Level 8
: 200/400, 50 ante
The eighth level has ended and the players sent on a 20-minute break.
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #45: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
1,841
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Level 8
: 200/400, 50 ante
Arnaud Mattern is still adding to his stack every time we walk past his table and now has 42,200 chips in his arsenal, bad news for those who have to take on the Frenchman.
In the middle of the pack is Taylor Paur with 16,000 chips. Paur won a WSOP bracelet in 2013 when he took down a $1,000 buy-in event following the most bizarre heads-up match against Roy Weiss. Can he win another here in 2014?
Towards the bottom of the counts is the UK' Rhys Jones with 3,800. We asked if he was on "Operation Spin-up" and he replied that he was but "that's what happens when you register late with 10 big blinds."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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42,200
3,200
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3,200 |
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16,000 | |
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3,800
800
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800 |
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Level 8
: 200/400, 50 ante
We picked up the action after a flop of 
. Heinz Kamutzki checked and Mace Reed moved all in. Another player made the call and Kamutzki declared "okay, I'm ready to gamble," and made the call as well.
Kamtuzki: 
Reed: 
Opponent: 
Reed dodged the outs, as the board completed 
. Kamutzki and the third player were out and Reed stacked his hard-earned chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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33,000
33,000
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33,000 |
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Busted |
Level 8
: 200/400, 50 ante
As players are busting from tables at an alarming rate, play is switching to nine-handed play, which gives the players some much needed extra leg and elbow room.
Level 8
: 200/400, 50 ante
Jared Hamby opened to 800 from early position and a player in late position moved all in for 6,950. Hamby made the call and turned over 
. His opponent tabled 
as Hamby looked on baffled. As he mumbled something about "expecting a race, but ...," The dealer flopped 
and his look went from baffled to disgusted. The board finished out 
and Hamby's stack after dinner break had come crashing down. Hamby was left with less than two big blinds and would bust a short time later.
Dinner break. Beer count: 10, chip count, 22.2k
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Level 8
: 200/400, 50 ante
The action folded to a player in middle position and he raised to 850. Kara Scott was next to act and she reraised to 2,100 from the hijack seat. The cutoff, button and blinds passed, as did the initial raiser.
Scott now has 13,300 chips, which is slightly more than the current average.
Faraz Jaka has doubled his stack since we last clapped eyes on him, while Jared Hamby has seen his stack tumble, yet still has 7,600.
Jason Koon, Ami Barer and Craig McCorkell all appear to have busted. McCorkell had bought in late, span his 10 big blinds up to 12,000 chips, but his seat is now empty after running 
into 
and the WSOP bracelet winner is no longer in the hunt for a second piece of poker jewellery.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,300
9,225
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9,225 |
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11,000
6,250
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6,250 |
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7,600
-10,400
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-10,400 |
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5,550
-3,050
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-3,050 |
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5,025
-6,975
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-6,975 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Level 8
: 200/400, 50 ante
We are hearing a lot of "all in" and "seat open" calls from the dealers as the blinds have increased and the players are trying to find their timely double ups. The field is already at less than one-quarter of the total entrants for this event.
Level: 8
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Level 7
: 150/300, 25 ante
Lauren Kling raised to 600 from early position, a raise that only the button decided call. Kling checked the 
flop and her opponent checked behind.
The was the turn card and Kling returned to the role of aggressor and bet 950. The button called. Kling then checked the arrival of the on the river, then called when facing a 1,650 bet.
"A pair of jacks," said the player on the button, but jacks weren't enough because Kling held 
for a pair of aces and is now up to 10,100 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,100
4,050
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4,050 |
Level 7
: 150/300, 25 ante
Ari Engel is crushing his table right now and has 25,500 chips stack in high towers in front of him. Engel is a regular on the World Series of Poker Circuit events and he tears them apart, too.
Eoghan O'Dea has made a remarkable recovery and is up to 23,400. After losing a key hands before the dinner break, O'Dea was left with 2,200 chips and has since turned them into 10 times as much!
Last, but not least, Chris Moorman and Greg Merson's plans to try and spin up their 10 big blind stacks have backfired as both are no longer competing for this tournament's prizes having bust during level seven.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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25,500 | |
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23,400
21,200
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21,200 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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