2014 World Series of Poker

Event #31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a2
Prize
$418,435
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,201,850
Entries
1,631
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Hands #31-35: Gould Stacking Chips

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #31: Peter Gould opened to 65,000 and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #32: RJ Sullivan opened to 65,000, Rob Wazwaz three-bet-shoved all in and Sullivan folded.

Hand #33: Aleksandr Gofman opened to 60,000 from the button and Gould called in the big blind. The two went heads-up to a {3-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} flop. Both players checked to the turn {7-Spades}. Gould checked, Gofman bet 65,000, Gould raised to 170,000 and Gofman called. The river brought the {6-Diamonds}, Gould bet 325,000 and Gofman folded.

Hand #34: Matt Stout opened to 70,000 and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #35: Gould limped in from the button, Sullivan called in the small blind and Rob Wazwaz checked his option. A three-way pot brought a {6-Spades}{8-Clubs}{10-Spades} flop. Sullivan and Wazwaz checked, Gould bet 50,000, Sullivan called and Wazwaz folded. The turn came the {k-Spades}, Sullivan checked, Gould bet 75,000 and Sullivan folded.

Tags: Aleksandr GofmanMatt StoutPeter GouldRob WazwazRonald Sullivan

Hands #26-30: Chips for Stout

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #26: Aleksandr Gofman raised to 60,000 and won the blinds and antes when Matt Stout and Peter Gould folded in the blinds.

Hand #27: Robert Schmidt raised to 60,000 and won the pot preflop.

Hand #28: Schmidt raised to 60,000 and Stout three-bet to 145,000 from the cutoff. Schmidt let it go.

Hand #29: Brett Shaffer got a walk in the big blind.

Hand #30: Stout raised to 70,000 and Rob Wazwaz and Schmidt called. The flop came down {a-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and Stout bet out 110,000, winning the hand when both of his opponents folded.

Tags: Aleksandr GofmanBrett ShafferMatt StoutPeter GouldRob WazwazRobert Schmidt

Hand #21-25: Pass the Chip

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #21: RJ Sullivan limped in the small blind, and Rob Wazwaz checked his option. A {5-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} flop was dealt, Wazwaz bet 50,000, and Sullivan called to see the {4-Hearts} on the turn. Both players checked to the river {10-Clubs}. Sullivan bet 85,000, and Wazwaz called. Sullivan showed {9-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and it was good.

Hand #22: Robert Schmidt opened to 60,000 under the gun, and Aleksandr Gofman called to his left. The flop came {k-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}, Schmidt checked, Gofman bet 75,000 and Schmidt folded.

Hand #23: Schmidt got a walk.

Hand #24: Wazwaz opened to 75,000, and Gofman called in the big blind. The dealer laid out a flop of {k-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}, Gofman checked, Wazwaz bet125,000 and Gofman folded.

Hand #25: Schmidt opened to 60,000 and won the blinds and antes.

Tags: Aleksandr GofmanRajaee WazwazRobert SchmidtRonald Sullivan

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
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Jim Jakobsen Eliminated in 8th Place ($38,365)

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Jim Jakobsen - 8th Place
Jim Jakobsen - 8th Place

Hand #16: Jim Jakobsen raised to 80,000 from under the gun and everyone folded, giving him the blinds and antes.

Hand #17: Peter Gould raised to 65,000 from middle position and won the pot.

Hand #18: Robert Schmidt raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and Aleksandr Gofman made the call. The flop was dealt {2-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}. Schmidt bet out 75,000 and Gofman called. The turn was the {j-Spades} and Schmidt fired again, this time for 120,000, and Gofman pushed all in to win the pot as Schmidt quickly let go of his hand.

Hand #19: Action folded all the way around and Gould got a walk. He showed {a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}.

Hand #20: Jakobsen raised to 75,000 from the cutoff and Gould pushed all in. Jakobsen made the call and we had a race.

Jakobsen: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Gould: {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

The flop was no good for Jakobsen, as it came down {9-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{7-Spades}. The turn {j-Diamonds} gave him a few more outs with the straight draw. But Gould faded all of the outs when the river was flipped over as the {j-Hearts} and Jakobsen was eliminated in eighth place for $38,356.

Tags: Aleksandr GofmanJim JakobsenPeter GouldRobert Schmidt

Hands #11-15: Gould Puffing His Chest

Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Hand #11: Brett Shaffer raised to 50,000, Robert Schmidt made the call, and Peter Gould tagged along as well. The flop came {7-Spades}{j-Spades}{a-Diamonds}. Gould and Shaffer checked and Schmidt bet out 65,000. Gould called and Shaffer let go of his hand. The turn was the {j-Diamonds} and both players checked. The river delivered the {6-Hearts} and Gould bet out 81,000 to take down the pot.

Hand #12: Jim Jakobsen opened to 80,000, and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #13: Gould opened to 65,000, RJ Sullivan moved all in for 600,000 out of the small blind, and Gould folded.

Hand #14: Action folded around to Rajaee Wazwaz, in the small blind, who opened to 80,000. Schafer then three-bet-shoved all in, and Wazwaz folded.

Hand #15: Aleksandr Gofman opened to 60,000, Gould three-bet from the hijack to 130,000, and Gofman called. The dealer fanned a {8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades} flop, Gofman checked, Gould bet 90,000, Gofman raised to 240,000, Gould moved all in and Gofman folded.

Tags: Aleksandr GofmanBrett ShafferJim JakobsenPeter GouldRajaee WazwazRobert SchmidtRonald Sullivan

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Level 25 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
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Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

Hands #9-10: Gofman Chips Up

Level 24 : 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante

Hand #9: Peter Gould raised to 65,000 and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #10: Aleksandr Gofman raised to 60,000 and Matt Stout made the call. The flop came {2-Hearts}{9-Spades}{q-Diamonds}. Stout checked, Gofman bet 60,000 and Stout called. The {k-Diamonds} came on the turn. Both players checked and the river came the {2-Clubs}. Stout bet out 90,000 and Gofman called. Stout revealed {a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds} and Gofman won the hand when he showed {8-Spades}{9-Hearts} for a pair of nines to go with the twos on the board.

Tags: Aleksandr GofmanMatt StoutPeter Gould