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

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

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante
Dan O'Brien
Dan O'Brien

The show gets off to a bumpy start with 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

Musumeci Takes on Kamutzki

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

Heinz Kamutzki opened for a raise in late position and was called by Amanda Musumeci on the button and the small blind came along for the ride, too.

It was checked to Kamutzki on the {7-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{Q-Clubs} flop and he made it 1,200 to go. Only Musumeci called so it was heads-up to the {5-Spades} turn. Kamutzki fired again, making it 2,200 to go and again Musumeci called.

Kamutzki checked the {10-Hearts} river and Musumeci placed a small 1,025 bet across the line. Kamutzki wouldn't take the bait and he folded, leaving Musumeci to claim the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Heinz Kamutzki de
Heinz Kamutzki
31,000 8,000
Amanda Musumeci us
Amanda Musumeci
17,425 9,625

Tags: Heinz KamutzkiAmanda Musumeci

McCorkell Gets Lucky to Eliminate Sylvia

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante
Jesse Sylvia
Jesse Sylvia

Jesse Sylvia was no longer sitting in his seat, and a quick check with the table confirmed that he had been eliminated.

Apparently it happened when Sylvia opened for 500 and David "ODB" Baker called. Craig McCorkell then three-bet to 1,750 from the small blind, Sylvia moved all in for right around 10,000, and Baker got out of the way. McCorkell opted to make the call and was in a bad spot.

McCorkell: {k-}{q-}
Sylvia: {a-}{q-}

The {5-}{2-}{4-} flop kept Sylvia firmly in the lead, but then McCorkell hit his three-outer when a {K-} appeared on the turn. The {9-} blanked on the river and Sylvia's tournament came to an end here in Level 5.

Player Chips Progress
Craig McCorkell gb
Craig McCorkell
WSOP 1X Winner
25,000 7,200
Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
Busted

Tags: Craig McCorkellJesse Sylvia

Aido Continues to Crush

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

Sergio Aido is almost at 60,000 chips after a ridiculously good start here in Event #35.

Also doing well for themselves are John Juanda and Scottish pro Niall Farrell.

We also caught up with Canada's Justin Oliver who came second in Event #29 last night for $332,198 and narrowly missed out on his second bracelet.

Player Chips Progress
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
58,000 15,300
John Juanda id
John Juanda
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
34,500 11,700
Niall Farrell gb
Niall Farrell
WSOP 1X Winner
27,450
Dani Stern us
Dani Stern
23,500 4,200
Zimnan Ziyard gb
Zimnan Ziyard
19,700 7,900
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
16,000 200
Justin Oliver ca
Justin Oliver
WSOP 1X Winner
15,200
Scott Baumstein us
Scott Baumstein
10,400 -2,400
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
WSOP 1X Winner
5,000 -4,400

Tags: Justin OliverNiall FarrellSergio AidoJohn Juanda

Various Chips Counts from Around the Room

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Zo Karim us
Zo Karim
35,000
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
WSOP 3X Winner
30,000 13,200
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
WSOP 4X Winner
25,000
Humberto Brenes cr
Humberto Brenes
WSOP 2X Winner
24,000 -3,000
David "Bakes" Baker us
David "Bakes" Baker
WSOP 3X Winner
21,000 5,600
Andrea Dato it
Andrea Dato
20,100
Micah Raskin us
Micah Raskin
20,000
Griffin Benger ca
Griffin Benger
18,000 1,000
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
18,000 3,000
Tim Adams
Tim Adams
17,000
Russell Thomas us
Russell Thomas
17,000
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
WSOP 1X Winner
15,000
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
WSOP 3X Winner
13,700
Everett Carlton us
Everett Carlton
13,700 4,200
John Racener us
John Racener
WSOP 1X Winner
12,500
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
11,900
Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
11,000 -9,800
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker
WSOP 3X Winner
10,000 5,200
Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
WSOP 1X Winner
10,000
Dan O'Brien us
Dan O'Brien
9,100 -7,100
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
8,200
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
WSOP 1X Winner
6,725
Curt Kohlberg us
Curt Kohlberg
6,000 -16,600
Christina Lindley us
Christina Lindley
5,000 -9,400
Melanie Weisner us
Melanie Weisner
4,500 -10,500

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Reilly is Racking 'Em Up

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

Tim Reilly is up there at the top of the chip counts with 49,000 chips in front of him, which equates to a staggering 245 big blinds — what a great position to be in!

Reilly has already cashed twice at the 2014 World Series of Poker and has given himself the best of chances to add a third score.

Player Chips Progress
Tim Reilly us
Tim Reilly
49,000

Tags: Tim Reilly

ElkY is in the House

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

French superstar Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier has bought into this $5,000 buy-in event and is in the hunt for his second bracelet.

Grospellier won the $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Championship in 2011 to complete the coveted Triple Crown of live poker titles. The Frenchman is one of the few players in the world to have won more than $10 million from live poker tournaments and his presence is such that he's already had his photograph taken a dozen times in the first couple of minutes of him being in his seat.

Player Chips Progress
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
15,000

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier

Level: 5

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Aido Among the Leaders

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Spain's Sergio Aido has a glowing reputation in Europe and he's adding to it here in the U.S. Aido has been off to a superb start and is currently playing a 42,700 stack.

Zachary Korik raised to 450 from the cutoff and Aido defended in the big blind. Aido then check-called a 525 bet on the {4-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} flop leading the dealer to put the {Q-Hearts} on the turn. Both players checked on the {J-Diamonds} river. Aido won the pot with his {6-Spades}{4-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
42,700 42,700
Seth Berger us
Seth Berger
12,100 12,100
Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
11,700 -2,600
Mickey Petersen dk
Mickey Petersen
10,200 10,200
Zachary Korik us
Zachary Korik
4,625 4,625

Tags: Sergio Aido