Event #65: $10,000 Main Event Dia 2c | 2014 World Series of Poker

2014-07-09 23:37 UTC-7

The Truth Chips Up

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Nível 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Paul Pierce bet 4,000 on a flop of , an opponent check-raised to 11,500, and Pierce tank-called. The turn was the , Pierce called a bet of 12,500, and the completed the board.

The player checked, Pierce bet 15,000, and his opponent folded.

The very next hand, Pierce raised in middle position and one opponent called. Both players checked on the flop () and the turn (), and the 10-time NBA All-Star took the pot with a bet of 5,000 on the river ().

Pierce is now flirting with six figures, sitting on about 97,000 chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Paul Pierce	97,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Paul Pierce

2014-07-09 23:39 UTC-7

Various Chips Counts from Around Amazon Orange

Nível 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Parker Talbot	435,000 181,000	181,000

Paul Bennett	280,000 280,000	280,000
Cong Pham	275,000 78,000	78,000
Chris Greaves	205,000 -4,000	-4,000
Kyle Bowker	200,000 -35,000	-35,000

Kyle Frey	180,000 2,000	2,000
Daniel Negreanu	155,000 2,500	2,500

Chuck Clark	144,000 -21,000	-21,000
Roland Israelashvili	120,000 10,000	10,000
Greg Mueller	120,000 -60,000	-60,000

Paul Pierce	110,000 13,000	13,000
Ben Hamnett	90,000 -23,000	-23,000
John Stolzmann	80,000 17,000	17,000
Erik Cajelais	75,000 9,500	9,500

Aaron Massey	70,000 -24,000	-24,000
Jordan Morgan	50,000 25,300	25,300

Kevin Calenzo	27,000 -6,000	-6,000
Gavin Smith	26,000 -20,000	-20,000
Mike Beasley	19,000 -14,000	-14,000
Matt Salsberg	14,000 -3,600	-3,600
Peter Costa	Eliminado
Howard Andrew	Eliminado

Alex Dovzhenko	Eliminado
Todd Anderson	Eliminado
Mark Sandness	Eliminado

2014-07-09 23:41 UTC-7

Hoivold Busto

Nível 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Nick Yunis	141,000 -96,000	-96,000
Jens Kyllonen	121,000 101,600	101,600

Greg Mueller	111,500 -8,500	-8,500

Steven Levy	105,500 -17,500	-17,500
Athanasios Polychronopoulos	95,000 -66,000	-66,000

Andreas Hoivold	Eliminado

Tags: Andreas Hoivold

2014-07-09 23:42 UTC-7

Lee Gets Paid by Jorgensen

Nível 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

After a player opened for 2,300 from middle position and Bernard Lee called from the cutoff, Theo Jorgensen three-bet to 7,500 from the big blind. The original raiser folded, and Lee tanked for a bit before he called, which brought about a flop.

Both players checked, the appeared on the turn, and Lee bet 11,100 after Jorgensen checked. A call was made and Jorgensen checked for a second time on the river. Lee wasted little time in betting 18,600, and Jorgensen gave it some thought before he called. Lee rolled over the for a straight, and it was good as Jorgensen mucked his cards.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Bernard Lee	108,000 33,600	33,600
Theo Jorgensen	23,000 -55,000	-55,000

Tags: Bernard Lee Theo Jorgensen

2014-07-09 23:44 UTC-7

Pierce Yields to Johnson's Aggression

Nível 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

We found Paul Pierce considering a wager of 15,000 from Kyle Johnson on a board of . Pierce opted to lay it down, showing a in the process.

"I know I'm ahead," he said.

"Whaaat," a player across the table said, surprised by Pierce's fold.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Kyle Johnson	101,000 -10,400	-10,400
Paul Pierce	89,500 -20,500	-20,500

Tags: Paul Pierce

2014-07-09 23:46 UTC-7

Salsberg's 2014 WSOP Comes to an End

Nível 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Former World Poker Tour Player of the Year Matt Salsberg had been grinding a short stack most of the day, and his time in the Main Event just ran out in the last level of the night.

