Sunday, June 15, 2014 9:00 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
Jamie Armstrong | 2,225,000 | -145,000 |
Barry Hutter | 1,580,000 | 600,000 |
Andy Phan | 1,525,000 | -195,000 |
Justin Oliver | 1,155,000 | 140,000 |
Matt Salsberg | 995,000 | -180,000 |
Thad McNulty | 895,000 | -120,000 |
Pierre Milan | 365,000 | -100,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 8:59 PM Local Time
Hands #11-#15: The Chips are Moving
Hand #11: Barry Hutter opened for 60,000 on the button and Pierre Milan defended his big blind. When the flop came down , both players checked and the appeared on the turn. Milan checked, Hutter bet 80,000, and Milan folded.
Hand #12: Thad McNulty raised to 70,000 under the gun and swiped the blinds and antes. McNulty then showed .
Hand #13: Jamie Armstrong opened for 60,000 under the gun and Andy Phan raised him to 140,000. Action folded back to Armstrong, and he opted for a four-bet to 360,000. Phan folded.
Hand #14: Barry Hutter raised to 60,000 only to have Matt Salsberg three-bet to 140,000. Jamie Armstrong then four-bet to 325,000 from the big blind, Hutter moved all in 1.07 million, and Salsberg folded. Armstrong wasted little time in releasing his hand.
Hand #15: Justin Oliver opened for 65,000 from the cutoff, Thad McNulty called from the button, and it was heads-up action to the flop. Oliver bet 65,000, McNulty insta-called, and the dealer burned and turned the . Oliver bet 135,000 and McNulty folded.
Sunday, June 15, 2014 8:51 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
Jamie Armstrong | 2,370,000 | -30,000 |
Andy Phan | 1,720,000 | -215,000 |
Matt Salsberg | 1,175,000 | 465,000 |
Justin Oliver | 1,015,000 | -80,000 |
Thad McNulty | 1,015,000 | 70,000 |
Barry Hutter | 980,000 | 180,000 |
Pierre Milan | 465,000 | -15,000 |
Daniel Laming | 0 | -375,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 8:50 PM Local Time
Hands #8-10: Daniel Laming Eliminated in 8th Place ($48,952)
Hand #8: Thad Mcnulty raised to 70,000 in the cutoff and received no action.
Hand #9: Andy Phan raised to 80,000 in the small blind and Barry Hutter defended his big blind. Both checked to the turn of a board where Hutter bet 90,000. Phan called, the river completed the board and Phan checked. Hutter bet 220,000 and Phan quickly folded.
Hand #10: Justin Oliver raised to 65,000 in early position and Daniel Laming three-bet shoved for 360,000 from the hijack. Matt Salsberg called in the big blind and Oliver folded.
Laming:
Salsberg:
The flop fell to give Salsberg a flush draw to go along with top pair. The turn kept Laming ahead, but the river fell to give Salsberg trip queens to eliminate Laming.
Sunday, June 15, 2014 8:44 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
Jamie Armstrong | 2,400,000 | -45,000 |
Andy Phan | 1,935,000 | -15,000 |
Justin Oliver | 1,095,000 | 480,000 |
Thad McNulty | 945,000 | 225,000 |
Barry Hutter | 800,000 | -15,000 |
Matt Salsberg | 710,000 | -255,000 |
Pierre Milan | 480,000 | -15,000 |
Daniel Laming | 375,000 | -60,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 8:40 PM Local Time
Sam Cohen Eliminated in 9th Place ($38,244)
Hand #5: Matt Salsberg opened for 65,000 from the hijack, Thad McNulty called from the big blind, and the flop came down . McNulty checked, Salsberg bet 75,000, and McNulty called to see the on the turn. McNulty check-called another bet, this time 100,000, and the completed the board on the river. McNulty opted to lead out for 200,000 and Salsberg released his hand.
Hand #6: Action folded to Sam Cohen on the button and she moved all in for 275,000. The blinds folded and Cohen won the pot.
Hand #7: Justin Oliver opened for 65,000 from the hijack only to have Sam Cohen three-bet all in for 360,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds all folded, and then Oliver thought long and hard before making the call.
Oliver:
Cohen:
It was a race situation, but Cohen was the one that needed to improve. She didn't do it on the flop, and the turn was equally as useless. Cohen needed either a king or queen on the river to stay alive, but it wasn't in the cards as the blanked.
Sam Cohen | 0 | -300,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 8:32 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
Jamie Armstrong | 2,445,000 | 100,000 |
Andy Phan | 1,950,000 | -20,000 |
Matt Salsberg | 965,000 | 85,000 |
Barry Hutter | 815,000 | 85,000 |
Thad McNulty | 720,000 | -20,000 |
Justin Oliver | 615,000 | -65,000 |
Pierre Milan | 495,000 | -65,000 |
Daniel Laming | 435,000 | -20,000 |
Sam Cohen | 300,000 | -80,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 8:30 PM Local Time
Hands #1-4: Armstrong Active
Hand #1: Jamie Armstrong raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and took down the pot.
Hand #2: Jamie Armstrong raised to 60,000 in the hijack and Matt Salsberg three-bet to 150,000 from the small blind. Armstrong folded and Salsberg collected the pot.
Hand #3: Jamie Armstrong raised to 60,000 in middle position and collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #4: Barry Hutter raised to 60,000 in the hijack and Sam Cohen defended her big blind.
The flop came down and Cohen check-folded to a bet of 65,000 from Hutter.
Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:24 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
Seat | Player | Chips |
1 | Thad Mcnulty | 740,000 |
2 | Daniel Laming | 455,000 |
3 | Jamie Armstrong | 2,345,000 |
4 | Andy Phan | 1,970,000 |
5 | Barry Hutter | 730,000 |
6 | Matt Salsberg | 880,000 |
7 | Pierre Milan | 560,000 |
8 | Justin Oliver | 680,000 |
9 | Sam Cohen | 380,000 |
Jamie Armstrong | 2,345,000 | 155,000 |
Andy Phan | 1,970,000 | 100,000 |
Matt Salsberg | 880,000 | 30,000 |
Thad McNulty | 740,000 | 0 |
Barry Hutter | 730,000 | -100,000 |
Justin Oliver | 680,000 | 40,000 |
Pierre Milan | 560,000 | 110,000 |
Daniel Laming | 455,000 | 65,000 |
Sam Cohen | 380,000 | -55,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:12 PM Local Time
Let's Have Ourselves a Dinner Break
The final nine players are now filling out bio sheets for the WSOP. When they're done they will take a one-hour dinner break before returning to action. Check back then for all the latest and greatest from Event #29: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em.
The yellow T1,000 chips are being raced off. We will have full chip counts shortly.
Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:12 PM Local Time
David Benefield Eliminated in 10th Place ($30,267)
It took awhile, but the final table bubble has finally burst.
It happened when Jamie Armstrong opened for 60,000 from the cutoff and David Benefield moved all in for 256,000 from the button. The blinds both folded and Armstrong made the call.
Benefield:
Armstrong:
Benefield had some major kicker issues and they never got resolved as the board ran out . Armstrong ended up with a flush to send Benefield to the rail in tenth place.
David Benefield | 0 | -370,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:00 PM Local Time
Level 26 started
Level: 26
Blinds: 15000/30000
Ante: 5000
Sunday, June 15, 2014 7:00 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
Jamie Armstrong | 2,190,000 | 250,000 |
Andy Phan | 1,870,000 | 90,000 |
Matt Salsberg | 850,000 | -80,000 |
Barry Hutter | 830,000 | 145,000 |
Thad McNulty | 740,000 | -204,000 |
Justin Oliver | 640,000 | -30,000 |
Pierre Milan | 450,000 | -74,000 |
Sam Cohen | 435,000 | -95,000 |
Daniel Laming | 390,000 | 88,000 |
David Benefield | 370,000 | -145,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 6:58 PM Local Time
Dinner Plans
The tournament staff has just announced that when we lose the next player there will be a one-hour dinner break. Play has been extremely slow as of late, so there's no telling when that may be. With the blinds going up in a minute, we're guessing it'll be sooner than later.
Sunday, June 15, 2014 6:47 PM Local Time
Finally a Showdown
Justin Oliver opened for 60,000 from the hijack and Jamie Armstrong called from the big blind. Armstrong then check-called a bet of 60,000 on the flop before both players checked the turn and river.
Armstrong tabled the , but it was no good as Oliver held the better ace with the .
Jamie Armstrong | 1,940,000 | -260,000 |
Justin Oliver | 670,000 | 120,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 6:34 PM Local Time
Cohen Shoves on Salsberg
Matt Salsberg opened for 55,000 under the gun only to have Sam Cohen three-bet jam for 409,000 from middle position. Action folded back to Salsberg and he released his hand.
Matt Salsberg | 930,000 | -55,000 |
Sam Cohen | 530,000 | 55,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 6:28 PM Local Time
Slow Going
Action has slowed to a crawl as of late. It seemed all ten players are intent on making the final table. Unfortunately one of them won't, and it's only a matter of time before we learn who it will be.
Sunday, June 15, 2014 6:23 PM Local Time
Back-to-Back Shoves by Benefield
Jamie Armstrong opened for 55,000 from middle position and then folded when David Benefield moved all in from the hijack for roughly 320,000 total.
In the next hand, Armstrong opened for 55,000 from early position and then folded when Benefield shoved yet again.
Jamie Armstrong | 1,930,000 | -170,000 |
David Benefield | 515,000 | 137,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 6:08 PM Local Time
Cohen & Armstrong Involved in a Boat Crash
Jamie Armstrong opened for 50,000 from early position and Sam Cohen defended from the big blind. Cohen then check-called a bet of 50,000 on the flop before checking the turn. Armstrong kept the pressure on with a bet of 100,000, Cohen called, and the completed the board on the river.
Cohen checked for a third time but called when Armstrong bet 250,000. Cohen flatted with her full house, and it's a good thing she did as it was no good. Armstrong rolled over the .
Jamie Armstrong | 2,100,000 | 466,000 |
Sam Cohen | 490,000 | -494,000 |
Sunday, June 15, 2014 5:45 PM Local Time
Chip Counts at Break
The players are in the midst of a 20-minute break.
Seat | Player | Chips |
1 | Thad Mcnulty | 944,000 |
2 | Daniel Laming | 302,000 |
3 | Jamie Armstrong | 1,634,000 |
4 | David Benefield | 378,000 |
5 | Andy Phan | 1,780,000 |
6 | Barry Hutter | 685,000 |
7 | Matt Salsberg | 862,000 |
8 | Pierre Milan | 524,000 |
9 | Justin Oliver | 649,000 |
10 | Sam Cohen | 984,000 |
Andy Phan | 1,780,000 | 0 |
Jamie Armstrong | 1,634,000 | 84,000 |
Sam Cohen | 984,000 | 0 |
Thad McNulty | 944,000 | -26,000 |
Matt Salsberg | 862,000 | -113,000 |
Barry Hutter | 685,000 | 50,000 |
Justin Oliver | 649,000 | -31,000 |
Pierre Milan | 524,000 | 124,000 |
David Benefield | 378,000 | 12,000 |
Daniel Laming | 302,000 | -18,000 |