Event #52: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 1 Completed
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #52: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
122
Level
28
Limits
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
The biggest limit hold'em tournament of the year kicked off on Thursday and 122 players signed up for what will be a true test of skill, patience and a bit of luck. After the day, Samuel Golbuff led the pack with 124,900 in chips. He was trailed closely by Kenny Shei with 118,400, David Chiu with 109,200, and Antonio Esfandiari with 99,200.
The day started off slow, but we immediately spotted a great table with the likes of Melissa Burr, Mark Newhouse, and Joep van den Bijgaart. Later, this table added Jeff Lisandro, Dan Shak, Mike Watson, and Marco Johnson to create a start-studded affair on Day 1. From the aforementioned bunch, the field only lost Johnson and Newhouse, who could not get anything going in the later levels.
Others who busted included Jameson Painter, Brock Parker, Rep Porter, and Todd Witteles. Barry Greenstein and Andrey Zaichenko were also among the first to hit the rail, while Eli Elezra, Paul Volpe, and John Hennigan all entered late and survived the day.
Players will attempt to maneuver themselves into the money on Day 2 and ultimately the final table. In total, 18 places will get paid, with the min-cash being $16,273. The winner of this event will ultimately walk away with $309,909.
Play will resume at 2 p.m. local time and we will be right there with you to bring all your live coverage of the $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship.
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 350 | 1 | Douglas Rutherford | 52,600 |
| 350 | 2 | Nick Schulman | 67,300 |
| 350 | 3 | Ian Johns | 26,700 |
| 350 | 4 | Matthew Gallin | 23,700 |
| 350 | 5 | Steven Wolansky | 36,100 |
| 350 | 6 | John Hennigan | 27,300 |
| 350 | 7 | JJ Liu | 50,800 |
| 350 | 8 | Lee Goldman | 23,300 |
| 350 | 9 | Nicholas Abourisk | 40,300 |
| 351 | 1 | Michael Schneider | 14,400 |
| 351 | 2 | Greg DeBora | 96,700 |
| 351 | 4 | Yakov Hirsch | 22,500 |
| 351 | 5 | Ian Blackman | 53,800 |
| 351 | 6 | Hoyt Corkins | 28,600 |
| 351 | 7 | Jeff Lisandro | 59,100 |
| 351 | 8 | Mike Sowers | 48,800 |
| 351 | 9 | JC Tran | 33,100 |
| 352 | 1 | Ronnie Bardah | 80,000 |
| 352 | 2 | Mike Watson | 32,400 |
| 352 | 3 | David Steicke | 49,700 |
| 352 | 4 | David Chiu | 102,900 |
| 352 | 5 | Talal Shakerchi | 62,300 |
| 352 | 6 | Roland Israelashvili | 100,700 |
| 352 | 7 | Samuel Golbuff | 124,900 |
| 352 | 8 | Ben Yu | 12,900 |
| 352 | 9 | Justin Tazelaar | 59,400 |
| 356 | 1 | Jack Kashishian | 31,000 |
| 356 | 2 | George Danzer | 46,600 |
| 356 | 3 | Paul Hoch | 37,900 |
| 356 | 4 | Bill Chen | 53,800 |
| 356 | 5 | Brian Aleksa | 17,900 |
| 356 | 6 | Scott Seiver | 40,500 |
| 356 | 7 | Joep van den Bijgaart | 39,100 |
| 356 | 8 | Jeff Thompson | 109,600 |
| 356 | 9 | Jason Pasinski | 65,000 |
| 357 | 1 | Jared Talarico | 96,500 |
| 357 | 2 | Jan Sjavik | 42,700 |
| 357 | 3 | Juha Helppi | 47,800 |
| 357 | 4 | Cathleen Tran | 13,200 |
| 357 | 5 | Paul Volpe | 63,300 |
| 357 | 6 | Gabriel Nassif | 37,300 |
| 357 | 7 | Kevin Song | 52,100 |
| 357 | 8 | Diego Cordovez | 58,000 |
| 357 | 9 | Alex Torry | 23,000 |
| 358 | 1 | Brian Tate | 96,500 |
| 358 | 2 | James Obst | 26,300 |
| 358 | 3 | Jeff Shulman | 43,600 |
| 358 | 4 | Mohsin Charania | 57,400 |
| 358 | 5 | Eli Elezra | 56,800 |
| 358 | 6 | Kenny Shei | 118,400 |
| 358 | 7 | Vincent Gironda | 96,300 |
| 358 | 8 | Mike Leah | 28,600 |
| 358 | 9 | Mikail Tulchinskiy | 59,600 |
| 362 | 1 | Matt Szymaszek | 81,700 |
| 362 | 2 | Terrence Chan | 40,600 |
| 362 | 3 | David Olson | 34,800 |
