Level: 8
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #35: $5,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2014 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,585,000
Entries
550
Level
28
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Mizrachi Adds to his Stack
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
Tony Cousineau checked from the big blind on a 
flop, Brock Parker checked from under the gun and watched on as Michael Mizrachi bet 500 from the cutoff. Mike McDonald let his hand go from the button, Cousineau called and Parker ducked out of the way.
The dealer put the 
onto the flop, Cousineau checked and then called a 1,000 bet from the man known as "The Grinder." Both players checked the 
river and Mizrachi scooped the pot with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
10,500 | 3,600 |
Tilly Takes on Stein
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
Sam Stein raised to 900 from under the gun and the players folded in turn around to Jennifer Tilly on the button. Tilly put in a raise of her own, making it 2,900 to play, both blinds folded and Stein called.
Stein checked to Tilly on the 
flop and she bet 4,000. Stein pondered his options for a few moments before sending his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | 6,800 |
|
23,000 | -17,000 |
Alec Torelli, We Hardly Knew Ye
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
Registered last possible min for the #5k8max @wsop. 550 start, 350 left. Save 8 hours. Seems like massive print in every way.Follow @AlecTorelli
Busted out in a half level to Jennifer Tilly. Fun to get in there and gamble! GL all! Back to cash games!Follow @AlecTorelli
Prize Pool & Payouts
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
Last year, this very tournament (which was Event #2 on the schedule) attracted 481 players and was won by Trevor Pope for $553,906. This year's field was even bigger as 550 players turned out for Event #35: $5,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold'em, which created a prize pool of $2,585,000.
That will be distributed to the top 56 players as follows:
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | $633,341 |
| 2nd | $391,575 |
| 3rd | $246,169 |
| 4th | $176,684 |
| 5th | $128,862 |
| 6th | $95,515 |
| 7th | $71,940 |
| 8th | $55,034 |
| 9th-10th | $42,755 |
| 11th-12th | $33,734 |
| 13th-14th | $27,013 |
| 15th-16th | $21,946 |
| 17th-24th | $18,095 |
| 25th-32nd | $15,148 |
| 33rd-40th | $12,847 |
| 41st-48th | $11,141 |
| 49th-56th | $9,642 |
More Blue Bombers
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
37,000 | |
|
34,500 | 24,100 |
|
34,000 | 4,000 |
|
30,300 | 300 |
|
27,500 | 50 |
|
20,800 | |
|
18,000 | -22,500 |
|
17,200 | -2,500 |
|
15,000 | |
|
15,000 | |
|
15,000 | -600 |
|
15,000 | |
|
15,000 | |
|
14,300 | |
|
12,500 | |
|
8,300 | -5,100 |
|
6,800 | 2,500 |
|
5,600 |
Marquez Almost Felted
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
Ana Marquez has been left with one big blind after losing out with a set of queens.
A short-stacked Marquez was all in with 
and up against another all-in player with 
, and a caller of both shoves with 
.
The 
landed in the window, but it was followed by the and 
. The turn and river came 
and 
and Marquez was left in bad shape.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
400 | 400 |
Updated Chip Counts from the Blue Section
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
81,000 | 81,000 |
|
70,000 | 27,000 |
|
70,000 | 55,000 |
|
60,000 | 36,000 |
|
53,000 | 28,000 |
|
|
50,000 | 33,000 |
|
50,000 | 15,000 |
|
48,000 | 22,000 |
|
39,500 | -2,500 |
|
35,000 | -8,000 |
|
35,000 | 25,900 |
|
34,000 | 34,000 |
|
32,000 | 17,000 |
|
32,000 | -11,200 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
|
28,000 | 5,000 |
|
26,000 | 19,275 |
|
26,000 | 6,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
24,000 | 11,100 |
|
22,000 | -4,000 |
|
21,000 | 21,000 |
|
20,000 | -3,000 |
|
20,000 | 5,000 |
|
20,000 | 5,000 |
Shak Finds Aces
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
Dani Stern raised to 900 from the button, the small blind folded but Dan Shak three-bet to 2,500 from his seat in the big blind. Stern tossed in the extra calling chips and the dealer spread the 
flop.
Shak kept up his aggression with a continuation bet and Stern folded instantly. Shak flipped over 
as he raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,500 | 9,500 |
Some Counts from the Blue Section
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,500 | 36,500 |
|
49,800 | -200 |
|
48,300 | 8,300 |
|
44,000 | -21,000 |
|
39,700 | 18,700 |
|
37,000 | 37,000 |
|
36,000 | 5,000 |
|
35,000 | -18,500 |
|
18,800 | 5,800 |
|
9,400 | -3,600 |
|
9,100 | 1,100 |
|
|
6,900 | -8,600 |
|
5,625 | -1,375 |