Event #28: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship Dia 1 | 2014 World Series of Poker

2014-06-13 02:39 UTC-7

Mercier Gets Lucky Versus Pilgrim

Nível 10 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

Jason Mercier, pictured in an earlier event.

Jason Mercier put his last 10,000 or so in on a board of , and Dwyte Pilgrim swore before making the call.

Pilgrim:
Mercier:

Mercier had binked the turn and got in with great equity, and Pilgrim didn't find any help on the river.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jason Mercier	41,000 23,000	23,000

Dwyte Pilgrim	27,400 7,400	7,400

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2014-06-13 02:35 UTC-7

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Antonio Esfandiari	101,000 -26,000	-26,000

Barney Boatman	100,500 16,500	16,500
Davidi Kitai	80,200 30,200	30,200

Humberto Brenes	61,900

Ted Forrest	41,000 3,000	3,000

Tony Cousineau	26,000 -4,000	-4,000
Ismael Bojang	25,500 -6,500	-6,500

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Anthony Zinno	72,000 42,000	42,000

Faraz Jaka	Eliminado

Chino Rheem fired a bet from the cutoff after the big blind checked to him on a flop, and the big blind raised to 7,100. Rheem tossed out 18,500, and the big blind announced another raise, getting all in. Rheem made the call.

Rheem:
Opponent:

Rheem was in fabulous shape, and the and secured the pot for him, busting his opponent.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Chino Rheem	130,000 61,800	61,800

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2014-06-13 02:19 UTC-7

Seidel Stops The Slide

Nível 10 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

Erik Seidel defended his big blind against a Jason Mercier open and they went heads-up to a flop. Seidel then check-called a 2,300-chip c-bet from Mercier and the turn was revealed.

Seidel check-raised this time, potting it after Mercier fired 6,100 at the pot. Mercier folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Erik Seidel	30,000 18,000	18,000

Jason Mercier	18,000 -8,500	-8,500

Nível: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante:

2014-06-13 02:04 UTC-7

More Updated Chip Counts

Nível 9 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mike Matusow	96,000 9,000	9,000

John Juanda	70,000 40,000	40,000

Eric Froehlich	63,300 23,300	23,300

Byron Kaverman	56,500 500	500

Scott Seiver	49,500 24,400	24,400

Dani Stern	38,000 -13,000	-13,000
Phil Ivey	30,600 7,600	7,600

Jason Mercier	26,500 -7,500	-7,500

David Sands	14,000 -19,000	-19,000

2014-06-13 02:00 UTC-7

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Nível 8 : 400/800, 0 ante

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2014-06-13 01:55 UTC-7

Galfond Gives Up

Nível 9 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

On the button, Phil Galfond called a Dani Stern 3,000-chip bet on a flop. A third player in early position did as well and they went three-handed to the turn. This early position player led out for 8,500 and only Galfond called.

However, after they checked down the river and his opponent showed , Galfond's cards hit the muck.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Phil Galfond	68,000 5,000	5,000

2014-06-13 01:48 UTC-7

"ElkY" Sent Back to the Woods

Nível 9 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Bertrand Grospellier, pictured in a different event.

Ted Forrest opened for 3,800 and watched as Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier and Mike Farrell repotted to get it all in behind him. Forrest folded along with everyone else, and it was heads up.

Grospellier:
Farrell:

Farrell flopped an open-ender on the , and the gave him even more outs as a ten would counterfeit ElkY's pair. The Frenchman watched as the peeled on the river, ending his tournament by giving Farrell a straight.