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

Lau Cracks Aces To Double Up

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Brigette Lau in the $10,000 WSOP PLO tournament
Brigette Lau in the $10,000 WSOP PLO tournament

We heard "all in and a call" come from a dealer's mouth here in the Purple section of the Amazon Room. It was Brigette Lau who was all in and at risk holding {6-Clubs}{3-Clubs} on a {9-Spades}{6-Spades}{4-Diamonds} flop. She was in bad shape as her opponent held {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}.

The turn would give Lau more outs as it was the {5-Clubs}. She would survive with any seven, six, three, or deuce. The river was the {6-Hearts}, giving Lau trip sixes and leading to a heavy sigh from the player with aces, as he had to send close to 25,000 of his stack over to Lau.

Player Chips Progress
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Brigette Lau
55,000
-1,000
-1,000

Zalewski Gives Some Back

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Jacob Zalewski
Jacob Zalewski

After recently doubling up, Jacob Zalewski has given a good chunk of those chips back. In a couple of the hands that did the damage, John Monnette took a good chunk, and then Antonio Esfandiari won the following pot.

On the {K-Hearts}{9-Spades}{4-Clubs} flop, Zalewski had called a bet of 5,300 from Esfandiari before the dealer put out the {3-Diamonds} on the turn. Both players checked to see the {J-Spades} land on the river, and Esfandiari bet 8,300. Zalewski called with the {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}, but it was no good against the {K-Spades}{Q-Hearts} for Esfandiari.

Player Chips Progress
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Antonio Esfandiari
96,000
4,000
4,000
WSOP 3X Winner
StakeKings
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Jacob Zalewski
72,000
-53,000
-53,000

Tags: Antonio EsfandiariJacob ZalewskiJohn Monnette

Brasilia Red Section Chip Counts

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Todd Rebello us
Todd Rebello
265,000
265,000
265,000
Profile photo of Phillip Lee us
Phillip Lee
240,000
12,500
12,500
Profile photo of Angel Guillen mx
Angel Guillen
182,000
52,000
52,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Scott Baumstein us
Scott Baumstein
160,000
35,000
35,000
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Brett Richey us
Brett Richey
150,000
-1,000
-1,000
Profile photo of Kitty Kuo tw
Kitty Kuo
142,000
27,000
27,000
Profile photo of Allen Cunningham us
Allen Cunningham
124,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
121,000
26,000
26,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching
Profile photo of Jared Hamby us
Jared Hamby
112,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Quentin Lecomte fr
Quentin Lecomte
106,000
10,000
10,000
Profile photo of John Kabbaj gb
John Kabbaj
102,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Matt Vengrin us
Matt Vengrin
100,000
58,000
58,000
Profile photo of Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
96,000
-14,000
-14,000
Profile photo of Ian Simpson gb
Ian Simpson
92,000
-68,000
-68,000
Profile photo of Martin Staszko cz
Martin Staszko
85,000
Profile photo of Randy Ohel us
Randy Ohel
78,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of David Williams us
David Williams
75,000
-17,000
-17,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Grayson Ramage us
Grayson Ramage
72,000
-27,000
-27,000
Profile photo of Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
72,000
-7,500
-7,500
Profile photo of Jake Schwartz us
Jake Schwartz
52,000
-9,000
-9,000
Profile photo of Steve O'Dwyer ie
Steve O'Dwyer
50,000
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Christina Lindley us
Christina Lindley
35,000
-5,000
-5,000
Profile photo of Melissa Burr us
Melissa Burr
33,000
-3,000
-3,000
Profile photo of Jamie Kerstetter us
Jamie Kerstetter
30,000
1,000
1,000
Profile photo of Leif Force us
Leif Force
28,000
-6,000
-6,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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You Can’t Bluff a Bluffer

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Duncan McLellan is not an easy man to bluff. Not shy of a big bluff himself, he is not afraid to stick around with a few outs if he thinks someone is at it.

On a board of {3-Clubs}{k-Spades}{10-Spades}{4-Diamonds}, McLellan check-called a 4,600 bet and saw the river come the {k-Diamonds}. He checked again and his opponent sat for a few moments before he checked. McLellan tabled the {a-Clubs}{q-Spades} without ceremony and his opponent pushed his cards to the dealer.

“What was that?” another player asked, craning his neck to see what McLellan had shown down.

Player Chips Progress
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Duncan McLellan
149,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: Duncan McLellan

A Few More Chip Counts from Amazon Purple

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Munir Shahin us
Munir Shahin
320,000
17,000
17,000
Profile photo of Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
274,000
18,000
18,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mukul Pahuja us
Mukul Pahuja
145,000
-20,000
-20,000
Profile photo of Mark Herm us
Mark Herm
133,000
23,000
23,000
Profile photo of Richard Lee us
Richard Lee
130,000
130,000
130,000
Profile photo of Layne Flack us
Layne Flack
122,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Billy Baxter us
Billy Baxter
109,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Evan McNiff us
Evan McNiff
90,000
90,000
90,000
Profile photo of Bryce Yockey us
Bryce Yockey
82,999
-10,001
-10,001
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Michael Kamran us
Michael Kamran
57,000
57,000
57,000
Profile photo of Claas Segebrecht de
Claas Segebrecht
56,000
56,000
56,000
Profile photo of Ted Forrest us
Ted Forrest
47,000
9,000
9,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Profile photo of Hasan Habib us
Hasan Habib
28,000
-109,000
-109,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
16,000
-24,000
-24,000
$25K Fantasy

Farber Frustrated

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Jay Farber
Jay Farber

With 25,000 in the pot and the board showing {6-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}, Jay Farber called a bet of 8,800 from his opponent in Seat 1. A player in middle position also called. All three players would check the {J-Spades} turn and {3-Hearts} flop and the player in Seat 1 would take down the pot with his {K-Hearts}{J-Hearts}. Farber let out a big sigh, showed {7-Clubs}{7-Spades}, and then lightly slammed the table with a stack of chips in his hand.

Farber would raise the very next hand to 2,200 and be reraised by a player in the small blind to 5,000. Farber called and then snap-folded when his opponent bet 6,500 on the {K-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} flop. Despite the losses, Farber still has an above-average stack of 115,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Jay Farber
115,000
-40,000
-40,000

Tags: Jay Farber

Yu Ships Some to Lee

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Big blind Phillip Lee checked and called 3,500 from Ben Yu, who was in late position, on a flop of {5-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{a-Hearts}. Both players checked the {7-Clubs}, and Lee bet 4,200 on the {10-Spades}. Yu called after only about 30 seconds, and Lee announced two pair, showing {8-Diamonds}{7-Spades}. Yu mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
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Phillip Lee
227,500
-5,300
-5,300
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Ben Yu
29,300
-6,300
-6,300
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Benjamin YuPhillip Lee

Kihara Slips

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Naoya Kihara
Naoya Kihara

With a middle-position raise to 2,500 and a cutoff call in front of him, Naoya Kihara three-bet to 11,000 from the big blind. Only the player in the cutoff called to see the {5-Spades}{4-Hearts}{2-Clubs} flop.

Kihara continued for 10,500, his opponent called and the {2-Spades} landed on the turn. This time Kihara check-called 15,200, landing the {3-Hearts} river to the board. Both players checked and Kihara tabled {8-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} for treys and deuces.

His opponent, though, tabled {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Naoya Kihara
53,000
-62,000
-62,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Naoya Kihara