Event #65: $10,000 Main Event Day 5 | 2014 World Series of Poker

07-12-2014 16:32 UTC-8

Stembera Wins a Race

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Trevor Martin raised to 41,000 in early position, Michael Stembera moved all in for 528,000 out of the blinds, and Martin tank-called.

Martin:
Stembera:

Martin was flopped nearly dead when the dealer fanned , and was officially dead when the turn brought the . A meaningless completed the board, and Stembera doubled through.

Player	Chips	Progress
Trevor Martin	1,675,000 595,000	595,000
Michael Stembera	1,093,000 455,000	455,000

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07-12-2014 16:32 UTC-8

Einhorn Exits; Robin Hood Charity Benefits

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Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

David Einhorn found himself all in preflop against Matthew Sedgeman.

Unfortunately for Einhorn, he held a dominated against Sedgeman's , and when the final board of was spread, Einhorn was headed to the rail.

David Einhorn @davidein

Sadly all done. AJ vs AQ and I couldn't find another miracle. Lots of fun and no TeddyKGB regrets. 173rd place 44,728 for @RobinHoodNYCJuly 12, 2014

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On the flipside however, Einhorn collects $44,728 for his 173rd place which means that the Robin Hood; a charity that fights poverty will be receiving $34,728 courtesy of the very generous and happy-go-lucky Einhorn.

David Einhorn @davidein

We are in the money. @RobinHoodNYC gets whatever I win to fight poverty in New York! Time to be a short stack warrior!July 11, 2014

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Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Sedgeman	1,090,000 555,000	555,000
David Einhorn	Busted

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07-12-2014 16:35 UTC-8

The End for Townsend

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Brian Townsend ran into aces and busted.

We found Brian Townsend all in before the flop on the button, having gotten it in against small blind Matthew McEwan.

Townsend:
McEwan:

Townsend was way behind but found some help in the form of a straight on the flop. Someone called for a heart for an extra sweat, but the was a total blank. More paint arrived, but it was the on the river, no help to Townsend.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Mcewan	1,290,000 550,000	550,000
Brian Townsend	Busted

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07-12-2014 16:36 UTC-8

180th - 189th Place Finishers

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Mickey Doft

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

These players earned $44,278 for their Main Event finish. For exact-place finishes, please check the payouts tab.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Parisi	Busted
David Feldman	Busted
Jeff Madsen	Busted

[Removed:551]	Busted
Zach Jiganti	Busted
Robert Georato	Busted
Idan Raviv	Busted

Steven Warburton	Busted
Roman Valerstein	Busted
Roland Israelashvili	Busted

07-12-2014 16:40 UTC-8

Palmer Over Bradpiece

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Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

We arrived at the table to see Scott Palmer and Jerome Bradpiece looking down at a completed board of . With about 500,000 already in the middle, Bradpiece checked over to Palmer who cut out a bet of 450,000. Bradpiece thought for about a minute before flinging forward chips, signifying a call.

Palmer confidently rolled over for a turned straight. Bradpiece mucked his cards and Palmer picked up a pot that brings his stack to about 1.92 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Palmer	1,920,000 485,000	485,000
Jerome Bradpiece	360,000 125,000	125,000

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07-12-2014 16:47 UTC-8

Hirst's Cold Four-Bet Gets Through

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Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Peter Placey raised to 42,000 in the cutoff, Vadzim Markushevski three-bet to 100,000 on the button, and Zachary Hirst cold four-bet to 255,000 out of the small blind. Placey quickly folded, and Markushevski tanked for a bit before releasing as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Placey	2,260,000 130,000	130,000
Zachary Hirst	1,920,000 45,000	45,000
Vadzim Markushevski	1,610,000 370,000	370,000

Tags: Vadzim Markushevski Zachary Hirst Peter Placey

07-12-2014 16:48 UTC-8

PokerNews Podcast Episode #239: In the Amazon Room feat. Griffin Benger

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Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

The crew is in the Amazon Room for Day 5 of the World Series of Poker Main Event, where they break down all of the action from Day 4, dissect Phil Ivey's bust, and more. They are then joined by Griffin Benger, who is third in chips, to talk about his run, dealing with the ESPN cameras, and more.

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07-12-2014 16:49 UTC-8

Campbell Doubles Through Hwang

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Donnie Peters

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Soon Hwang raised to 55,000on the button, and then Robert Campbell reraised all in for 248,000 from the big blind. Hwang called with the to find out Campbell held the same hand with the .

The flop gave Campbell the advantage, though, as the provided him with four to a flush. The turn was the and completed that flush, before the completed the board on the river.

Campbell won the pot and doubled to over 500,000 in chips, while Hwang dropped back to 855,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Soon Hwang	855,000 525,000	525,000
Robert Campbell	533,000 59,000	59,000

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07-12-2014 16:50 UTC-8

Ho and Jacobson Spar

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Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Faced with a raise to 44,000 from Maria Ho, Martin Jacobson reraised to over 100,000 on the button. The action folded back to Ho, who folded as well, and Jacobson was pushed the pot.

The very next hand, Ho raised to 44,000 from under the gun, and Jacobson called in the cutoff. The two took a flop of , Ho led out for 56,000, and Jacobson called.

Both players checked on the turn (), the river was the , and Ho led out for 115,000. Jacobson quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Jacobson	2,740,000 150,000	150,000

Maria Ho	1,130,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Martin Jacobson Maria Ho

07-12-2014 16:51 UTC-8

"I Wish That Hand Was on TV"

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

We found Andrew Liporace in early position and tanking against a bet of 135,000 from Dan Smith, who was in the big blind. The board was , and Liporace only had 415,000 total. He agonized over the decision, first laying his head on the table's rail, then letting out a deep sigh as he shifted in his seat.