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2014/2015 WSOP Circuit - PLANET HOLLYWOOD (Las Vegas)

Friday, November 21, 2014 to Monday, November 24, 2014

Event #11A/B - Main Event $1,675 No-Limit Hold'em ($1 million Guarantee) Single Re-Entry

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  • Buy-in: $1,675
  • Prizepool: $0
  • Entries: 1,044
  • Remaining: 0

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Saturday, November 22, 2014 10:20 PM Local Time
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After two full days of No Limit Hold’em, Matt Berkey (pictured) leads the World Series of Poker Planet Hollywood Circuit Main Event as the field heads to Day 2.


Day 1A and 1B both played 12, 40 minute levels on Friday and Saturday and it brought out one of the most star-studded fields in Circuit history.


While Berkey is leading the pack with 237,300 in chips, there are plenty of top flight pros joining him at the top of the chip counts. Day 1A chip leader Joseph Cheong, Bracelet winner Ryan Welch, Dan O’Brien and Justin Young are healthy in chips with 220,300, 1980,000, 173,800 and 173,500 in chips, respectively. This puts them second, third, sixth and seventh in the chips.


Other notables who made through their respective flights include WSOP Main Event Winners Carlos Mortensen and Ryan Riess, as well as Bracelet winners Kathy Liebert, Ted Lawson, Leo Wolpert, Robert Mizrachi, Dan Heimiller, Eric Baldwin, Scott Davies and Robert Cheung.


Zo Karim, Jimmy Fricke, 2012 November Niner Jake Balsiger, Tim West, Joe Kuether, John Holley, Zal Irani, Eddy Sabat and Alex Outhred round out other top flight pros who will be coming back for Day 2.


Not everybody had lucky luck on their side, as there were plenty of top pros who hit the rail before the final hand was dealt on their Day 1. 2014 November Niner Dan Sindelar, Matt Salsberg, 2011 November Niner Phil Collins, three-time bracelet winner Dutch Boyd, Chris DeMaci, Kevin Boudreau and Ralph Massey were just a few of the top flight pros who failed to bag chips for Day 2.
After completion of the two starting flights, there were a combined 1,031 entrants who ponied up $1,675 to get their piece of the $1 million guaranteed prizepool, which was met and surpassed before the start of Day 1B. At the completion of Day 1B, there is a prizepool of $1,546,500.
Players are allowed to fire two bullets at this event.

The complete field size and prizepool information will be released after the start of Day 2 since late registration is open until the start of level 13 for players who have not entered more than once.
Day 2 will get cards in the air on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. with 10 minute breaks after every two hours of play.

The blinds will start off at 800/1,600 with a 200 ante and the first three levels of the day will be 40 minutes in length. After that, the levels will be increased to 60 minutes for the rest of the day. Play is scheduled through the end of level 26, which should have play ending at approximately 3:40 a.m.

WSOP.com will have continued coverage of all the day’s action as the tournament moves through the money bubble and towards a final table.

Here are a look at the top 10 chip counts:

1. Matt Berkey – 237,300
2. Joseph Cheong – 220,300
3. Ryan Welch – 189,000
4. Augie Lewis – 192,500
5. Kenja Wiseman – 182,000
6. Dan O’Brien – 173,800
7. Justin Young – 173,500
8. Nicholas Blumenthal – 155,100
9. Joshua Suyat – 150,500
10. Troy Sprungl – 144,300

A full complete list of chip counts can be found in our reports tab.

Saturday, November 22, 2014 9:05 PM Local Time

All tables have finished for the night and players are bagging up. A full recap will be posted shortly.

Saturday, November 22, 2014 8:44 PM Local Time

The tournament clock has been stopped with 10 minutes to go. Each table will play five more hands, and then players will bag up for the night.

Saturday, November 22, 2014 8:42 PM Local Time

Action folds around to the player in the small blind, who limps in for 1,200. Justin Young immediately puts a stack of 5,000 denomination chips into the middle, effectively moving all in for his opponent's last 18,000.

After a minute in the tank, the player in the small blind calls off his stack and tables    and is in the lead against Young's   .

The flop left Young in a lot of trouble as the dealer spread a board of    , giving the small blind two pair. The turn was the  , which gave Young a flush draw and a pair of his own and would need to find a spade or a six on the river to eliminate his opponent. The river was the   to fill Young's flush draw and give his opponent a bad beat story on his way to the exits.

Justin Young - 173,000

Saturday, November 22, 2014 8:39 PM Local Time

Kathy Liebert calls an opponent's all in preflop and turns over   . She's in good shape against   . The board runs out      , and Liebert wins the pot with her jacks, sending her opponent to the rail.

