2014 World Series of Poker

Event #31: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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

Double Double Double Double

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

We had a rush of double ups as four players doubled their stacks.

Ray Qartomy pushed all in from the button with {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts} and Jim Jakobsen woke up with aces in the small blind to call with: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}. Qartomy didn't improve on the board of {6-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and Jakobsen got the double.

Then we caught up with Jason Vanstrom with quad sixes raking in the chips as he earned a double up through Rajaee Wazwaz.

On a flop of {4-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}{9-Clubs}, Justin Wilks bet out 35,000, Dominick Minaya shipped all in, and Wilks made the call. Minaya had the best hand with {j-Clubs}{10-Clubs} by the time the turn and river fell {8-Clubs}{2-Hearts}, giving him the flush and the double, leaving Wilks very short.

Lastly, Jeffrey Finkelstein pushed all in preflop and got a call from Matt Stout with the big stack.

Finkelstein: {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}
Stout: {a-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}

The board ran out {8-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{4-Clubs} and Stout couldn't catch up, giving Finkelstein twice as many chips as he started the hand with.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Stout
595,000
-100,000
-100,000
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Rob Wazwaz
430,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Jason Vanstrom
260,000
215,000
215,000
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Dominick Minaya
240,000
90,000
90,000
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Jeffrey Finkelstein
230,000
86,000
86,000
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Jim Jakobsen
192,000
97,000
97,000
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Ray Qartomy
83,000
-192,000
-192,000
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Justin Wilks
50,000
-146,000
-146,000

Tags: Matt StoutRajaee WazwazJason VanstromDominick MinayaJeffrey FinkelsteinJim JakobsenRay QartomyJustin Wilks

Gray Doubles Through Sullivan

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Ronald Sullivan was first to act from under the gun and he raised to 22,000. The action folded around to Jonathan Gray on the button and he moved all-in for 120,000. Sullivan glanced at his all-in opponent and called.

Sullivan: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}
Gray: {A-Hearts}{K-Clubs}

Neither player improved their hand as the board ran out {4-Clubs}{9-Spades}{3-Spades}{5-Clubs}{J-Clubs}, Gray winning the pot courtesy of his king-kicker.

Player Chips Progress
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Jonathan Gray
275,000
148,000
148,000
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Ronald Sullivan
125,000
-135,000
-135,000

Tags: Jonathan GrayRonald Sullivan

Ruman Nanev Eliminated in 27th Place ($12,242)

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Rumen Nanev - 27th Place
Rumen Nanev - 27th Place

Ruman Nanev is the first casualty since the final 27 redraw after his {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts} couldn't hold against Rajaee Wazwaz's {A-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}.

Nanev's sixes remained good on the {8-Spades}{k-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop, but fell way behind on the {Q-Clubs} turn. The {2-Spades} river completed the hand and Nanev headed for the exits.

Player Chips Progress
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Rob Wazwaz
450,000
165,000
165,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Rumen Nanev
Busted

Tags: Rajaee WazwazRuman Nanev

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

Vanstrom Doubles Through Stout

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Jason Vanstrom was desperate to accumulate some chips with his short stack ,and he moved all in from under the gun. Matt Stout raised to 30,000 to isolate, but just the two of them held cards when the board was dealt.

Vanstrom: {k-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Stout: {a-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

Board: {q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{4-Diamonds}

Vanstrom paired his eight to win the hand and double up. "You just need about six more of those," Stout said laughing.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Stout
602,000
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Jason Vanstrom
24,000

Tags: Jason VanstromMatt Stout

Final 27 Redraw

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerChip Count
4401Brett Shaffer367,000
4402Jeffrey Finkelstein144,000
4403Kyle Weir465,000
4404Jason Vanstrom11,000
4405Rumen Nanev205,000
4406Herbert West255,000
4407Bryan Reisner206,500
4408Rajaee Wazwaz285,000
4409Matt Stout613,000

TableSeatPlayerChip Count
4451Jonathan Kedj195,000
4452Justin Wilks196,000
4453Peter Gould540,000
4454Michael Souza90,000
4455Steven Mcnally425,000
4456Dominick Minaya150,000
4457Alessandro Bardaro240,000
4458Ray Qartomy275,000
4459Jim Jakobsen95,000

TableSeatPlayerChip Count
4441Robert Schmidt402,000
4442Seth Berger290,000
4443Jonathan Gray130,000
4444Aleksandr Gofman102,000
4445Eric Spitzer380,000
4446Ronald Sullivan260,000
4447David Leighton200,000
4448Tom Dooley284,000
4449Jonas Lauck510,000

Friedman Is Fried

Level 19 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Perry Friedman's tournament is over after his {K-Clubs}{J-Clubs} failed to get there against Seth Berger's dominating {K-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}.

"That's not a good start," said Friedman as the flop came down {Q-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} to improve Berger to a pair of queens.

The {9-Spades} on the turn gave some outs to a straight for Friedman but the {J-Diamonds} on the river was too little too late and he crashed out of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Perry Friedman
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Perry FriedmanSeth Berger