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

2014-07-10 01:08 UTC-7

Phil Ivey Advances to Day 3 as Overall Chip Leader; Hellmuth, Cada and Hachem Fall

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Nível 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

On Wednesday, the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event continued as 2,571 players returned to the Rio All-Suite Casino for Day 2c action. After five two-hour levels of play, the field was cut down considerably with Phil Ivey and his stack of 505,500 leading the way. That’s more than Tim Stansifer, who finished as the Day 2a/b chip leader with 481,500.

Ivey, who began the day second in chips and overtook start-of-the-day chip leader Eric Tracy early on when notched a double elimination. There was no looking back for the 10-time bracelet winner after that.

Others who finished the night with big stacks were Raul Mestre (477,900), Michael Aron (468,000), Peter Neff (389,000), Isaac Baron (387,200), Steve Tripp (380,400), and Horacio Chaves Cortes (350,200).

Eliminations were steady all day as a stream of players flowed out of the Amazon, Pavilion and Brasilia Rooms. Former New England Patriots and Oakland Raiders defensive lineman Richard Seymour was eliminated by Raj Vohra in the first level of play, and then a nasty river card put an end to Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin's 2014 WSOP one level later.

Doug "WCGRider" Polk began the day on a short stack but managed to spin it up a bit in the first two levels of play. Unfortunately for the online star who won a bracelet this summer, his Main Event came to an end when his pocket nines failed to win a race against Yun Fan's big slick. Likewise, Gus Hansen was felled in Level 8 when he got the last of it in with a straight draw on the flop against an opponent who held two pair. Unfortunately, "The Great Dane" failed to get there.

Another player to fall was 2009 WSOP Main Event champ Joe Cada, who was the victim of a rather nasty cooler. Other former Main Event champs who met their end on Day 2c were Berry Johnston, Joe Hachem, Scott Nguyen, and Phil Hellmuth.

Hellmuth's quest for a 14th bracelet came to an end after two disastrous hands. In the first, the player in the cutoff opened, Hellmuth three-bet from the small blind, the player in the cutoff four-bet to 13,100 and Hellmuth called to see a flop of . Hellmuth checked, his opponent bet 8,500, Hellmuth check-raised to 22,000 and his opponent called to see the turn, which both players checked. The river completed the board and Hellmuth bet 33,000. His opponent raised to effectively 45,000 and Hellmuth folded after about 45 seconds.

Down to about 12,000, Hellmuth got his last 12 big blinds in with , but failed to improve against . Others who failed to make it out of Day 2c with chips were JC Tran, David Benyamine, Marcel Luske, Daniel Idema, Bryan Micon, Jennifer Harman, Howard “Tahoe” Andrew, Matt Salsberg, and the 2014 Big One for One Drop champ Daniel Colman.

While many fell, plenty of notables managed to make it through to Day 3 including NBA superstar Paul Pierce, who survived with 48,600 despite taking a hit after running ace-king into pocket kings. He will be joined by the likes of John Hennigan (342,700), Daniel Alaei (228,300), Haralabos Voulgaris (164,700), John Juanda (133,700), Barry Greenstein (113,500), Ola "no_Ola" Amundsgard (110,100), Jake Cody (80,000), Daniel Negreanu (39,800), and Byron Kaverman (29,000).

The Day 2c survivors will join those from Day 2a/b under the same roof tomorrow at 12 p.m. local time for Day 3 action where they’ll play five more levels. Hundreds more will hit the rail, though the money bubble isn’t expected to hit until Day 4. Of course the PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be there to bring you all the action and eliminations, so be sure to join us then.

While you wait, check out this video of Phil Ivey talking about his great start to the WSOP:

https://www.pokernews.com/video/wsop-2014-phil-ivey-s-best-start-in-the-wsop-so-far-9049.htm

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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	Progresso
Phil Ivey	525,000	-10,000
Danny Johnson	33,000	-22,000

Tags: Danny Johnson Jared Bleznick Phil Ivey

2014-07-09 23:12 UTC-7

End of the Line for Another Main Event Champ

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Nível 10 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

We noticed that 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Joe Hachem was no longer at the secondary feature table, and a quick check with the players at the table confirmed that he had been eliminated in the last hand of Level 9.