Kathy Kiebert - 96,000

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Saturday, November 22, 2014 8:18 PM Local Time

With a completed board of      , Jimmy Fricke is facing a 7,000 chip bet. He tanks for about a minute before tossing in a call. His opponent tables    and Fricke mucks his hand with a sigh.

Jimmy Fricke - 6,000

Saturday, November 22, 2014 8:14 PM Local Time

This is the final level of the night. In about 40 minutes, any player who still has chips will bag up for the night and return for Day 2 tomorrow at 2 p.m.

Saturday, November 22, 2014 8:14 PM Local Time
Level: 12
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
Saturday, November 22, 2014 8:12 PM Local Time

Action folds around to the small blind, and he raises to 2,300. David Levi calls from the big blind. The flop is    , and both players check. The turn is the  , and the small blind checks again. Levi bets 3,500, and his opponent calls. The river is the  , and both players check. The small blind shows    for a pair of nines, but Levi turns over    for a winning pair of kings.

David Levi - 44,000

Saturday, November 22, 2014 8:03 PM Local Time

Action folds to Ryan D'Angelo in the small blind, who moves all in for his last 6,500 and is called by the big blind.

D'Angelo tables    and is behind the big blind's   . The flop is    , which gives the big blind top pair, but D'Angelo a gutshot straight draw. The turn is the   and the river is the   to give the big blind trips and eliminate D'Angelo from the tournament.

Ryan D'Angelo - Eliminated

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Saturday, November 22, 2014 7:59 PM Local Time

Zo Karim raises to 2,300 from middle position, and Everett Carlton calls from the big blind. The flop comes    , and Carlton checks. Karim continues for 2,000, and Carlton calls. The   falls on the turn, and Carlton checks again. Karim bets again, this time for 3,500. Carlton quickly folds, and Karim takes the pot.

Zo Karim - 52,000
Everett Carlton - 58,000

Saturday, November 22, 2014 7:41 PM Local Time
Saturday, November 22, 2014 7:36 PM Local Time
Level: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Saturday, November 22, 2014 7:34 PM Local Time

Matt Berkey raises to 2,000 from middle position and gets called by a player in middle position and a player in the hijack. The flop is     and Berkey continues with a bet of 4,000. Both players call and they watch the   fall on the turn.

Berkey bets 20,000, which is almost the entire stack of both of his opponents and they both quickly fold.

Matt Berkey - 122,000

Saturday, November 22, 2014 7:22 PM Local Time

Chris Lindh raises to 1,700. Sean Sandona calls from the button, and both blinds call as well. The flop is    , and all four players check. The turn is the  , and the blinds check again. Lindh bets 3,900, and Sandona calls. The other players fold, and Lindh and Sandona see the river heads up. It's the  , and Lindh checks. Sandona thinks for a minute before slowly checking behind.

Lindh shows   , and Sandona turns over   . He wins with his two pair, kings and sevens.

Sean Sandona - 36,000
Chris Lindh - 89,000

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Saturday, November 22, 2014 7:15 PM Local Time

It is a battle of the blinds between Justin Young in the small blind and Alex Outhred in the big blind. On a flop of    , Young leads out and is raised to 6,500 by Outhred. Young three-bets to 15,000 and Outhred calls.

Both players check the   turn card and they watch the   fall on the river. Young takes a minute and then bets 800, which brings a chuckle from Outhred. Outhred takes a moment and then raises to 20,000, which Young snap-calls.

Outhred is visibly frustrated and tables   . Young tables    and scoops the pot as he moves to the top of the chip counts.

"That was one of those hands where we both kind of knew what each other had and tried to make the other one fold," said Young as he stacked the chips.

Justin Young - 110,000
Alex Outhred - 41,500

Saturday, November 22, 2014 6:54 PM Local Time
Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
Saturday, November 22, 2014 6:40 PM Local Time

Players are taking their last 15 minute break of the day.

Saturday, November 22, 2014 6:33 PM Local Time

Dutch Boyd, Dan Sindelar, Ralph Massey, Eddy Sabat, Phil Collins and Chris Tryba have all been recently eliminated from the event as the field inches towards their last break of the day.

Saturday, November 22, 2014 6:32 PM Local Time

A middle-position player raises to 1,300, and Eddy Sabat three-bets to 3,200 from the cutoff. Patrick Truong then rereaises to 5,200 from the button. The initial raiser folds, and Sabat thinks for a minute before reraising all-in. Truong then tanked for a minute before calling and turning over   . He's in good shape against Sabat's   . The board rolls out      . Truong wins the hand with his Ace-Queen, and Sabat heads for the exit.

Patrick Truong - 79,000
Eddy Sabat - Eliminated

Playtika - Jason Alexander
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