"I'm just going to call you G.O.A.T.," said Danny Johnson after he saw Phil Ivey join his table in the purple section of the Amazon Room. "Yup, G.O.A.T. That's what I'm going to call you — greatest of all time."
Ivey smiled while he removed the chips from the rack he transferred them over with — about 220,000 worth — while Johnson kept informing him that he was going to continue to call him "G.O.A.T." for the rest of their time together.
Marcel Luske has headed for an early bath and we received an account of his bustout from the player who delivered the red card.
Marcel Luske opened for 1,500 and Bradley Tuck three-bet him to 3,500. After some thought, Luske called and they saw a heads-up flop of 
.
Luske moved all in for 7,625 and Tuck - as he put it - “tank called” with 
. Luske had the 
.
The turn was a and in extra time, the river proved decisive.
Arguably the most famous hand in poker is 
, commonly know as "The Doyle Brunson" because Brunson won both of his World Series of Poker Main Event victories with the hand. Twenty-nine-year-old Mike Ziemba may not have been alive when Brunson earned both of those victories, but he knows what the hand is and just showed how to make it work.
On the 
flop, Antonio Scalzi and Peterllese Francesco checked to Ziemba, and he bet 2,500. Scalzi folded, but Francesco called. Then after the 
landed on the turn, Francesco checked, Ziemba bet 4,500, and Francesco called.
The river was the 
, and Francesco checked again. Ziemba fired 11,500, and Francesco went deep into the tank. After a minute or two, Francesco called.
Ziemba tabled the 
for a spade flush, and Francesco mucked his hand.
According to Chau Giang, he and another player called a bet of 2,000 from a third player on a flop of 
, and the turn was a third diamond - the 
- and the bettor tossed out an additional 2,300.
Giang and the second player called again.
The river was the 
, the bettor moved all in for 5,025, and Giang re-shoved. The other player folded.
The player who was driving the action showed 
for a king-high flush, but Giang had the stone-cold nuts: 
for a straight flush. Giang chipped up to 46,000.
Dennis Longoria check-called 5,200 on an 
board in a blind battle against Joe Cada. On the 
river, Longoria checked again and Cada bet 12,600. Longoria called without much hesitation, and Cada turned over 
for ace-high. Longoria had for a turned flush.
Brent Hanks began the day on a short stack, and he's played patiently waiting for a spot. He finally found it when he was in the cutoff and committed his last 4,975. Ronny Schimpf didn't seem too excited to call from the big blind, but he did so nonetheless.
Hanks: 
Schimpf: 
"Yup, woke up with it," Hanks said when Schimpf commented on his prime holdings. Hanks was ahead, and he managed to make a set on the flop. However, Schimpf managed to pick up an up-and-down straight draw. The turn was of no consequence, but the was as it completed the aforementioned straight.
With that, Hanks' 2014 WSOP has come to an end.
Brian Lemke checked to Cory Nistler on a flop of 
, and he tossed out 2,300. Lemke called.
The turn was the 
, the WSOP bracelet winner check-called another 5,400, then both players knuckled on the 
river. Nistler rolled over 
for queens and sevens, and was awarded the pot.
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