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2014 World Series of Poker
Martin Staszko was on the button and heads up in a pot against the big blind.
The flop was and both players checked. The turn card was the and Stasko called a bet of 4,700. The river card was the and now the big blind, who had significantly more chips than Staszko bet out 13,500.
A pained look crossed his face as Staszko studied his opponent and shifted around in his seat. It was a significant pot compared to his stack. After a good three minutes thought though he passed his cards away, visibly annoyed about how the hand had gone.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Martin Staszko |
44,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Eric Danis | Eliminado |
It could have been the intense look in his eye, or his intimidating and ever-growing stack, or it could have been the fact no one else hit the flop even remotely.
We'll never know why two players called a 3,200-chip bet from Olivier Busquet before the flop, then folded when he made it 4,500 after the , and was revealed.
But we'll always wonder about it. And now so can you.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Olivier Busquet |
80,000
-44,000
|
-44,000 |
Griffin Benger has built a massive stack and must have been looking for more when he made it 3,400 to open a recent pot.
The player directly to his left stomped all over that raise, however, making it 9,100. It appeared one of the blinds made a bit of a mistake, matching the original 3,400. But when he found out it was actually 9,100 to go, he let it go, losing those chips in the process.
Benger mumbled something about not being able to figure out the math and folded himself. Sometimes discretion is the better part of valor.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Griffin Benger |
247,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Ted Forrest found himself all in holding against an opponent's .
The board ran out and Forrest was unable to improve, and consequently was sent to the rail.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Ted Forrest | Eliminado | |
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The size of John Monnette's stack has got to be scaring the players around his table.
When he joined a chorus of limpers moments ago and went four-ways to a flop, the draw heavy board must have too.
It checked over to Monnette and when he bet 3,200, everyone else ran and took cover.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
John Monnette |
260,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
Erik Hellman is being persistent and consistent, but he’s not getting his own way at the table in the last half hour.
In one sequence of hand Hellman opened for a min-raise of 3,200 and folded to a shove. In the next hand he min-opened again and picked up four callers. The flop was and he check-folded as a bet of 13,000 that won the pot. For the third time in a row Hellman opened for 3,200 and this time folded to a raise to 10,700.
Fourth time lucky? Hellman opened for 3,200 and then called a shove of 11,400. His opponent showed and Hellman tabled .
The board ran out and Hellman doubled his opponent up.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Erik Hellman |
105,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
Facing a raise to 3,500 and a call, Andrey Zaichenko called from the button to see a flop. The action was checked around as the landed on the turn and Zaichenko bet out 5,500 when it was checked to him.
Only the original raiser made the call as the completed the board on the river and both players checked.
Zaichenko tapped the table and folded once his opponent tabled his for second pair as the Russian slipped to 105,000 in chips.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Andrey Zaichenko |
105,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
Govert Metaal has moved to his new table at the Amazon room.
He doesn't have a ton of chips and hasn't played many pots so far here.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Gregg Carson |
150,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
Erik Hellman |
120,000
25,700
|
25,700 |
Carla Sabini |
44,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
Govert Metaal |
41,000
8,100
|
8,100 |