2014 World Series of Poker

Event #35: $5,000 Eight-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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

Chidwick Hits 100K

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Stephen Chidwick check-called a bet of 3,400 on the {6-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} flop against one opponent before seeing the {4-Hearts} land on the turn. Chidwick led for 6,500, and his opponent made the call to see the {6-Spades} pair the board on the river. Both players checked.

Chidwick showed the {K-Spades}{5-Hearts} for two pair, sixes and fives, and his opponent mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
WSOP 1X Winner
100,000 52,400

Tags: Stephen Chidwick

Garcia Sends Mercier Packing

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Action folded to a short-stacked Jason Mercier in the small blind, and he raised all in for 8,600 against Jose Garcia's big blind. After some thought, Garcia called with the {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} and was dominating the {9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} for Mercier.

The flop, turn, and river ran out {Q-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{K-Clubs}, and Mercier was eliminated. Garcia moved to 110,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jose Garcia
Jose Garcia
110,000 42,700
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
WSOP 6X Winner
Busted

Tags: Jason MercierJose Garcia

No High-Fives for Adams

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Tim Adams
Tim Adams

Tim Adams got his last 20,000 or so all in preflop and found himself in a bad spot against Sam Stein.

Adams: {5-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}
Stein: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}

Adams was in desperate need of a five for a set, but instead the flop came down {q-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{j-Spades} to give Stein a set. Adams needed running cards to stay alive, but the {4-Hearts} turn took away any chance of that happening. The {6-Clubs} was put out on the river for good measure, and then Adams grabbed his backpack and exited out the side door.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Stein us
Sam Stein
65,000 37,500
Tim Adams
Tim Adams
Busted

Tags: Sam SteinTim Adams

Selbst Wasn't Bluffing This Time

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Vanessa Selbst check-called a bet of 3,000 from Micah Raskin on the {7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{2-Spades} flop before seeing the {Q-Clubs} land on the turn. Selbst checked, Raskin bet 4,000, and Selbst check-raised to 11,100. Raskin called.

The river was the {9-Diamonds}, and Selbst opted to lead for 15,400. Raskin tanked for a bit, then called. Selbst showed the {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} for two pair, queens and deuces, and Raskin mucked.

"Are you ever bluffing there?" asked Raskin of Selbst after the hand.

"I was in a very similar spot yesterday and was bluffing," Selbst said with a smile. "Jason can attest to that," she added, as Jason Mercier was seated to her direct left.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
WSOP 3X Winner
100,000 60,500
Micah Raskin us
Micah Raskin
9,000 -32,000

Tags: Jason MercierMicah RaskinVanessa Selbst

Kerr's Kings Send Kurganov to the Rail

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante
Steven Kerr
Steven Kerr

In one of the last hands of Level 10, we happened upon a hand in progress with around 30,000 in the pot and a board reading {7-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{6-Spades}. Igor Kurganov was in the cutoff debating what to do, and that's because Canadian Steven Kerr had the all-in button out in front of him on the button.

Kurganov had about 35,000 in his stack, and he thought long and hard before committing it to the pot.

Kurganov: {j-Diamonds}{10-}
Kerr: {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}

Kurganov had made the wrong decision, but he could still win with either a jack or ten on the river. The dealer burned one last time and put out the {9-Diamonds}. Close, but no cigar for Kurganov.

"Good luck guys," he offered before collecting his things and exiting the tournament area. With that, Kerr is now up to 200,000.

Level: 12

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Flush for Somerville

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Sergio Aido check-called a bet of 4,000 on the {K-Spades}{10-Hearts}{8-Hearts} flop against Jason Somerville. Both players then checked the {4-Spades} turn card that allowed them to see the {4-Hearts} land on the river. After Aido checked, Somerville fired 9,500. Aido tank-called, but could only muck his hand after he was unable to produce better than Somerville's {J-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for a flush.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Somerville us
Jason Somerville
WSOP 1X Winner
121,000 42,800
Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
21,500 21,500

Tags: Jason SomervilleSergio Aido

Pantaleo Picks One Up

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

From the hijack seat, Jonathan Duhamel raised to 2,200. Guiseppe Pantaleo called on the button, and Russell Rosenblum called out of the big blind. From there, the three players took a {10-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{5-Spades} flop, and Rosenblum checked. Duhamel bet 4,300, and Pantaleo called. Rosenblum folded.

The turn was the {3-Spades}, and Duhamel checked. Pantaleo bet 7,600, and Duhamel immediately folded.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
WSOP 3X Winner
79,500 -6,500
Giuseppe Pantaleo de
Giuseppe Pantaleo
WSOP 1X Winner
78,000 -9,000
Russell Rosenblum us
Russell Rosenblum
27,000 10,700

Tags: Jonathan DuhamelGiuseppe PantaleoRussell Rosenblum