Players are on a 90-minute dinner break.
2014 World Series of Poker
Christian Harder was on the button - heads-up against Eric Froehlich in the big blind - and bet 825 on a flop. Froehlich came out with 2,500. Harder called.
On the turn, Froehlich fired 3,100 and Harder still didn't go away, though he took his time before calling. Froehlich turned up the heat with 8,800 on the river, and Harder asked for a count before tossing out a call. Froehlich showed , meaning he got there on the river with a Broadway straight.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Eric Froehlich |
33,500
18,500
|
18,500 |
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Christian Harder |
5,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
We caught the aftermath of a hand involving French pro Benjamin Pollack.
Pollack had got his 7,500 stack into the middle preflop with and was called by a player with . Pollack made two pair on the flop and when the turn and river fell and , Pollak doubled to 17,000.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Benjamin Pollak |
17,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
Ivan Saul is up to an impressive 81,500 chips as the dinner break approaches. Saul finished eighth in Event #45: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em, is full of confidence as a result and it shows in his huge stack size.
Elsewhere, the tournament has lost the likes of Mike Watson, Max Silver and Chris Moorman during the current level.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Ivan Saul |
81,500
81,500
|
81,500 |
Michael Tureniec |
46,200
17,900
|
17,900 |
|
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Marc McLaughlin |
36,100
23,075
|
23,075 |
Ami Barer |
34,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
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Xuan Liu |
20,600
4,675
|
4,675 |
Daniel Negreanu |
15,500
4,000
|
4,000 |
Yevgeniy Timoshenko |
12,375
-1,125
|
-1,125 |
Jake Cody |
12,200
6,300
|
6,300 |
|
||
Ludovic Lacay |
11,700
11,700
|
11,700 |
Chris Moorman | Eliminado | |
|
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Max Silver | Eliminado | |
|
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Mike Watson | Eliminado | |
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A player under-the-gun bet 8,000 on the turn with the board reading and was called by an opponent in middle position. In the big blind, Jeff Gross counted out his stack before moving all in for 21,400 total. The bettor folded, and the caller said he had a draw but felt priced in due to the pot being massive. He called with for a double gutshot, while Gross tabled for top-top.
Gross got on the side of the dealer where the card was going to emerge so he could sweat it out, as he likes to do. He said it was the biggest pot of the series for him equity-wise, and fortune smiled upon him as the dealer delivered the .
At nearby tables, Justin Bonomo and Phil Hellmuth have taken seats.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Jeff Gross |
62,400
62,400
|
62,400 |
|
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Justin Bonomo |
26,200
26,200
|
26,200 |
|
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Phil Hellmuth |
13,475
-525
|
-525 |
|
A raise from middle position was called from the next seat across by David Ulliott. Matt Giannetti, who finished fourth in the 2011 WSOP Main Event, raised to 2,125 from Ulliott's direct left. The initial raiser made it 5,100 to go, Ulliott said he was considering "shoving it all in," but ultimately folded. Giannetti asked how many chips his now sole opponent had behind and then folded.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Matt Giannetti | 32,700 | |
David Ulliott
|
9,000 |
Team PokerStars Pro and Team BlueShark Optics member Humberto Brenes joins the podcast to talk about his eight cashes thus far in the 2014 WSOP, chasing records, and Costa Rica's success at the FIFA World Cup. Rich, Donnie, and Jason then break down all of the latest news at the Rio, including the $50,000 Poker Players' Championship, and play an impromptu game that Jason and Rich fail miserably at.
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Tom Middleton and Matt Davenport have had great starts to this event and have 60,000 and 56,000, respectively. Reigning World Series of Poker Main Event champion Ryan Reiss is going great and is armed with 41,000 betting tokens.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Tom Middleton |
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Matt Davenport
|
56,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
Ryan Riess |
41,000
-4,500
|
-4,500 |
|
||
Bryn Kenney |
34,000
-2,400
|
-2,400 |
|
||
Paul Berende |
25,500
25,500
|
25,500 |
Brian Hastings |
25,000
-11,700
|
-11,700 |
|
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Nick Rampone |
13,150
-5,050
|
-5,050 |
Joe Serock |
13,050
-2,100
|
-2,100 |
|
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Marvin Rettenmaier |
11,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
We found Matt Stout with his last couple of thousand all-in against Vanessa Selbst.
Selbst:
Stout:
The flop was innocent enough: , but the turn brought a to pair Selbst. The dealer burned and turned the . Stout paused, thinking he had survived. However, Selbst pushed forward her , pointing out her nut flush, and Stout headed for the exits.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Vanessa Selbst |
30,800
15,800
|
15,800 |
|
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Matt Stout | Eliminado |
After a flop of , Zachary "HustlerGrune" Gruneberg bet 850 from early position and saw Josh Arieh raise to over 2,000 from the button. Gruneberg shoved all in, and Arieh snap-called.
"Good luck, Josh," Gruneberg said, but Arieh wouldn't need much luck, as he had flopped a straight with . Gruneberg turned over , meaning his best hope was for a nine to hit and chop the pot. The turn and river were blanks ( and ) and Arieh now has a massive early stack.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Josh Arieh |
54,300
30,600
|
30,600 |
|
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Zachary Gruneberg | Eliminado |