Event #6: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout | 2014 World Series of Poker

06-01-2014 16:15 UTC-8

Josh Arieh Eliminated in 4th Place ($72,846)

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Level 4 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Hand #59: Josh Arieh opened to 27,000 and Dimitar Danchev three-bet to 67,000. Arieh released his hand and Danchev was pushed the pot.

Hand #60: Jon Lane opened the button to 31,000 and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #61: Alex Bolotin raised to 25,000 and both Josh Arieh and Dimitar Danchev called from the blinds as the flop fell and was checked round.

The turn landed the and Arieh led for 45,000 to prompt a fold from Danchev before Bolotin moved all in to put Arieh at risk for his remaining 365,000. After about two minutes in the tank, Arieh made the call for his tournament life.

Bolotin:
Arieh:

With Arieh needing to improve to a full house, the river landed the to send the two-time WSOP bracelet winner to the rail in 4th place for a $72,846 payday as Bolotin moves to roughly 2.2 million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Bolotin	2,200,000 312,000	312,000

Josh Arieh	Busted

Tags: Alex Bolotin Dimitar Danchev Jon Lane Josh Arieh

06-01-2014 16:10 UTC-8

Hand #58: Lane Doubles

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Level 4 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Josh Arieh raised to 27,000 on the button, Dimitar Danchev called out of the small blind, and Jon Lane came along for the ride in the big blind. The dealer fanned , both players in the blinds checked, and Arieh bet 43,000. Danchev called, and Lane check-raised to 150,000. Arieh called, Danchev folded, and the turn brought the .

Lane moved all in for 340,000, and Arieh asked for a count before going into the tank. He cut out enough chips to make the call, leaving a mountain of yellow T1,000 chips behind, and eventually called.

Arieh:
Lane:

Lane was ahead with a pair of eights, and blocked two of Arieh's outs with his flush draw, and held as the river brought the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Lane	1,069,000 424,000	424,000
Josh Arieh	440,000 -410,000	-410,000

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06-01-2014 16:09 UTC-8

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Level 4 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

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06-01-2014 16:04 UTC-8

Hands #52-57: Pots for Arieh and Danchev

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Level 4 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Hand #52: Dimitar Danchev opened for a min-raise under the gun and Alex Bolotin called from the small blind along with Josh Arieh from the big.

The flop fell and the action was checked round to see the fall with the action checked through again. The river landed the and Arieh bet out 35,000 to prompt a fold from Danchev, and a call from Bolotin.

Arieh tabled his and Bolotin mucked his hand.

Hand #53: Dimitar Danchev received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #54: Dimitar Danchev raised to 30,000 from the small blind and picked up the big blind and antes.

Hand #55: Josh Arieh opened to 27,000 and Dimitar Danchev three-bet the button to 67,000 to prompt a fold from the blinds and Arieh.

Hand #56: Josh Arieh received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #57: Jon Lane opened to 31,000 and won the blinds and antes.

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06-01-2014 15:57 UTC-8

Hand #51: Bolotin Spikes an Ace

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Level 4 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

With a dead small blind, Josh Arieh was first to act, and he raised to 27,000. Alex Bolotin reraised to 85,000 out of the big blind, Arieh flicked out a call, and the dealer fanned . Bolotin led out for 90,000, Arieh raised to 235,000, and Bolotin moved all in for 855,000. Arieh snap-called.

Bolotin:
Arieh:

The two-time WSOP bracelet winner held a commanding lead with a set of tens, but the spiked onto the felt on the turn, giving Bolotin a higher set.

The bricked off on the river, and the Brooklyn native shipped a massive double to nearly 1.9 million chips. Arieh slipped down to around 850,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Bolotin	1,888,000 1,008,000	1,008,000

Josh Arieh	850,000 -671,000	-671,000

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06-01-2014 15:51 UTC-8

Steven Loube Eliminated in 5th Place ($53,777)

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Level 4 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Hand #49: Alex Bolotin opened to 25,000 and Josh Arieh made the call from the button along with Jon Lane in the big blind.

The flop fell and Lane checked to Bolotin who bet 35,000 to produce two quick folds.

Hand #50: Alex Bolotin raised to 25,000 from under the gun and Steven Loube made the call from the big blind to see a fall with Loube checking.

Bolotin continued for 30,000 and Loube check-raised all in for for 251,000 with Bolotin making the call.

