Event #65: $10,000 Main Event Dia 1c | 2014 World Series of Poker

2014-07-07 12:44 UTC-7

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jonathan Duhamel	30,000
Jennifer Shahade	30,000
Kathy Liebert	30,000
Calvin Anderson	30,000
Matt Jarvis	30,000
Brent Hanks	30,000
Artem Metaldi	3,000

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Brian Yoon	30,000
DJ MacKinnon	30,000
Sylvain Loosli	30,000
Brian Rast	30,000
Shaun Suller	30,000
Kyle Bowker	30,000
Barry Wiedemann	30,000
Barry Hutter	30,000

Laplante Shoves

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With the board reading and roughly 1,550 in the middle, Ryan Laplante had a 4,000-chip bet in front of him along with the all-in button signifying a big reraise.

His opponent was in the tank and had a 10,000-chip raise in front of him and was contemplating a decision for Laplante's 23,425 total.

After several minutes, Laplante's opponent folded and Laplante climbed to roughly 35,000 in chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Ryan Laplante	34,975	-1,025

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2014-07-07 12:48 UTC-7

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Scott Bohlman	30,000	30,000
Davidi Kitai	30,000
Joe Elpayaa	30,000	30,000
Dutch Boyd	30,000	30,000
Roman Korenev	30,000	30,000
Jennifer Powers	30,000	30,000

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Alex Kravchenko	30,000	30,000
Fabian Quoss	30,000	30,000
Andre Akkari	30,000	30,000
Andy Philachack	30,000	30,000
David "ODB" Baker	30,000	30,000
Melanie Weisner	30,000	30,000
Dylan Linde	30,000	30,000
Robert Varkonyi	30,000	30,000
Ali Eslami	30,000	30,000
Steven Silverman	30,000	30,000
Shannon Shorr	30,000	30,000
Stephen Chidwick	30,000	30,000
Tony Cousineau	30,000	30,000
Vitaly Lunkin	30,000	30,000
John D'Agostino	30,000	30,000
Huy Nguyen	30,000	30,000
Aaron Stuery	30,000	30,000
Owais Ahmed	30,000	30,000
Mike Wattel	30,000	30,000
Don Zewin	30,000	30,000

More Familiar Faces in the Tan Section

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Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jameson Painter	30,000	30,000
John Racener	30,000	30,000
Robin Ylitalo	30,000	30,000
Vera Kelleher	30,000
CK Hua	30,000	30,000
Zo Karim	30,000	30,000
Hiren Patel	30,000	30,000
Michael Benvenuti	30,000	30,000

2014-07-07 13:03 UTC-7

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Juha Helppi	25,400	-4,600

A player in early position limped in and Greg Mueller raised from the cutoff to 300. The flop came and Mueller's opponent checked. Mueller grabbed two T100 chips and tossed them haphazardly into the middle of the table.

"Folding sevens here," Mueller's opponent said and the two-time bracelet winner took down the small pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Greg Mueller	30,450	30,450

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2014-07-07 13:07 UTC-7

Racener Down Early

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In a pot that really illustrates how the early levels of the Main Event are all about pot control, John Racener had a red T5,000 chip in front of him on a board of , a raise to an unknown amount against the player on the button who had bet 1,250. The player on the button then made it 9,300, and Racener quickly called.

Button:
Racener:

Both players had eights full of fives, and they chopped.

"I was ready for someone to turn over quads there," a player remarked.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
John Racener	23,900	-6,100

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2014-07-07 13:08 UTC-7

The Curious Case of Pauly "Walnuts" Bianchi

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Some players look forward to partaking in the World Series of Poker Main Event, even planning their trip a year or more in advance. Then there is Pauly "Walnuts" Bianchi, a Chicagoland player that didn't decide to play until late last night.

You see, late Sunday night a group of Chicago players were deep in a poker game when the idea was floated about of getting someone in the 2014 WSOP Main Event. The problem was there was only one remaining starting flight beginning in less than 12 hours and they had only managed to pool together $1,200, well short of the $10,000 buy-in.

After the game broke earlier this morning, the motley crew decided to do what any true degens would do and headed to the local casino to try and spin it up playing blackjack. The problem was the closest gaming venue, the Rivers Casino, closes their table games at 7:00 a.m., so by the time they got there, they literally only had time to play three hands.

With a "go big or go home" attitude, the group promptly placed a $1,200 bet, which they won. The next bet of $2,400 turned into $4,800, and on the third hand they let it ride. The group ended up making a 20 with the dealer showing a seven, and Bianchi literally started dancing and yelling, "I'm going to Vegas."

The 20 held, and the group left the casino with $9,500 — still shy of the buy-in, but close enough to drum up a couple thousand more from another investor to cover expenses. Just like that Bianchi was on the first flight out of Chicago and now finds himself inside the Rio playing in poker's most prestigious tournament.

Obviously he's not playing on a lot of rest, so we'll have to see how he does here on Day 1c.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Paul Bianchi	30,000	30,000

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