Sunday, June 22, 2014 10:09 PM Local Time
Hands #66-71: Full House for Studdard
Hand #66: Michael Drummond raised to 115,000 and Kory Kilpatrick made the call from the small blind, as did Darius Studdard from the big blind. The flop fell and action was checked around as the landed on the turn.
Kilpatrick led for 175,000 and only Studdard made the call as the river landed the . Kilpatrick checked and Studdard bet out 355,000 with Kilpatrick quickly folding.
Hand #67: Michael Drummond received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #68: Darius Studdard raised to 145,000 from the button and won the blinds.
Hand #69: Michael Drummond limped the button as Kory Kilpatrick completed and Darius Studdard checked before the dealer spread a flop. Action was checked around as the fell on the turn and Drummond bet out 50,000 and only Studdard called.
The river landed the and both players checked as Studdard tabled his to scoop the pot.
Hand #70: Kory Kilpatrick limped the button and Michael Drummond checked to see a flop fall with Kilpatrick betting out 55,000 to prompt a swift fold from Drummond.
Hand #71: Darius Studdard raised the button to 145,000 and Kory Kilpatrick defended the big blind to see a flop fall. Both players checked as the landed on the turn and both players checked once again.
The river landed the and both players checked with Kilpatrick tabling his to best Studdard's .
Sunday, June 22, 2014 10:00 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Darius Studdard | 2,705,000 | -210,000  |
| Michael Drummond | 2,675,000 | 0 |
| Kory Kilpatrick | 1,400,000 | 805,000  |
Sunday, June 22, 2014 9:58 PM Local Time
Ryan Schmidt Eliminated in 4th Place ($143,397)
Hand #63: Michael Drummond raised to 110,000 from the cutoff and won the pot.
Hand #64: Kory Kilpatrick limped from the cutoff and Darius Studdard raised to 185,000 on the button. The flop fell and Kilpatrick shoved for 410,000. Studdard folded and Kilpatrick won the pot.
Hand #65: Ryan Schmidt raised on the button and Kory Kilpatrick called from the big blind. The flop fell and Schmidt ended up all in for 345,000.
Schmidt:
Kilpatrick:
Schmidt led with a pair of kinds but had to dodge a ton of outs. The turn kept him in the lead but the river gave Kilpatrick a king-high straight to eliminated Schmidt in fourth place.
Sunday, June 22, 2014 9:48 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Darius Studdard | 2,915,000 | 1,220,000 |
| Michael Drummond | 2,675,000 | -50,000 |
| Kory Kilpatrick | 595,000 | -75,000 |
| Ryan Schmidt | 595,000 | 0 |
Sunday, June 22, 2014 9:48 PM Local Time
Brant Hale Eliminated in 5th Place ($95,598)
Hand #61: Darius Studdard limped for 50,000 and Michael Drummond completed from the small blind as Kory Kilpatrick checked to see a flop. The blinds checked and Studdard bet out 150,000 to win the pot.
Hand #62: Brant Hale raised to 115,000 from the cutoff and Michael Drummond made the call along with Darius Studdard in the big blind.
The flop fell and was checked around as the fell on the turn and Studdard bet out 250,000 before Hale went deep into the tank before moving all in for 980,000 as Drummond quickly folded.
It was now Studdard's turn to enter the tank, and after nearly two minutes he made the call to put Hale at risk.
Hale:
Studdard:
With Hale drawing to and diamond or seven, the river landed the to send Hale to the rail in 5th place for a $95,598 payday as Studdard soared to 2.9 million in chips.
| Brant Hale | 0 | -1,095,000 |
Sunday, June 22, 2014 9:36 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Michael Drummond | 2,725,000 | 910,000 |
| Darius Studdard | 1,695,000 | -195,000 |
| Brant Hale | 1,095,000 | -565,000 |
| Kory Kilpatrick | 670,000 | -75,000 |
| Ryan Schmidt | 595,000 | -75,000 |
Sunday, June 22, 2014 9:34 PM Local Time
Hands #56-60: Three For Drummond
Hand #56: Brant Hale raised to 115,000 on the button and Michael Drummond called from the small blind. They checked to the river of a board where Hale bet 155,000. Drummnond check-raised to 600,000 and Hale folded.
Hand #57: Brant Hale raised to 110,000 in the cutoff and Darius Studdard three-bet to 325,000 from the big blind. Hale folded, giving Studdard the pot.
Hand #58: Brant Hale raised to 110,000 from the hijack and Michael Drummond called from the cutoff. They checked to the river of a board where Drummond bet 155,000. Hale folded.
