The 2014 World Series of Poker is well underway at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, but that's not the only place you can get your WSOP fix. From June 1-15, grinders in Nevada will be able to participate in the WSOP.com Online Championship Series.
The 15-event WSOP.com Online Championship Series festival features more than $550,000 in combined guarantees, and the winners of the first 14 events will all receive an entry into the $200,000 guarantee WSOP Online Championship Main Event on June 15.
Tonight's event, a $55 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout with a $5,000 guarantee, begins in a little less than an hour! Here's a look at the full schedule of events:
Greg Raymer raised from early position and Jim Bucci called from middle position. Calen McNeil raised from the big blind and Raymer and Bucci both called.
The flop came and McNeil led out with a bet and was called by Raymer and Bucci. The turn was the and McNeil checked. Raymer bet, Bucci folded, and McNeil called.
The river was the and McNeil led out. Raymer called and McNeil said "good call, I was bluffing." Raymer turned over for five and deuces with a seven low. McNeil mucked and Raymer said "that was a crying call." Raymer has gone from under 100,000 to near half a million in the first ten minutes of the final table.
Four players saw a for the minimum, and Kal Raichura check-raised a bet from Steve Chanthabouasy. Everyone else was out, and Chanthabouasy called. Raichura kept betting the and , and Chanthabouasy looked him up.
Raichura showed for the nut low and a small flush, and Chanthabouasy mucked.
Kal Raichura opened the action for a raise and Nick Kost three-bet. Ralchura called and led out on the flop. Kost raised, leaving himself with 13,000 and Ralchura called. The turn was the and Ralchura bet out. Kost called and was all in for his tournament life with against Ralchura's . The river was the and with no low hitting, Kost's pair of tens was enough to scoop the entire pot.
Nick Kost limped in as did Greg Raymer and Jim Bucci. Alex Luneau checked his option in the big blind. The flop came and Luneau bet and was called by Kost and Raymer. The turn was the and the action was the same with Luneau betting and Kost and Raymer calling. The river was the putting three spades on the board and this time Luneau checked. Kost bet, Raymer folded, and Luneau made the call.
Kost turned over for the nut spade flush. Luneau showed a king high flush which was 2nd best. Kost moves above the 700,000 chip mark while Raymer is now riding the short stack with less than 150,000.
Kal Raichura raised and got three-bet by Konstantin Puchkov. He called, then check-raised the flop. Puchkov called, and he also called the turn and river.
Konstantin Puchkov raised pre-flop and Steve Chanthabouasy made the call. The flop came and Puchkov bet. Chanthabouasy made the call. The turn was the and Puchkov would check-call Chanthabouasy's bet. The river was the and Puchkov would check-call Chanthabouasy's all in bet of 43,000.
Chanthabouasy for aces up with a live four was good enough to take the entire pot as Puchkow had .
Greg Raymer raised on the button, and Konstantin Puchkov defended his big blind. Puchkov check-raised the flop, and Raymer called. The turned, and Puchkov bet 32,000, everything he had. Raymer called off for 2,000 less.
Raymer:
Puchkov:
Raymer's two pair was ahead, and the river gave him better aces up than his opponent. Nobody had a low.
The next hand Puchkov was all in from the small blind. Calen McNeil and Kal Raichura saw the flop for three bets, and McNeil check-called. McNeil check-raised the turn, forcing Raichura to fold.
He showed for a bluff to take the side pot, and Puchkov was a favorite to survive with . The river gave McNeil broadway though, and Puchkov was the first to exit the official final table.