Event #19: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 2014 World Series of Poker

06-09-2014 14:24 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	2,548,000 -245,000	-245,000

Hiren Patel	1,585,000 85,000	85,000
[Removed:480]	1,186,000 146,000	146,000
John Hennigan	963,000 -137,000	-137,000

Dylan Thomassie	734,000 -169,000	-169,000
Jaime Kaplan	672,000 -174,000	-174,000
Jacobo Fernandez	541,000 -239,000	-239,000
Ted Gillis	408,000 33,000	33,000

Darin Stout	335,000 -100,000	-100,000
Edison Shields	256,000 81,000	81,000

First Break

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Players are now on their first break of the day. They'll return in 20 minutes for Level 24.

06-09-2014 13:59 UTC-8

Kanit Doubles Stout, then Scoops Shields

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Darin Stout found a much-needed double when he pushed his stack in the middle in response to Mustapha Kanit's raise to 40,000. Kanit called. Stout held and Kanit flipped over . The board ran out a harmless (for the tens) and Stout started stacking chips.

In the next hand, Edison Shields bet 70,000 on the flop with the board reading . Both players checked the turn, and the river came . Edison check-called Kanit's bet of 135,000 while sighing "ahhhh, I'm so sick," seemingly knowing he was beat. Kanit showed for two pair and Shields mucked. He is sitting very short again despite his recent double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	2,793,000 283,000	283,000

Darin Stout	435,000 -15,000	-15,000
Edison Shields	175,000 -223,000	-223,000

Tags: Darin Stout Edison Shields Mustapha Kanit

06-09-2014 13:50 UTC-8

Shields Doubles Through Gillis

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Edison Shields pushed all in for 179,000, Ted Gillis shoved all in from the small blind, and Jacobo Fernandez got out of the way from the big blind.

Gillis had the best of it, as he tabled versus the of Shields. Shields' tournament life was on the line, but he didn't have to wait long for revival, as the flop brought his set. The board ran out then , and Shields keeps finding ways to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edison Shields	398,000 144,000	144,000
Ted Gillis	375,000 -140,000	-140,000

Tags: Edison Shields Ted Gillis

06-09-2014 13:38 UTC-8

Kanit Continues to Climb

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Mustapha Kanit continues to scoop pots and is building a towering mound of chips.

In his most recent hand, Kanit raised to 40,000 from early position and [Removed:480] called in the big blind. The only two non-Americans at the table went to the flop. The flop was dealt and Kanit continued for another 40,000. Divkovic called and the turn card was the . Kanit bet again, this time to 70,000, and Divkovic gave up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	2,510,000 310,000	310,000

[Removed:480]	1,040,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Mustapha Kanit

06-09-2014 13:33 UTC-8

Play Tight With 10 Remaining

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Play has started out fairly tight in the first two levels today. Even with the double bustout early in the second level, players seem to be playing cautiously.

Perhaps the huge pay jump between busting early and a deep final table run is engrained in the minds of the players.

06-09-2014 13:16 UTC-8

Chip Counts for Our Final 10

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	2,200,000 900,000	900,000

Hiren Patel	1,500,000 -212,000	-212,000
John Hennigan	1,100,000 20,000	20,000

[Removed:480]	1,021,000 661,000	661,000
Dylan Thomassie	903,000 -97,000	-97,000
Jaime Kaplan	846,000 66,000	66,000
Jacobo Fernandez	780,000 -47,000	-47,000
Ted Gillis	515,000 -485,000	-485,000

Edison Shields	254,000 -36,000	-36,000
Darin Stout	176,000 -96,000	-96,000

06-09-2014 13:13 UTC-8

Ron Mcmillen Eliminated in 12th Place ($29,709); Gregg Merkow Eliminated in 11th Place ($29,709)

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Johnny "World" Hennigan has just scored a double knockout. He had raised to 32,000 from middle position and Gregg Merkow pushed all in from the cutoff. Ron Mcmillen got involved when he pushed his shorter stack all in to call, and things got scary for them when Hennigan called with the largest stack, covering them both.

Hennigan:
Merkow:
Mcmillen:

Board:

The cowboys held and Hennigan scored the double-knockout, sending Merkow and Mcmillen to the cashier and we have our unofficial final table of ten players.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hennigan	1,080,000 580,000	580,000

Gregg Merkow	Busted
Ron Mcmillen	Busted

Tags: Gregg Merkow John Hennigan Ron Mcmillen

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

06-09-2014 13:01 UTC-8

Kanit Continues to Chip Up

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

We caught the action with the board reading and a bet of 66,000 being made by Mustapha Kanit. His heads-up opponent John Hennigan made the call. The turn was the and Kanit checked. Hennigan bet 114,000 and Kanit called.