2014 World Series of Poker

Event #9: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
22
Prize
$323,125
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
1,940
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

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Hands #172-182: Chips Trickle Back and Forth

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Hand 172: Jeff Smith raised to 80,000 and won the pot.

Hand 173: Danny Nguyen raised to 80,000 and won the pot.

Hand 174: Jeff Smith raised to 80,000 and Danny Nguyen came along to see a flop of {8-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{j-Hearts} and both players checked. The turn was another jack {j-Clubs} and Nguyen led out for 80,000. Smith called and the river was dealt {6-Diamonds}. Both players checked and Nguyen showed an ace-high, no good to the {q-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} of Smith for two pair.

Hand 175: Jeff Smith got a walk.

Hand 176: Danny Nguyen got a walk.

Hand 177: Danny Nguyen raised to 80,000 and Jeff Smith called. The flop came {2-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{8-Spades} and Smith check-called the bet of 110,000 from Nguyen. The turn was the {a-Spades} and Smith check-folded the bet of 250,000 from Nguyen.

Hand 178: Danny Nguyen got a walk.

Hand 179: Danny Nguyen raised to 80,000 and Jeff Smith three-bet to 190,000. Nguyen four-bet all in to risk his tournament life, but Smith folded and Nguyen took down the pot preflop.

Hand 180: Jeff Smith raised to 80,000 and won the pot.

Hand 181: Danny Nguyen raised to 80,000 and Jeff Smith called. The flop was dealt {5-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{k-Clubs} and Smith check-folded to Nguyen's continuation bet of 125,000.

Hand 182: Jeff Smith raised to 80,000 and Danny Nguyen called. The flop was {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}{q-Hearts} and both players checked. The turn was the {8-Hearts} and both players checked again. The river was the {a-Hearts} and Nguyen check-called Smith's bet of 100,000, but was behind Smith's {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} for rivered top pair to go with the pair on the board.

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Hands #183-192

Level 26 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Hand 183: Danny Nguyen raised to 80,000 and won.

Hand 184: Jeff Smith raised to 80,000 and got called. Nguyen check-folded the {10-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{10-Clubs} flop.

Hand 185: Nguyen called and Smith checked. Smith check-folded to 75,000 on the {8-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop.

Hand 186: Nguyen got a walk.

Hand 187: Nguyen raised to 80,000 and then folded to Smith's 190,000 three-bet.

Hand 188: Smith won the pot by raising the button.

Hand 189: Nguyen won with a preflop raise to 80,000.

Hand 190: Nguyen got a walk.

Hand 191: Smith got a walk.

Hand 192: Smith raised to 80,000 and Nguyen called. The {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}{9-Spades} flop led to a bet of 90,000 by Smith after a Nguyen check. Nguyen folded.

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Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

Hands #193-198

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand 193: Danny Nguyen raised to 80,000, Jeff Smith folded.

Hand 194: Smith opened to 80,000, Nguyen called and the two saw a {q-Spades}{5-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop. Both players checked to the turn {7-Clubs}. Nguyen bet 90,000, Smith called to the river {9-Spades}. Both players checked again, Nguyen turned over {j-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} and it was good.

Hand 195: Nguyen raised to 80,000, Smith folded.

Hand 196: Smith slid out a raise of 80,000 and Nguyen made the call. The dealer rolled out a {8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{9-Hearts} flop, Nguyen checked, Smith bet 90,000, and Nguyen called. The turn was the {9-Clubs}, Nguyen checked, Smith bet 135,000, Nguyen folded.

Hand 197: Level 26 was completed after the last hand. Level 27 began with Nguyen raising to 110,000 and Smith made the call. Flop {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}, Smith checked, Nguyen bet 135,000, Smith folded.

Hand 198: Smith opened to 110,000 and Nguyen called. The flop came out {a-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{q-Spades}, Nguyen checked, Smith bet 125,000 and Nguyen folded.

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Hands #199-208

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand 199: Danny Nguyen raised to 100,000 and won the pot.

Hand 200: Jeff Smith raised to 110,000 and Nguyen called to see a flop of {5-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{4-Clubs}. Nguyen checked and Smith bet 125,000. Nguyen reraised to 325,000 and took down the pot.

Hand 201: Nguyen raised to 110,000 and Smith called. The flop came {10-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{k-Spades} and Smith checked. Nguyen took it down with a bet of 140,000.

Hand 202: Smith raised to 110,000 and Nguyen made the call. The dealer brought {k-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{j-Clubs} and both players checked. The turn was dealt {5-Spades} and Nguyen bet 135,000 to win the pot.