Matthew Sedgeman actually did the deed, and he was kind enough to inform us of the action. According to him, he opened from the hijack with the and Hachem three-bet from the button with . The blinds both folded, and Sedgeman called to see a flop of .

Sedgeman led out for about a third of the pot, and Hachem tanked for a bit before moving all in for roughly 20,000. Sedgeman called with his flush draw, and while he wouldn't find another club, he received something just as good when a six appeared on the turn, followed by another on the river.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Matthew Sedgeman	155,000	155,000
Joe Hachem	Eliminado

Tags: Joe Hachem Matthew Sedgeman

2014-07-09 22:31 UTC-7

Last Break of the Night: Ivey Continues to Thrive; Hellmuth Falls & More

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Nível 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

The fourth level of Day 2c has just come to an end, and that means it's time for the last 20-minute break of the day. When they return, the remaining players will play one more level before bagging and tagging for the night. As usual, the post-dinner action was fast and furious as the pace of eliminations picked up.

One of the first to go in Level 9 was Anna Khait, who made a full house only to be beaten by a superior one from Kyle Bowker. Likewise, 13-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth saw his Main Event dreams come to an end in back-to-back hands. Others who fell in Level 9 were Jennifer Harman, Scott Epstein, Shawn Buchanan, and Bryan "The Icon" Micon, just to name a few.

Of course not everyone was so unlucky. Todd Brunson picked up pocket aces to score a double, while Phil Ivey continued to send people to the rail and increase his stack, though he didn't do too much in the orbit we spend with him. We also learned about Barry Greenstein's favorite films, but if you want to know what they are you'll have to click here.

Cards will be back in the air shortly. While you wait, check out this video where various pros tell you what they would do with $10 million.

https://www.pokernews.com/video/wsop-2014-what-would-you-do-with-ten-million-dollars-9046.htm

2014-07-09 22:09 UTC-7

Ronnie Bardah's Nuts

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Nível 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

After calling a check-raise on a flop of , Ronnie Bardah was faced with another bet from Brian Tsang on the turn (). He moved all in for 83,9000, Tsang called, and both players showed a flush.

Bardah:
Tsang:

Tsang was drawing dead, and a meaningless completed the board. Bardah, who has cashed in four consecutive Main Events, including a 24th-place finish in 2010, doubled to 208,000 chips. Tsang tumbled to 70,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ronnie Bardah	208,000	95,500
Brian Tsang	70,000	-148,000

Tags: Brian Tsang Ronnie Bardah

2014-07-09 22:07 UTC-7

Phil Hellmuth Eliminated

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Nível 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Phil Hellmuth's quest for a 14th bracelet will have to wait until the World Series of Poker Asia-Pacific in October, as "The Poker Brat" has been eliminated in the latter stages of Day 2c.

Hellmuth was done in by two hands, the first of which was recapped to us by tablemate Matt Waxman.

The player in the cutoff opened, Hellmuth three-bet from the small blind, the player in the cutoff four-bet to 13,100 and Hellmuth called to see a flop of . Hellmuth checked, his opponent bet 8,500, Hellmuth check-raised to 22,000 and his opponent called to see the turn, which both players checked. The river completed the board and Hellmuth bet 33,000. His opponent raised to effectively 45,000 and Hellmuth folded after about 45 seconds.

Down to about 12,000, Hellmuth got his last 12 big blinds in with , but failed to improve against .

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Phil Hellmuth	Eliminado

Tags: Matt Waxman Phil Hellmuth

2014-07-09 21:54 UTC-7

An Orbit with Ivey

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Nível 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Phil Ivey is currently the chip leader, so what better time than now to do an orbit with him.

Hand #1: Ivey began the orbit on the button, and called a raise to 2,200 from Jose Nadal acting out of early position. The player in the small blind also called, and the flop came down . Action checked around, and the turn was the . The first player checked, Nadal bet 4,000, and Ivey and the other player folded.

