2014 World Series of Poker

Event #65: $10,000 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$10,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
6,683
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000

Hollywood Director Nick Cassavetes Came to Play

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante
Nick Cassavetes
Nick Cassavetes

Famed Hollywood director Nick Cassavetes' plays in today's Main Event and for now, things are going really well.

We just watched Cassavetes limp in from the small blind and the big blind checked. The flop brought out {A-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{A-Hearts} and Cassavetes tossed in 200. The big blind raised to 500 and the action was back on the man who directed "The Notebook" and "Entourage", among others.

"You raise?" Cassavetes said while putting on an Italian accent.

"You raise?" he asked again before tossing in a three-bet to 1,600.

The big blind called and on the {5-Diamonds} turn, both players checked. On the {J-Spades} river, Cassavetes tossed out 2,250 and his opponent quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Cassavetes us
Nick Cassavetes
34,000
34,000
34,000

Tags: Nick Cassavetes

De Korver Bets Out Beckman

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante
Pieter de Korver
Pieter de Korver

Garrett Beckman opened to 450 under-the-gun only to have 2009 EPT Grand Final Champion, Pieter de Korver, three-bet next to act to 1,050. The button called, as did Beckman before the dealer spread a {6-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} flop.

De Korver continued for 1,675 and only Beckman called as the {A-Diamonds} landed on the turn and de Korver bet out 2,300. Beckman quickly mucked and slipped below starting stack as de Korver climbed to over 20,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Garrett Beckman us
Garrett Beckman
28,800
-1,200
-1,200
Pieter de Korver nl
Pieter de Korver
20,050
-9,950
-9,950

Tags: Garrett BeckmanPieter de Korver

Geshkenbein Bust

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Vladimir Geshkenbein was short when he got to his new table, arriving with just under 13,000. He lost a couple of pots and then got in all in preflop with {a-}{k-}. A good hand but not when you run it into {a-}{a-} as Geshkenbein did and his Main Event was at an end.

Player Chips Progress
Vladimir Geshkenbein ru
Vladimir Geshkenbein
Busted

More Chip Counts

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Sorel Mizzi ca
Sorel Mizzi
49,600
19,600
19,600
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
47,400
9,100
9,100
$25K Fantasy
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
44,600
14,600
14,600
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
44,250
14,250
14,250
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Binger us
Michael Binger
43,750
Randy Ohel us
Randy Ohel
36,800
6,800
6,800
WSOP 1X Winner
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
36,400
-1,450
-1,450
WSOP 1X Winner
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
34,625
4,625
4,625
$25K Fantasy
Bill Chen us
Bill Chen
33,700
3,700
3,700
WSOP 2X Winner
Ana Marquez es
Ana Marquez
33,000
George Danzer de
George Danzer
27,400
-2,600
-2,600
WSOP 4X Winner
Run It Once
Jason Senti us
Jason Senti
27,300
-7,700
-7,700
Shawn Sheikhan us
Shawn Sheikhan
25,900
Jeff Shulman us
Jeff Shulman
23,600
Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
22,800

O'Donnell Gets Counterfeited

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante
Kevin O'Donnell
Kevin O'Donnell

Five players limped in for 200 with the dealer spreading a {6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{A-Hearts} flop. The blinds checked, and the first limper tossed in 1,000 to find one fold before Kevin O'Donnell bumped it up to 1,700.

Both blinds released and the first limper made it 5,000 to go and O'Donnell quickly called.

The turn landed the {6-Hearts} and O'Donnell would now be faced with a 6,000-chip bet.

"God damn son of a b****!" spluttered O'Donnell before he folded and showed his {A-Clubs}{2-Spades} face-up while slipping to just over 38,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin O'Donnell us
Kevin O'Donnell
38,100
8,100
8,100

Tags: Kevin O'Donnell

Dark Check to Kurganov

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

Igor Kurganov opened for 500 and the big blind called, saying, "I check in the dark to you.”

The flop came {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} and with the action on Kurganov he bet 550 and got called. The turn card was the {5-Hearts} and the big blind checked again. Kurganov bet 1,000 and got called again. The river was the {q-Hearts} and both players checked.

“Two pair,” the big blind said.
“Me too,” replied Kurganov, turning over {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs} and causing the big blind to muck his lesser hand.

Player Chips Progress
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
32,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Igor Kurganov

Chan's Trip Ducks

Level 2 : 100/200, 0 ante

We caught the action on the river of a {2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{3-Spades}{10-Spades}{8-Diamonds} board and 9,500 in the middle. Terrance Chan raised a bet of 2,200 from his heads-up opponent to 5,200 and after a minute in the tank, his opponent called.

Chan tabled {q-Hearts}{2-Hearts} for flopped trip deuces and his opponent mucked {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Terrance Chan
Terrance Chan
42,300
42,300
42,300

Tags: Terrence Chan