Event #32: $10,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship Day 1 | 2014 World Series of Poker

06-14-2014 23:13 UTC-7

"Lucky Player"

donpeters

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

In what looked like a four-bet jam preflop, Joseph Cheong was all in with the against Greg Merson's . Merson called Cheong's shove preflop, but was behind and looking for help.

The flop gave Merson the lead with the for a pair of aces. Cheong fell behind, but picked up a flush draw. The turn was the , and then the river completed the board with the . Cheong finished second best and was sent out the door as Merson moved to 117,000 in chips.

"Lucky player," said Merson, pointing to himself as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Merson	117,000 28,000	28,000

Joseph Ceong	Busted

06-14-2014 23:17 UTC-7

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[user101598]

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

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06-14-2014 23:31 UTC-7

Seidel Sits, Seidel Three-Bets

[user101598]

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Josh Arieh opened to 1,200 from under the gun, Igor Kurganov called on his direct left, and Erik Seidel put in a three-bet to 4,000 in the cutoff, the action folded back to Arieh and Kurganov, who both folded as well, and Seidel picked up the pot.

Here are counts from the entire table:

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Adams	47,350 17,350	17,350

Eric Wasserson	45,300

Josh Arieh	40,000

Erik Seidel	35,000 5,000	5,000

Tim West	32,225 2,225	2,225
Igor Kurganov	29,425 2,425	2,425

Tags: Erik Seidel Igor Kurganov Josh Arieh

06-14-2014 23:35 UTC-7

Kanit Busts

[user101598]

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Mustapha Kanit called an all-in shove from an opponent on a completed board of , committing 32,000 chips - a large percentage of his stack.

His opponent showed , and Kanit mucked.

About an orbit later, the Italian was busted with unknown action, unable to come up victorious today like Gli Azzuri.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	Busted

Tags: Mustapha Kanit

06-14-2014 23:36 UTC-7

Chidwick Four-Bets

donpeters

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

From under the gun, Brock Parker raised to 1,200. David Williams three-bet from the next seat to 3,800, and then action folded to Stephen Chidwick in the big blind. Chidwick four-bet to 9,500, and both of his opponents folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Williams	60,000 28,000	28,000

Brock Parker	47,500 -18,500	-18,500
Stephen Chidwick	42,999 -7,001	-7,001

Tags: Brock Parker David Williams Stephen Chidwick

06-14-2014 23:38 UTC-7

Lindgren Doubles

donpeters

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Nick Petrangelo check-called a bet of 1,000 from Erick Lindgren on the flop before seeing the land on the turn. Petrangelo check-called another bet of 1,000, and then the completed the board on the river. Petrangelo moved all in, and Lindgren quickly called off his last 9,000 or so with the for a straight. Petrangelo showed the for a weaker straight and sent the chips Lindgren's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Petrangelo	83,000 53,000	53,000

Erick Lindgren	20,000

Tags: Erick Lindgren Nick Petrangelo

06-14-2014 23:39 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

donpeters

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Jaffe	132,000 29,000	29,000
Larry Wright	104,000 65,000	65,000

Martin Jacobson	70,000 35,000	35,000

Jeremy Kottler	36,000
Scott Clements	32,000

Chris Moorman	17,000 -13,000	-13,000

Tony Gregg	Busted

06-14-2014 23:47 UTC-7

Prize Pool Information

[user101598]

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

Registration is closed for Event #32: $10,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship, and the 264 entrants generated a total prize pool of $2,481,600. The top 30 finishers are all guaranteed a minimum of $17,793, each member of the six-handed official final table will pocket at least $91,670, and the winner will bank $670,041 along with the coveted gold bracelet.

Final Table Payouts

Finish	Prize
1st	$670,041
2nd	$414,104
3rd	$273,646
4th	$185,971
5th	$129,192
6th	$91,670

For an entire list of the prizes, click the Payouts tab above.

06-15-2014 00:01 UTC-7

"Did That Card Match Up with Anything On the Board, Nick?"

donpeters

Level 7 : 250/500, 50 ante

On the flop, Greg Merson, Jonathan Jaffe, and Nick Schulman were involved in action together. Merson was first and checked. Jaffe was next and bet 1,850, only to get raised to 4,200 by Schulman. Merson ducked out of the way with a fold, but Jaffe thought things over and then called.

The turn was the , and Jaffe checked. Schulman slid forward a bet of 7,200, and that prompted Jaffe to study.

"Can I see how many pinks you have?" asked Jaffe, to which Schulman responded by cutting out his stack of pink T5,000 chips which equaled 40,000.

Jaffe took a minute, then check-raised to 17,000, verbally announcing his raise. Schulman called.

The completed the board on the river, and Jaffe bet 28,000. With a stack of 47,775 total, Schulman moved all in, pushing his chips forward in towers with two hands and leaning back in his chair to take a sip from his coffee cup.

It was 19,725 more to Jaffe after he requested the dealer to cut out the additional raise, and he went into the tank. Eventually, Jaffe folded his hand, but not without requesting Schulman to show. Schulman looked at one card, then looked at the other, and showed only the .