2014 World Series of Poker

Event #31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$418,435
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,201,850
Entries
1,631
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Use the Force ... Guillaume

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

Guillaume Fourcade has the most powerful of protection for his cards and chips. In front of him are three figurines: R2-D2, Luke Skywalker, and Darth Vader.

The player in the hijack seat raised to 1,200 preflop and Fourcade three-bet to 3,100 and we went to the flop heads up. The dealer turned over {9-Clubs}{5-Spades}{6-Spades} and the initial raiser led out for 4,300. Fourcade raised to 9,100, putting on the pressure again. This time it was too much, and his opponent folded, awarding him the pot. The force is strong in this one.

Player Chips Progress
Guillaume Fourcade fr
Guillaume Fourcade
43,000 43,000

Tags: Guillaume Fourcade

Diep Stacking Chips

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

A short-stacked player in early position moved all in preflop and Ha Diep made the call in the big blind.

Diep: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}
Opponent: {8-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

The board ran out {6-Spades}{3-Spades}{a-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{5-Spades} and Diep's pair of aces held.

Across the room, Mario Ho and Andy Frankenberger have been eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Ha Diep us
Ha Diep
44,000 44,000
Andy Frankenberger us
Andy Frankenberger
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
Busted

Idema Hangs On

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

Two-time bracelet winner Dan Idema pushed his short stack all in from under the gun. He managed to get folds all the way around the table and picked up the blinds and antes, but he's still sitting very short in this tournament and will need to double up soon.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Idema ca
Daniel Idema
WSOP 3X Winner
10,400

Tags: Dan Idema

Level: 10

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 100

Break!

Level 9 : 300/600, 75 ante

Players are now on a 20-minute break as the green T25 chips are being raced off. They will come back for two more levels tonight.

Kuo Busts One

Level 9 : 300/600, 75 ante

Kitty Kuo was raking in a pile chips with {A-}{A-} sitting in front of her while an opponent was getting up from the table with {10-}{10-} sitting in front of where his modest stack had just been standing. The aces had held and Kuo scored a knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
53,000 23,000

Tags: Kitty Kuo