| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,950,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
1,400,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
885,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
|
840,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
|
775,000
615,000
|
615,000 |
|
|
400,000
193,000
|
193,000 |
|
|
380,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
210,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
2014 World Series of Poker
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
The big blind checked to Carter Kessler on a ![]()
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flop and Kessler bet 80,000. The big blind check-raised to 190,000 and Kessler thought for about two minutes before moving in for 645,000 total.
"This is a cooler if I lose this one," the big blind said to someone on the rail before calling.
Big blind: ![]()
Kessler: ![]()
Kessler was behind, but the dealer burned and turned the
, giving Kessler unbeatable trips.
An elated Kessler clapped, hopping up and down a few times, unable to contain his excitement.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,400,000
1,259,000
|
1,259,000 |
Table #438 lost yet another player in Omar Mehmood. There are 45 players left, thus reaching the final five tables in the Millionaire Maker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
A short stack moved all in for approximately 60,000 and another short stack joined in for slightly more than 100,000. Stephen Graner made the call. The first all in player had ![]()
, the second all in player had ![]()
and Graner held ![]()
. The board would run out ![]()
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to give Graner the double knockout. Here are the remaining chip counts from Graner's table, #439:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,400,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,200,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
700,000
506,000
|
506,000 |
|
|
440,000
138,000
|
138,000 |
|
|
300,000
211,000
|
211,000 |
|
|
290,000
103,000
|
103,000 |
Larry Samet opened the action preflop with a raise to 45,000 and got calls from Brad Anderson in middle position, Colby Burleson in the small blind, as well as the big blind. Burleson's call put him all in for his remaining 25,000 chips and the flop came ![]()
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. The player in the big blind checked and Samet pushed his roughly 260,000 chips in the middle, eliciting folds all around. He collected the side pot and he and Burleson flipped their cards up for the main pot.
Burleson: ![]()
Samet: ![]()
The turn brought the
and Burleson jumped ahead with trips, while the river
fell meaningless. Burleson scooped the main pot for a quadruple up and is still sitting very short.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
After a ![]()
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flop, Maurice Hawkins got a shorter stack all in for 190,000, while a third player called the 190,000 before folding to Hawkins' shove.
Hawkins: ![]()
Opponent: ![]()
Hawkins was miles ahead, and the
turn sealed the deal.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,300,000
1,810,000
|
1,810,000 |
Bart Lybaert raised to 40,000 from early position and Christopher Thompson moved all in from the big blind for 108,000. The Belgian called off and showed ![]()
, having two live cards against ![]()
. There was no help on the ![]()
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board and Thompson is still in it to win it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
240,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
900,000
498,000
|
498,000 |
|
|
680,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
500,000
465,000
|
465,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
450,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
400,000
134,000
|
134,000 |
|
|
330,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
310,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
|
230,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
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