2014 World Series of Poker

Event #3: $1,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
akk5
Prize
$205,634
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
1,128
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Calling the Clock: Amber Fukuda

Level 8 : 300/600, 0 ante

Jennifer Robles gets to Call the Clock on new PokerNews presenter Amber Fukuda. Find out if she's a party girl, a home body, and where her favorite tattoos are! Amber will providing videos every Monday about the most compelling stories from the week before.

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Level: 9

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 0

Somerville Gets Value with Aces

Level 9 : 400/800, 0 ante

We found Leif Force check-calling 3,500 from Jason Somerville, who was on the button, on a {j-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{2-Diamonds} flop. Both players checked the {8-Clubs} turn and a {7-Hearts} hit the river. Force checked once more and Somerville fired 6,500. Force quickly called, but he couldn't beat Somerville's {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{q-Spades}{7-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Somerville us
Jason Somerville
45,900
20,400
20,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Leif Force us
Leif Force
31,000
31,000
31,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Seidel Pays it Off

Level 9 : 400/800, 0 ante

Erik Seidel defended his big blind from a raise to 2,300 by a player in middle position. After the {a-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flopped, both players checked through to see the {3-Diamonds}, which led to two more checks. A {7-Diamonds} arrived and Seidel dropped a bet of 1,500 into the middle. His opponent made it 4,100 and Seidel thought briefly before calling.

The middle-position player showed {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{k-Spades}{10-Spades} for aces full.

Player Chips Progress
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
1,100
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

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Reynolds Jams River and Gets Paid

Level 9 : 400/800, 0 ante

With the community having come {3-Spades}{8-Spades}{j-Spades}{9-Spades}{10-Clubs}, William Reynolds pushed all in for 10,300 after Mark Thoennes checked to him. Thoennes thought long and hard before calling, and Reynolds showed {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{6-Spades} for a king-high flush. Thoennes couldn't beat it and his monster stack took a hit.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Thoennes
Mark Thoennes
67,000
-13,000
-13,000
William Reynolds us
William Reynolds
48,200
48,200
48,200

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Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 0

Merson's Strategy: "Go All In and Win"

Level 9 : 400/800, 0 ante
Greg Merson, pictured in a different event.
Greg Merson, pictured in a different event.

Greg Merson just got it all in with {a-Spades}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} for a nut flush/gutshot combo draw on a {j-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{4-Spades} flop. He rivered a spade to beat the weaker flush of his opponent.

Shortly thereafter, he got it all in with {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{2-Hearts} the same opponent, who held {a-}{k-}{k-}{x-}. The river brought a diamond flush for Merson's opponent, but it also put three tens on the board, so Merson's full house took the pot.

"That's how you win a tournament," Merson said. "Go all in and win."

Player Chips Progress
Greg Merson us
Greg Merson
40,000
20,800
20,800
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner

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Siegel Makes a Tough Call

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

We found big blind Philip Siegel tanking on fourth street with the board reading {10-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. His opponent on the button had bet 12,600 and Siegel must have been thinking for a bit before we arrived because a player called the clock. About 10 seconds later, Siegel slid a call into the middle. The {2-Hearts} completed the board and Siegel checked. His opponent checked it back and Siegel showed {a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{3-Clubs} to take the pot with a flush on the paired board.

Player Chips Progress
Philip Siegel
Philip Siegel
58,500
58,500
58,500

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