Loube:
Bolotin:

With Loube trailing, he would need to find a king or an eight to take the lead, but when the turn and river landed the and , Loube hit the rail in 5th place for a $53,777 payday.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Bolotin	880,000 290,000	290,000

Steven Loube	Busted

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06-01-2014 15:46 UTC-8

Final Table Interview: Josh Arieh

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Level 4 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

If you follow poker at all, Josh Arieh should be a familiar name. He is best known for his third-place finish in the 2004 Main Event, but with seven World Series of Poker final tables and two bracelets on his résumé, he makes no it secret that the WSOP is his favorite time of year.

We caught up with Arieh as the players were heading to break.

Congratulations on the final table. In an interview a few years ago you talked about how the young kids are just getting so good at the game. Yet here you are at another final table. What’s your secret?

Thank you. I guess it's run-good. I mean I don’t know. I stayed really positive through my tables. I had some ups and downs. I was short at both of my previous tables and I just stayed positive.

One thing I keep telling myself when I am in a hand is that it’s in the cards. If I do the right thing or what I think is right, then I’m fine with that and I don’t care about the outcome. I just stuck with that and it kept me real even-keeled.

I didn’t have many highs and lows and it let me continue to keep my thought process going. I don’t know. I just try to improve every time I play. And I’m running good.

Any key hands that got you here?

There was a big pot yesterday when I was short. A guy in late position raised and Joe Cheong reraised from the small blind. I had two jacks in the big blind and the hand pretty much plays itself. I moved all in. The other guy called with ace-king and Joe called with aces. I caught a jack and I won.

That pot gave me a lot of confidence because I knocked out an amazing player that’s going to be tough on any table. Other than that, I have been real fortunate with how the tables have come down. I feel like if I could have picked an opponent to get help with it would have been Joe. Not that the others aren’t good players, but the great players got knocked out. My draws so far have been pretty fortunate.

You mentioned staying positive and making the right choices, but you do like to gamble?

I do. I love gambling.

How does gambling lend itself to this tournament?

Well, now it’s a little different and it’s more like a regular tournament. Each place pays money. But in the shootout earlier, it’s winner-take-all. You have to take more risks. The guy that comes in second makes the same money as the guy that comes in 10th. So you have to gamble a bit more and I am comfortable doing that.

I won a lot of flips and I could have lost my first one on day one and I would be out. I would still be happy with the way I played. I have no regrets so far.

You 've talked about how you lost your bracelets during a move. It made you sick to think they were stolen. Then you were so happy to have found them. What would a third bracelet mean?

It would mean a lot.

Are you thinking about it?

No. I am thinking about every hand. It’s hard not to think about it. I catch myself looking ahead seeing who I might play head up and picturing myself with the bracelet. I snap myself out of it immediately because it is all about the hand I am playing right now. I can’t think about anything else. And if I am thinking about anything else, then I am way behind.

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06-01-2014 15:45 UTC-8

Hand #44-48: One Flop

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Level 4 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante

Hand #44: Steven Loube raised from first position, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #45: Dimitar Danchev raised on the button, and both Jon Lane and Loube folded from the blinds.

Hand #46: Alex Bolotin received a walk.

Hand #47: Lane raised to 31,000 from the cutoff, and received no callers.

Hand #48: Lane raised to 31,000 from first position, Arieh reraised to 77,000 out of the small blind, and Lane made the call. The flop fell , Arieh led out for 82,000, and Lane snap-folded.

Tags: Alex Bolotin Dimitar Danchev Jon Lane Josh Arieh Steven Loube

Level: 4

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 2,000

06-01-2014 15:41 UTC-8

Hand #43: It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint... Unless You Have To Pee

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Level 3 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Hand #43: Alex Bolotin had the button to begin the hand. Steven Loube opened to 30,000 from the cutoff seat, and Josh Arieh called from the small blind. Dimitar Danchev called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Everyone checked, and the turn was the . Arieh checked, Danchev bet 51,000, Loube folded, and Arieh raised to 144,000. Danchev pulled back his original bet, counted out the 144,000 and made the call.

On the river, the landed. Arieh checked, and Danchev bet 160,000. Arieh check-raised to 600,000, opting to go for the double check-raise. This sent Danchev into the tank, and the 2013 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event champion eventually folded.

Immediately after Danchev folded, Arieh jumped out of his seat and sprinted straight to the exit. We're guessing he's not leaving, though, but rather just a ver, very important bathroom break.

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