2014 World Series of Poker

Event #65: $10,000 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
1010
Prize
$10,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
6,683
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
200,000

Kerstetter Climbing

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Action folded around to the player in the cutoff who put out a raise to 750. Jamie Kerstetter flatted from the button and the two blinds released their cards. The flop came down {5-Spades}{A-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} and Kerstetter's opponent continued out for 850. She called and the two watched as the dealer put out the {K-Hearts} on fourth street. Both players checked this card, allowing the {6-Clubs} to drop down on the river.

Action checked to Kerstetter for a second time and she knocked the table back. Her opponent showed {7-Clubs}{x-} for a pair of sevens, but was ultimately bested by Kerstetter's {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}. She took down the pot and boosted her stack up to about 62,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Jamie Kerstetter
62,000
15,000
15,000

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Updated Chip Counts

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Micah Raskin us
Micah Raskin
58,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Alfie Adam gb
Alfie Adam
56,000
-2,000
-2,000
Profile photo of Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
56,000
14,000
14,000
Profile photo of Tim West us
Tim West
56,000
8,000
8,000
Profile photo of Jolmer Meelis nl
Jolmer Meelis
48,000
13,000
13,000
Profile photo of Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
47,000
4,500
4,500
Profile photo of Michiel Brummelhuis nl
Michiel Brummelhuis
46,000
19,000
19,000
Profile photo of Wai Kin Yong my
Wai Kin Yong
44,000
44,000
44,000
Profile photo of Ashton Griffin us
Ashton Griffin
42,000
42,000
42,000
Profile photo of Shawn Cunix us
Shawn Cunix
38,000
-29,000
-29,000
Profile photo of Joep van den Bijgaart nl
Joep van den Bijgaart
37,000
-9,800
-9,800
Profile photo of Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
34,000
-2,000
-2,000
Profile photo of James Calderaro us
James Calderaro
31,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Andy Black ie
Andy Black
24,000
-700
-700
Profile photo of Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
20,000
-1,000
-1,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Daniel Weinman us
Daniel Weinman
19,000
-3,000
-3,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
Team Lucky
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jay Rosenkrantz us
Jay Rosenkrantz
13,000
Profile photo of Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
12,000
-14,400
-14,400
WSOP 1X Winner

Some Amazon Orange Chip Counts

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Taylor Paur us
Taylor Paur
89,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Steve Watts gb
Steve Watts
77,000
38,500
38,500
Profile photo of Max Pescatori it
Max Pescatori
64,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Oliver Price gb
Oliver Price
61,000
-14,000
-14,000
Profile photo of Tim West us
Tim West
48,000
10,400
10,400
Profile photo of Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
42,500
5,500
5,500
Profile photo of David Einhorn us
David Einhorn
36,000
-3,500
-3,500
Profile photo of Kevin Pollak us
Kevin Pollak
34,000
-7,200
-7,200
Profile photo of Andy Black ie
Andy Black
24,700
2,700
2,700
Profile photo of Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
21,000
1,300
1,300
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Allen Cunningham us
Allen Cunningham
16,700
-7,000
-7,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Louise Duffy ca
Louise Duffy
12,400
-7,800
-7,800
Profile photo of Mike Hill gb
Mike Hill
11,500
-4,300
-4,300

Aggro Affleck

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante
Matt Affleck
Matt Affleck

Matt Affleck defended his big blind and checked it over to the preflop aggressor on a flop of {q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{10-Spades} who then bet 600.

Affleck raised it up to 2,600 and the bet was called.

The turn card was the {3-Hearts} and Affleck retained the initiative with a bet of 4,500 which again was called.

The river cards was the {5-Clubs}. Affleck bet out a chunky 10,500 and stared his uncomfortable looking opponent down. After a minute or two, the cards were in the muck and the pot slid his way.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Affleck
88,000
8,000
8,000

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Player Spotlight: NASCAR Driver Jason White

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante
Jason White
Jason White

We were introduced to Jason White by 2013 Main Event runner-up Jay Farber via Twitter. White is the driver of the #24 Toyota in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and spends most weekends on the track. This weekend he traded four wheels for 30,000 in tournament chips and is taking a spin on the felt. We caught up with White just as the Day 1b players were headed to dinner, where he was kind enough to give us a few minutes.

PokerNews: What brings a NASCAR driver to the poker table?

Jason White: Well, me and my buddies have been playing poker for years back home. I also play a lot with the other drivers and teams at the track when there is down time. I love to play, but I don’t really have time to do it very often.

