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2014 45th Annual World Series of Poker The Official WSOP Live Updates

Saturday, May 31, 2014 to Thursday, June 05, 2014

Event #8: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em MILLIONAIRE MAKER

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  • Buy-in: $1,500
  • Prizepool: $10,768,950
  • Entries: 7,977
  • Remaining: 6

EVENT UPDATES

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Tuesday, June 3, 2014 6:29 PM Local Time
Hands #74-78: Anderson Leaking Chips

Hand #74: Bradley Anderson opened for 400,000. Andrew Teng called out of the big blind. The flop came     and both players checked.

The turn was the   and Teng bet inducing a fold from Anderson to take down the pot.

Hand #75: Teng moved all in from the small blind and picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #76; Anderson opened for 400,000 and Jonathan Dimmig called out of the small blind. The flop came     and both players checked.

The turn was the   and Dimmig led out for 550,000. Anderson called and the dealer put out the   on the river. Dimmig made another bet, again for 550,000 and Anderson called. Anderson had    for a straight but Dimmig had    for a bigger straight to take down the pot.

Hand #77: Jeff Coburn completed the small blind and Anderson checked his option. The flop came     and both players checked. The turn was the   and Coburn bet 260,000. Anderson folded.

Hand #78: Anderson completed the small blind and James Duke checked his option. The flop came     and Anderson bet 200,000. Duke raised it to 550,000 and Anderson called.

The turn was the   and both players checked. The river was the  ; Anderson checked. Duke bet 790,000 and Anderson would eventually make the call. Duke turned over    for a rivered two pair which was better than Anderson's   .

Tuesday, June 3, 2014 6:20 PM Local Time
Thinking Poker Podcast Episode #81: WSOP Preparation

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On Episode 81 of the Thinking Poker Podcast, Nate and Andrew discuss strategies for the World Series of Poker that will assist you both on and off of the felt. They also break down a hand from Nitcast favorite Gareth Chantler and another from the Sunday Million.

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Tuesday, June 3, 2014 6:13 PM Local Time
Level 33 started
Level: 33
Blinds: 100000/200000
Ante: 30000
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 6:00 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
Bradley Anderson14,090,000390,000
James Duke8,425,000925,000
Jonathan Dimmig6,435,000335,000
Jeffrey Coburn4,315,0001,815,000
Andrew Teng2,630,000-90,000
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 5:54 PM Local Time
Second Break In the Final

And we are off again for 20 minutes and will get you the up to date chip counts shortly.

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 5:51 PM Local Time
Hands #71-73: Another Split Pot for Teng

Andrew Teng

Hand #71: Jonathan Dimmig limped the small blind and Jeffrey Coburn made it 225,000 more to go. Dimmig called and they saw the     flop.

Check from Dimmig, Coburn bet 380,000 and Dimmig min-raised to 760,000. Coburn moved allin for another 2 million on top. Dimmig folded after some consideration.

Hand #72: Andrew Teng moved all-in from early position for what looked like 2 million. The action folded to Bradley Anderson in the big blind and he made the call.

Teng:   
Anderson:   

The board ran out       and the pot was chopped.

Hand #73: The level had come to an end, one more hand was played and everyone folded. James Duke received a walk in his big blind.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014 5:44 PM Local Time
Hand #66-70: Dimmig Picks Up Some Chips

Hand #66: James Duke opened for 350,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #67: Jonathan Dimmig opened for 325,000 from the button and Bradley Anderson called from the big blind. The flop came     and Anderson checked. Dimmig got 410,000 and Anderson folded to give Dimmig the pot.

Hand #68: Jeff Coburn opened to 330,000 from the button and picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #69: Anderson opened from the button to 325,000 and took down the pot.

Hand #70: Duke opened for 350,000 from the button. Dimmig called from the big blind. The flop came     and both players checked.

The turn was the   and Dimmig led out for 480,000. Duke folded to give him the pot.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014 5:44 PM Local Time
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014 5:35 PM Local Time
Hand #65: Anderson Wins Big Pot Against Dimmig

Hand #65: We have a new chip leader in Bradley Anderson. He raised to 330,000 and Jonathan Dimmig three-bet to 885,000 out of the big blind. Anderson called and the two of them saw the     flop. Dimmig led for 900,000 and was called.

The   showed up on the turn and the second barrel from Dimmig followed, worth 1.7 million. Anderson min-raised to 3.4 million and his opponent tank folded. The updated chip counts are just a guess, since Anderson is trying to build a little tower to his left.

Bradley Anderson13,700,0008,670,000
Jonathan Dimmig6,100,000-9,900,000
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 5:26 PM Local Time
Hands #60-64: Much Ado About Nothing

Hand #60: Jeff Coburn opened to 325,000 from under the gun. Andrew Teng reraised to 1.35 million from the small blind. Coburn folded and Teng picked up the pot.