Hand 203: Nguyen won the blinds and antes with a raise to 100,000.

Hand 204: Smith raised to 110,000 and won the small pot.

Hand 205: Nguyen raised to 110,000 and Smith three-bet to 275,000 to win the pot.

Hand 206: Smith raised to 110,000 and took down the blinds and antes.

Hand 207: Nguyen raised to 110,000 and Smith called. The flop fell {3-Spades}{q-Clubs}{5-Hearts} and Smith check-called Nguyen's bet of 135,000. The turn was the {k-Spades} and Smith checked again. Nguyen bet 355,000 this time, and Smith took his time before folding.

Hand 208: Smith raised to 110,000 and Nguyen called. The flop came {k-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{k-Hearts} and Nguyen check-folded to Smith's bet of 135,000.

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Hands #209-213: Nguyen Takes Lead

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #209: Danny Nguyen opened to 110,000 and got called. The players checked to fourth street, when the board read {q-Spades}{3-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}. Jeff Smith check-called 135,000 at that point and he checked the {7-Diamonds} river. Nguyen checked it back and Smith won with {a-Spades}{10-Hearts}.

Hand #210: Nguyen got a walk.

Hand #211: Nguyen raised to 110,000 and Smith three-bet to 265,000. Nguyen called and the flop came {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{a-Hearts}, which both players checked. Smith bet 235,000 on the {4-Diamonds} turn and Nguyen called. The {3-Hearts} came on the end and Smith bet 400,000. Nguyen announced all in and Smith folded.

Hand #212: Nguyen got a walk.

Hand #213: Nguyen raised to 110,000 and got called. Smith check-called 135,000 on the {q-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{9-Hearts} flop and both checked the {3-Hearts} turn. A {j-Clubs} river resulted in more checking and Nguyen announced two tens. It was no good against Smith's {q-Hearts}{7-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Danny Nguyen us
Danny Nguyen
3,000,000
900,000
900,000
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Jeff Smith
2,820,000
-930,000
-930,000

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Hands #214-220

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand 214: Nguyen got a walk.

Hand 215: Nguyen opened to 110,000 and Smith called. Flop {8-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{3-Spades}, Smith checked, Nguyen bet 135,000, Smith called. Turn {7-Hearts}, SMith again checked, Nguyen bet 350,000, Smith called. River {3-Hearts} both players check, Smith showed {a-Clubs}{6-Hearts} and won the pot.

Hand 216: Smith raised to 110,000, Nguyen folded.

Hand 217: Nguyen opened for 110,000, Smith made the call, and the two saw a {2-Spades}{9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} flop. Smith checked, Nguyen bet 135,000, and Smith let it go.

Hand 218: Smith gave Nguyen a walk.

Hand 219: Nguyen raised to 110,000, Smith made the call, and a {5-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{2-Hearts} flop hit the table. Smith checked, Nguyen bet 135,000, and Smith folded.

Hand 220: Nguyen got a walk.

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Hands #221-224: Nguyen Spikes River for Huge Double-Up

Level 27 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Hand 221: Danny Nguyen took down the pot preflop with a raise to 110,000.

Hand 222: Jeff Smith raised to 110,000 and Danny Nguyen called to see flop of {7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}. Nguyen check-called Smith's bet of 135,000. The turn was the {9-Clubs} and both players checked. The river was dealt {k-Hearts} and Nguyen check-called again; this time the bet was 275,000. Smith was ahead with {k-Spades}{6-Hearts} and scooped the pot.

Hand 223: Danny Nguyen raised to 110,000 and was called by Jeff Smith. The flop was dealt {10-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and both players checked. The {8-Spades} hit the turn and Smith took it down with a bet of 135,000.

Hand 224: Jeff Smith raised to 110,000 and Danny Nguyen called to see a flop of {q-Spades}{2-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}. Nguyen check-raised the flop to 325,000 and Smith called. The turn came {6-Spades} and Nguyen led out for 480,000, leaving him only about that much again behind. Smith pushed all in and Nguyen went in the tank. He eventually made that call and said "I need to get lucky!"

Nguyen: {4-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}
Smith: {q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}

Smith's top pair was way ahead, and with only one card to come, Nguyen needed a 3, 4, or 6 to stay in this tournament. The dealer flipped over the {3-Clubs} and Nguyen shouted out in victory. "That's how you win!"

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Danny Nguyen us
Danny Nguyen
4,020,000
1,020,000
1,020,000
Profile photo of Jeff Smith us
Jeff Smith
1,800,000
-1,020,000
-1,020,000

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