Level: 26
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #58: $1,500 Mixed-Max No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
1,475
Level
32
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Mike Watson raised to 60,000 on the button, Mark Herm three-bet to 150,000 in the big blind and Watson called to see a 
flop. Herm continued for 135,000 and Watson folded.
The following hand, Herm opened to 65,000 on the button and Watson called, landing a 
flop. Watson check-called 65,000 to see the 
turn, which both checked. The 
river completed the board and both checked again.
Watson tabled 
, but it was second best to Herm's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,378,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
920,000
-280,000
|
-280,000 |
|
||
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Level 25
: 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Mark Herm opened to 65,000 and Mike Watson flatted to see the 
flop.
Watson tapped the table and then called a 60,000 bet by Herm, with the turn card coming 
. Both players checked on fourth street and the river produced the 
.
Watson led out for 150,000 on the river and after a brief tank Herm surrendered the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
-134,000
|
-134,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,098,000
134,000
|
134,000 |
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Mike Watson and Mark Herm are on a 20-minute break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,334,000
-119,000
|
-119,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
964,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Mike Watson raised to 50,000 on the button and Mark Herm called from the big blind to see a 
flop.
Herm checked, Watson bet 50,000, Herm check-raised to 119,000 and Watson called. The 
turn followed and Herm bet 205,000. Watson called, the 
river completed the board and Herm checked after about 90 seconds. Watson took some time as well before he bet 250,000, sending Herm into the tank for about two minutes before he called.
Watson tabled 
for trip sevens, Herm mucked and Watson collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,453,000
393,000
|
393,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
845,000
-378,000
|
-378,000 |
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
The first few hands between Mike Watson and Mark Herm have seen each player draw blood.
First, the two played a limped pot and saw the flop come 
, with Watson check-calling a 24,000 bet to see the 
fall on the turn. Watson then check-called a bet of 42,000 and both tapped the table on the river. Watson rolled over 
for the second nut flush draw and a rivered pair, but Watson had him pipped with the 
for the nut flush draw and a better pair.
Watson rebounded by four-betting to 275,000 on the next hand of note, coming over the top of Herm's 125,000 three-bet to force a fold.
Soon afterward, Watson struck again with a three-bet to 135,000 after Herm raised his button to 50,000. Once again, the pressure play worked to perfection.
Finally, Herm evened things up when the two saw a flop of 
and Watson fired out for a 100,000 wager. Herm flatted and the turn fell 
, prompting both players to check. The river card was the 
to pair the board, and Watson tapped the table once more to prompt a big bet of 310,000 by Herm. Watson couldn't stand the heat and soon his hand hit the muck, sending a sizable pot across the table to Herm.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,223,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
1,060,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
|
|
||
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
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Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
On the first hand of the heads-up match between Jared Jaffee and Joseph Alban, Jaffee folded his button. On the second hand, Alban shoved for about 300,000 and Jaffee called.
Alban: 
Jaffee: 
The flop fell 
, keeping Jaffee ahead. The 
turn, however, gave Alban flush and straight outs in addition to a queen, but the river was no help, ending his tournament in fourth place.
Jaffee, meanwhile, will hold the chip lead in the the championship match against either Mike Watson or Mark Herm.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,353,000
283,000
|
283,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
With only four competitors remaining in the field, this Mixed-Max event has moved to heads-up matches to decide who will square off in the finals. The seeding for the final four was determined by chip counts, so take a look at the matchups and counts below:
| Seed | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jared Jaffee | 4,070,000 |
| 4 | Joseph Alban | 283,000 |
| Seed | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Mark Herm | 1,003,000 |
| 2 | Mike Watson | 1,295,000 |