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

06-14-2014 20:01 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Stein	58,000 5,000	5,000
Greg Merson	56,000 -5,000	-5,000

Jonathan Jaffe	40,000 4,600	4,600
Layne Flack	37,000 7,000	7,000

Doug Polk	36,000 -3,000	-3,000

Griffin Benger	35,000 1,000	1,000
Davidi Kitai	31,000

Todd Terry	30,000 5,000	5,000
Joseph Cheong	29,500 -500	-500

Mike Sowers	26,000 7,350	7,350
Manuel Bevand	26,000 -7,000	-7,000
Sergio Aido	24,500 -2,000	-2,000
Jeff Gross	24,000 -9,000	-9,000
Igor Kurganov	23,000 -400	-400

Thomas Muehloecker	9,000 -6,500	-6,500

Maimone in the Danger Zone

[user101598]

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Nick Maimone led out for a bet on a board of , and JC Tran moved all in for 10,025. Maimone called.

Maimone:
Tran:

Tran's pair of aces trumped Maimone's pair of jacks, but with the diamond flush draw, Maimone still had 32% equity, according to the PokerNews Odds Calculator.

The on the river was a brick, and Tran doubled through to 25,000. Maimone plummeted to 1,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
JC Tran	25,000 14,975	14,975
Nick Maimone	1,500 -28,500	-28,500

Tags: JC Tran Nick Maimone

06-14-2014 20:12 UTC-7

Bottom Set vs. Top Two

[user101598]

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

After calling a three-bet preflop, 2012 November Niner Jeremy Ausmus check-raised on a flop of . All of the money then went in the middle between him and his opponent, and the hands were opened.

Ausmus:
Opponent:

The turn and river came , respectively, and the player was eliminated. Ausmus chipped up to 62,300.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	62,300 32,300	32,300

Tags: Jeremy Ausmus

06-14-2014 20:12 UTC-7

After entering the tournament late, posting, raising his first hand, and taking down the pot, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi opened the next hand to 525 from the hijack seat. Jonathan Jaffe called from the button, and then Davidi Kitai three-bet from the small blind to 1,800. Mizrachi called, and Jaffe folded.

The flop came down , and Kitai led for 1,275. Mizrachi called, and the turn was the . Kitai bet 3,300, and Mizrachi folded.

Also at this table are Greg Merson, Mike Sowers, and Joseph Cheong, so we'll be keeping a close eye on any action as this could be a very fun one to report on.

Player	Chips	Progress
Davidi Kitai	35,000 4,000	4,000

Michael Mizrachi	27,000

Tags: Davidi Kitai Greg Merson Jonathan Jaffe Joseph Cheong Michael Mizrachi Mike Sowers

06-14-2014 20:21 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

donpeters

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Green	60,000 30,000	30,000

Galen Hall	37,600 7,600	7,600

Yevgeniy Timoshenko	36,600
Taylor Paur	29,000 -1,000	-1,000

Tony Gregg	26,400 -3,600	-3,600
Bob Bright	24,500 -5,500	-5,500
Jason Mercier	15,000 -15,000	-15,000

06-14-2014 20:23 UTC-7

Cheong Beats Jaffe

donpeters

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Jonathan Jaffe bet 5,000 on the board, and Joseph Cheong made the call. After the paired the board on the river, both players checked.

"Ten high," announced Jaffe.

Cheong tabled the for two pair, and he won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Cheong	47,500 18,000	18,000

Jonathan Jaffe	28,500 -11,500	-11,500

Tags: Jonathan Jaffe Joseph Cheong

06-14-2014 20:25 UTC-7

Kitai Busts Sowers

donpeters

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

In a four-bet pot, Davidi Kitai and Mike Sowers saw the flop come down . Both players checked, and the turn was the . Kitai checked, Sowers bet 3,500, and Kitai check-raised all in. Sowers snap-called for all of his chips (15,125) and tabled the . Unfortunately for him, Kitai turned a set with the .

The river was the , and Sowers was out the door.

Player	Chips	Progress
Davidi Kitai	54,000 19,000	19,000

Mike Sowers	Busted

Tags: Davidi Kitai Mike Sowers

06-14-2014 20:27 UTC-7

Amit vs. Ami

[user101598]

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

Amit Makhija opened to 525 in the cutoff, Ami Barer three-bet to 1,400 out of the small blind, and Makhija four-bet to 3,000. Less than 30 seconds elapsed before Barer min-five-bet to 4,600, and Makhija moved all in for effectively 18,600.

Barer snap-mucked.

Here are counts from the entire table:

Player	Chips	Progress
Markus Gonsalves	61,000 -15,000	-15,000
Scott Seiver	35,000 5,000	5,000

Amit Makhija	26,000 -4,000	-4,000
Gaelle Baumann	21,100 -8,900	-8,900

Ami Barer	14,000 -3,000	-3,000

Tags: Ami Barer Amit Makhija

06-14-2014 20:27 UTC-7

Break Time

donpeters

Level 4 : 100/200, 25 ante

The players are now on a 15-minute break.

Level: 5

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25