Event #56: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Started
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #56: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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
Last $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Event to Determine Finalists Today
The very last $1,000 no-limit hold'em event of the 2014 World Series Of Poker drew a big field of 2,525 entries yesterday. The money bubble burst during the night's final level when three players were eliminated in the same hand to split the min-cash of $1,840. The remainder of Level 11 can only be described as fast and furious, because another 60 or so would hit the rail and only 206 hopefuls were left to bag up chips.
Among those who made the money but had to settle for a min-cash were Elisabeth Hille, Amit Makhija, Todd Brunson, Will Failla, Lisa Hamilton, Michael Tureniec, Tony Ma, and Sebastian Pauli. Meanwhile the overnight chip leader was Raymond Chen (130,400), who edged out Giang Hoang (127,400) and Brian Altman (106,900).
Trailing the leading trio are such familiar names as Vinny Pahuja (99,500), Matthew Wakeman (92,800), Steve Gross (80,800), Mihails Morozovs (75,100), Jamie Rosen (72,000), Perry Friedman (71,000), Matt Salsberg (70,600), and Will Jaffe (70,100).
Pahuja especially will be on our list of players to watch out for, as he already finished 12th in the $ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em (Event #9), seventh in one $1,000 NLHE (Event #33) and 12th in a $1,500 NLHE (Event #44) this year.
Plenty of other notables will return to the tables at 1 p.m. local time when the action resumes. The PokerNews team will bring you all the action from the tables when the field gets whittled down during today's 10 levels of play on the way to finding yet another golden bracelet winner on Tuesday. Stay tuned!
Level: 12
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Pahuja with a Straight Flush
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
We didn't see the full action until the 
river, but Vinny Pahuja then bet 21,000. His table neighbor Eric Speicher made the call with the 
but Pahuja flashed 
for a straight flush to jump into the lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
50,500
|
50,500 |
|
10,000
-31,400
|
-31,400 |
Early Add-On for Vieira
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Patrick Rhea was all in and at risk preflop with 
. Ruly Vieira in the big blind looked him up with 
and stayed ahead as the board ran out 
to knock out Rhea.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000
11,700
|
11,700 |
|
|
Busted |
Two Seats Open on 441
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Michael Opree was all in for his last 3,900 and an opponent raised to 6,600, Kenneth O'Donnell moved all in and that got the three-bettor out of the way.
Opree had 
and played against . The two live cards would miss on the 
board and Opree was gone. Shortly thereafter, Frank Cullen hit the rail after getting knocked out on the same table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
McColgan Briefly Live
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Kevin McColgan opened and when Michael Spegal three-bet him McColgan’s short stack went in the middle. McColgan was live with 
and Spegal had the 
.
The board ran out 
and McColgan was the next in a long line to hit the rail so far today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
49,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Goodbye Geshkenbein
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Eric Speicher opened and Vladimir Geshkenbein moved all in for a little under Speicher’s stack. It took a few seconds but Speicher made the call.
Geshkenbein quickly flipped over his 
and was happy to see the 
of Speicher.
He was out of his seat on the flop, though, as the board came 
and Geshkenbein was out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
73,000
63,000
|
63,000 |
|
Busted |
No Double Up for Alt
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Just before the start of the second day, we chatted with Dinesh Alt and the Swiss said that he would need a double up early on. Being one of the shorter stacks, he took the risk after half an hour of play, but his seat on Table 442 is now empty.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Schwartz on the Rise
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 200 ante
Toth Redmond raised to 2,500 and then called all in when Justin Schwartz two seats over moved all in. Schwartz had his opponent covered with more than 40,000 in chips and he also held the dominating hand with versus Redmond's , with Redmond drawing dead after the turn of a 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
76,000
28,700
|
28,700 |
|
Busted |