Hand #61: Teng opened from the button for 320,000. Coburn made the call. The flop came     and both players checked.

The turn was the   and Coburn led out for 465,000. Teng folded and Coburn took down the pot.

Hand #62: James Duke opened for 350,000 and Bradley Anderson called out of the big blind. The flop came     and both players checked.

The turn was the   and they again checked. The river was the   and both players checked once again. The hands were turned over:

Anderson:   
Duke:   

The board played and it was a chopped pot.

Hand #63: Jonathan Dimmig opened for 325,000 and collected the blinds and antes when everyone folded.

Hand #64: Anderson opened to 325,000 from the button. The blinds folded to give him the pot.

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 5:14 PM Local Time
Hands #56-59: Anderson Doubles Through Dimmig

Hand #56: Andrew Teng raised to 320,000 from the button, Jonathan Dimmig called out of the small blind and Jeffrey Coburn moved all in. Both opponents folded and the short stack raked in the pot.

Hand #57: James Duke was first to act and raised it up to 350,000. Dimmig called and Bradley Anderson three-bet to 825,000 out of the big blind. Both opponents called but then folded when Duke followed up the     flop with a bet of 1.2 million.

Hand #58: Dimmig raised and claimed the blinds and antes.

Hand #59: Dimmig raised to 425,000 from the button and Anderson three-bet to 1.1 million out of the big blind. Dimmig made the call and both checked down the     flop.

The   fell on the turn and Anderson bet 2.2 million with less than that behind. Dimmig moved all in and sent his opponent in a world of pain. Anderson eventually made the call and cheered when the cards were turned over.

Dimmig:   
Anderson:   

Our chip leader needed a jack to score the knockout but it wasn't meant to be as the   completed the board. Anderson doubled up for 3,945,000 after the turn and we are still five handed.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014 4:57 PM Local Time
Hands #51-55: Jeff Coburn Doubles Up

Jeffrey Coburn

Hand #51: Jonathan Dimmig moved all in first to act from the small blind and Jeff Coburn quickly folded his big blind.

Hand #52: James Duke opened to 250,000 and would pick up the blinds and antes when everyone folded.

Hand #53: Coburn moved all in for slightly more than a million in chips from the button. Duke made the call from the big blind. The hands were turned over:

Coburn:   
Duke:   

The flop came     giving Coburn top pair and Duke an inside straight draw. The turn was the  , meaning Duke could only eliminate Coburn with a jack on the river. The   came on the river and Coburn doubled up to approximately 2.5 million in chips.

Hand #54: Coburn opened for 325,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.

Hand #55: Duke opened for 350,000 and Dimmig reraised from the big blind to 885,000. James folded to give Dimmig the pot.

James Duke7,500,000-1,350,000
Jeffrey Coburn2,500,000-980,000
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 4:46 PM Local Time
Hands #46-50: The Teng Rail Cheers

Hand #46: Andrew Teng raised to 250,000 and won the blinds and antes. His rail now includes Manig Loeser, Jamila von Perger and Dominik Nitsche. "Go Andy," they cheered.

Hand #47: Teng raised to 250,000 and Bradley Anderson defended his big blind to see the     flop. Anderson check-called 275,000 and then both players checked down the   turn and the   river. Anderson showed    and Teng had that beat with    to take down the pot.

Hand #48: James Duke received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #49: Anderon raised to 250,000 from the button and Teng called in the big blind. They both checked the     flop and Teng took it down with a bet of 280,000 after the   showed up on the turn.

Hand #50: Loeser left the rail and went back to his Pot Limit Hold'em table. Anderson raised to 250,000 and Jonathan Dimmig called in the big blind.

Both checked the     flop and Dimmig bet the   turn for 260,000. Anderson called and the   completed the board. Both checked and Anderson won the pot with    for top pair.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014 4:32 PM Local Time
Back in Action

Play has resumed.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014 4:20 PM Local Time
Quick Break

The players are taking a quick, unscheduled 10-minute break while they deal with some technical issues with the WSOP live stream.

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 4:20 PM Local Time
Hands #42-45: Teng Shoves

Hand #42: James Duke opened first to act to 250,000. Jonathan Dimmig reraised to 625,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Duke tossed his cards into the muck to give Dimmig the pot.

Hand #43: Dimmig opened to 250,000 from the cutoff. Anderson reraised to 550,000 from the small blind. Duke folded from the big blind and the action was back on Dimmig who made the call.

The flop was     and Anderson led out for 700,000. Dimmig folded to give Anderson the pot.

Hand #44: Anderson raised to 250,000 from the button and both blinds folded.

Hand #45: Duke opened to 260,000 from the button. Andrew Teng looked at his cards and quickly moved all in from the small blind for a little more than 2.2 million. Duke hesitated, looking as if he wanted to call, but eventually gave it up.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014 4:09 PM Local Time
Hands #38-41: Anderson Puts Coburn to the Test

Hand #38: Jonathan Dimmig raised to 240,000 and raked in the blinds and antes.

