2014 World Series of Poker
Hansen's in Great Shape
Gus Hansen, who entered this tournament very last minute, has been on quite a tear during his short Day 1 playing time.
Hansen just called a raise in the big blind from the player in the small, after which the flop brought out . Both players checked and Hanse picked up the pot on the turn after betting 1,125.
Hansen's now sitting at Andreas Hoivold's table and these two top European pros are likely to apply tons of pressure on their opponents with about 50 minutes left in the day.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Andreas Hoivold |
121,000
-4,800
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-4,800 |
Gus Hansen |
82,000
25,500
|
25,500 |
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Polychronopoulos Folds Two Pair
Athanasios Polychronopoulos tossed out a bet of 3,000 on a board of , and his opponent check-raised to 12,000. Polychronopoulos studied the player, then turned his attention to the player's chips.
"Oh!" the player blurted, nearly jumping out of his chair. "I don't have many to show."
He fanned the remainder of his stack, revealing 25,200 or so, and Polychronopoulos returned to the tank. He eventually folded face up, and his opponent slid his cards into the muck facedown.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Athanasios Polychronopoulos |
98,500
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
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#LastLevelBeers
As play winds down at the end of Day 1c, some are celebrating survival, prosperity, or the end of a 12-hour grind by imbibing adult beverages.
Jonathan Duhamel performed a toast with his neighbor before they sipped on freshly bought beers, while Aaron Massey bought a round for Table 349.
Tens Good For Brenes
Humberto Brenes popped it up to 1,200 from middle position and found calls from the cutoff and the big blind. The trio of players took a flop of and all three players checked to see the fall on fourth street. The big blind took the lead for 1,400 and Brenes came over the top to 3,400 total. The cutoff called and the original bettor folded.
The finished off the board and both Brenes and his opponent checked. Brenes showed for a pair of tens and it was good enough to take down the pot. He scooped up the chips and now has about 35,800 in chips.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Humberto Brenes |
35,800
5,800
|
5,800 |
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Amazon Purple Counts
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Athanasios Polychronopoulos |
93,000
-5,500
|
-5,500 |
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John Shipley | 92,000 | |
Jordan Morgan |
70,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
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Matt Salsberg |
63,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
Todd Brunson |
61,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
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Paul Pierce |
55,500
-500
|
-500 |
Brian Lemke |
54,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
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Greg Mueller |
50,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
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Bryn Kenney | 48,800 | |
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Matthew Lapossie |
44,500
2,000
|
2,000 |
Russell Crane |
42,600
6,100
|
6,100 |
Carlos Mortensen |
41,700
-6,800
|
-6,800 |
|
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Alex Bolotin |
28,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
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Sam Barnhart |
22,200
7,400
|
7,400 |
Gaelle Baumann | 13,000 | |
|
||
Doug Polk |
10,500
-8,600
|
-8,600 |
|
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Calen McNeil |
10,200
-2,800
|
-2,800 |
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Brasilia Red Rollers
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
McLean Karr |
125,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Jake Cody |
110,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
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Barry Greenstein |
55,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
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Corrie Wunstel |
17,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
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Tobias Reinkemeier |
11,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
Fabian Quoss | Eliminado |
Kevmath KO'd
Busto :( down to 8500, shove UTG with AxQs, sb thinks/calls with 99, runs out Ts2s2xKs4h Nothing went right after dinner, sorry folks :(Follow @Kevmath
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Kevin Mathers | Eliminado |
Dempsey Double
James Dempsey faced a bet of 3,500 on a flop of and moved all in over the top for a total of 17,600. His opponent was out of his seat grilling him on what he had, joking that he had eight kids to feed and asking if he would show if he folded.
Dempsey was laughing along but after a couple of minutes he called the clock.
The floor arrived and the player held the calling chips above the felt and asked for a verbal countdown. With a few second to go he dropped them in.
Dempsey turned over and faced the . The turn was the and the river the and Dempsey had his double up.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
James Dempsey |
35,600
-15,400
|
-15,400 |
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Out of Tune
Steve Sung was all in and at risk preflop for around 9,000 holding , and he was racing against an opponent's .
Sung received no help as the board rolled out , and the winner of the 2009 Stimulus Event hit the rail.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Steve Sung | Eliminado | |
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