Event #58: $1,500 Mixed-Max No-Limit Hold'em | 2014 World Series of Poker

07-02-2014 17:34 UTC-7

Watson and Herm Tangling

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Mark Herm got the better of Mike Watson in the last of their clashes, but the heads-up match continues on

The first few hands between Mike Watson and Mark Herm have seen each player draw blood.

First, the two played a limped pot and saw the flop come , with Watson check-calling a 24,000 bet to see the fall on the turn. Watson then check-called a bet of 42,000 and both tapped the table on the river. Watson rolled over for the second nut flush draw and a rivered pair, but Watson had him pipped with the for the nut flush draw and a better pair.

Watson rebounded by four-betting to 275,000 on the next hand of note, coming over the top of Herm's 125,000 three-bet to force a fold.

Soon afterward, Watson struck again with a three-bet to 135,000 after Herm raised his button to 50,000. Once again, the pressure play worked to perfection.

Finally, Herm evened things up when the two saw a flop of and Watson fired out for a 100,000 wager. Herm flatted and the turn fell , prompting both players to check. The river card was the to pair the board, and Watson tapped the table once more to prompt a big bet of 310,000 by Herm. Watson couldn't stand the heat and soon his hand hit the muck, sending a sizable pot across the table to Herm.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Herm	1,223,000	220,000
Mike Watson	1,060,000	-220,000

Tags: Mark Herm Mike Watson

07-02-2014 17:19 UTC-7

Joseph Alban Eliminated in 4th Place ($126,882); Jaffee Advances to the Championship Match

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

On the first hand of the heads-up match between Jared Jaffee and Joseph Alban, Jaffee folded his button. On the second hand, Alban shoved for about 300,000 and Jaffee called.

Alban:
Jaffee:

The flop fell , keeping Jaffee ahead. The turn, however, gave Alban flush and straight outs in addition to a queen, but the river was no help, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Jaffee, meanwhile, will hold the chip lead in the the championship match against either Mike Watson or Mark Herm.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Jaffee	4,353,000	283,000
Joseph Alban	Busted

Tags: Jared Jaffee Joseph Alban

07-02-2014 17:10 UTC-7

Final Four Matches

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Jared Jaffee leads the way entering the final four and heads-up play

With only four competitors remaining in the field, this Mixed-Max event has moved to heads-up matches to decide who will square off in the finals. The seeding for the final four was determined by chip counts, so take a look at the matchups and counts below:

Seed	Player	Chips
1	Jared Jaffee	4,070,000
4	Joseph Alban	283,000

Seed	Player	Chips
3	Mark Herm	1,003,000
2	Mike Watson	1,295,000

Tags: Jared Jaffee Joseph Alban Mark Herm Mike Watson

07-02-2014 17:06 UTC-7

Xiao Peng Eliminated in 5th Place ($53,614)

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Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Mark Herm opened to 52,000 from the cutoff and watched as a short-stacked Xiao Peng three-bet-jammed for 117,000 more.

After asking for a count and assessing the size of his own stack, which appeared to contain 700,000 or so. Herm called to put Peng at risk.

Herm:
Peng:

Herm held the slight lead with his king-high hand, while Peng was drawing live and looking for help. The drama ended in a flash when the flop fell to give Herm a flush, leaving Peng drawing all but dead. The turn () and river () meant nothing, and with that the final four players were reseated for their heads-up matches.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Herm	1,003,000	98,000
Xiao Peng	Busted

Tags: Mark Herm Xiao Peng

07-02-2014 16:32 UTC-7

PokerNews Podcast Episode #232: One Drop Reaction feat. David Williams

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

David Williams joins the PokerNews Podcast before the start of Day 3 of Event #59 to discuss Daniel Colman winning the BIG ONE for ONE DROP, his disregard for the media, and more. Jason, Donnie, and Rich continue the discussion in the second half of the show, and also talk about the "dispute" that lead to the Macau-based players skipping the $1 million tournament.

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Tags: PokerNews Podcast David Williams

07-02-2014 15:44 UTC-7

Brandon Cantu Eliminated in 6th Place ($53,614)

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

Brandon Cantu open-shoved for his last 12 big blinds or so, and Xiao Peng decided to look him up with .

Cantu could only muster the , and while he flopped a gutshot straight draw on the , the turn {} and river () bricked off to send him to the rail just short of the unofficial final table of five.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiao Peng	1,190,000	240,000
Brandon Cantu	Busted

Tags: Brandon Cantu Xiao Peng

07-02-2014 15:28 UTC-7

Cantu Crippled by Jaffee's Counterpunch

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Brandon Cantu just endured one of the worst beats, maybe, in the history of the World Series

A raising war just erupted between two of the biggest stacks in play, as Jared Jaffee and Brandon Cantu went toe-to-toe and squared off with half of the chips in the tournament on the line.