Salsberg got the last of his chips in from the cutoff holding the only to run into a player holding . Salsberg, who made his first WSOP final table earlier this summer, failed to improve and took the long, lonely walk out of the Amazon Room.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Matt Salsberg	Eliminado

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2014-07-09 23:47 UTC-7

Vigurs Bluffs Crane

Nível 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Joe Vigurs called a three-bet of 8,400 from Russell Crane, who was in late position, and the two checked a flop. Vigurs bet 8,200 on the turn, and Crane called. Vigurs' river barrel of 13,200 was enough to get Crane off his hand, which was clearly the goal since Vigurs showed for a missed straight draw.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Joe Vigurs	161,000 161,000	161,000
Russell Crane	128,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Russell Crane Joe Vigurs

2014-07-09 23:50 UTC-7

Popham Boats Up

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Nível 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

We got to the table and Morgan Popham was being pushed a huge pot of approximately 200,000 to bring his stack up to 325,000. We asked Popham what happened, and he said he got it all-in with on a flop. His opponent had flopped a straight with , but the board would pair sevens on the river to give Popham a winning full house.

Popham finished second earlier this summer in Event #2: $1,000 Pot Limit Omaha for $127,245 and added a 14th place finish in Event #37: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha for $11,957. He's proven he can play big field PLO tournaments and is now trying to prove his mettle in the biggest No Limit Hold 'Em tournament of the year.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Morgan Popham	325,000 325,000	325,000

2014-07-09 23:55 UTC-7

I Don't Like the Look of It

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Nível 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Facing a preflop raise from middle position, Mike "umpa21" Ziemba moved all in for 26,600. The action folded back to the original raiser, who didn't have Ziemba covered by much, and he tanked for the better part of 90 seconds before calling.

Ziemba:
Opponent:

It was a classic race situation, but Ziemba was in very rough shape after the dealer fanned . He was drawing dead on the turn (), and was out of his seat by the time the completed the board.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Mike Ziemba	Eliminado

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2014-07-09 23:56 UTC-7

Ivey's "Not a One-Beer Man"

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Nível 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

After Danny Johnson started the festivities by ordering "last-level beers" at his table, which includes Phil Ivey, the rest of the table has joined in — including Ivey himself. Then, the following small hand came up, but it wasn't the hand that turned out to be the story, but rather the antics afterwards.

Ivey opened from middle position to 2,600, and Johnson called out of the big blind to see the flop come down . After Johnson checked, Ivey bet 3,000, and Johnson folded.

"I just can't beat the G.O.A.T.," said Johnson out loud to no one in particular, but referring to Ivey.

Everyone at the table smiled and laughed, while some sipped on their beers. Ivey, though, stacked up the chips from the pot and took the final sip of his beer.

"Looks like you need another," said the player next to Ivey, pointing at Ivey's empty cup that was down to just the lime.

"I drink fast, man," responded Ivey. "This could get bad. I'm ready for like four more!"

The table laughed, but Ivey's face was still serious as if to say he wasn't joking.

"I mean it," he said. "I'm not a one-beer man."

Just as Ivey finished telling the table that he wasn't a one-beer man, Jared Bleznick came over and stood behind him.

"You're even money to make the final table," said Bleznick as he leaned in and hover over Ivey's shoulder. Ivey tried to shake him off as a nonbeliever.

"Even money to make the final table!" Bleznick yelled as he began to walk away from the table.

"You're f***ing crazy!" yelled out Ivey.

"I'm telling you, you're even money!" yelled back Bleznick as he was getting back into his seat a couple tables down the row.

"I'll tell you what, I'll bet against myself," said Ivey. "Bet! $50,000!" he shouted.

Bleznick didn't accept the bet, but did keep yelling back that he still thought Ivey was even money to make the final table. "You've got 600K," he said at one point.

"No, I don't. I've got 500," responded Ivey.

"$50,000 — So are we booked?" finished Ivey, with his hands held out wide in full wingspan.

Bleznick didn't respond, so it's assumed he didn't accept the bet, and both he and Ivey returned to playing the next hand in the tournament. As "last-level beers" continues at the table with about an hour left in the day, we'll surely keep you updated on more of the fun that comes.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Phil Ivey	525,000 -10,000	-10,000

Danny Johnson	33,000 -22,000	-22,000

Tags: Danny Johnson Jared Bleznick Phil Ivey