Level: 2
Blinds: 100/300
Ante: 0
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #40: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
136
Level
4
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
Nguyen Flops a Set
Level 2
: 100/300, 0 ante
Don Nguyen just bet 4,300 on the end, and Brian Rast called after tanking for a while on a board of 
.
Nguyen showed 
for a set.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,400
4,400
|
4,400 |
|
25,600
-4,400
|
-4,400 |
|
||
Updated Chip Counts
Level 2
: 100/300, 0 ante
David Peters leads Paul Volpe, Ashton Griffin leads Joe Cada, Serkan Kurnaz leads Igor Kurganov, Zach Hyman leads Daniel Steinberg, and Olivier Busquet leads Steven Saris.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
||
|
40,800
10,800
|
10,800 |
|
40,500
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
|
38,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
38,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
22,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
|
21,500
-8,500
|
-8,500 |
|
19,500
-10,500
|
-10,500 |
|
||
|
19,200
-10,800
|
-10,800 |
|
||
|
9,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
||
Busquet Extending
Level 2
: 100/300, 0 ante
Olivier Busquet raised to 600 on the button and Steven Saris called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
and Saris checked to Busquet who bet 600. Saris clicked it back to 1,200, Busquet called, and the 
hit the turn. Saris bet 1,300, Busquet called, and both checked the river.
Busquet tabled 
, besting Saris' 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
18,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
Nguyen Gets a River Call
Level 2
: 100/300, 0 ante
Brian Rast bet 700 on a 
flop, and Don Nguyen fired out a raise to 2,400. Rast called, and both players checked the 
turn. On the 
river, Rast check-called 3,400, and Nguyen showed him for an open-ender that turned into top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
38,000
3,600
|
3,600 |
|
|
22,000
-3,600
|
-3,600 |
|
|
||
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 0
Faraz Jaka Defeats Cary Katz
Level 3
: 200/400, 0 ante
Cary Katz shoved on the button for 3,100 and Faraz Jaka called from the big blind.
Katz: 
Jaka: 
The board ran out 
giving both straights, but Jaka took it down with an ace-high straight to advance to the second round.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000
10,500
|
10,500 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Volpe Doubles
Level 3
: 200/400, 0 ante
Paul Volpe shoved on the button for 7,500 and David Peters snap-called from the big blind.
Volpe: 
Peters: 
The flop came down 
to give Peters a big lead with top set. Volpe caught some help on the 
turn and sure enough, the river fell to give Volpe a ten-high straight to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
15,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
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Level 2
: 100/300, 0 ante
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Don Nguyen Defeats Brian Rast
Level 3
: 200/400, 0 ante
Brian Rast raised to 800 on the button, and Don Nguyen three-bet to 3,000. Rast called, then snap-called when Nguyen put him all in for his last 9,100 on the 
flop.
Nguyen: 
Rast:
Rast wished Nguyen luck in his next match after the and finished out the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
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|
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