The third and final day of the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Event #33 of the 2014 World Series of Poker saw 10 players return to the ESPN feature stage. Will Givens was leading the field as only player with more than one million in chips.
The elimination of Gabriel Nassif in 8th place took place under spectacular circumstances after both the Frenchman and Vinny Pahuja hit a full house on a roller coaster board.
Pahuja himself would be the next to hit the rail in seventh place after moving all in with and Boyd looked him up with in hand #41.
Only two hands later, Sensoli called all in with only to see Cogliano connect with the board while holding .
Start-of-the-day chip leader Givens bowed out 90 minutes later in hand #83 after previously losing a big pot to Cogliano. He got it in good against the very same opponent with versus but the appeared on the flop to send him off in fourth place.
No further elimination took place until the dinner break and the very first hand back at the table, Cogliano three-bet shoved with . Boyd made the call with and held up to enter heads-up play as chip-leader.
The heads-up battle itself was very one-sided and only lasted 16 hands. Steven Norden, who quadrupled his career earnings with the 2nd place finish, tried to bluff on the river with for king high. Boyd made the call with for top pair to let his rail erupt in cheer.
Final result:
Position
Player
Payout
1
Dutch Boyd
$288,744
2
Steven Norden
$178,490
3
Paul Cogliano
$117,464
4
Will Givens
$84,680
5
Pok Kim
$61,983
6
Christopher Sensoli
$46,031
7
Vinny Pahuja
$34,668
8
Gabriel Nassif
$26,464
9
Chad Dixon
$20,463
The PokerNews live reporting of Event #33 concludes, but please make sure to tune back into the live updates when further champions will be crowned in the next few days and weeks as we are half-way through the 2014 World Series of Poker.
Hand #137: Dutch Boyd raised to 120,000 on the button. Steven Norden folded the small blind. Paul Cogliano in the big blind moved all in and Boyd asked for a count. “Wow,” he said before he called.
Boyd:
Cogliano:
Boyd was out of the seat as the flop was dealt hitting top pair, but giving Cogliano an open-ended straight draw.
The turn came the and Boyd punched the air; just one more card to come.
The river was the and Boyd let out a cry of celebration.
Boyd had Cogliano covered and he hit the rail in third place.
The show gets off to a bumpy start with thanks to a few technical difficulties, but a great story about a David Williams bluff and another about "hood" poker get the ball rolling again. Dan O'Brien then joins the program to talk about his jet ski accident, his Me vs. U challenge against Danielle Andersen, and more.
Hand #83: Paul Cogliano opened for 60,000 and Givens moved all in. It folded round to Cogliano who wanted a count (495,000) and after a think he made the call.
Givens:
Cogliano:
The cards fell out and the pair of Cogliano sent Givens into the arms of his waiting rail as they told him he got it in good.
Hand #44: Will Givens received a walk as single big blind after the previous elimination.
Hand #45: Givens raised to 52,000 from the small blind and Pok Kim defended her big blind. Both checked the flop and Givens then bet 52,000 on the turn. Kim moved all in and Givens called immediately.
Givens:
Kim:
The gutshot and open-ended straight draw for Kim, but the river was no help and she has been eliminated in 5th place.
Hand #41: Vinny Pahuja moved all in for 402,000 from the button and Dutch Boyd peeked at his cards. He made the call and Steven Norden folded from the big blind.
Pahuja:
Boyd:
There was no glimpse of help on the board for Pahuja and he settled for 7th place and a payday of $34,668.
Gabriel Nassif moved all in for 163,000, Vinny Pahuj moved all in behind him, and the cards were turned over.
Nassif:
Pahuj:
The flop was giving both players two pair. The turn card drew gasps from the audience as Nassif made a full house but the rail erupted when the river threw Pahuj back into the lead to eliminate Nassif.
Hand #5: Chad Dixon moved all in from early position for 170,000 and the action folded all the way to Christopher Sensoli in the big blind. He made the call:
Sensoli:
Dixon:
The board ran out and Dixon headed to the rail in ninth place for a payday of $20,463.
and Boyd looked him up with 
in hand #41.
only to see Cogliano connect with the board while holding 
.
versus 
but the 
appeared on the flop to send him off in fourth place.
. Boyd made the call with 
river with 
for king high. Boyd made the call with 
hitting top pair, but giving Cogliano an open-ended straight draw.
and Boyd punched the air; just one more card to come.
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flop and Givens then bet 52,000 on the 
turn. Kim moved all in and Givens called immediately.
and Cogliano’s straight finished off Sensoli’s tournament.
board for Pahuja and he settled for 7th place and a payday of $34,668.
drew gasps from the audience as Nassif made a full house but the rail erupted when the river 
