2014 World Series of Poker

Event #35: $5,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
82
Prize
$633,341
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$2,585,000
Entries
550
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Loosli Fails to Get There

Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante

In one of the last hands from Level 5, Steve Gross opened for 500 from early position and Sylvain Loosli pushed back with a three-bet to 1,250 from middle position. When action reached the player in the big blind, he opted for a four-bet to 2,750, which inspired Gross to fold. Loosli opted to come along and it was heads-up action to the {q-Spades}{8-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} flop.

The big blind led out for 2,500 and then snap-called off for 7,200 total when Loosli moved all in.

Loosli: {a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Opponent: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}

Loosli held a double gutshot straight draw, but he failed to get there as the {6-Spades} blanked on the turn, followed by the {4-Diamonds} on the river.

Player Chips Progress
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Sylvain Loosli
8,400
-6,600
-6,600
Jaka Coaching

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"I Should Have Gone More Aggressive"

Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante

With around 10,000 in the pot and a board reading {7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{10-Spades}, award-winning actress and WSOP bracelet winner Jennifer Tilly bet 4,000, only to have Eric Blair raise all in for 8,325 total. Tilly didn't seem too excited, but she made the call nonetheless.

Blair: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Tilly: {5-Hearts}{4-Hearts}

"I should have gone more aggressive on the flop, I guess," Tilly lamented upon seeing Blair had made a set. The {J-Clubs} river failed to give her the flush, and Blair doubled on the hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Jennifer Tilly
40,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Eric Blair
37,000
37,000
37,000

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Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

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Stein Finds Aces in Battle of the Blinds

Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante

Sam Stein opened from the small blind and was three-bet by the player in the big blind. Stein responded with a four-bet, which was in turn five-bet. That wasn't the end of the hand because Stein six-bet shoved and the big blind called.

Stein: {A-Spades}{A-Hearts}
Big blind: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades}

Stein was already way ahead in the hand and went even further into the distance when the {9-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} flop came into view. The {9-Clubs} turn locked up the hand for Stein and his opponent was already heading out of the tournament area by the time the {7-Hearts} completed the board.

Player Chips Progress
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Sam Stein
33,200

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Ziyard Down to Almost Zilch

Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante

Zimnan Ziyard is down to only 725 chips after a hand with Steven Kerr cost him basically everything he had.

Kerr had led for 3,000 into an 8,200 pot on the river of the {5-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{8-Spades}{2-Clubs} board and Ziyard raised to 8,500 leaving only a couple of thousand chips behind. Kerr moved all-in and Ziyard tank-called.

Ziyard: {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} for top pair.
Kerr: {A-Spades}{2-Spades} for trip deuces.

Listening to the table talk after the hand it appears Kerr check-called both the flop and turn before leading on the river.

Player Chips Progress
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Zimnan Ziyard
725
-18,975
-18,975

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Flush Draws Galore

Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante

Fireworks flew between David Peters and Benjamin Pollak on a {10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} flop that resulted in the latter getting his stack of 12,075 in the middle.

Pollak: {k-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}
Peters: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

Both players had flopped a flush draw, but of course Peters' ace was best. The {10-Hearts} turn was of no consequence, but the {K-Clubs} river was, as Pollak paired up to keep his tournament life alive and crippled Peters in the process.

Player Chips Progress
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Benjamin Pollak
29,000
29,000
29,000
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David Peters
2,500
2,500
2,500
WSOP 2X Winner

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