Saturday, May 24, 2014 1:38 PM Local Time
Action folds to Dominik Nitsche in the small blind and he calls. Athanasios Polychronopoulos checks his option in the big blind.
The flop comes and both players check. The turn brings the and they check again. The river is and Nitsche bets 18,000. Polychronopoulos raises, making it 45,000. Nitsche quickly folds and Polychronopoulos takes the pot.
Athanasios Polychronopoulos - 820,000
Dominik Nitsche - 735,000
Saturday, May 24, 2014 1:35 PM Local Time
Athanasios Polychronopoulos raises to 35,000 and Dominik Nitsche calls from the big blind.
The flop comes and Nitsche checks. Polychronopoulos bets 40,000 and Nitsche calls.
The turn brings the and Nitsche once again checks. Polychronopoulos checks behind.
The river is the and Nitsche bets 65,000. Polychronopoulos folds and Nitsche makes it two wins a row.
Dominik Nitsche - 760,000
Athanasios Polychronopoulos - 775,000
Saturday, May 24, 2014 1:30 PM Local Time
Dominik Nitsche (pictured right) raises to 35,000 from under the gun, Tracy Doss calls in the small blind, and, after some deliberation, Mtthew Ashton (pictured left) calls from the big blind.
The flop comes and Doss checks. Ashton bets 42,000 and Nitsche takes about 20 seconds before announcing he is all-in for 271,000 total. Doss folds and Ashton asks for a count. After a minute or so of thought, Ashton calls with for middle pair.
Ashton is ahead for the moment, but Nitsche has a ton of outs, as he holds for an open-ended straigt flush draw.
The turn brings the , giving Ashton trip sevens and eliminating a couple of Nitsche's outs.
The river is the , which gives Nitsche his straight and the double up.
Dominik Nitsche - 675,000
Matthew Ashton - 1,050,000
Saturday, May 24, 2014 1:23 PM Local Time
Matthew Ashton raises to 32,000 from under the gun, Athanasios Polychronopoulos calls on the button, and Tracy Doss calls from the big blind.
The trio sees a flop of . Action checks to Polychronopoulos, who bets 55,000. Doss folds, as does Ashton, giving Polychronopous the pot.
Athanasios Polychronopoulos - 925,000
Saturday, May 24, 2014 1:19 PM Local Time
Matthew Ashton raises to 32,000 from the cutoff, winning the blinds and antes.
Saturday, May 24, 2014 1:19 PM Local Time
Tracy Doss raises to 36,000 and Athanasios Polychronopoulos calls from the big blind.
The flop comes and both players check. The turn brings the and Polychronopoulos bets 30,000. Doss folds and Polychronopoulos takes the pot.
Athanasios Polychronopoulos - 865,000
Tracy Doss - 635,000
Saturday, May 24, 2014 1:16 PM Local Time
Action folds to Matthew Ashton in the small blind and he completes. Dominik Nitsche is in the big blind and checks.
The flop comes and Ashton bets the minimum 16,000. Nitsche folds and Ashton takes the pot.
Matthew Ashton - 1,400,000
Dominik Nitsche - 330,000
Saturday, May 24, 2014 1:14 PM Local Time
All the players are undoubtedly excited to be here, but WSOP.com online qualifier Tracy Doss (pictured) stands out as one enjoying his time in the spotlight just a bit more than the rest.
Doss, a pizza store owner from Las Vegas, NV, earned his seat in the event during WSOP.com’s online Knockout series. Over the course of the last two and a half days he’s outlasted some of the game’s best and parlayed his free berth into a spot at the televised final table and a shot at the year’s first bracelet.
Congratulations on a great run thus far, Tracy!
Saturday, May 24, 2014 1:14 PM Local Time
Athanasios Polychronopoulos raises to 35,000 from the cutoff and Matthew Ashton defends his big blind. The flop comes and both players check. The turn is the and Ashton checks a second time. Polychronopoulos bets 45,000 and Ashton calls.
The river is the and Ashton checks a third time. Polchronopoulos checks behind. Ashton shows a queen for top pair to take the pot.
