Ismael Bojang.
The day started with just 66 players, but did not pass through the money bubble until late in the evening, which is when the top 18 finishers would earn a return on their investment. Players like Phil Ivey, Mike Matusow, Jason Mercier, Phil Galfond, Justin Bonomo, and John Hennigan all busted before the payouts started.
Don Nguyen grabbed a massive chip lead midway through the day, but it didn't last and he joined end-of-day-one chip leader Tony Ruberto busting in the first half of the final 18 and in the money.
Top pros like Erik Seidel, Scott Seiver, John Juanda, and Dani Stern also made the final 18, but they couldn't hold on to the final 10, while Humberto Brenes joined them, making his series-leading seventh cash so far.
The field must lose one more player before the official final table is set, and they will start the effort towards that at 2 p.m. PT on Saturday. The PokerNews Live Updates Team will be here from the start until a champion is crowned, so stay tuned right here for all the action.
End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
849,000 | -1,000 |
|
739,000 | 179,000 |
|
614,000 | -111,000 |
|
538,000 | -12,000 |
|
477,000 | 37,000 |
|
459,000 | -1,000 |
|
319,000 | -1,000 |
|
307,000 | -43,000 |
|
302,000 | 32,000 |
|
201,000 | -70,000 |
That's a Wrap
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Rather than play until a player is lost or the last 20 minutes have expired from the clock, the players have agreed to stop for the night and bring the final 10 back tomorrow.
Unofficial Final Table Draw
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Venovski |
| 2 | Barny Boatman |
| 3 | Richard Lyndaker |
| 4 | Todd Brunson |
| 5 | Alex Bilokur |
| 6 | Chino Rheem |
| 7 | Pratyush Buddiga |
| 8 | Matt O'Donnell |
| 9 | Ismael Bojang |
| 10 | Dan Shak |
Erik Seidel Eliminated in 11th Place ($30,516)
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Erik Seidel got it all in preflop with 
against Matt O'Donnell's 
and turned a set on the 
board.
The only issue being O'Donnell flopped one and Seidel exited in eighth, leaving us with the unofficial ten-handed final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
850,000 | 280,000 |
|
Busted |
Scott Seiver Eliminated in 12th Place ($30,516)
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
After Scott Seiver raised and Pratyush Buddiga potted, they got it all in before the flop with virtually the same hand.
It was 
for Buddiga and for Seiver and it appeared it would be a chop after the 
flop.
However, the 
turn gave Buddiga a flush draw that the 
river completed, sending Seiver to the rail in a rather ugly way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000 | 220,000 |
|
Busted |
Keith Tilston Eliminated in 13th Place ($25,327)
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
A few hands after Keith Tilston hit an ace with 
to crack Chino Rheem's and double up, they butted heads again.
Tilston led out for 25,000 and Rheem fired back in the big blind, making it 81,000. It took a good four minutes for Tilson to make the call, but when he did, and the flop came 
, Rheem potted instantly, putting Tilston to a decision for his tournament life.
He made the call with 
and looked good to double up again with Rheem on . The 
turn was safe, but the river made Rheem a set and sent Tilston home with a bad beat story and a pocket full of cash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
560,000 | 120,000 |
|
Busted |
Humberto Brenes Eliminated in 14th Place ($25,327)
Level 20
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Humberto Brenes got all of his chips in after a 
flop against Alexander Venovski.
Brenes: 
Venovski: 
Brenes was in awful shape, and even worse, the hit the turn to leave him drawing dead. The 
river was a mere formality, and "The Shark" was sent overboard.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000 | 285,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: