2014 World Series of Poker

Event #56: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j6
Prize
$403,483
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
2,525
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Hands #1-5: Milne Folds Kings

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Hand #1: Richard Milne raised to 50,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #2: Steve Gross raised to 41,000 and folded after Neo Hoang moved all in.

Hand #3: Viktor Skoldstedt raised to 45,000 and all players, including Jeff Blenkarn, folded their cards. Blenkarn showed {4-Clubs}{2-Spades}.

Hand #4: Mike Kachan raised to 42,000 and folded after Milne made it 110,000 to go.

Hand #5: Hoang raised to 54,000 and Milne three-bet to 130,000. Hoang called and they both checked the {Q-Spades}{4-Clubs}{A-Hearts} flop. On the {7-Diamonds} turn, Hoang bet 125,000 and Milne expressed his frustration with the charming Scottish accent before mucking {K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}.

Tags: Jeff BlenkarnMike KachanNeo HoangRichard MilneSteve GrossViktor Skoldstedt

Shuffle Up and Deal

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Action is back underway now that players have had a short break, and we will be bringing you hand-for-hand coverage for the rest of play.

Chip Counts and Seat Assignments for the Final Table (full)

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
SeatPlayerChip Count
1Andrew Egan570,000
2Raymond Henson1,198,000
3Eric Shanks952,000
4Jeff Blenkarn731,000
5Steve Gross1,311,000
6Mike Kachan783,000
7Viktor Skoldstedt660,000
8Neo Hoang338,000
9Richard Milne1,060,000
Player Chips Progress
Steve Gross us
Steve Gross
1,311,000
-339,000
-339,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Raymond Henson us
Raymond Henson
1,198,000
301,000
301,000
Richard Milne gb
Richard Milne
1,060,000
110,000
110,000
Eric Shanks us
Eric Shanks
952,000
-73,000
-73,000
Mike Kachan us
Mike Kachan
783,000
-57,000
-57,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jeff Blenkarn us
Jeff Blenkarn
731,000
1,000
1,000
Viktor Skoldstedt se
Viktor Skoldstedt
660,000
65,000
65,000
Andrew Egan us
Andrew Egan
570,000
-60,000
-60,000
Neo Hoang us
Neo Hoang
338,000
-2,000
-2,000

Matt Salsberg Eliminated in 10th Place ($23,202)

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Matt Salsberg
Matt Salsberg

Matt Salsberg opened the action with a raise to 50,000 from early position and got called by Raymond Henson as well as Richard Milne and Andrew Egan in the blinds. On the {6-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{J-Spades} flop, the action folded to Salsberg and he moved all in for 223,000 chips. Henson called and both players in the blinds folded.

Salsberg: {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}
Henson: {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}

The TV producer needed a queen to stay alive but the board completed with the {6-Spades} turn and the {8-Spades} river. Salsberg shook hands with his opponents and then left the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Salsberg ca
Matt Salsberg
Busted

Tags: Andrew EganMatt SalsbergRay HensonRichard Milne

Blenkarn Squeeze Play

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Richard Milne opened for 48,000 and Eric Shanks called in the small blind. Jeff Blenkarn in the big blind broke out a three-bet to around 150,000 and rested his chin on his arm.

Milne gave him a bit of a study for awhile, but released his hand and Shanks quickly followed suit.

Gross Involved

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Steve Gross opened for 41,000 and Viktor Skoldstedt made it 72,000. Gross had a look at how much Skoldstedt was playing and made the call.

The flop was {2-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{4-Clubs} and both players checked. The {9-Diamonds} arrived on the turn and Gross check-called a 70,000 bet from Skoldstedt. The river {8-Diamonds} saw Gross check and another bet from Skoldstedt. this time for 70,000. Gross shuffled his cards about for a bit before folding.

Egan and Hoang Battle

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

In the last two hands on the secondary table before we got down to ten-handed, Neo Hoang doubled up with {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} against the {6-Spades}{6-Diamonds} of Andrew Egan. One hand later, Hoang raised to 60,000 from the button and Egan moved all in for 550,000. Both players exchanged some banter and Hoang eventually let his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Egan us
Andrew Egan
630,000
-165,000
-165,000
Neo Hoang us
Neo Hoang
340,000
103,000
103,000

Tags: Andrew EganNeo Hoang