Matthew Ashton - 1,380,000
Athanasios Polychronopoulos - 825,000
Saturday, May 24, 2014 1:10 PM Local Time
Matthew Ashton raises to 32,000 from under the gun and Chris Bibb reraises to 53,000 out of the small blind. Tracy Doss is in the big blind and forgets he is still in the hand. Matthew Ashton has to remind him he is still in the hand. Doss folds, eliciting some chuckles from the audience. Meanwhile, Ashton calls.
The flop comes . Bibb bets 45,000 and Ashton moves all-in. Bibb quickly calls all-in for his last 203,000, tabling for middle set. Ashton has for an open-ended straight draw. The turn brings the and Bibb's set of sevens remains out front.
The river is the and Bibb's hand holds to give him the pot and the double up.
Chris Bibb - 550,000
Matthew Ashton - 1,290,000
Saturday, May 24, 2014 1:05 PM Local Time
The remaining five players are back from break with bracelet winner Matthew Ashton leading the way at 1,535,000 chips. Each remaining player locked up $86,461, but the winner goes home with $352,800 and a gold bracelet.
Cards are in the now with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and a 2,000 ante.
Saturday, May 24, 2014 1:04 PM Local Time
Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Saturday, May 24, 2014 12:59 PM Local Time
Here is a look at the chip counts:
Seat 1: Athanasios Polychronopoulos - 905,000 (57 BBs)
Seat 2: Chris Bibb - 258,000 (16 BBs)
Seat 3: Tracy Doss - 675,000 (42 BBs)
Seat 4: Matthew Ashton - 1,535,000 (96 BBs)
Seat 5: -empty-
Seat 6: Dominik Nitsche - 344,000 (22 BBs)
Saturday, May 24, 2014 12:50 PM Local Time
WSOP.com online qualifier raises to 31,000 from under the gun and Chris Bibb calls from the big blind.
The flop comes a monotone and Bibb checks. Doss bets 56,000, Bibb folds, and Doss takes the pot, showing A-J.
Tracy Doss - 675,000
Chris Bibb - 255,000
That is the end of the level and players are now on a 15-minute break.
Saturday, May 24, 2014 12:47 PM Local Time
Athanasios Polychronopoulos gets a walk in the big blind.
Saturday, May 24, 2014 12:46 PM Local Time
Action folds to Matthew Ashton in the small blind and he calls. Dominik Nitsche is in the big blind and raises to 30,000 total. Ashton calls.
After the flop (cards unknown), Ashton checks, Nitsche bets 27,000, Ashton folds, and Nitsche takes the pot.
Saturday, May 24, 2014 12:43 PM Local Time
Athansios Polychronopoulos raises to 25,000 from the cutoff and Matthew Ashton defends from the big blind.
The flop comes and Ashton checks. Polychronopoulos bets 35,000, Ashton folds, and Polychronopoulos takes the pot.
Saturday, May 24, 2014 12:41 PM Local Time
Athanasios Polychronopulos raises to 25,000 on the button and Tracy Doss reraises to 60,000 out of the big blind. Polychronopoulos calls and they go heads-up to a flop of . Doss checks and Polychronopoulos bets 40,000.
Doss instantly check-raises, making it 140,000 to play. Polychronopoulos just as quickly folds and Doss takes the pot.
Tracy Doss - 560,000
Saturday, May 24, 2014 12:37 PM Local Time
Matthew Ashton raises to 24,000 and bracelet winner Dominik Nitsche moves all-in from the button for around 250,000. Ashton folds and Nitsche takes his first pot of the day.
Dominik Nitsche - 310,000
Saturday, May 24, 2014 12:36 PM Local Time
Matthew Ashton raises to 24,000 from the button and Athansios Polychronopoulos calls from the big blind. The flop comes and Polychronopoulos checks. Ashton bets 27,000 and Polychronopoulos calls.
The turn is the and Polychronopoulos checks again. Ashton bets 72,000, Polychronopoulos folds, and Ashton takes the pot.
Matthew Ashton - 1,290,000
Athanasios Polychronopoulos - 940,000