2014 World Series of Poker

Event #65: $10,000 Main Event
Day: 2ab
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

POY Leaders Shack-Harris and Danzer Exit

Level 8 : 400/800, 100 ante
Brandon Shack-Harris
Brandon Shack-Harris

According to their respective Twitter accounts, 2014 World Series of Poker Player of the Year leaders Brandon Shack-Harris (752.00) and George Danzer (745.20) have been eliminated.

OscillatorTiming problems today. Shoved Tens into Jacks FTL. GG WSOP. Gl all

George DanzerGood game. Wieder in Top Full reingeblufft. Jetzt irgendwie auch erleichtert.

Google Translate tells us that Danzer's tweet has something to do with "buffing," and that he's "somehow relieved."

Busting shy of the money, neither player will be able to add to their point total in Las Vegas. There is, of course, the World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific in Melbourne, Australia, which kicks off on Oct. 2. The series, which features 10 bracelet events, culminated with the AU$10,000 Main Event on Oct. 13, and the AU$25,000 High Roller on Oct. 15.

Here is the current POY leader board:

RankPlayerPoints
1Brandon Shack-Harris752.00
2George Danzer745.20
3John Hennigan*557.88
4Daniel Negreanu*519.08
5Daniel Colman*452.40
6Justin Bonomo*449.63
7Richard Ashby413.55
8Brock Parker406.25
9Calvin Anderson398.20
10JC Tran*374.10

*Denotes that player is still in the Main Event
Table courtesy of the World Series of Poker

Player Chips Progress
George Danzer de
George Danzer
WSOP 4X Winner
Busted
Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

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Slow and Steady Wins the Race: An Orbit With Day 1a Chip Leader Martin Jacobson

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante
Martin Jacobson
Martin Jacobson

Martin Jacobson is a regular on the European Poker Tour, finishing second (twice) and fourth in EPT Main Events in 2010 and 2011 alone. Last year, the Swede reached the final table of the One Drop High Roller, finishing in sixth for $807,427, and altogether he has over $4.8 million in career live tournament earnings.

Jacobson entered Day 2a as the chip leader in this contained area of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, but he doesn't seem to be getting out of line or playing like a maniac. After all, since 2007, Day 1 chip leaders haven't had the greatest success:

Brett CollsonSince 2007 only 14 out of 26 @WSOP #MainEvent Day 1 chip leaders have made the money. Two reached the final table: @BenbaLamb and @cada99.

In a recent orbit at his table, we witnessed the Swede's patience.

Hand #1: Jacobson started the orbit with 244,800 chips and the button, and the action folded to him. He raised to 1,400, and received no callers.

Hand #2: The action folded to Jacobson, who folded as well.

Hands #3-6: There were no opens or limps in front of Jacobson, and he chose to fold four more times.

Hand #7: Jacobson was the first player to act, and he raised to 1,500. Two players called - one in the cutoff and another out of the big blind - and the flop fell {4-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{7-Hearts}. The player in the big blind checked, Jacobson bet 2,500, and only the player in the cutoff called. The turn was the {10-Spades}, Jacobson checked, and his opponent fired out 4,000. Jacobson folded.

Hand #8: The action folded to the player on Jacobson's right, and he raised to 1,500 out of the small. Jacobson called, then folded to a bet on a flop of {a-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}.

Hand #9: Jacobson raised to 1,800 out of the small blind, and David Gorr surrendered his big blind.

In the end, Jacobson had 240,275 chips, a little less than eight big blinds short of what he started the orbit with.

Player Chips Progress
Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
240,275 -4,525

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