Event #26: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Dia 1 | 2014 World Series of Poker

2014-06-11 17:34 UTC-7

Silver Shoves on his Fellow Brit

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Max Silver checked to his fellow British-pro Tom Hall on a board and Hall bet 1,525. Silver weighed up his options before settling on an all-in bet. Silver covered Hall by a lot of chips and Hall wasn't prepared to play for stacks and folded.

Silver is now up to 13,500 and will be hoping for a similar result that he achieved in Event #19, where he finished 13th for $23,486.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Max Silver	13,500 3,600	3,600

Tom Hall	3,350 -1,150	-1,150

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2014-06-11 17:30 UTC-7

Barer Building Towers

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Ami Barer is one of the best tournament poker players in the world, one who has $2 million in live tournament winnings and a staggering $6.2 million from his online exploits.

At the start of the year Barer won the Aussie Millions Main Event and has started Event #26 at the 2014 World Series of Poker in great form. He currently has 29,000 chips at his disposal.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ami Barer	29,000 29,000	29,000

Barry Greenstein	19,500 15,025	15,025

Carter Gill	9,000 9,000	9,000
Barny Boatman	7,200 2,700	2,700

Jonathan Little	5,150 5,150	5,150
Nick Abou Risk	5,000 5,000	5,000
Mclean Karr	4,150 4,150	4,150
Brandon Cantu	4,100 4,100	4,100

Sebastian Saffari	4,000 4,000	4,000
Jamie Kerstetter	3,900 -4,600	-4,600
Tony Dunst	3,800 -200	-200

Zachary Korik	3,600 3,600	3,600
Mohsin Charania	2,400 -7,600	-7,600

Taylor Paur	1,100 1,100	1,100

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2014-06-11 17:24 UTC-7

Hawkins Picks One Off

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After seven limpers, a player from the big blind shoved all in for 3,400 and action folded to Maurice Hawkins, who isolated with an all in shove of his own and they were heads up.

Hawkins:
Opponent:

The board ran out and Hawkins eliminates an opponent while moving his stack above average.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Maurice Hawkins	11,000 4,900	4,900

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2014-06-11 17:22 UTC-7

Latecomers

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Registration is still open for a few more levels and players are still trickling in.

Team PokerStars Pro Liv Boeree is having a relaxing massage as the impassive face of Stephen Chidwick at the other end of her table looks on.

Sam Trickett recently sat down and looks in the mood to play.

Ryan Riess has just been moved and brought what remains of his stack to sit to the right of Ivan "vandir4rek" Soshnikov, who won $1,048,000 back in May in a SCOOP high roller.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Liv Boeree	4,500 4,500	4,500

Sam Trickett	4,500 4,500	4,500
Ivan Soshnikov	4,500 4,500	4,500
Stephen Chidwick	4,500 4,500	4,500

2014-06-11 17:11 UTC-7

Bolotin is Bursting with Pride

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Alex Bolotin won Event #6: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout a week ago, taking home almost $260,000 and his first gold bracelet. We spotted Bolotin grinding here in Event #26 and can tell you that it looks like he's a very happy man, sporting his coveted bracelet.

Bolotin currently has 8,500 chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alex Bolotin	8,500 8,500	8,500

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2014-06-11 17:07 UTC-7

Ebanks Busts

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We caught Joe Ebanks as he headed for the exits and asked him what caused his elimination from Event #26.

The World Series of Poker bracelet winner got his money in with and ran into , which rarely ends well for the weaker hand, especially when another player claimed to have also folded .

Ebanks is now heading to play some pot limit Omaha cash games.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Joe Ebanks	Eliminado

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2014-06-11 17:03 UTC-7

Garrity Doubles

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WSOP.com qualifier, Brandon Garrity, got all of his chips in from the big blind against an opponent's . Garrity tabled and would need to win the race to stay alive.

Help came for Garrity on the flop and the board completed . Garrity doubled up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Brandon Garrity	7,100 7,100	7,100

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2014-06-11 17:03 UTC-7

Collins Killed Off by a Cowboy

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Phil Collins open-shoved for 1,350 from under the gun and Jonathan Poche looked him up from the big blind to put the former November Niner at risk of elimination.

Collins flipped over and needed to avoid a king or a queen as his opponent held the . The dealer got to work spreading the board, the king on the river sending Collins to the rail.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jonathan Poche	16,500
Phil Collins	Eliminado

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2014-06-11 17:00 UTC-7

Suited Citrone

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The dapper Carlo “Diamond” Citrone is sitting on Barry Shulman’s table and is more than holding his own, having just busted out a player.

Citrone bet 1,300 on a flop of and it took a while for his opponent to flick in the call. On the turn card his opponent put the rest in and Cirtone made the call with the apt , which was in pole position against the other player’s . The river saw a pile of chips slide over his way.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Carlo Citrone	14,000 14,000	14,000

2014-06-11 17:00 UTC-7

A Few More Counts

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Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Joe Kuether	17,000
Martin Finger	7,300

Allen Kessler	6,100 350	350
Erica Lindgren	6,000 300	300
Kenny Hallaert	5,750
Kevin Allen	4,700 -100	-100
Oliver Price	3,000
Matt Affleck	2,600 150	150
Adam Levy	2,100
Will Failla	2,050