Hand #39: Bradley Anderson joined the raise-and-take-it game. He also got the blinds and antes.

Hand #40: Jeffrey Coburn raised to 260,000 from early position, Anderson clicked it back to 420,000 and James Duke four-bet to 2.5 million for the win.

Hand #41: Anderson raised to 250,000 and Coburn called in the big blind to see the     flop. Coburn check-raised from 305,000 to 805,000 and Anderson moved all in with the superior stack. Coburn opted to wait for a better spot and mucked his cards. He has about 1,550,000 chips left now.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014 4:00 PM Local Time
Stephen Graner Eliminated in 6th Place ($273,854)

Stephen Graner

Hand #35: Stephen Graner opened for 250,000. Jonathan Dimmig called from the small blind and Jeff Coburn called from the big blind.

The flop came     and Dimmig and Coburn both checked. Graner bet 335,000 and Dimmig called. Coburn folded. The turn was the   and both players checked. The turn was the  . Dimmig led out and Graner quickly folded.

Hand #36: Dimmig opened from the button to 250,000. Graner called from the big blind.

The flop came    . Graner checked and Dimmig checked behind. The turn was the   and Graner checked again. Dimmig bet 305,000 and Graner called.

The river was the   and Graner checked a third time and Dimmig checked behind. Graner showed    and Dimmig mucked to give Graner the pot.

Hand #37: Jonathan Dimmig opened to 250,000. Stephen Graner called from the small blind making it the third hand in a row the two had tangled in.

The flop came     and Graner checked. Dimmig bet 260,000 and Graner called. The turn was the   and Graner tapped the table. Dimmig fired another bet, this time for 485,000. Graner again called.

The river was the   and Graner checked for a third time. Dimmig fired a third bullet, this time making it 1.15 million. Graner sprung into action making it 2.635 million to go. Dimmig took about thirty seconds before announcing that he was all in.

Graner did not call right away, making it clear that he did not have the nuts. He looked carefully at the board while Dimmig sat calmly in his seat. After approximately a minute of thinking, Graner called. He immediately regretted that decision when Dimmig turned over his hand - the   . Graner had rivered a straight with    but it was not good enough, and he is eliminated in disappointing fashion after coming in with a commanding chip lead.

Jonathan Dimmig16,000,0005,610,000
Stephen Graner0-5,470,000
Tuesday, June 3, 2014 3:57 PM Local Time
Final Table Interview: Andrew Teng

Andrew Teng

With eighteen World Series of Poker cashes, including a fifth-place finish, Andrew Teng is ready to claim his million. With a first-place finish at the 2014 GUKPT Edinburgh Main Event in April and plenty of successful poker playing friends to cheer him on, Teng has his eye on the big prize.

Sitting as the short stack going into the first break of the day, we caught up with Teng to find out how the day is going and his plans for the rest of the day.

PokerNews: Congratulations on reaching the final table of one of the most talked about tournaments of the summer. You have been a little quiet so far - what's happening out there?

Andrew Teng: Thank you. The day isn't going very well. I haven't won a pot yet. I am just not catching any breaks. Honestly, I feel everyone is playing pretty terrible today.

Tight?

Just terrible.

You had some good scores in Europe leading into the World Series of Poker. How is it different trying to navigate this huge of a field?

It's the same.

You live in the U.K. with Dominik Nitsche, how does that help your game?

It's great to talk to [Dom] and he is better than me, so it helps.

I'm assuming you are living in a grind house in Vegas this summer, too? Did you get any help last night to prepare for the day?

Yes. I talked with Dom on some strategy.

You have been predominantly a cash game player up until a few years ago. Why the switch?

It's all Shaun Deeb's fault. He convinced me to play tournaments and then he "quit".

Would you consider yourself predominantly a tournament player now, or do you still play a fair amount of cash?

Yeah, mainly OFC (Open-face Chinese).

What's your game plan for the rest of the day?

Try and move up in spots and get as much money as I can.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014 3:45 PM Local Time
PokerNews Podcast Episode #220: Litigating for Rolls feat. Vanessa Selbst

Vanessa Selbst with her gold bracelet

Vanessa Selbst, winner of Event #2: $25,000 Mixed-Max No-Limit Hold'em and her third World Series of Poker gold bracelet, joins the show to talk about her heads-up matches, the Twitter beef with Jason Mo, and her two small dogs. Rich, Donnie, and Jason then take a look at all of the recent bracelet winners and dissect the idea of a $20 million guarantee tournament.

You can subscribe to the entire iBus Media Network on iTunes here, or you can access the RSS feed here. The PokerNews family of podcasts is now available on Stitcher.

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