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

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An Orbit with Mike "Timex" McDonald

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante
Mike McDonald
Mike McDonald

We decided to spend some time over at Table 29, which was playing six-handed and home to the likes of Mike "Timex" McDonald, Tony Cousineau, Brock Parker, and Amit Makhija. Here's what we saw over the course of six consecutive hands focused on McDonald, who began the orbit with roughly 13,000.

Hand #1 (cutoff): A player in early position opened for 525 and McDonald called. Cousineau came along from the button, and three players saw a flop of {10-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. The original raiser checked, and McDonald bet 900. Both his opponents folded.

Hand #2 (hijack): The under-the-gun player folded, and McDonald did, too. Cousineau ended up winning the pot after raising to 525 from the cutoff.

Hand #3 (under-the-gun): McDonald folded.

Hand #4 (big blind): McDonald received a walk.

Hand #5 (small blind): Amit Makhija raised to 450 from the cutoff, McDonald folded, and Cousineau defended from the big blind. When the flop came down {j-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}, Cousineau checked and then folded when Makhija bet 500.

Hand #6 (button): The cutoff raised to 525 and McDonald gave up his button.

Player Chips Progress
Brock Parker us
Brock Parker
35,000 16,600
Tony Cousineau us
Tony Cousineau
16,300 16,300
Mike McDonald ca
Mike McDonald
15,000 4,000
Amit Makhija us
Amit Makhija
6,350 -4,650

Tags: Mike McDonald

Trickett Has a Bad Level; Boatman a Worse One

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Sam Trickett was hot out of the starting blocks here in Event #35and had chipped up to around 25,000. The last level hasn't been kind to the British superstar and his stack has been sliced in half to 12,650.

At least Trickett still has more than 60 big blinds at his disposal unlike the unfortunate Barny Boatman who appears to have been sent home earlier than he would have anticipated.

Player Chips Progress
Russell Crane us
Russell Crane
22,500 7,500
Jason Somerville us
Jason Somerville
WSOP 1X Winner
22,000
Isaac Baron us
Isaac Baron
WSOP 1X Winner
16,300
Dan O'Brien us
Dan O'Brien
16,200
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
15,000
Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
Everest Poker
12,650 -12,850
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
12,400
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
WSOP 4X Winner
11,500 100
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
WSOP 3X Winner
11,000
Tony Gregg us
Tony Gregg
8,600 -6,400
Barny Boatman gb
Barny Boatman
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Barny BoatmanSam Trickett

Ung and Rossiter Reunited

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

Senh Man Ung is a British pro who won the 2013 Asia Championship Of Poker High Roller event for the equivalent of $527,016. On his way to victory in that tournament, Ung had to battle with talented Australian pro Jeff Rossiter, who eventually finished fourth for $158,103.

That event took place in Macau and now the pair are sat at the same table some 7,290 miles from where they last faced off for big money. It would be a great story if they both progressed to the final table together in this World Series of Poker tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Senh Ung gb
Senh Ung
24,000
Brandon Meyers us
Brandon Meyers
19,700 4,700
Brock Parker us
Brock Parker
18,400 2,100
Jeff Rossiter au
Jeff Rossiter
12,600

Tags: Jeff RossiterSenh Man Ung

Kohlberg Gets Baker Thinking

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

David "ODB" Baker checked to Curt Kohlberg on a {K-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} board and Kohlberg, who is sporting a psychedelic hoodie, bet 1,400 from the next seat across. Baker went deep into the tank for at least 90 seconds before emerging with a reluctant fold.

Baker's day hasn't gone great so far and he has 4,800 chips in front of him. Kohlberg on the other hand is up to 22,600.

Baker and Kohlberg are sharing a table with the likes of Craig McCorkell and Jesse Sylvia, so accumulating chips could prove quite difficult.

Player Chips Progress
Curt Kohlberg us
Curt Kohlberg
22,600 22,600
Jesse Sylvia us
Jesse Sylvia
20,800 7,500
Craig McCorkell gb
Craig McCorkell
WSOP 1X Winner
17,800 17,800
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker
WSOP 3X Winner
4,800 4,800

Tags: Craig McCorkellCurt KohlbergDavid "ODB" BakerJesse Sylvia

WSOP.com Qualifier Sent to the Rail

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WSOP.com qualifier Brandon Merrill
WSOP.com qualifier Brandon Merrill

Brandon Merrill had no doubt been looking forward to this day after qualifying for Event #35: $5,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold'em via WSOP.com. Merrill had the opportunity to test his skills against some of the game's best, but unfortunately for him he wasn't able to parlay his small investment into a big payday.

Merrill was recently eliminated from the tournament, and while we didn't see the hand as it happened, Grayson Ramage was willing to fill us in on some details. As he told it, Merrill's final hand was a three-bet pot that led to an {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} flop. Merrill check-called a bet, and then got the rest of his stack in on a {4-} turn. Merrill held {a-}{q-Diamonds} for top pair and a flush draw, but it was behind the {j-}{j-} set of Ramage.

The river blanked, and Merrill's day came to an early end. The good news is that he can still get back in action over on WSOP.com, and who knows, maybe we'll see him qualify for another WSOP gold bracelet event!

Player Chips Progress
Grayson Ramage us
Grayson Ramage
34,000
Brandon Merrill
Brandon Merrill
Busted

Tags: WSOP.comBrandon Merrill

Kerr Off to a Good Start

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On a flop of {4-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}, two players checked over to Steven Kerr, who hails from Orangeville, Ontario. Kerr bet 1,200 on the button, and it did the trick as both his opponents released their hands.

It's not much of a hand, but it gave us a good excuse to introduce you to Kerr and his big stack.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Kerr ca
Steven Kerr
45,000 17,000

Tags: Steven Kerr

Efro Sends One to the Rail

Level 4 : 100/200, 0 ante

"All in," we heard a player announced on the river with a board reading {k-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{7-Hearts}{q-Spades}.

"Call," was the response from two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Eric Froelich. His opponent confidently tabled the {j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for a rivered straight, but it was no good as the man called "Efro" hald the {q-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for a full house.

Player Chips Progress
Eric Froelich
Eric Froelich
21,000

Tags: Eric Froehlich

Level: 4

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0