2014 World Series of Poker

Event #65: $10,000 Main Event
Day: 2ab
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

Smith Loses Some

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

Action folded around to Patrick Clarke on the button and he popped it up to 1,200. Dan Smith was in the small blind and made a three-bet to 3,600. The big blind folded and Clarke came over the top with a four-bet to 6,900. Smith called.

The flop came down {K-Clubs}{A-Spades}{8-Spades} and Smith quickly checked. Clarke checked it back and the {a-Hearts} fell on the turn. Smith tapped the table for a second time and Clarke took this opportunity to bet what looked like 5,600. Smith let his hand go and Clarke picked up the pot.

With this hit, Smith is now down below starting stack with about 29,500.

Player Chips Progress
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Dan Smith
29,500
-12,500
-12,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Dan SmithPatrick Clarke

Boatman Loses Race

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

Barny Boatman has recently lost his “first flip of the day,” as he put it.

Avraham Kadosh had opened for 1,500 and Boatman raised him to 4,000. Kadosh moved all in for just over 33,000 and Boatman made the call. Kadosh had {9-}{9-} and Boatman {a-Spades}{k-Spades}. There was an ace on the flop, but the turn then produced one of Kadosh’s needed nines to cut Boatman’s stack in half and double up Kadosh.

Player Chips Progress
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Avraham Kadosh
68,000
68,000
68,000
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Barny Boatman
28,000
-15,000
-15,000

Tags: Barny BoatmanAvraham Kadosh

Brasilia Silver Chip Counts

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Joe Kuether us
Joe Kuether
162,000
26,325
26,325
Profile photo of Daniel Wirgau us
Daniel Wirgau
158,000
Profile photo of Bobby Bresner us
Bobby Bresner
140,000
12,475
12,475
Profile photo of Jeffrey Izes us
Jeffrey Izes
120,000
120,000
120,000
Profile photo of Robert Russ us
Robert Russ
106,000
106,000
106,000
Profile photo of Dan Kelly us
Dan Kelly
101,000
42,000
42,000
Profile photo of Kristy Arnett us
Kristy Arnett
92,000
19,200
19,200
Profile photo of Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
85,000
8,950
8,950
Profile photo of Jorryt van Hoof nl
Jorryt van Hoof
82,000
82,000
82,000
Profile photo of Timothy Reilly us
Timothy Reilly
76,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
74,000
7,000
7,000
Profile photo of Jan Sjavik no
Jan Sjavik
73,000
73,000
73,000
Profile photo of Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
72,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Ilan Boujenah il
Ilan Boujenah
72,000
72,000
72,000
Profile photo of Chris DeMaci us
Chris DeMaci
64,000
64,000
64,000
Profile photo of Ryan Tepen us
Ryan Tepen
56,000
3,000
3,000
Profile photo of Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
42,000
13,000
13,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Allyn Jaffrey Shulman us
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman
38,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
36,000
-14,000
-14,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of JC Alvarado mx
JC Alvarado
29,600
29,600
29,600
Profile photo of Ryan Fair us
Ryan Fair
29,000
29,000
29,000
Profile photo of Dennis Phillips us
Dennis Phillips
28,000
-575
-575
Profile photo of Terrence Chan ca
Terrence Chan
24,000
500
500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Erica Schoenberg us
Erica Schoenberg
18,000
Profile photo of Marcin Horecki pl
Marcin Horecki
14,400
2,400
2,400
WSOP 1X Winner

Gorodinsky's Kings Cracked

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

We didn't catch the action but we got to the table with a flop of {J-Clubs}{10-Spades}{6-Clubs} and Mike Gorodinsky all in and at risk with {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} against the {J-Hearts}{10-Hearts} of Aram Khudoyan. The turn was the {Q-Clubs} giving Gorodinsky a straight draw — any six, nine, king, or ace would give him the pot. The river, however, was the {7-Hearts} and that would be the end of the road for WSOP bracelet winner Gorodinsky.

Khudoyan moved up to 110,000 after the hand and told people at his table after the hand that "I knew I had him" when they asked him if he was scared when Gorodinsky showed kings.

Player Chips Progress
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Aram Khudoyan
110,000
110,000
110,000
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Mike Gorodinsky
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Aram KhudoyanMike Gorodinsky

Tran Saves Some Chips

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

Iman Nikmaram checked to Theo Tran on a board of {8-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{q-Spades}{6-Clubs}, and Tran tossed out 3,050. Nikmaram made the call.

The {a-Clubs} completed the board, Nimaram knuckled again, and Tran went into the tank. He scrunched his face, turning the mental screws in his head before checking behind. Nikmaram turned over {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} for trip aces with a king-kicker.

"Wow," Tran said, revealing the case ace: {a-Spades}.

"That's sick," Michael Jarvela added.

Player Chips Progress
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Theo Tran
37,000
-3,000
-3,000

Tags: Theo Tran

Jones Busted Early on a Beat

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante
Aaron Jones, pictured in a different event.
Aaron Jones, pictured in a different event.

We found an all-in pot between players with {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} and {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}, and the player with aces happened to be Aaron "aejones" Jones. Jones was against the kings of Bruce Levitt, and Levitt flopped a set when {8-Hearts}{k-Spades}{2-Hearts} hit the board. The {5-Hearts} turn gave Jones more chances to survive with a flush draw, but the {q-Spades} on the river was no help and Jones is out.

Player Chips Progress
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Bruce Levitt
85,100
85,100
85,100
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Aaron Jones
Busted

Tags: Aaron Jones

45th Annual WSOP Becomes Biggest Ever, Establishing Several Key Records

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante
The 2014 WSOP Main Event bracelet.
The 2014 WSOP Main Event bracelet.

According to the World Series of Poker (WSOP), in another remarkable testament to the health and strength of the game of poker globally, the 45th annual WSOP at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas established a host of new records as poker enthusiasts from 107 different nations traveled to Las Vegas to compete in the game’s grandest spectacle. The WSOP remained the industry standard-bearer, with a record-setting 82,360 entries in 65 events and awarding the largest prize pool in WSOP history: $225,584,873.

The new all-time high in participants surpassed by 3.6 percent the previous record of 79,471 set last year. The Main Event in 2014 had 6,683 entries, creating the largest prize pool of the 2014 WSOP at $62,820,200. The winner will receive $10,000,000.

“There is only one WSOP,” said World Series of Poker Executive Director Ty Stewart. “We’re humbled to have seen this kind of response to our 10th series at the Rio. More than ever before, we embraced the challenge to have something for everyone who loves the game. With some of the biggest events ever organized it is clear poker remains strong and its best days are ahead. We can’t wait to start planning for next year.”

For the tenth consecutive year, the WSOP generated a total prize pool well in excess of $100 million, and for only the second time in its history, topped the $200 million mark.

In the 45-year history of the WSOP, the prestigious tournament has now awarded more than $2 billion in prize money. When added to the previous total — $1,840,172,006 – this year’s massive prize pool brings the new all-time money awarded tally to $2,065,756,879. More than $1 billion of this has come in the last six years alone ($1,005,789,961). This year’s total prize pool surpassed last year’s amount by 14.4 percent.

The youngest player in this year’s WSOP Main Event was Zachary Zaffos, of Weston, Florida, who played Day 1c of the Main Event and turned 21 just one day before entering. The oldest player to participate in this year’s Main Event was 93-year-old William Wachter of Carmel, New York, who played Day 1b. Wachter, was also the oldest participant last year. Both players were eliminated on Day 1. Jack Ury, at the young age of 95, still holds the WSOP record as oldest participant. Poker Hall of Famer Henry Orenstein became the oldest person to cash this year, when the 90-year-old finished in eighth place in Event #60.

The $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em World Championship — commonly referred to as the WSOP Main Event — attracted the largest number of players since 2010, becoming the fifth-largest WSOP Main Event in the 45-year history of the event.

Here is a quick statistical overview of the 2014 WSOP official gold bracelet events:

  • Official WSOP Gold Bracelet Events: 65
  • Total Entries: 82,360
  • Total Prize Pool: $225,584,873
  • Total Cashers: 8,730
  • Main Event Entries: 6,683
  • Main Event Prize Pool: $62,820,200
  • Largest 1st Place Prize: $15,306,668
  • Average 1st Place Prize: $792,507
  • Average Age: 38.93
  • Average Age of Casher: 37.66 (excludes Main Event)
  • Average Age of Final Tablist: 35.32 (excludes Main Event)
  • Male Participation: 94.72% (78,009 entries)
  • Female Participation: 5.28% (4,351 entries)
  • # of Countries Represented: 107
  • # of U.S. States Represented: 50
  • # of Canadian Provinces Represented: 10, plus Yukon Territories

Most Entries by Country

PlaceCountryPlayers
1United States78,165
2Canada6,045
3United Kingdom2,894
4France1,749
5Germany1,617
6Russia1,370
7Brazil1,057
8Italy857
9Austria632
10Australia512

Tags: 2014 WSOPWSOP

Schemion Playing Pots

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

Ole Schemion started the day digging in to a large tub of ice cream with a Germany national football shirt on his back and two skateboards beneath his seat. He also seems to have started with an intention to play every hand and make himself the focus of the table.

So far he has won one of those hands, opening for a raise and taking it down with a continuation bet. On another he folded to a raise of his continuation bet, and he then let one go where he opened and was raised preflop by short-stacked Omer Rotman.

On the fourth hand we witnessed, Schemion was in the big blind and defended with a call after a raise to 1,100 from Kyle Cartwright and a call from Aleksandar Simic in the small blind. All three players checked the {2-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{9-Diamonds} flop, then on the {k-Diamonds} turn Simic checked, Schemion bet 2,550, and the other two players both called.

The river was the {6-Spades} and it was checked around. Schemion and Cartwright shrugged, so it was left to Simic to turn over his {k-Hearts}{k-Spades} to claim the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Aleksandar Simic
118,675
118,675
118,675
Profile photo of Ole Schemion de
Ole Schemion
69,500
-6,275
-6,275
WSOP 1X Winner
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Kyle Cartwright
58,000
44,000
44,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Aleksandar SimicKyle CartwrightOle Schemion

Chip Counts From Brasilia Red

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ryan Julius us
Ryan Julius
180,000
14,875
14,875
Profile photo of Jeff Norman us
Jeff Norman
149,500
-15,500
-15,500
Profile photo of Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
123,500
1,350
1,350
Profile photo of Brett Richey us
Brett Richey
63,000
-2,000
-2,000
Profile photo of Jamie Kerstetter us
Jamie Kerstetter
59,000
15,075
15,075
Profile photo of Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
49,000
4,750
4,750
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
43,300
1,225
1,225
Profile photo of Christina Lindley us
Christina Lindley
32,500
-5,425
-5,425
Profile photo of Lauren Kling us
Lauren Kling
32,100
-2,900
-2,900
Profile photo of Chris Conrad us
Chris Conrad
30,100
1,400
1,400
Profile photo of Liv Boeree gb
Liv Boeree
26,800
12,450
12,450
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
24,000
-1,350
-1,350
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of George Danzer de
George Danzer
23,000
-11,000
-11,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Elisabeth Hille no
Elisabeth Hille
18,200
-13,800
-13,800