Event #51: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack Day 2 | 2014 World Series of Poker

06-27-2014 18:14 UTC-7

Lindgren Chips Up

[user80015]

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

On a board of Erick Lindgren was faced with a bet of 9,500 into a pot of roughly 15,000.

Lindgren deliberated for a few moments before making the call as the landed on the river.

Once the action was checked to him, Lindgren tossed in a bet of just 4,000 and his opponent quickly mucked to see Lindgren pushed the pot to move him to over 50,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erick Lindgren	52,000

Tags: Erick Lindgren

06-27-2014 18:26 UTC-7

One Orbit With A Monster

[user127999]

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

While everyone's starting stack in this event has been classified a monster, one player actually used his Day 1 starting flight to build what can truly be called a monster stack.

Pierre Calamusa came into the day with 243,000 and a huge chip lead as the only player over the 200,000 mark. The Frenchman has since crested 300,000 and PokerNews decided to watch him for an orbit to see his secret. It was a lesson in power poker to say the least.

Calamusa folded the big blind to a 2,800-chip raise, but when it folded to him in the small blind on the next hand, he made it 3,000 to go. The big blind defended, but folded to a 3,000-chip c-bet on the flop. Calamusa showed .

It then folded to Calamusa on the button and he picked up the blinds and antes with a 2,600-chip open. Then things got interesting.

Calamusa joined another player calling a 2,700-chip early position open. The button also called and after the blinds folded they went four-handed to the flop. The early position aggressor pushed in for 8,600 and after one fold, Calamusa called. The button also called. The turn brought the and after Calamusa checked, the button pushed in for 18,700.

Calamusa folded and the button ended up winning the pot with turned trip fives.

Calamusa picked up the next hand with a 2,400-chip early position raise, but folded to a 2,500 open after asking how much the player had behind on the hand after that.

He began to get a massage from a therapist before the next hand started and after the player to his right raised to 2,500, he picked up the pot with a little power, making it 6,400 total and forcing a fold.

He open folded the next hand in early position, but under the gun he found cards to raise with, making it 2,400 again. The player two to his left came over the top for 4,600 total, but when it folded back to Calamusa, he slid out a stack of 5,000 chips and announced all in.

His opponent folded and Calamusa found himself on some 325,000 and still in the lead after the orbit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pierre Calamusa	325,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Pierre Calamusa

06-27-2014 18:28 UTC-7

Purple Amazon Updates

[user252447]

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Pritchett	77,000 47,900	47,900
Martin Staszko	59,000
Pierre Neuville	58,000 30,300	30,300
Ludovic Lacay	40,000 -25,600	-25,600
Sarah Tolagson	30,000 8,200	8,200
Todd Terry	Busted

06-27-2014 18:43 UTC-7

Gates Advancing

[user80015]

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

The action folded round to the player in the hijack and he opened to 3,200 only to have Garry Gates three-bet his button to 7,700. Josh Pollock paused in the big blind before releasing as the original raiser made the call.

The dealer spread a flop and once it was checked to Gates, he pushed out an assortment of chips amounting to a bet of 9,000. Gates' opponent took his time before eventually releasing his hand to see Gates pushed the pot to send him to roughly 40,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Garry Gates	39,500 5,500	5,500

Tags: Garry Gates

Level: 13

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

06-27-2014 18:57 UTC-7

Pavilion Counts

[user127999]

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	255,000 50,000	50,000

Zachary Gruneberg	170,000 170,000	170,000
Soi Nguyen	151,000 27,000	27,000
Dwyte Pilgrim	150,000 49,000	49,000
Steven Levy	145,000 84,500	84,500
Sofia Lovgren	141,000 63,000	63,000
Marvin Rettenmaier	137,000 2,000	2,000
Olivier Busquet	124,000 76,000	76,000
Tom Alner	110,000 -27,000	-27,000
Carter Gill	105,000 60,800	60,800
Marco Johnson	70,000 29,500	29,500

Joseph Cheong	70,000 -45,000	-45,000

Maria Ho	62,000 29,000	29,000
Tim Vance	56,000 30,000	30,000
Gavin Smith	49,000 26,000	26,000
Matt Salsberg	45,000 14,900	14,900
Dan Kelly	31,000 13,000	13,000
Joe Cada	Busted

Lisa Hamilton	Busted

06-27-2014 18:57 UTC-7

Metaal Moves

[user252447]

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Govert Metaal has moved to his new table at the Amazon room.

He doesn't have a ton of chips and hasn't played many pots so far here.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregg Carson	150,000 52,000	52,000
Erik Hellman	120,000 25,700	25,700
Carla Sabini	44,000 44,000	44,000
Govert Metaal	41,000 8,100	8,100

06-27-2014 19:11 UTC-7

Zaichenko Straightened Out

[user80015]

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Facing a raise to 3,500 and a call, Andrey Zaichenko called from the button to see a flop. The action was checked around as the landed on the turn and Zaichenko bet out 5,500 when it was checked to him.

Only the original raiser made the call as the completed the board on the river and both players checked.

Zaichenko tapped the table and folded once his opponent tabled his for second pair as the Russian slipped to 105,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Zaichenko	105,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Andrey Zaichenko

06-27-2014 19:23 UTC-7

Heavy Going For Hellman

[user252447]

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Erik Hellman is being persistent and consistent, but he’s not getting his own way at the table in the last half hour.

In one sequence of hand Hellman opened for a min-raise of 3,200 and folded to a shove. In the next hand he min-opened again and picked up four callers. The flop was and he check-folded as a bet of 13,000 that won the pot. For the third time in a row Hellman opened for 3,200 and this time folded to a raise to 10,700.