Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Twenty-two-time Olympic medal winner Michael Phelps has joined the rail here at Event #21 apparently supporting Jeff Gross.
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
2,043
Level
29
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Hand #15: Jeff Gross opened from the cutoff and took the pot.
Hand #16: Dominik Nitsche raised to 48,000 under the gun, and Dave D'Alesandro called. D'Alesandro check-folded to 60,000 on the 
flop.
Hand #17: Thayer Rasmussen raised to 50,000 and won the pot.
Hand #18: Jeff Gross raised to 58,000 before tanking and folding to a shove of 257,000 from Eric Milas.
Hand #19: Dominik Nitsche raised on the button and the blinds quickly folded.
Hand #20: Nitsche raised to 48,000, and Rasmussen defended his big blind. Nitsche took the pot with a bet of 52,000 on the 
flop.
Hand #21: D'Alesandro raised to 52,000, and Milas shoved for 367,000 in the big blind. D'Alesandro called.
D'Alesandro: 
Milas: 
The flop came 
, giving Milas a straight draw but D'Alesandro a flush draw. The 
turn increased Milas' outs, and his rail began yelling for a king. The river filled D'Alesandro's flush though, and Milas busted out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,300,000
580,000
|
580,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Hand #8: Dave D'Alesandro raised to 52,000 and took the blinds.
Hand #9: Zach Gruneberg made it 50,000 and D'Alesandro defended his big blind with a call. The flop came 
and both players checked. The turn came the 
and D'Alesandro led out for 65,000. Gruneberg made the call and both players checked the 
river.
D'Alesandro turned over 
and Gruneberg mucked.
Hand #10: Gruneberg made it 52,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #11: Gruneberg got a walk.
Hand #12: Dominik Nitsche took the blinds and antes with a 48,000 button raise.
Hand #13: Gruneberg made it 50,000 and Thayer Rasmussen defended his big blind with a call. Rasmussen then led out for 75,000 on the 
flop and Gruneberg released his hand.
Hand #14: The action started with Bob Bounahra making it 55,000. Rasmussen responded by pushing all in for 770,000. Bounahra made the call for his tournament life with 
and found he was ahead of Rasmussen's 
.
The 
flop kept Bounahra ahead, but the turn crushed him. With the crowd calling for a jack or a king, the river fell the 
and Bounahra was embraced by Antonio Esfandiari on the rail, having hit a miracle river to double up and take the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,510,000
487,000
|
487,000 |
|
1,240,000
-584,000
|
-584,000 |
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
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Level: 24
Blinds: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 4,000
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Hand #4: Thayer Rasmussen won the pot with a raise to 40,000 from early position.
Hand #5: Dave D'Alesandro opened to 45,000 in middle position and won the pot.
Hand #6: Bob Bounahra raised to 45,000 in early position and Rasmussen called. Rasmussen bet the turn with the board having come 
after both players checked the flop, and Rasmussen won the pot.
Hand #7: D'Alesandro opened to 45,000, and Billy Horan shoved. D'Alesandro called after everyone else folded.
D'Alesandro:
Horan: 
It was red aces versus black aces, and D'Alesandro was the one to flop the freeroll when the dealer spread 
. The 
turn intensified the sweat, and the river brought the , completing D'Alesandro's flush and sending Horan out in brutal fashion.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
720,000
193,000
|
193,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Hand #3: David Burt pushed all in for close to 165,000 over a Jeff Gross 48,000 open and Gross called instantly with .
Burt had 
and picked up a few outs after the 
flop. He quickly lost a few outs on the turn and missed everything on the river to leave in ninth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000
171,000
|
171,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Hand #1: Dominik Nitsche opened the action with a raise to 40,000. Bob Bounahra and Dave D'Alesandro called in the blinds.
Bounahra led out for 60,000 on the flop and only Nitsche called. Both players checked the 
turn, but after Bounahra checked the river, Nitsche bet 125,000. Bounahra called and mucked when Nitsche rolled over .
Hand #2: Billy Horan took down the blinds with an under the gun raise to 51,000.
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Level 23
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Fifteen minutes remain in Level 23, and the cards are in the air after a break to count the chips and fill out bio sheets.