Event #4: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Dia 2 | 2014 World Series of Poker

2014-05-30 19:07 UTC-7

A Couple of Big Stacks

Nível 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Players are busting quickly and the big stacks have been difficult to gather, but here are a couple. Robert Kuhn appears to be the chip leader and former November Niner Ylon Schwartz has quietly built an impressive stack as well.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Robert Kuhn	505,000 275,000	275,000
Ylon Schwartz	418,000 375,900	375,900

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2014-05-30 18:55 UTC-7

One Tabling Fricke Short

Nível 17 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Although the players are not allowed to have headphones in now that they have made the money they are allowed to bring laptops and other devices to the table if they wish to play online poker at WSOP.com

There is nothing to stop them playing as many games as they want but so far we have not witnessed any player taking advantage of that opportunity. In fact most of the tables are engaged in friendly chit chat while they enjoy concentrating on a real life game of cards, facing off over the felt.

There is though the occasional appearance of a phone to text friends or update twitter followers.

Jimmy Fricke @jvfricke

Short now. Lost a biggish pot where I called two bets and he got there.May 30, 2014

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Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jimmy Fricke	20,000 -145,000	-145,000

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Nível: 17

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

2014-05-30 18:40 UTC-7

Kerstetter Picks Off Chewy

Nível 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

We walked up to a board of and a lot of chips in the middle. Jamie Kerstetter was facing a bet of 48,000 from Andrew "luckychewy" Lichtenberger.

Kerstetter thought for a moment before finally making the call and tabling . Lichtenberger mucked and Kerstetter is now one of the big stacks in the room.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jamie Kerstetter	280,000 109,000	109,000
Andrew Lichtenberger	84,000 -42,000	-42,000

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2014-05-30 18:38 UTC-7

Exits From 150 – 141

Nível 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Here's where these guys went out.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
James Noonan	Eliminado
Steve Cha	Eliminado
Brian Mcinnis	Eliminado
Matthew Brock	Eliminado
Tristan Wade	Eliminado

Huy Quach	Eliminado
Jeffrey Van Den Broek	Eliminado
Allan Vrooman	Eliminado
James Snyder	Eliminado
Edward Gitelson	Eliminado

2014-05-30 18:32 UTC-7

Kerstetter Finds a Double

Nível 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Maurice Hawkins opened to 7,000 from the hijack and Jamie Kerstetter pushed all in right behind him for 81,000. Hawkins thought for a moment before making the call with . Kertstetter needed some help with and got it on the flop of , leaving Hawkins with just one out.

The board ran out and Kerstetter's ladies gave the lady a welcomed double up and left Hawkins short.

We didn't see the action, but Hawkins yelled "seat open" after the next hand and he headed to the payout desk.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jamie Kerstetter	171,000 36,000	36,000
Maurice Hawkins	Eliminado

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2014-05-30 18:32 UTC-7

Bruning Can’t Find a Heart

Nível 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Three players had put in 6,000, the small blind Louis Bruning then called and Lauri Pesonen in the big blind declared that he was looking for a “nitty” hand to fold. It looked like he couldn’t find it as he put in the extra 3,000 to call and they went five way to the flop of .

Bruning immediately moved all in from the small blind and Pesonen made the call. Seat one asked for a count but folded.

Bruning showed . “Oh you’re got a big draw again.” Pesonen said turning over the .

The turn and river saw Bruning eliminated and Pesonen gather some much needed chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Lauri Pesonen	53,600 53,600	53,600
Louis Bruning	Eliminado

2014-05-30 18:18 UTC-7

Melius Stays Put

Nível 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Facing an early position raise David “Barth” Melius moved all in from the cut-off. The blinds foded and the original raiser called and showed .

Melius stood up as he turned over . His big ace looked like it was going to come up short and he was resigned to going home.

The cards fell . The river gave Melius a jack high straight and he was forced to sit down again and stack his chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
David Melius	72,000 17,000	17,000

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2014-05-30 18:15 UTC-7

A Preflop Four-bet From Lichtenberger

Nível 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

A player in the cutoff raised to 6,000 and Russell Thomas reraised to 15,000 from the button. Andrew Lichtenberger squeezed to 28,500 from the big blind and the original raiser and Thomas both folded.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andrew Lichtenberger	126,000 22,500	22,500

Russell Thomas	84,000 29,000	29,000

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2014-05-30 18:02 UTC-7

Bauer Busts a Player

Nível 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

A player from early position moved all in for 22,000 and received two callers from middle position, including Brian Bauer. It was three players to the flop with one all in. The flop came down and Bauer's opponent checked and Bauer fired 13,500. The opponent folded and Bauer was heads up against the at risk player.

Bauer turned over for middle set and his opponent needed two runners to improve on his . The board ran out though and Bauer eliminated a player and raked in a nice pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Brian Bauer	236,500 86,500	86,500

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