2014 World Series of Poker

Event #32: $10,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$670,041
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,481,600
Entries
264
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

Chewy vs. Tran

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

With roughly 8,500 in the middle and the board reading {4-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{j-Spades}{7-Spades}, JC Tran checked to Andrew Lichtenberger, who bet 3,000. Tran called.

The river was the {10-Hearts}, Tran checked again, and this time Lichtenberger checked behind.

"Ace-high," Tran announced.

Lichtenberger turned over {10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} for a pair of tens, and was awarded the pot. Here are counts from the table:

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Bruel fr
Patrick Bruel
56,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
51,000
-4,000
-4,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Chamath Palihapitiya
Chamath Palihapitiya
24,400
-5,600
-5,600
JC Tran us
JC Tran
16,500
-8,500
-8,500
Nick Maimone us
Nick Maimone
Busted

Tags: Andrew LichtenbergerJC Tran

"If We Ever Have a Cash Game, You're Not Invited"

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Galen Hall - Not invited
Galen Hall - Not invited

Cary Katz and Galen Hall were heads up on a board of {6-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} with around 5,000 in the middle, and both players checked. The river was the {6-Diamonds}, and Katz tossed out a min-bet of 300.

Hall went into the tank.

"It's a thin value-bet," Katz said.

Hall didn't respond.

"You can always raise," Katz told him.

Hall continued to tank.

"It's a blocker bet," Katz said. "You can't have a seven. You would've bet on the turn with a seven."

"I could have a six," Hall said.

"You could have a six," Katz responded.

Another 10 seconds elapsed.

"Clock," Katz told the dealer.

The dealer was about to call the floor.

"I'm kidding," Katz then said, chuckling.

The other four players at the table erupted with laughter.

"I don't know if I want to raise or call," Hall said, finally committing the minimum bet.

"Three pair," Katz said, showing {3-Clubs}{3-Spades}.

Hall opened up {9-Clubs}{9-Spades} for a superior hand, and was pushed the pot.

"Damn, you're slow," Katz told him, grinning. "If we ever have a cash game, you're not invited."

Player Chips Progress
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
32,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
24,000
-6,000
-6,000
$25K Fantasy

KKohlberg

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Curt Kohlberg
Curt Kohlberg

The action checked to Curt Kohlberg on a board of {8-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades}, and he tossed out 1,500. Harrison Gimbel called on the button, a player folded in the blinds, and the {q-Clubs} completed the board.

Kohlberg, who recently reached the final table of the Season XII WPT World Championship, led out for 3,000. Gimbel called, then mucked when the Psycho Ninja tabled {k-Hearts}{k-Spades} for a flopped set of kings.

Player Chips Progress
Curt Kohlberg us
Curt Kohlberg
53,000
22,000
22,000
Harrison Gimbel us
Harrison Gimbel
31,500
1,500
1,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Curt KohlbergHarrison Gimbel

Touil's Pair Beats Merson's Ace High

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

From the cutoff seat, Fabrice Touil raised to 700. Greg Merson called from the big blind, and the flop came down {K-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Spades}. Merson checked, Touil bet 900, and Merson called.

The turn was the {7-Diamonds}, and Merson check-called another bet from Touil. This time the bet was for 1,600.

The river was the {9-Clubs}, and both players checked.

Merson showed the {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} for ace high, and Touil tabled the {7-Spades}{6-Hearts} for a pair of sixes. Touil's hand was best, and he won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Merson us
Greg Merson
61,500
-7,750
-7,750
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
Fabrice Touil fr
Fabrice Touil
35,000

Tags: Greg MersonFabrice Touil

Cheong Turns a Set Against Kitai

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

From under the gun, Davidi Kitai, winner of Event #15: $3,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em, raised to 675. Joseph Cheong called from the cutoff seat, and everyone else folded before the dealer fanned the {10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} flop. Kitai bet 800, and Cheong called.

The {5-Diamonds} hit the board on fourth street, and Kitai slowed down with a check. Cheong fired 1,800, and Kitai called to see the river, which was the {Q-Hearts}. Kitai checked, Cheong bet 7,200, and Kitai tank-called.

Cheong turned up the {5-Clubs}{5-Spades}, and Kitai mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
63,000
15,500
15,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
50,000
-4,000
-4,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Winamax

Tags: Davidi KitaiJoseph Cheong

Two Bullets from Baumann

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Gaelle Baumann
Gaelle Baumann

Scott Seiver raised to 700 on the button, Amit Makhija called out of the small blind, and Gaelle Baumann reraised to 2,800 in the big blind. Seiver called, Makhija folded, and the dealer fanned {5-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{7-Hearts}.

Seiver check-called a bet of 2,900, the turn was the {9-Diamonds}, and we thought we hear Baumann announce "forty-five hundred" on the turn.

As she tossed a pink T5,000 chip forward, Seiver mucked, and she was awarded the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
35,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Gaelle Baumann fr
Gaelle Baumann
26,800
5,700
5,700
Winamax
Amit Makhija us
Amit Makhija
18,225
-7,775
-7,775

Tags: Amit MakhijaGaelle BaumannScott Seiver

Run It Up

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante

On the {7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{2-Hearts} flop, Scott Seiver bet 2,700, and Jason Somerville called to see the {K-Clubs} land on the turn. Seiver bet 5,000, and Somerville called.

The river was the {5-Spades}, and Seiver moved all in. Somerville quickly called off his remaining stack for 17,050 total and tabled the {4-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for a rivered straight. Seiver mucked his hand, and Somerville doubled up to over 50,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Somerville us
Jason Somerville
54,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
14,000
-21,000
-21,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Scott SeiverJason Somerville

Updated Chip Counts

Level 5 : 150/300, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
John Juanda id
John Juanda
82,000
52,000
52,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Wai Kin Yong my
Wai Kin Yong
75,000
45,000
45,000
Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
72,000
-2,000
-2,000
$25K Fantasy
Scott Baumstein us
Scott Baumstein
61,000
31,000
31,000
Fernando Brito pt
Fernando Brito
60,000
Mike Brady
Mike Brady
44,000
-1,500
-1,500
Max Silver gb
Max Silver
44,000
14,000
14,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Larry Wright us
Larry Wright
39,000
9,000
9,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Chris Klodnicki us
Chris Klodnicki
37,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
35,000
15,600
15,600
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Mohsin Charania us
Mohsin Charania
33,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Eric Froehlich us
Eric Froehlich
30,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Max Altergott de
Max Altergott
25,000
-5,000
-5,000
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
13,000
-17,000
-17,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Bobby Oboodi us
Bobby Oboodi
9,000
-21,000
-21,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Hall Shows the Bluff

Level 6 : 200/400, 50 ante

When we arrived at the table, Galen Hall was all in and at risk for 16,550 on a completed board of {10-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{8-Spades}{a-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}. His opponent was in the tank.

"You know if you tank for more than 10 minutes you're not allowed to muck facedown," Hall told him.

"Really?" the player responded.

Hall nodded.

After a few more minutes of deliberation, the player folded, and Hall showed the bluff; {j-Hearts}{3-Hearts}.

Player Chips Progress
Galen Hall us
Galen Hall
41,550
9,550
9,550
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Galen Hall