Dinner Break
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
Players are on a 90-minute dinner break.
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #49: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
696
Level
33
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Froehlich Barrels, Gets There
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
Christian Harder was on the button - heads-up against Eric Froehlich in the big blind - and bet 825 on a 
flop. Froehlich came out with 2,500. Harder called.
On the 
turn, Froehlich fired 3,100 and Harder still didn't go away, though he took his time before calling. Froehlich turned up the heat with 8,800 on the 
river, and Harder asked for a count before tossing out a call. Froehlich showed 
, meaning he got there on the river with a Broadway straight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,500 | 18,500 |
|
5,000 | 5,000 |
Pollak Flops Two-Pair to Double
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
We caught the aftermath of a hand involving French pro Benjamin Pollack.
Pollack had got his 7,500 stack into the middle preflop with 
and was called by a player with 
. Pollack made two pair on the 
flop and when the turn and river fell and 
, Pollak doubled to 17,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,000 | 17,000 |
Saul has Stacks
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
Ivan Saul is up to an impressive 81,500 chips as the dinner break approaches. Saul finished eighth in Event #45: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em, is full of confidence as a result and it shows in his huge stack size.
Elsewhere, the tournament has lost the likes of Mike Watson, Max Silver and Chris Moorman during the current level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
81,500 | 81,500 |
|
46,200 | 17,900 |
|
36,100 | 23,075 |
|
34,500 | 7,500 |
|
20,600 | 4,675 |
|
15,500 | 4,000 |
|
12,375 | -1,125 |
|
12,200 | 6,300 |
|
11,700 | 11,700 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Gross Drags Massive Pot
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
A player under-the-gun bet 8,000 on the turn with the board reading 
and was called by an opponent in middle position. In the big blind, Jeff Gross counted out his stack before moving all in for 21,400 total. The bettor folded, and the caller said he had a draw but felt priced in due to the pot being massive. He called with 
for a double gutshot, while Gross tabled 
for top-top.
Gross got on the side of the dealer where the card was going to emerge so he could sweat it out, as he likes to do. He said it was the biggest pot of the series for him equity-wise, and fortune smiled upon him as the dealer delivered the 
.
At nearby tables, Justin Bonomo and Phil Hellmuth have taken seats.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,400 | 62,400 |
|
26,200 | 26,200 |
|
13,475 | -525 |
Giannetti Three-Bet Folds
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
A raise from middle position was called from the next seat across by David Ulliott. Matt Giannetti, who finished fourth in the 2011 WSOP Main Event, raised to 2,125 from Ulliott's direct left. The initial raiser made it 5,100 to go, Ulliott said he was considering "shoving it all in," but ultimately folded. Giannetti asked how many chips his now sole opponent had behind and then folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,700 | |
|
9,000 |
PokerNews Podcast Episode #229: Pura Vida feat. Humberto Brenes
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
Team PokerStars Pro and Team BlueShark Optics member Humberto Brenes joins the podcast to talk about his eight cashes thus far in the 2014 WSOP, chasing records, and Costa Rica's success at the FIFA World Cup. Rich, Donnie, and Jason then break down all of the latest news at the Rio, including the $50,000 Poker Players' Championship, and play an impromptu game that Jason and Rich fail miserably at.
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Two Brits Flying High
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
Tom Middleton and Matt Davenport have had great starts to this event and have 60,000 and 56,000, respectively. Reigning World Series of Poker Main Event champion Ryan Reiss is going great and is armed with 41,000 betting tokens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
|
|
56,000 | 56,000 |
|
41,000 | -4,500 |
|
34,000 | -2,400 |
|
25,500 | 25,500 |
|
25,000 | -11,700 |
|
13,150 | -5,050 |
|
13,050 | -2,100 |
|
11,000 | 11,000 |
Selbst Sends Stout Packing
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
We found Matt Stout with his last couple of thousand all-in against Vanessa Selbst.
Selbst: 
Stout: 
The flop was innocent enough: 
, but the turn brought a 
to pair Selbst. The dealer burned and turned the . Stout paused, thinking he had survived. However, Selbst pushed forward her , pointing out her nut flush, and Stout headed for the exits.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,800 | 15,800 |
|
Busted |
Arieh Crushes Gruneberg
Level 6
: 150/300, 25 ante
After a flop of 
, Zachary "HustlerGrune" Gruneberg bet 850 from early position and saw Josh Arieh raise to over 2,000 from the button. Gruneberg shoved all in, and Arieh snap-called.
"Good luck, Josh," Gruneberg said, but Arieh wouldn't need much luck, as he had flopped a straight with 
. Gruneberg turned over 
, meaning his best hope was for a nine to hit and chop the pot. The turn and river were blanks (
and ) and Arieh now has a massive early stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,300 | 30,600 |
|
Busted |