Event #65: $10,000 Main Event Day 2ab | 2014 World Series of Poker

07-08-2014 13:45 UTC-8

Straight for Dentale

[user101598]

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

Bence Zoltan checked to Mike Dentale on a board of , and Dentale fired out a bet of 6,000. Zoltan thought for a bit before calling.

The completed the board, Zoltan quickly led out for a bet, and before we could even count the chips, Dentale called. Zoltan turned over for queens and fives, but it was no good against Dentale's for a turned straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Dentale	83,000 16,000	16,000

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07-08-2014 13:45 UTC-8

Zheng Takes Some From Berger

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[user272102]

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

We arrived to the table with three players in the pot and the board showing . A player in middle position checked and Eric Berger bet 5,800. Yifan Zheng made the call and the remaining player folded. The river was the and the action was on Berger.

Zheng, a Boston hat perched sideways on his head, shuffled chips in his left hand while watching Berger who eventually would check. Zheng made a bet of 8,500 and now it was Berger who was studying his opponent. Berger held three T5,000 chips in his hand, holding them aloft as if he wanted to drop them into the middle of the table. He decided against it, though, and mucked his hand. Despite the loss, Berger is up to 140,000 chips and has been steadily accumulating throughout the early portion of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Berger	140,000 21,000	21,000
Yifan Zheng	90,000 90,000	90,000

07-08-2014 13:35 UTC-8

PokerNews Impromptu: 2003 WSOP Main Event Champ Chris Moneymaker Gets Off to a Rough Start

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Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 300/600, 75 ante

2003 WSOP champ Chris Moneymaker got off to a rough start here on Day 2a. In the latest PokerNews Impromptu, Moneymaker talks about the first level of play, having fun at the feature table, and his plans for after the WSOP.

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Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

07-08-2014 13:09 UTC-8

Level 6 Concludes; Merson, Gorodinsky, and More Hit the Rail

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[user196676]

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

It has been a quick two hours of play here at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. The first level of the day is in the books and players are currently on their first 20-minute break.

Here's a look at some of the highlights from today's first level:

On the first hand of the day, online legend Chun Lei Zhou was eliminated from play by Salman Behbehani.
2012 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Greg Merson fell at the hands of Justin Scott. Merson's ace-nine failed to catch up to Scott's ace-queen.
Mike Gorodinsky, Jan Heitman, and Aaron Jones were all sent to the rail early in Day 2.
The 45th Annual WSOP is the biggest ever, establishing several key records.

07-08-2014 13:09 UTC-8

"To Flip or Not to Flip, That Is the Question"

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Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

Antonio Esfandiari opened for 1,575 from the cutoff only to have Thomas Schrepfer three-bet all in for 32,700 from the button. Action folded back to "The Magician" and he seemed torn as to what to do as a call would constitute the vast majority of his chips.

"You just beat me in a flip," Esfandiari told Schrepfer. "Maybe I should beat you in one. Does that sound reasonable to you?"

Schrepfer smiled and simply said, "Maybe."

"To flip or not to flip, that is the question," Esfandiari said, referencing Shakespeare. "I hate calling with this hand." Nonetheless, Esfandiari did call.

Schrepfer:
Esfandiari:

It was a classic flip, but not after a player in the blind informed Esfandiari that he had folded ace-king. Esfandiari seemed a bit dejected by that news, but he perked up when the flop delivered him the lead with a pair of kings. On the flip side, Schrepfer wasn't too happy and stood up causing his chair to fall over.

Schrepfer then watched helplessly as the blanked on the turn followed by the on the river.

"Good game, sir," Esfandiari offered before collecting the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Antonio Esfandiari	80,000 25,000	25,000

Thomas Schrepfer	Busted

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07-08-2014 13:08 UTC-8

Schemion Gives One Up

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[user272102]

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

Ole Schemion opened for 1,500 and was called by Valentin Messina. The two saw a flop of and Schemion bet 1,300 and Messina made the call.

The turn was the and Schemion again bet, this time for 2,600. Messina called.

The river was the and Schemion slowed down, tapping the table to indicate a check. Messina moved all in for his last 10,800 and Schemion tossed his cards with flair to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ole Schemion	80,000 3,000	3,000

Valentin Messina	24,000 24,000	24,000

07-08-2014 13:07 UTC-8

Dimmig Running it Up

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mnuwwarah

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

Jonathan Dimmig came into the day with a solid stack of 89,600, and he's quickly run that up despite a recent setback.

On a board of , Dimmig checked out of the blinds and saw his opponent bet 15,000. Dimmig thought for a couple of minutes before making the call, and he was shown for a boat.

Dimmig's already proven he can navigate large fields, having topped 7,977 to take down the Millionaire Maker earlier this summer for more than $1.3 million. We'll see if he can pull off another deep run here in the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Dimmig	169,300 169,300	169,300

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07-08-2014 13:07 UTC-8

Finger Fires River

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[user252447]

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

Barny Boatman tangled with Martin Finger who was in the big blind and had checked it over to Boatman on a flop of . Boatman bet 1,600 and Finger made the call.

The turn was the . Finger checked, Boatman bet 3,000, Finger check-raised to 9,700, and Boatman called. The river completed the board and Finger led out for 16,700. Boatman didn’t waste any time before throwing his hand away.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Finger	85,000 26,000	26,000

Barny Boatman	39,600 -10,400	-10,400

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07-08-2014 13:04 UTC-8

Set Over Set; Rettenmaier Loses a Big One

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Happy_Freaked

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

The flop showed when we walked into a big raising war between Marvin Rettenmaier and Cody Gorman. The bet sizes were hard to estimate, but it seemed like Rettenmaier had made it 12,500 after Gorman had put in 7,725. Eventually Gorman moved all in for 46,875, and Rettenmaier made the call.