Event #31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2014 World Series of Poker

06-15-2014 23:51 UTC-7

Justin Wilks Eliminated in 25th Place ($12,242)

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Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Justin Wilks moved all in from early position for 37,000, and action folded around to Jim Jakobsen, in the small blind. Jakobsen made the call putting Wilks' tourney life on the line.

Wilks:
Jakobsen:

Wilks was in good shape to double up, but as the dealer fanned out the flop, things didn't look so good any more. The turn gave Wilks a few more outs but, the river sealed his fate and he was sent to the rail in 25th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Jakobsen	235,000	43,000
Justin Wilks	Busted

Tags: Jim Jakobsen Justin Wilks

06-15-2014 23:45 UTC-7

David Leighton Eliminated in 26th Place ($12,242)

Matthew Pitt

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

David Leighton's tournament has ended after a cruel board run out a few moments ago.

Leighton started the ball rolling with a raise to 22,000 from under the gun and the action folded to Jonathan Gray in the cutoff and he announced "68,000" before raising to 68,000. The button and blinds folded, Leighton moved all-in and Gray quickly called.

Leighton:
Gray:

Leighton was a substantial favorite to double and his chances of doing so increased on the flop. The turn gave some outs to a straight for Gray, but it was a real outside chance.

The river was the straight-completing and the entire table groaned. Gray covered Leighton and Leighton busted in 25th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Gray	600,000	179,000
Thomas Dooley	Busted

Tags: David Leighton Jonathan Gray

06-15-2014 23:20 UTC-7

Ruman Nanev Eliminated in 27th Place ($12,242)

Matthew Pitt

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Ruman Nanev is the first casualty since the final 27 redraw after his couldn't hold against Rajaee Wazwaz's .

Nanev's sixes remained good on the flop, but fell way behind on the turn. The river completed the hand and Nanev headed for the exits.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rob Wazwaz	450,000	165,000
Rumen Nanev	Busted

Tags: Rajaee Wazwaz Ruman Nanev

06-15-2014 19:38 UTC-7

Friedman Knocks Out Pritchard

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Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The beginning-of-day chip leader has met his demise in this event. Jason Pritchard began the day with the biggest mound of chips and built it up throughout the day, but he just lost his stack to Perry Friedman, another player with a consistently-large stack since the beginning of the day.

The two of them got it all in preflop and we had a race.

Pritchard:
Friedman:

It looked as though Pritchard's pair would hold up, but a king fell on the river and Pritchard was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Perry Friedman	298,000	171,000
Jason Pritchard	Busted

Tags: Jason Pritchard Perry Friedman

06-15-2014 18:35 UTC-7

Qartomy Keeps Stacking

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Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

We came across Ray Qartomy talking his opponent into a call on the river. "I always have it. You should always believe me." He got his call and he flipped over for top pair and pulled in the pot.

In the next hand, a player raised to 9,000 from middle position and Qartomy pushed his massive stack all in. Everyone folded to the pressure and he added more chips to his collection. He is the current chip leader by a large margin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Qartomy	432,000	137,000

Tags: Ray Qartomy

06-15-2014 18:05 UTC-7

The Force of Fourcade

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Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Guillaume Fourcade's Star Wars collection.

Guillaume has reinforced his defenses since yesterday. His collection of Star Wars figurines has grown, presumably for the extra strength needed to get through a Day 2.

He just scooped a decent pot when he called a bet preflop and check-called a 7,000 bet on the flop of . The turn was the and both players checked. He led out big after the came down on the river, but his opponent folded. He showed for a boat and stacked up his newly-acquired chips next to his Star Wars collection.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillaume Fourcade	75,000	-105,000

Tags: Guillaume Fourcade

06-15-2014 16:45 UTC-7

Levy and Pahuja Square Off

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

Vinny Pahuja raised to 5,300 from the hijack seat and found a call from Adam Levy in the big blind. The two of them went to a flop of and Levy check-called Pahuja's small bet of 5,000. The turn was the and both players checked. They also checked down the river and Levy turned up to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Levy	80,000	37,500
Vinny Pahuja	68,000	7,000

Tags: Adam Levy Vinny Pahuja

06-15-2014 14:58 UTC-7

Weir Busts Del Vecchio

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Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Mike Del Vecchio pushed his last 12,400 chips into the middle when action folded to him on the button preflop. Kyle Weir sat on his left in the small blind and asked for a count. He made the call and flipped over , exactly what Del Vecchio didn't want to see with . The board ran out and Del Vecchio headed to the cashier to collect $3,170.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Weir	231,000	71,000
Mike Del Vecchio	Busted

Tags: Michael Del Vecchio Kyle Weir

06-15-2014 14:18 UTC-7

Goldberg Gets Gold from Gould

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Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

We caught up with the hand on the turn with the board reading and Peter Gould had raised to 20,000. Steven Goldberg pushed his stack in the middle and Gould made the call.

Gould:
Goldberg:

Gould had made the straight, but he was drawing dead to Goldberg's flush. Goldberg doubled up and Gould is still sitting comfortable with the largest stack in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Gould	202,000	-6,000
Steven Goldberg	110,000	66,900

Tags: Peter Gould Steven Goldberg

06-15-2014 14:01 UTC-7

Massive Call, Massive Pot for Gould

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Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

At the turn with the board reading and a pile of chips in the pot numbering about 25,000, Mike Del Vecchio had a bet of 12,200 sitting in front of him. Peter Gould raised him to 28,200 and Del Vecchio pushed all in for 85,200, covering Gould. It took a couple of minutes, but Gould eventually made the call, risking his tournament just a couple spots from the bubble, with ace-high to go with the pair on the board. However, it was better than Del Vecchio's king-high.