Event #45: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2014 World Series of Poker

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 400

06-23-2014 16:21 UTC-7

Eights Good for Hall

Matthew Pitt

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Terik Brown checked from the small blind on a flop and Brandon Hall was next to act from the cutoff. Hall bet 6,500 and Brown called.

The turn was the and Brown checked again. Hall kept his foot pressed firmly to the metal and increased his bet size to 15,200. Brown called again. The fifth and final community card brought the into play and Brown instantly checked. Hall checked behind.

"Ace-high," said Brown.

Hall showed and those "snowmen" were good enough to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Hall	148,000 79,000	79,000
Terik Brown	130,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tags: Brandon Hall Terik Brown

06-23-2014 16:24 UTC-7

Places 64-72

[user269680]

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

The following players recently busted and received $3,694 each:

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Nguyen	Busted
Radek Hanak	Busted
Jason Helder	Busted
Daniel Buckley	Busted
Wade Woelfel	Busted
Kenneth Baime	Busted
Faraz Jaka	Busted

Timothy Alofs	Busted
Oren Rosenzweig	Busted

06-23-2014 16:35 UTC-7

Engel in Rush Hour Mode

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

We missed the action, but Ari Engel won a massive pot against table neighbor Jacob Stearley with the . When asked what happened, he politely said, "I am sorry, but I don't want to talk about hands at the table."

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	261,000 45,000	45,000

Jacob Stearley	88,200 -80,300	-80,300

Tags: Ari Engel Jacob Stearley

06-23-2014 16:41 UTC-7

Don't Miss Today's Mini Fest Event at WSOP.com!

[user153906]

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Over the next two weeks, WSOP.com is giving players in Nevada the chance to turn small tournament buy-ins into large cash prizes with the Mini Fest tournament series. With 16 events offering $40,000 in guaranteed prize money, you don't want to miss a second of the action when the cards go in the air at 5:30 p.m. each day from June 22 though July 7.

Today's tournament is Event #2: $11 No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On with a $1,500 guarantee. The tournament kicks off in less than an hour, so don't miss out!

Here's a full look at the WSOP.com Mini Fest schedule:

Event	Date	Time	Tournament	Buy-in	Guarantee
1	June 22	5:30 p.m.	No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On	$16.50	$2,500
2	June 23	5:30 p.m.	No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On	$11	$1,500
3	June 24	5:30 p.m.	Pot-Limit Omaha - Rebuy & Add On	$11	$1,000
4	June 25	5:30 p.m.	No-Limit Hold 'Em - Freezeout	$22	$1,200
5	June 26	5:30 p.m.	Omaha 8 or Better - Re-Entry	$33	$750
6	June 27	5:30 p.m.	No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On	$5.50	$1,500
7	June 28	5:30 p.m.	No-Limit Hold 'Em - Freezeout	$55	$5,000
8	June 29	5:30 p.m.	No-Limit Hold 'Em - Freezeout	$109	$7,500
9	June 30	5:30 p.m.	No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On	$5.50	$1,500
10	July 1	5:30 p.m.	No-Limit Hold 'Em - Freezeout	$22	$1,200
11	July 2	5:30 p.m.	Pot-Limit Omaha - Rebuy & Add On	$5.50	$600
12	July 3	5:30 p.m.	No-Limit Hold 'Em - Knockout	$7.70 + $7	$750
13	July 4	5:30 p.m.	No-Limit Hold 'Em - Six Max - Rebuy & Add On	$11	$2,000
14	July 5	5:30 p.m.	No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On	$55	$4,500
15	July 6	5:30 p.m.	No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On	$27.50	$5,500
16	July 7	5:30 p.m.	No-Limit Hold 'Em - Six Max - Re-Entry	$33	$3,000

For complete information regarding WSOP.com's Mini Fest series, please click here.

Tags: Promos World Series of Poker WSOP.com

06-23-2014 16:43 UTC-7

Big Double for Konakchiev

[user269680]

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

We walked up to a raising war between Valentino Konakchiev and Patrick Curzio. Konakchiev opened from early position and Curzio three-bet from the big blind. After a four-bet from Konakchiev, Curzio moved all in and Konakchiev snap-called.

Konakchiev:
Curzio:

The board ran out and Curzio was chopped down, while Konakchiev is now over 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valentino Konakchiev	205,000 73,000	73,000

Patrick Curzio	122,000 -123,000	-123,000

Tags: Patrick Curzio Valentino Konakchiev

06-23-2014 16:43 UTC-7

Hartmann Busts with Frustration

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

Ryan Hartmann was all in for his last 12 big blinds and got called by . Hartmann held and his pair remained ahead until his opponent completed the nut straight on the turn. Not even the on the river saved Hartmann, who made his exit from the tournament. "Oh wow, that was ugly," said Allyn Jaffrey Shulman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hartmann	Busted

Tags: Allyn Jaffrey Shulman Ryan Hartmann

06-23-2014 16:52 UTC-7

Schaerf Doubles Through Hallam

Matthew Pitt

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

David Schaerf has doubled through Antony Hallam in a battle of the blinds.

The action passed around to Schaerf in the small blind and he moved all in for 29,300 in total. Hallam decided to look him up and the cards were flipped onto their backs.

Schaerf:
Hallam:

Hallam caught a seven on the flop, but still needed more help from the board in order to prevent a double up for Schaerf. The on the turn gave Hallam outs to a straight, but the on the river improved Schaerf to an unnecessary set of nines and the double up was confirmed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antony Hallam	109,000 60,900	60,900
David Schaerf	62,000 -17,500	-17,500

Tags: Antony Hallam David Schaerf

06-23-2014 16:54 UTC-7

Le Marchand Busts Berntsen

[user269680]

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 400 ante

We walked up to an all in bet from Stanislas Le Marchand and Knut Berntsen contemplating his action. After some thought, Berntsen made the call, but it was bad news for Berntsen, as Le Marchand tabled versus his .