We race all year long, but by chance I was off this weekend, so I thought I would come on out and give it a shot. I met Jay a few years ago at the night clubs and when he made the November Nine last year, I was cheering him on. I thought that was awesome and we have become better friends since then. He comes to an occasional race and we have had a lot of fun. He was giving me some tips. It’s been a really cool experience so far.

Is this your first Main Event?

It’s actually my second. I played about three years ago and made it until Day 3. I am hoping to do a little better this time.

It doesn’t sound like you get the chance to play live tournaments very often, do you?

No, I don’t get to play them at all. This is only my second real tournament, the first one being the other main event I played. I have played tournaments in my home game but nothing like this. You definitely have to have more patience than in the home games. Jay’s been kind of coaching me on that kind of stuff.

What kind of tips does Jay give you?

Basically, he said not to get too wrapped up in hands. The main tip he gave me is all about survival. He said if you can just make it to the next day, then you are still in it. Keep the pots as small as you can. When you can pull off a win, pull off the win and if you lose, try to lose as little as possible.

What skills can you take with you from the driver’s seat to the poker table?

Endurance and focus are the big things. In racing, you are sitting in a car for three to four hours in 120 degree heat and you have to keep your focus. Sitting at a poker table for 10 hours a day is also hard. The tournament is long and keeping your focus is probably the biggest thing you can do to help your chances.

You have to see where you are at on the track. Likewise, you have to feel where you are at on the poker table. On the track, I’m looking to pass and at the poker table I’m looking to steal. You have to measure up your competition and find where the best place to make a move on them is. Racing and poker are two different things, but it definitely relates in some areas.

How is your day going so far?

I would say I am doing pretty good. I was up to about 60,000 in chips but got rivered to bring me down to about 35,000. If it wasn’t for that I would have been up to about 100,000. I am still doing OK. Jay ended yesterday with 52,000 and said if I could stay around that range I would be fine. Those last hands weren’t great, but I have to keep focus and survive the day so I can go on to the next.

So, do you have next weekend off, too? You might need it, you know.

Yeah. That might be a challenge. We’ll have to see but it would be a good problem to have.

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Gruissem Gone

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Philipp Gruissem's 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event is over after he busted from it a few minutes ago.

He got his short stack into the middle with what turned out to be {8-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and ran into the monster that is {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}.

"I have a pretty good hand against yours," said Gruissem when he discovered his one-gapped connectors had run into hold'em's best preflop hand.

The {J-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} flop flirted with the idea of giving Gruissem a much needed double up, but the {8-Spades} turn was followed by the {10-Hearts} river and it was game over for the high stakes guru.

Player Chips Progress
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Philipp Gruissem
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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And More Brasilia Chip Counts

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brian Hastings us
Brian Hastings
134,000
45,000
45,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Mimi Luu us
Mimi Luu
85,000
52,000
52,000
Profile photo of Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
65,000
-15,000
-15,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
59,000
-7,000
-7,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Jeff Shulman us
Jeff Shulman
36,000
12,400
12,400
Profile photo of Kevin Meeusen us
Kevin Meeusen
28,000
-9,000
-9,000
Profile photo of Terrence Chan ca
Terrence Chan
23,500
-2,500
-2,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Grayson Ramage us
Grayson Ramage
22,000
-21,000
-21,000
Profile photo of Wendy Freedman us
Wendy Freedman
21,000
-12,000
-12,000
Profile photo of Pierre Neuville be
Pierre Neuville
15,000
-15,000
-15,000
Profile photo of David Diaz us
David Diaz
14,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

No Day 2 For Cassavetes

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante
Nick Cassavetes
Nick Cassavetes

Hollywood director Nick Cassavetes has been eliminated from the World Series of Poker Main Event.

We did not catch Cassavetes' elimination but players at his former table explained that he moved all in for his final 4,000 chips holding {5-Spades}{7-Spades}. Cassavetes was called by {8-}{8-} and the board brought mere blanks to send him to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
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Nick Cassavetes
Busted

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Williams Steps Out of the Phone Booth

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante
David Williams at a recent final table
David Williams at a recent final table

There was a raise and a call in front of David Williams, who three-bet to 2,400 in the hijack seat. Both of his opponents called, and the trio all checked on a flop of {9-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}. The turn was the {5-Hearts}, the original raiser checked, and the player in the middle bet 3,500.

Williams raised to 8,500, the original raiser folded, and the bettor moved all in for an additional 13,550. Williams went deep into the tank, then called.

Williams: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
Opponent: {10-Spades}{9-Spades}

Williams was drawing stone dead, and his opponent filled up on the river ({10-Diamonds}) for kicks and grins.

Player Chips Progress
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David Williams
54,000
-21,000
-21,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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