Hand #2: Ivey folded from the cutoff seat to an open-raise.

Hand #3: A player in middle position opened to 2,000, and Ivey three-bet to 7,000 out of the hijack seat. The original raiser called, and the flop came down . The first player checked, Ivey bet 9,000, and his opponent gave it up.

Hand #4: From middle position, Ivey raised to 2,300, and everyone folded.

Hand #5: Ivey folded from middle position.

Hand #6: Ivey folded from early position.

Hand #7: From under-the-gun, Ivey raised to 2,300 to kick things off. Everyone folded, and Ivey won the pot.

Hand #8: Danny Johnson limped in from the hijack seat, the player in the small blind called, and Ivey checked his option in the big blind. On the flop everyone checked, and the turn brought the . The player in the small blind led for 2,000, Ivey folded, and Johnson called. The river was the , and the player in the small blind bet 6,000. Johnson called and won the pot when his bested his opponents .

Hand #9: After a raise from the player on the button, Ivey folded from the small blind, and the player in the big blind folded.

After all of that, Ivey was left with right around 480,000 in chips — good enough to remain in the top spot as Day 2c lumbers on.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Phil Ivey	480,000	2,000

Tags: Danny Johnson Jose Nadal Phil Ivey

2014-07-09 21:39 UTC-7

Ivey Busts Another

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Nível 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

There was a raise to 2,000 on the button, Phil Ivey three-bet to 6,000 out of the small blind, and the player called. The flop came , Ivey fired out 8,000, and his opponent called.

Ivey bet another 16,000 on the turn, the player called, and Ivey moved all in for effectively 28,700 on the river. The player tank-called with for a pair of queens, but it was no good against Ivey's for a flush.

The 10-time WSOP bracelet winner now has 478,000 chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Phil Ivey	478,000	47,000

Tags: Phil Ivey

2014-07-09 20:52 UTC-7

PokerNews Podcast Episode #236: Coffee, Soda, Juice feat. Daniel Negreanu

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Nível 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Daniel Negreanu joins the PokerNews Podcast to talk about his runner-up finish in the $1 million BIG ONE for ONE DROP, preparing for each day, writing in his journal, and more. The crew also breaks down Jason Somerville's fall from grace on Day 2b, Donnie's habitual tardiness, and more.

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2014-07-09 19:01 UTC-7

Level 8 Expires -- Time for the 90-Minute Dinner Break

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Nível 8 : 400/800, 100 ante

The third level of Day 2c is in the books, and that means it's time for the 90-minute dinner break. When players return, they'll play two more levels before bagging and tagging for the night. They will then join the survivors from Day 2a/b under the same roof tomorrow at 12 p.m. local time for Day 3 action. Of course, that's far off. For now, let's head to the dinner break by taking a look back at what transpired in Level 8.

Doug "WCGRider" Polk began the day on a short stack but managed to spin it up a bit in the first two levels of play. Unfortunately for the online star who won a bracelet this summer, his Main Event came to an end when his pocket nines failed to win a race against Yun Fan's big slick. Likewise, Gus Hansen was felled in Level 8 when he got the last of it in with a straight draw on the flop against an opponent who held two pair. Unfortunately, "The Great Dane" failed to get there.

Another player to fall was 2009 WSOP Main Event champ Joe Cada, who was the victim of a rather nasty cooler. It was a tough pill to swallow, but the fact that Cada won a bracelet earlier this summer no doubt helped soften the blow. Speaking of consolation prizes, Argentinean Rafael Saul had to take solace in his home country's World Cup win as his WSOP Main Event came to an end after his opponent made a royal flush.

As for some of the stars in the field, Phil Ivey continued to add to his stack, while NBA player Paul Pierce took a hit after running ace-king into pocket kings. Still, both are headed to dinner knowing they've got plenty of chips to play with upon their return.

While you wait for play to resume, check out this video featuring 2005 WSOP Main Event champ Joe Hachem: