2014 World Series of Poker

Event #34: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud
Day: 2
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
8767
Prize
$118,785
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$465,750
Entries
345
Level Info
Level
23
Limits
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
3,000

Scott Bohlman Eliminated in 23rd Place ($3,586)

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Scott Bohlman - 23rd Place
Scott Bohlman - 23rd Place

Scott Bohlman completed with {k-Clubs} and was called twice before Andrew Lam made it two bets with {a-Spades}. Everyone came along, and Lam kept control of the betting on fourth street before folding on fifth when Bohlman bet. Bohlman put his last 2,400 in on sixth.

Lam: {x-}{x-}/{a-Spades}{8-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}
Bohlman: {x-}{x-}/{k-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Frank Athey: {x-}{x-}/{9-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{j-Spades}
William Thompson: {x-}{x-}/{7-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{k-Spades}

Thompson and Athey continued, with Athey betting seventh street and being called. Thompson showed {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}{10-Hearts} for trip sevens and Bohlman had {k-}{6-}{5-} for just kings. We didn't catch Athey's hand, but he couldn't beat the trips.

Player Chips Progress
William Thompson us
William Thompson
120,000
55,000
55,000
Frank Athey us
Frank Athey
114,500
-5,500
-5,500
Scott Bohlman us
Scott Bohlman
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Andrew LamFrank AtheyScott BohlmanWilliam Thompson

Steven Albini Eliminated in 24th Place ($3,586)

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Steve Albini - 24th Place
Steve Albini - 24th Place

Steven Albini completed with {k-Spades} and Eric Buchman raised with {9-Spades}. Albini reraised, and Buchman called. Albini continued betting through sixth.

Albini: {x-}{x-}/{k-Spades}{9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{4-Clubs}
Buchman: {x-}{x-}/{9-Spades}{7-Spades}{10-Hearts}{j-Spades}

At this point, Buchman raised to put Albini all in, and he sighed and slammed his stack in, turning over {k-}{3-} for kings up.

"You're drawing dead," Buchman said, revealing {10-Spades}{8-Spades} for a straight flush.

"Wow," Albini replied.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Buchman us
Eric Buchman
148,700
88,700
88,700
WSOP 2X Winner
Steven Albini us
Steven Albini
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Eric BuchmanSteven Albini

Shchemelev Silenced

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Vladimir Shchemelev
Vladimir Shchemelev

Vladimir Shchemelev found himself all in on third street against Nabih Helmi, as both player's board ran out as follows:

Shchemelev: {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} / {6-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{10-Clubs} / {2-Spades}
Helmi: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds} / {K-Hearts}{9-Spades}{8-Spades}{K-Clubs} / {5-Clubs}

With Helmi making kings-up and Shchemelev missing his gutshot, the Russian headed to the rail as Helmi climbed to 58,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Nabih Helmi us
Nabih Helmi
58,000
10,000
10,000
Vladimir Shchemelev ru
Vladimir Shchemelev
Busted

Tags: Nabih HelmiVladimir Shchemelev

Laak Survives, Cohen Out in Four-Way Pot

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Phil Laak's two pair was good.
Phil Laak's two pair was good.

Four players got saw fourth street in a capped pot with Farshad Ben Cohen all in, and Phil Laak got his last 3,000 in at that point. The remaining live players, Andrew Lam and William Thompson, checked it down.

Cohen: {x-}{x-}{x-}/{2-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Laak: {a-Spades}{3-Spades}/{2-Spades}{7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}/{10-Hearts}
Thompson: {10-}{q-}{4-}/{10-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{8-Hearts}
Lam: {k-}{q-}{q-}/{7-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}

Laak squeezed out his {10-Hearts}, giving him just the two pair, but to his surprise, nobody could beat it. He scooped the whole pot, and Cohen was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
William Thompson us
William Thompson
61,300
-16,700
-16,700
Andrew Lam ca
Andrew Lam
55,800
-14,200
-14,200
Phil Laak us
Phil Laak
40,000
13,600
13,600
WSOP 1X Winner
Farshad Ben Cohen
Farshad Ben Cohen
Busted

Tags: Andrew LamFarshad Ben CohenPhil LaakWilliam Thompson

PokerNews Podcast Episode #226: Barnacle Talk feat. Dan O’Brien

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Dan O'Brien
Dan O'Brien

The show gets off to a bumpy start thanks to a few technical difficulties, but a great story about a David Williams bluff and another about "hood" poker get the ball rolling again. Dan O'Brien then joins the program to talk about his jet ski accident, his Me vs. U challenge against Danielle Andersen, and more.

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Tags: Dan O'BrienDavid WilliamsPokerNews Podcast

Helmi Ousts Violette

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante
Cyndy Violette busted shortly after the money bubble burst.
Cyndy Violette busted shortly after the money bubble burst.

Cyndy Violette was all in on an early street, and Nabih Helmi and Steve Diano continued to build a side pot until checking the river.

Violette: {4-}{4-}{x-}/{3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{2-Spades}
Helmi: {7-}{x-}{x-}/{7-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}
Diano: {a-}{a-}{x-}/{2-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

Violette's two pair was good against Diano, who had unimproved aces, but Helmi had made queens up to take both the side pot and the main pot, eliminating Violette.

Player Chips Progress
Nabih Helmi us
Nabih Helmi
55,000
23,000
23,000
Cyndy Violette us
Cyndy Violette
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Cyndy VioletteSteve DianoNabih Helmi

Sung Retakes Lead

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante
Steve Sung
Steve Sung

Steve Sung, who entered the day as the leader, is back atop the counts.

Sung fired all of the big bet streets against Aleksandr Denisov, who called it down. Sung rolled over a huge hand:

Sung: {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}/{6-Spades}{6-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Denisov: {x-}{x-}{x-}/{a-Spades}{q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}

Denisov coudn't top the quads, and Sung dragged the hefty pot to swap approximate chip stacks with Denisov.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Sung us
Steve Sung
110,000
41,000
41,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Aleksandr Denisov ru
Aleksandr Denisov
74,700
-32,300
-32,300

Tags: Aleksandr DenisovSteve Sung

Chidwick's Value Raise Backfires

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Eric Buchman is off to a nice start on Day 2.
Eric Buchman is off to a nice start on Day 2.

Bryn Kenney completed and got raised by Stephen Chidwick showing {10-Hearts}. Eric Buchman made it three bets with {4-Clubs}, and Chidwick was the only caller. Buchman continued betting until sixth, when both players checked.

Buchman: {x-}{x-}/{4-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
Chidwick: {x-}{x-}/{10-Hearts}{8-Spades}{4-Hearts}{6-Hearts}

On the river, Buchman revived his aggression with a bet, but Chidwick raised. Buchman quickly called. Chidwick flipped {a-}{a-}{4-}, but Buchman had the aces up beat with {10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}, good for a flush.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Buchman us
Eric Buchman
39,500
10,400
10,400
WSOP 2X Winner
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
17,000
-7,000
-7,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Eric BuchmanStephen Chidwick