Hand #59: Darius Studdard raised on the button and won the pot.
Hand #60: Darius Studdard to 145,000 in the cutoff and Michael Drummond called from the big blind. The flop fell and Drummond checked to Studdard who bet 235,000. After a little while in the tank, Drummond check-raised the pot to 1.17 million. Studdard folded and Drummond took it down.
Sunday, June 22, 2014 9:20 PM Local Time
Play Resumes
The cards are back in the air!
Sunday, June 22, 2014 9:19 PM Local Time
Level 27 started
Level: 27
Blinds: 25000/50000
Ante: 0
Sunday, June 22, 2014 8:59 PM Local Time
Final Table Interview: Kory Kilpatrick
With 12 World Series of Poker cashes on his resume prior to 2014, Kory Kilpatrick has been a fixture on the WSOP felt for the past few years. But the truly deep run had eluded this online grinder turned Pot-Limit Omaha cash game pro before now.
In the first week of June he found himself at the final table of the $3,000 No Limit Hold'em Shootout and by the time it was all over, he was posing for pictures with his first WSOP bracelet.
Fast forward a couple of weeks later and Kilpatrick is at it again here at the final table of the $5,000 Six-Handed Pot-Limit Omaha event.
While he may be the shortest stack among the five remaining players, as the only bracelet winner left, he has to be considered the player with the experience edge.
As the group headed off for a 60-minute dinner break PokerNews spoke with Kilpatrick for a Final Table Interview to see how things are going.
PokerNews: This is your second final table here this summer. Is it just as exciting the second time around?
Absolutely, it may not be more so than my first final table, but this is my favorite game. I play PLO cash pretty much full-time now. There's very few PLO tournaments and even less six-max. So this is my favorite tournament of the year, I am really fortunate to have made it this far and I'm really excited to be here.
PokerNews: Seems like there are a lot of swings in this game. How are things going so far?
I made a big fold with a megawrap in a big pot where Darius (Studdard) doubled up and I would have ended up chopping. The bets are so big at this point that every decision is crucial. You just got to try to pick your spots and hope it works out.
PokerNews: There are WSOP cashes all over your resume, but no truly deep runs until this year. What's made the difference in 2014?
Tournaments are stupid. That's the short answer. Most people just don't really grasp the amount of variance that goes into it. I guess I could say that I'm really focussed and I'm really playing my A-game and that may all be true, but the matter of the fact is that I've run really well when I needed to.
I have poured a ton of time into my game, my PLO game in particular, over the past year, and I feel like I'm playing really well right now. But tournaments, they are just a silly thing.
PokerNews: A win here would vault you into second in the Player of the Year race. Does that change your focus for the rest of the series?
I don't know if it's going to change things that much. I wasn't going to be here the full time, but after I won the first bracelet I decided to stick around. Part of that was I thought if I could make another run I could be a part of the Player of the Year race. It's not that big a thing, but I understand there are lots of downstream benefits that can come from it. It's kind of like MVP of the series and that's a cool award to add to your resume.
I don't play a lot of mixed games, I play some, but I've been reading up on some Stud 8 and other various forms (of Poker) to maybe fire at some of these other events. Part of that is because the Player of the Year would be cool, but I also think it's good to diversify and get better at the other games. It's not really going to change a whole lot, but it will be there in the back of my mind.
PokerNews: You will be the shortest stack among the five players remaining when you return from dinner break. What's your plan going forward?
I don't have a lot of chips right now and it's about to be a 50,000 big blind so I am only going to have about 15 big blinds. So lots of small balling, probably going to be doing a good bit of limping and I'm planning on making some flushes and full houses and going from there.
Sunday, June 22, 2014 8:23 PM Local Time
Chip Counts at Dinner Break
| Darius Studdard | 1,890,000 | -30,000 |
| Michael Drummond | 1,815,000 | -50,000 |
| Brant Hale | 1,660,000 | 5,000 |
| Kory Kilpatrick | 745,000 | 120,000 |
| Ryan Schmidt | 670,000 | -45,000 |
Sunday, June 22, 2014 8:20 PM Local Time
Dinner Break
The remaining five players are heading on a 60-minute dinner break.
Sunday, June 22, 2014 8:19 PM Local Time
Hands #52-55: A Few Hands Before Dinner
Hand #52: Kory Kilpatrick raised the small blind to 120,000 and Darius Studdard called to see a flop fall and Kilpatrick led out for 205,000 with Studdard quickly folding.
