Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #56: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
2,525
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
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Hands #53-56: Skoldstedt Caught Bluffing
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #53: Jeff Blenkarn moved all in for 450,000 and Mike Kachan thought about it and asked, “You strong?” He folded, as did everyone else. Blenkarn showed 
.
Hand #54: Kachan opened for 95,000 and Viktor Skoldstedt three-bet to 205,000. The blinds folded and it was back to Kachan who moved all in. Skoldstedt didn’t waste much time before mucking.
Hand #55: Kachan made it 85,000, Neo Hoang raised to 240,000 Kachan let it go.
Hand #56: Skoldstedt made it 85,000 and Eric Shanks called in the big blind. The flop was 
. Shanks check-called a bet of 105,000 and they saw a turn card 
. Both players checked to see a river . Shanks checked again and Skoldstedt bet 175,000. Shanks made the call.
Skoldstedt turned over 
and Shanks won with his 
. “Nice call,” Skoldstedt said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,755,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
1,444,000
-356,000
|
-356,000 |
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Hands #57-61: Gross Pays Off Skoldstedt
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #57: Steve Gross raised to 80,000 and Viktor Skoldstedt called from two seats over. On the 
flop, both players checked. The 
turn saw Gross check-calling 130,000 rather quickly and the 
river completed the board.
Gross checked and then tanked for at least three minutes when Skoldstedt bet 200,000. He called and Skoldstedt showed 
as winning hand.
Hand #58: Gross received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #59: Gross raised to 90,000 from the small blind and got the big blinds and antes.
Hand #60: Eric Shanks raised to 80,000 and scooped the pot without resistance.
Hand #61: Richard Milne moved all in from early position for 410,000 and got himself the blinds and antes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,650,000
206,000
|
206,000 |
|
725,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
||
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Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
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Hands #62-68: Gross Doubles Up
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #62: Mike Kachan opened for 85,000, Viktor Skoldstedt three-bet to 135,000 and Kachan let it go.
Hand #63: Skoldstedt raiswed it up and won the antes and blinds.
Hand #64: Kachan opened for 115,000 and won the antes and blinds.
Hand #65: Neo Hoang opened for 90,000 and took it down.
Hand #66: Andrew Egan moved all in. No one called and he added the antes and the blinds to his stack.
Hand #67: Eric Shanks opened for 85,000, Steve Gross moved all in and Mike Kachan moved all in behind him. Shanks thought for a couple of miniutes but released his hand.
Gross showed 
and Kachan had the . The board ran out 
and Gross doubled up through Kachan.
Hand #68: Gross opened for 85,000 and Skoldstedt called in the small blind. The flop 
was checked and they saw the turn card 
. Skoldstedt bet 90,000 and Gross made the call. The river was the and Skoldstedt again led out now for 160,000. Gross made the call. Skoldstedt showed 
and Gross was good with his 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
|
|
||
|
300,000
-655,000
|
-655,000 |
|
|
||
Hands #69-71: Skoldstedt Shoves on Hoang
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #69: Viktor Skoldstedt raised to 85,000 from the small blind and Neo Hoang three-bet to 235,000. Without much hesitation, Skoldstedt moved all in and Hoang folded.
Hand #70: Andrew Egan moved all in from early position and got the blinds and antes.
Hand #71: Hoang raised to 80,000 from the button and claimed the blinds and antes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
Richard Milne Eliminated in 8th Place ($39,109)
Level 26
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #72: The action folded to Richard Milne on the button and he put back on his sunglasses. The Scotsman then pushed his stack of 350,000 chips into the middle of the table and Andrew Egan went all in over the top with more chips. Eric Shanks folded his big blind and they flipped over their cards.
Milne: 
Egan:
Despite the requests from the British rail for help, the board ran out 
and Milne headed to the payout desk to collect $39,109.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
380,000
|
380,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 27
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000