2014 World Series of Poker

Event #29: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
108
Prize
$536,768
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,650,375
Entries
1,165
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Rettenmaier Check-Shoves the Flop

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

German superstar Marvin Rettenmaier raised to 450 from under the gun and Matt Stout folded from the next seat along. The gentlemen to Stout's left called then another player pumped it up to 1,250. Rettenmaier was the sole caller of this raise.

Rettenmaier checked to his opponent on the {6-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{7-Clubs} flop and faced a 1,200 continuation bet. Rettenmiaer waited for close to a minute before check-raising all-in for 4,300 chips. His opponent winced, checked his cards and flicked them towards the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Marvin Rettenmaier
Marvin Rettenmaier
8,050 550

Tags: Marvin RettenmaierMatthew Stout

Level: 5

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Allen Annihilated

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

British pro and all-round good guy Kevin Allen's tournament is done and dusted and he's heading home to watch some of the World Cup matches that are taking place.

We were there to see Allen all-in in the big blind for four green T25 chips having lost all but those in hand where an opponent turned a straight after calling a raise with {3-}{2-}. The cutoff opened to 425 and Justin "Stealthmunk" Schwartz called in the small blind.

Schwartz checked the {4-Spades}{5-Spades}{J-Clubs} flop an folded to his opponent's continuation bet. Allen's {5-Hearts}{2-Spades} was trailing behind the {Q-Hearts}{J-Spades} and when the turn and river fell {J-Diamonds} and {4-Diamonds} it was game over for Allen.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Allen
Kevin Allen
Busted

Tags: Justin SchwartzKevin Allen

Liebert Heading For the Lead

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Kathy Liebert has had a great first four levels here and is currently chatting away with table mates Jared Hamby and Ireland's Dermot Blain. She seems relaxed, as you would be too if you had 25,000 chips in your stack.

Both Blain and Hamby lost a few chips in a hand just now. Hamby opened to 425 from the cutoff and was called by Blain in the small blind and the player in the big blind. All three players checked the {7-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{4-Clubs} flop, and both Hamby and Blain folded to a 600 bet on the {5-Clubs} turn.

Player Chips Progress
Kathy Liebert
Kathy Liebert
25,000
Dermot Blain ie
Dermot Blain
14,500 1,000
Jared Hamby
Jared Hamby
3,200

Tags: Dermot BlainJared HambyKathy Liebert

Waxman Whacked

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Matt Waxman has busted from the tournament and is heading for the showers. We didn't catch Waxman's exit hand, but he walked past us, phone in hand with a forlorn expression on his face.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Waxman
Matt Waxman
Busted

Tags: Matt Waxman

Late Entries Included

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Sebastian Pauli was it that busted Jason Duval last level with {A-}{7-} versus {A-}{10-} when a seven appeared on the turn. The German was up to 10,000 after that but "screwed up again" to lose the profit. His words, not mine.

Player Chips Progress
Roberto Romanello gb
Roberto Romanello
WSOP 1X Winner
16,000 4,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
WSOP 2X Winner
10,000 10,000
Martin Stausholm
Martin Stausholm
7,000 7,000
Martin Jacobson
Martin Jacobson
6,500 6,500
Ana Marquez
Ana Marquez
6,000 6,000
Sebastian Pauli
Sebastian Pauli
4,000 -625
Jason Duval
Jason Duval
Busted

Tags: Jason DuvalSebastian Pauli