2014 World Series of Poker

Event #19: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a6
Prize
$514,027
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,816,100
Entries
2,086
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Updated Chip Counts

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
2,548,000
-245,000
-245,000
Winamax
Profile photo of Hiren Patel us
Hiren Patel
1,585,000
85,000
85,000
Profile photo of [Removed:480] ba
[Removed:480]
1,186,000
146,000
146,000
Profile photo of John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
963,000
-137,000
-137,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Dylan Thomassie us
Dylan Thomassie
734,000
-169,000
-169,000
Profile photo of Jaime Kaplan us
Jaime Kaplan
672,000
-174,000
-174,000
Profile photo of Jacobo Fernandez us
Jacobo Fernandez
541,000
-239,000
-239,000
Profile photo of Ted Gillis us
Ted Gillis
408,000
33,000
33,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Darin Stout us
Darin Stout
335,000
-100,000
-100,000
Profile photo of Edison Shields us
Edison Shields
256,000
81,000
81,000

First Break

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Players are now on their first break of the day. They'll return in 20 minutes for Level 24.

Kanit Doubles Stout, then Scoops Shields

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Darin Stout found a much-needed double when he pushed his stack in the middle in response to Mustapha Kanit's raise to 40,000. Kanit called. Stout held {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and Kanit flipped over {9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}. The board ran out a harmless (for the tens) {5-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{2-Hearts}{9-Hearts} and Stout started stacking chips.

In the next hand, Edison Shields bet 70,000 on the flop with the board reading {6-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{8-Spades}. Both players checked the {5-Spades} turn, and the river came {a-Hearts}. Edison check-called Kanit's bet of 135,000 while sighing "ahhhh, I'm so sick," seemingly knowing he was beat. Kanit showed {a-Clubs}{6-Spades} for two pair and Shields mucked. He is sitting very short again despite his recent double-up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
2,793,000
283,000
283,000
Winamax
Profile photo of Darin Stout us
Darin Stout
435,000
-15,000
-15,000
Profile photo of Edison Shields us
Edison Shields
175,000
-223,000
-223,000

Tags: Darin StoutEdison ShieldsMustapha Kanit

Shields Doubles Through Gillis

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Edison Shields
Edison Shields

Edison Shields pushed all in for 179,000, Ted Gillis shoved all in from the small blind, and Jacobo Fernandez got out of the way from the big blind.

Gillis had the best of it, as he tabled {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts} versus the {8-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} of Shields. Shields' tournament life was on the line, but he didn't have to wait long for revival, as the {8-Hearts}{k-Spades}{4-Spades} flop brought his set. The board ran out {5-Spades} then {6-Diamonds}, and Shields keeps finding ways to stay alive.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Edison Shields us
Edison Shields
398,000
144,000
144,000
Profile photo of Ted Gillis us
Ted Gillis
375,000
-140,000
-140,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Edison ShieldsTed Gillis

Kanit Continues to Climb

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Mustapha Kanit continues to scoop pots and is building a towering mound of chips.

In his most recent hand, Kanit raised to 40,000 from early position and [Removed:480] called in the big blind. The only two non-Americans at the table went to the flop. The flop was dealt {2-Spades}{9-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and Kanit continued for another 40,000. Divkovic called and the turn card was the {a-Clubs}. Kanit bet again, this time to 70,000, and Divkovic gave up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
2,510,000
310,000
310,000
Winamax
Profile photo of [Removed:480] ba
[Removed:480]
1,040,000
19,000
19,000

Tags: Mustapha Kanit

Play Tight With 10 Remaining

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Play has started out fairly tight in the first two levels today. Even with the double bustout early in the second level, players seem to be playing cautiously.

Perhaps the huge pay jump between busting early and a deep final table run is engrained in the minds of the players.

Chip Counts for Our Final 10

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
2,200,000
900,000
900,000
Winamax
Profile photo of Hiren Patel us
Hiren Patel
1,500,000
-212,000
-212,000
Profile photo of John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
1,100,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of [Removed:480] ba
[Removed:480]
1,021,000
661,000
661,000
Profile photo of Dylan Thomassie us
Dylan Thomassie
903,000
-97,000
-97,000
Profile photo of Jaime Kaplan us
Jaime Kaplan
846,000
66,000
66,000
Profile photo of Jacobo Fernandez us
Jacobo Fernandez
780,000
-47,000
-47,000
Profile photo of Ted Gillis us
Ted Gillis
515,000
-485,000
-485,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Edison Shields us
Edison Shields
254,000
-36,000
-36,000
Profile photo of Darin Stout us
Darin Stout
176,000
-96,000
-96,000

Ron Mcmillen Eliminated in 12th Place ($29,709); Gregg Merkow Eliminated in 11th Place ($29,709)

Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Gregg Merkow - 11th place
Gregg Merkow - 11th place

Johnny "World" Hennigan has just scored a double knockout. He had raised to 32,000 from middle position and Gregg Merkow pushed all in from the cutoff. Ron Mcmillen got involved when he pushed his shorter stack all in to call, and things got scary for them when Hennigan called with the largest stack, covering them both.

Hennigan: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}
Merkow: {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Mcmillen: {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

Board: {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{a-Spades}{7-Clubs}

The cowboys held and Hennigan scored the double-knockout, sending Merkow and Mcmillen to the cashier and we have our unofficial final table of ten players.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
1,080,000
580,000
580,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Gregg Merkow us
Gregg Merkow
Busted
Profile photo of Ron Mcmillen us
Ron Mcmillen
Busted

Tags: Gregg MerkowJohn HenniganRon Mcmillen

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Kanit Continues to Chip Up

Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

We caught the action with the board reading {8-Spades}{j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} and a bet of 66,000 being made by Mustapha Kanit. His heads-up opponent John Hennigan made the call. The turn was the {7-Clubs} and Kanit checked. Hennigan bet 114,000 and Kanit called.

The river {3-Hearts} brought checks from both players. Hennigan tabled {5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} for two pair, but Kanit had {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts} for a higher two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
1,300,000
-25,000
-25,000
Winamax
Profile photo of John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
500,000
-246,000
-246,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: John HenniganMustapha Kanit