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

A Few Chip Counts from Pavilion White

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Trey Luxemburger us
Trey Luxemburger
198,000
4,550
4,550
Profile photo of Richard Moon us
Richard Moon
140,000
-6,200
-6,200
Profile photo of Mark Radoja ca
Mark Radoja
108,000
-18,000
-18,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Imari Love us
Imari Love
103,000
2,975
2,975
Profile photo of Dan Wach us
Dan Wach
95,000
95,000
95,000
Profile photo of James Calderaro us
James Calderaro
57,000
26,000
26,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Michiel Brummelhuis nl
Michiel Brummelhuis
51,000
-13,225
-13,225
Profile photo of Max Pescatori it
Max Pescatori
51,000
-9,600
-9,600
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Mayu Roca co
Mayu Roca
49,000
49,000
49,000
Profile photo of Triana Iglesias no
Triana Iglesias
48,000
-8,650
-8,650
Profile photo of Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
43,000
1,325
1,325
Profile photo of Allen Cunningham us
Allen Cunningham
40,000
13,675
13,675
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Marco Traniello it
Marco Traniello
29,000
-11,700
-11,700
Profile photo of Melissa Burr us
Melissa Burr
27,000
11,875
11,875
Profile photo of Daniel Weinman us
Daniel Weinman
22,000
-14,300
-14,300
WSOP Main Event Champion
Team Lucky
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Ravi Raghavan us
Ravi Raghavan
19,000
-31,000
-31,000

The 2012 Main Event Champ Ousted from the Feature Table

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante
Greg Merson
Greg Merson

The ESPN Mothership began the day with two former WSOP Main Event champs at the table in Chris Moneymaker (2003) and Greg Merson (2012). The former started with a healthy enough stack, but the latter was short headed into Level 6. Unfortunately for Merson, he was unable to spin it up.

We missed the elimination hand, but Moneymaker was kind enough to fill us in on the details. According to him, the player on the button opened for 1,300 and then called when Merson shoved his short stack from the blinds.

"What's your name?" Moneymaker asked the player who was on the button, pausing his account.

"Justin Scott," was the reply.

Moneymaker then explained that Merson had moved all in with the {a-Spades}{9-Spades} only to run into the {a-}{q-} of Scott. The flop contained two spades, but somehow Merson missed.

"That's the only world champion you're knocking out today Justin Scott," Moneymaker joked, much to the amusement of the players at the feature table.

Player Chips Progress
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Greg Merson
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner

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Bland Flops Good

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

Daniel Bland opened for 1,100 preflop and was called by Ruth Graham on the button. The flop came {9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} and Bland led out for 1,375. Graham raised to 3,000 and Bland called without any hesitation.

The turn was the {9-Clubs} and both players checked. The river was the {Q-Spades} and Bland bet 6,275, and after thinking about it Graham would eventually call. Bland turned over {5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for the flopped flush and Graham mucked her cards.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Daniel Bland gb
Daniel Bland
59,000
59,000
59,000
Profile photo of Ruth Graham us
Ruth Graham
21,500
21,500
21,500

Notables in Brasilia Bronze

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Steve Ryan us
Steve Ryan
150,050
2,550
2,550
Profile photo of Paul Tedeschi fr
Paul Tedeschi
134,600
134,600
134,600
Profile photo of Jason Somerville us
Jason Somerville
69,000
19,000
19,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
65,350
2,350
2,350
Profile photo of Iori Yogo jp
Iori Yogo
59,800
-10,600
-10,600
Profile photo of Zack Freeman us
Zack Freeman
55,325
55,325
55,325
Profile photo of Alex Queen us
Alex Queen
51,200
4,325
4,325
Profile photo of Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
45,600
7,525
7,525
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of David Malka us
David Malka
45,050
45,050
45,050
Profile photo of Ismael Bojang de
Ismael Bojang
40,600
18,100
18,100
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
33,600
600
600
WSOP 7X Winner
Profile photo of David Sklansky us
David Sklansky
32,200
-3,300
-3,300
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Huck Seed us
Huck Seed
3,300
-24,450
-24,450
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Peters' Bluff Fails

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

Tobias Peters raised to 1,200 and Mario Silvestri called from the big blind. The flop came down {5-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} and Silvestri check-called a bet of 1,400. The turn brought the {10-Diamonds} and both players checked. On the river the {7-Diamonds} hit and Silvestri checked again. Peters bet 2,400 and Silvestri called.

Peters mucked right away and Silvestri showed {7-Hearts}{6-Spades} for sevens and fives to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mario Silvestri us
Mario Silvestri
43,000
43,000
43,000
Profile photo of Tobias Peters nl
Tobias Peters
23,800
-28,200
-28,200
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Mario SilvestriTobias Peters

Middleton Seeks the Gold

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

Action folded to Benjamin Gold, who began the Day 2a field fourth in chips, and he raised to 1,400 from the button. Tom Middleton, who won the European Poker Tour Barcelona Main Event last year, defended from the big blind and the two saw a flop of {4-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{8-Clubs}.

Middleton checked, Gold bet 1,700, and the man known as "Middy" woke up with a check-raise to 5,500. It did the trick as Gold quickly released his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Benjamin Gold us
Benjamin Gold
150,000
150,000
150,000
Profile photo of Tom Middleton gb
Tom Middleton
110,000
19,000
19,000

Tags: Benjamin GoldTom Middleton

Pavilion Black Chip Counts

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

The tables in the Pavilion Black section are breaking quickly with only about 10 left. Here are a few notable stacks:

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Marvin Rettenmaier de
Marvin Rettenmaier
142,000
27,000
27,000
Profile photo of Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
122,000
-12,025
-12,025
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Nancy Birnbaum us
Nancy Birnbaum
80,000
-3,650
-3,650
Profile photo of Sheddy Siddiqui us
Sheddy Siddiqui
73,000
-7,000
-7,000
Profile photo of Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
70,000
-10,275
-10,275
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
60,000
29,000
29,000
Profile photo of Mark Gregorich us
Mark Gregorich
37,000
12,500
12,500
Profile photo of Tom Franklin us
Tom Franklin
17,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Lex Veldhuis nl
Lex Veldhuis
11,000
-5,975
-5,975

Diamantas' Five-Bet Takes It Down

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

Chris Johnson opened in middle position to 1,100 and Roland Deslippe flatted from the small blind. Stephen Diamantas took a quick peek at his cards and tossed out a raise of 3,300. Johnson was quick to put in a four-bet, making it 8,000 to go. Deslippe folded and Diamantas asked Johnson if he could move his hands so he could see his stack.

Diamantas sat there for a moment, his hand perched on top of his cards, protecting them as if his life depended on it. Johnson looked intently at Diamantas while he decided what to do. Ultimately Diamantas put in a five-bet to 15,300. Johnson quickly folded.

Diamantas might not be a big name in the Las Vegas poker world, but in Florida he's done quite well for himself with two six-figure scores over the last seven months at big regional events in Tampa, where he resides.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Roland Deslippe us
Roland Deslippe
49,500
49,500
49,500
Profile photo of Stephen Diamantas us
Stephen Diamantas
48,000
48,000
48,000
Profile photo of Chris Johnson us
Chris Johnson
36,000
36,000
36,000

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Baumstein Bested

Level 6 : 250/500, 50 ante

The board read {2-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{2-Diamonds} when we found Scott Baumstein and Alex Gelinski heads up in a hand. Baumstein acted first on the turn and dropped out a bet of 1,275. Gelinski called and the {A-Diamonds} completed the board on the river.

Baumstein reached for chips once again, this time dropping forward 2,325. Gelinski instantly called and Baumstein rolled over {Q-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for queens and deuces. Gelinski held better, though, showing {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} for a winning two pair of aces and deuces. He took down the pot, leaving Baumstein with about 68,500 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Scott Baumstein us
Scott Baumstein
68,500
68,500
68,500
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Alex Gelinski br
Alex Gelinski
61,000
61,000
61,000

Tags: Scott Baumstein