2014 World Series of Poker

Event #65: $10,000 Main Event
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

Negreanu Off to Good Start

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

We weren't able to catch how he did it, but we did notice that Daniel Negreanu is now sitting with significantly more chips than what he had to start the day — more than double, to be exact — so it's safe to assume that he likely scored a double-up during early action.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
76,500
37,600
37,600

Tags: Daniel NegreanuKyle Johnson

A to Z, Zettel Gets Early Aces

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

With more than 30,000 in the middle already, the flop came {5-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{7-Clubs} and Meikat Siu checked. Timothy Zettel bet 27,000, and Siu called. The turn brought the {8-Spades}. Siu checked again and when Zettel shoved for 34,000, Siu called.

Zettel turned over {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} and Siu showed {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}. The river brought the {a-Hearts} just to hammer the point home, bringing an early double-up to Zettel.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Zettel us
Timothy Zettel
156,000
156,000
156,000
Meikat Siu us
Meikat Siu
26,000
26,000
26,000

Tags: Meikat SiuTimothy Zettel

Greenwood Knocks Calderaro Out

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
James Calderaro in an earlier event
James Calderaro in an earlier event

World Poker Tour winner James Calderaro has just been knocked out by Lucas Greenwood.

The action started with a raise to 4,000 from middle position by the Canadian player and a Calderaro three-bet from the cutoff to 9,000. It folded back to Greenwood who looked at Calderaro's stack for a few seconds before sliding a big stack of orange chips forward. This was enough to put his opponent all in, and after about 25 seconds Calderaro called off his remaining 40,000 chips.

Calderaro: {J-Spades}{J-Clubs}
Greenwood: {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}

The board ran out {Q-Spades}{4-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}, and the king on the river ended Calderaro's chances of making it deep in this year's Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
Lucas Greenwood ca
Lucas Greenwood
280,000
74,000
74,000
James Calderaro us
James Calderaro
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: James CalderaroLucas Greenwood

"Play Bad and Win is My Strategy"; Von Kriegenbergh Now Over 300K

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Taylor von Kreigenbergh
Taylor von Kreigenbergh

Catching the action on the turn with the board reading {3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{7-Spades}{4-Hearts}, a healthy pot was brewing between Thomas Popov and Taylor von Kriegenbergh.

Popov had bet 58,000 — effectively all in since he left just a 1,000-denomination chip to cap his cards — and von Kriegenbergh was deep into the tank. Several minutes went by before von Kriegenbergh pushed out a stack of orange 5,000-denomination chips and Popov tossed in his last chip to call all in.

Popov: {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades}
Von Kriegenbergh: {A-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}

With Popov in the lead with his overpair and needing to fade a five, four, or ace, the dealer would smack the {A-Hearts} on the river to send Popov off to the rail in a hurry as von Kriegenbergh was pushed the pot to send him to over 300,000.

As von Kriegenbergh began raking in the pot, he discussed the hand a little with the players around him before concluding, "play bad and win is my strategy!"

Player Chips Progress
Taylor von Kriegenbergh us
Taylor von Kriegenbergh
301,500
72,000
72,000
Thomas Popov ca
Thomas Popov
Busted

Tags: Taylor von KriegenberghThomas Popov

Chip Counts from Brasilia Bronze

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Tim Stansifer us
Tim Stansifer
471,000
-10,500
-10,500
Peter Neff us
Peter Neff
440,000
50,800
50,800
Cameron Smith us
Cameron Smith
300,000
37,800
37,800
Jonathan Dimmig us
Jonathan Dimmig
278,000
278,000
278,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Brian Hastings us
Brian Hastings
157,100
157,100
157,100
WSOP 6X Winner
Jens Kyllonen fi
Jens Kyllonen
149,500
27,300
27,300
WSOP 1X Winner
Seth Berger us
Seth Berger
134,000
134,000
134,000
Matthew Ashton gb
Matthew Ashton
125,500
125,500
125,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Max Pescatori it
Max Pescatori
123,000
123,000
123,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Eric Wasserson us
Eric Wasserson
37,100
-5,900
-5,900
Theo Jorgensen dk
Theo Jorgensen
28,800
-21,800
-21,800
WSOP 1X Winner

Early Eliminations

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Justin Filtz us
Justin Filtz
Busted
Jarod Ludemann us
Jarod Ludemann
Busted
Douglas Messner us
Douglas Messner
Busted
Michael Mixer us
Michael Mixer
Busted
Ricky Green us
Ricky Green
Busted
Gavin Smith us
Gavin Smith
Busted
Yaron Zeev Malki il
Yaron Zeev Malki
Busted
Valerio Greco it
Valerio Greco
Busted
Oliver Greer ca
Oliver Greer
Busted
Andy Philachack us
Andy Philachack
Busted
Hamid Nourafchan us
Hamid Nourafchan
Busted
Jonathan Serrano us
Jonathan Serrano
Busted
Nick DiVella us
Nick DiVella
Busted
Per Linde se
Per Linde
Busted
William Cheeseman us
William Cheeseman
Busted
Guy Calvert us
Guy Calvert
Busted

Big Double For Jaddi

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

A player in early position opened to 4,000, Sam Jaddi three-bet to 6,500 from late position, then Maxx Coleman four-bet to 14,500. The original raiser folded, Jaddi five-bet to 23,500, then Coleman slid out a large stack of orange chips, forcing an all-in decision on Jaddi.

Jaddi quickly called, putting himself at risk tabling {a-Clubs}{a-Spades}. Coleman turned over {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts} and the dealer rapped the table.

The board ran out {3-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and Jaddi had an easy sweat for the double.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Jaddi us
Sam Jaddi
135,600
600
600
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Maxx ColemanSalman Jaddi

Nguyen Picks the Wrong Spot

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

We're not sure of the preflop action, but we do know a raising war between Peter Nguyen and Kelsey Hendriks resulted in the former getting his stack in.

Hendriks: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Nguyen: {8-Diamonds}{6-Spades}

It appeared Nguyen had picked the wrong time to shove, but then the flop came down {10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} to give him the lead. The {4-Hearts} turn gave Hendriks a flush draw to go with his overs, and it hit when the {6-Hearts} spiked on the river to end Nguyen's Main Event.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Nguyen us
Peter Nguyen
Busted

Tags: Kelsey HendriksPeter Nguyen

Pierce Doubles Early

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 200 ante
Paul Pierce
Paul Pierce

Gary Lent opened for 3,600 under the gun, and Paul Pierce called from the next spot. Action folded to the cutoff, who came along, and the flop came {10-Hearts}{6-Spades}{q-Clubs}. Lent bet 8,500, and Pierce tossed out a min-raise. The cutoff folded, and Lent made the call. On the {5-Clubs} turn, Lent checked and Pierce immediately slid his whole stack in. The wager was 16,300.

"Can you spread the pot please?" Lent asked. "I hope I have outs."

Lent decided to call, and he turned over {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs} for a pair and a flush draw, but Pierce had his pair dominated with {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}. Pierce faded the clubs and tens as a {5-Diamonds} arrived on the river, and has earned an early double-up here on Day 3.

Player Chips Progress
Gary Lent us
Gary Lent
153,300
153,300
153,300
Paul Pierce us
Paul Pierce
81,600
33,000
33,000

Tags: Gary LentPaul Pierce