The excitement began when Cantu opened to 35,000 from the button, and Jaffee three-bet to 108,000 out of the big blind.

Cantu asked for a count and then elected on a four-bet to 275,000, with Jaffee taking very little time to announce himself all in for 1.568 million total.

The huge five-bet shove made Cantu shoot up out of his chair, but the word "call" came out of his mouth as fast as he stood up.

Jaffee:
Cantu:

"No!," cried Cantu when he caught sight of the cooler. "Gahhh!"

"Hold up one time..." said Jaffee quietly to himself while turning away from the table.

The dealer waited a beat to let the drama build, before sliding the flop across the felt.

"How is this real!" screamed Jaffee when he saw that Cantu had caught up. "Why?!"

Cantu remained silent while the turn card came , but the anxious look on his face betrayed the intensity of the emotions he was no doubt experiencing. He stared straight at the board and waited to see how the deck would decide his destiny.

River:

"Yes!," erupted Jaffee when the king came on the river to give him the massive double.

"No!" bellowed Cantu at the exact same time, throwing his water bottle across the room toward Sailor Roberts' World Championship banner. "No!"

The pain clearly evident on his face, Cantu circled the table, with Mike Matusow on hand to affirm that "that pot was for all the chips in the tournament" as his friend struggled to regain his composure. Jaffee, meanwhile, celebrated with David Williams, who is nearby playing Day 3 of the $3,000 Omaha Hi-Low event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Jaffee	3,150,000	1,875,000
Brandon Cantu	263,000	-1,437,000

Tags: Brandon Cantu David Williams Jared Jaffee Mike Matusow

07-02-2014 15:02 UTC-7

Jeff Gross Eliminated in 7th Place ($53,614)

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Mike Watson min-raised to 32,000 in the cutoff and Jeff Gross three-bet shoved for 139,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Watson went into the tank for about two minutes.

"I'm too lucky, I call," he said, showing

"Oh man, thought you had the ace-four," said Gross as he showed , setting the stage for a coin flip.

The flop fell , giving Gross a set of fives and a commanding lead.

"Good flop," commented Gross.

The turn, however, was not very good for Gross as it was the .

"Well that's just a silly card," quipped Gross.

Sure enough, the fell on the river to give Watson a flush to eliminate Gross in seventh place.

"You're right," Gross joked to Watson. "Too lucky."

Gross shook Watson's hand and after going to the payout desk, Gross returned to shake the rest of the players' hands before making his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	435,000	155,000
Jeff Gross	Busted

Tags: Jeff Gross Mike Watson

07-02-2014 14:35 UTC-7

Jaffee Pays Peng Off

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

The pot contained about 100,000 or so with the board showing by the turn, and Jared Jaffee led out for 57,000 from the small blind.

Xiao Peng took her time to think things through before flatting, and the river card was the .

Jaffee continued to press the action with a bet of 131,000, but after cutting out a stack of green T25000 chips and riffling them in silence, Peng assembled a stack and raised to 346,000 total.

Jaffee was agonized by the spot he found himself in, and he rechecked his hole cards while separating the calling chips from the rest of his stack.

"Are you ever bluffing here?" he asked to both Peng and himself. "Are you ever bluffing here?"

Finally, after a minute or so of thought Jaffee slammed in the stack and looked Peng up, only to see that she had filled up on the river with . The huge pot was pushed to Peng, while Jaffee could only shake his head in frustration.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xiao Peng	1,500,000	650,000
Jared Jaffee	961,000	-669,000

Tags: Jared Jaffee Xiao Peng

07-02-2014 14:23 UTC-7

Anton Smirnov Eliminated in 8th Place ($53,614)

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Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

The pot was raised an indeterminate amount before the flop, and the first three board cards read when we caught the action.

Anton Smirnov checked from the small blind and Brandon Cantu — who had won several of the previous pots by raising preflop and continuing for 28,000 to force folds — made it 49,000 to go this time.

Smirnov quickly made the call and the turn card came , prompting another tap of the table by Smirnov and another bet by Cantu, this time for 120,000.

After pausing for a beat to assess his stack, Smirnov tossed a few yellow T1000 chips forward and announced himself all in. Cantu immediately shot out of his chair and asked for a count, and as soon as he heard the raise was for 300,000 more he forcefully announced the call.

Cantu:
Smirnov:

Cantu was correct in determining his turned top pair to be best, and Smirnov was left searching the deck for aces, fours, or spades to catch up. The river came , though, and Smirnov missed his multiple draws to go bust, while Cantu continued to roll through this third and final day of play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Cantu	1,750,000	600,000
Anton Smirnov	Busted

Tags: Anton Smirnov Brandon Cantu