| 362 | 4 | Stephen Bass | 30,600 |
| 362 | 5 | Paul Mannoni | 96,500 |
| 362 | 6 | Antonio Esfandiari | 99,200 |
| 362 | 7 | Stephanie Nguyen | 18,500 |
| 362 | 8 | Dan Shak | 30,600 |
| 362 | 9 | Kyle Ray | 1 |
| 363 | 1 | Max Pescatori | 38,200 |
| 363 | 2 | Shaun Deeb | 24,100 |
| 363 | 3 | Marwan Abdelal | 8,000 |
| 363 | 4 | Vitaly Lunkin | 24,700 |
| 363 | 5 | Kerry Welsh | 19,100 |
| 363 | 6 | Robert Como | 74,300 |
| 363 | 7 | Melissa Burr | 40,100 |
| 363 | 8 | Alexander Kuzmin | 49,500 |
| 363 | 9 | Brian Meinders | 74,700 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
124,900
124,900
|
124,900 |
|
118,400
8,400
|
8,400 |
|
109,600 | |
|
102,900
-18,100
|
-18,100 |
|
||
|
100,700
16,700
|
16,700 |
|
99,200
19,200
|
19,200 |
|
||
|
96,700
69,700
|
69,700 |
|
96,500
96,500
|
96,500 |
|
96,500
96,500
|
96,500 |
|
96,500
40,500
|
40,500 |
|
96,300
49,300
|
49,300 |
|
81,700 | |
|
80,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
||
|
74,700
74,700
|
74,700 |
|
|
||
|
74,300
74,300
|
74,300 |
|
|
||
|
67,300
-2,700
|
-2,700 |
|
||
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
63,300
1,300
|
1,300 |
|
|
||
|
62,300
15,800
|
15,800 |
|
59,600
59,600
|
59,600 |
|
59,400
22,400
|
22,400 |
|
59,100
15,600
|
15,600 |
|
|
||
|
58,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
|
|
||
|
57,400
42,400
|
42,400 |
|
|
||
|
56,800
-13,200
|
-13,200 |
|
||
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
The flop showed 
when Talal Shakerchi bet and Eli Elezra decided to raise. Shakerchi called and on the turn Shakerchi check-folded when Elezra kept betting.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
46,500
-13,500
|
-13,500 |
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
On a 
flop it was Ben Yu who check-called a bet from Juha Helppi. On the turn the 
hit and both players checked. The river was the 
and Yu check-folded to the Finnish pro's bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
77,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
||
|
7,200
-11,800
|
-11,800 |
|
||
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
|
||
|
50,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
50,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
43,500
-16,500
|
-16,500 |
|
|
||
|
41,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
||
|
32,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
||
|
26,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
Eli Elezra raised and Talal Shakerchi and Matt Szymanszek called from the blinds. The flop came down 
and Szymanszek bet after Shakerchi had checked. Elezra called and Shakerchi put in the call as well.
The turn was the 
and the same process repeated itself. On the river the 
hit and Elezra folded when Szymanszek kept firing. Shakerchi called and mucked when Szymanszek showed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
51,000 |
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
JJ Liu raised it up before the flop and David Chiu, Michael Moore and Diego Cordovez, from the button, all called.
The flop came down 
and all four players checked.
On the turn the 
hit and the action was checked to Cordovez who bet out. Only Chiu called and the river was the 
.
Chiu checked again, Corodovez bet and Chiu tanked for a bit before calling.
Cordovez showed 
and said, "That beats all the bluff catchers," as Chiu mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
121,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
66,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
||
Level 10
: 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
The final level of the day has just started with 74 players remaining. The average stack right now is 49,459.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 0