Hand #53: Brant Hale raised to 90,000 and collected the blinds.
Hand #54: Michael Drummond raised to 90,000 and collected the blinds.
Hand #55: On the last hand before dinner break, Darius Studdard raised to 105,000 and Michael Drummond made the call from the big blind to see a flop fall. Studdard bet out 185,000 and Drummond folded.
Sunday, June 22, 2014 8:15 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Darius Studdard | 1,920,000 | 335,000 |
| Michael Drummond | 1,865,000 | -225,000 |
| Brant Hale | 1,655,000 | -60,000 |
| Ryan Schmidt | 715,000 | -145,000 |
| Kory Kilpatrick | 625,000 | 95,000 |
Sunday, June 22, 2014 8:14 PM Local Time
Hands #48-51: Studdard Back on Top
Hand #48: Michael Drummond raised to 90,000 in the cutoff, Darius Studdard called from the small blind and Ryan Schmidt called in the big blind.
The flop fell and action folded to Schmidt who bet 155,000. Drummond folded, Studdard raised and Schmidt folded as well.
Hand #49: Ryan Schmidt limped in from the small blind, Brant Hale checked his option and the flop fell . Schmidt bet 55,000 and took it down.
Hand #50: Ryan Schmidt raised to 90,000 on the button and won the pot.
Hand #51: Michael Drummond limped from the small blind Kory Kilpatrick checked his option and the flop came down . Drummond bet 55,000 Kilpatrick called and the turn fell. Drummond check to Kilpatrick who bet 125,000. Drummond folded and Kilpatrick won the pot.
Sunday, June 22, 2014 8:06 PM Local Time
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Sunday, June 22, 2014 8:01 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Michael Drummond | 2,090,000 | 370,000 |
| Brant Hale | 1,715,000 | 120,000 |
| Darius Studdard | 1,585,000 | -65,000 |
| Ryan Schmidt | 860,000 | -305,000 |
| Kory Kilpatrick | 530,000 | -120,000 |
Sunday, June 22, 2014 8:01 PM Local Time
Hands #41-47: Flush for Drummond
Hand #41: Brant Hale raised to 90,000 and won the blinds.
Hand #42: Brant Hale raised and collected the blinds.
Hand #43: unknown action
Hand #44: Darius Studdard raised to 105,000 and won the blinds.
Hand #45: Ryan Schmidt opened to 90,000 from the button and Michael Drummond called from the big blind. The flop fell and Schmidt continued for 60,000 and Drummond check-called as the landed on the turn.
Drummond checked and Schmidt bet out 135,000 and Drummond called as the landed on the river.
Both players checked and Drummond tabled his for a flush to capture the pot.
Hand #46: Brant Hale raised the button and won the blinds.
Hand #47: Michael Drummond raised to 85,000 from the button and Darius Studdard called from the big blind to see a flop fall with both players checking.
The turn landed the and both players checked again as the completed the board on the river. Studdard checked and Drummond bet out 60,000 to win the pot.
Sunday, June 22, 2014 7:50 PM Local Time
Chip Counts
| Michael Drummond | 1,720,000 | 190,000 |
| Darius Studdard | 1,650,000 | 0 |
| Brant Hale | 1,595,000 | -35,000 |
| Ryan Schmidt | 1,165,000 | -110,000 |
| Kory Kilpatrick | 650,000 | -45,000 |
Sunday, June 22, 2014 7:49 PM Local Time
Hands #34-40: Back and Forth
Hand #34: Michael Drummond raised to 90,000 in the hijack and took down the pot.
Hand #35: Darius Studdard limped from the cutoff, Brant Hale called from the small blind and Michael Drummond checked his option.
The flop fell and action checked to Drummond who bet 75,000. Only Studdard called to see the turn which both checked. The river completed the board and Drummond check-folded to bet a 260,000 from Studdard.
Hand #36: Brant Hale raised to 85,000 on the button and Kory Kilpatrick called from the big blind.
They checked to the river of a where Kilpatrick check-folded to a bet from Hale.
Hand 37: Ryan Schmidt raised to 90,000 in the hijack and Darius Studdard 285,000 from the big blind. Schmidt folded and Studdard won the pot.
Hand #38: Ryan Schmidt received a walk.
Hand #39: Kory Kilpatrick raised to 80,000 in the cutoff and took down the pot.
Hand #40: Darius Studdard raised to 110,000 in the cutoff and Michael Drummond called from the big blind.
The flop fell and Drummond led out for 135,000. Studdard called, the fell on the turn and Drummond fired 290,000. Studdard folded.