Tuesday, June 10, 2014 9:03 PM Local Time
Zachary Gruneberg Eliminated in 4th Place ($104,594)
Hand 150: It was a raise to 125,000 and take it for Dave D'Alesandro.
Hand 151: After Dominik Nitsche made it 120,000, Zach Gruneberg pushed all in.
"How much is it? Five-hundred something?" asked Nitsche.
"Five-hundred even," said Gruneberg.
"I'm calling," added Nitsche, turning over . Gruneberg was ahead with , but with the crowd yelling that king-queen never loses, the flop came to give Nitsche the lead.
The turn was the brick-like and after the river made Nitsche two pair, Gruneberg was gone.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 8:55 PM Local Time
Level 28 started
Level: 28
Blinds: 30000/60000
Ante: 10000
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 8:37 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts at Dinner Break
| Dave D'Alesandro | 2,900,000 | 1,800,000  |
| Dominik Nitsche | 1,950,000 | -100,000  |
| Bob Bounahra | 1,440,000 | -160,000 |
| Zachary Gruneberg | 540,000 | -176,000 |
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 8:32 PM Local Time
Hands #144-149
Hand #144: Dave D'Alesandro made it 140,000 from the small blind and Dominik Nitsche defended his big blind. The flop came down and both players checked. The turn was the and both players checked again, bringing down the river.
D'Alesandro led out for 170,000 and Nitsche made the quick call felting . D'Alesandro showed and they chopped the pot.
Hand #145: Bob Bounahra open-shoved and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #146: Nitsche made it 100,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #147: Nitsche made it 100,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #146: Zach Gruneberg made it 125,000 and Nitsche defended his big blind with a call. The flop came and after Nitsche checked, Gruneberg made it 80,000. Nitsche called and the turn was the . Both players checked and the river brought the .
Nitsche then check-called a 105,000 river bet from Gruneberg and turned over . His kicker played against Gruneberg's .
Hand #149: D'Alesandro made it 100,000 and Nitsche called from the small blind. They went heads-up to a flop where Nitsche check-called a 110,000 D'Alesandro bet.
The turn was the and both players checked to the river. Nitsche bet 125,000 and D'Alesandro called immediately with . Nitsche mucked.
The players then went on a 30-minute dinner break.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 8:21 PM Local Time
D'Alesandro Catches Bounahra
Hand #136: Bob Bounahra opened to 110,000 on the button, and Dominik Nitsche called from the big blind. Both players checked the flop, and Nitsche check-called 200,000on the turn. Two more checks followed the , and Bounahra's was good.
Hand #137: Dave D'Alesandro's 105,000 button raise won the pot.
Hand #138: Nitsche raised to 100,000 from the button, and Zachary Gruneberg called in the small blind. Gruneberg check-called the first two streets for 125,000 and 210,000 as the board came , and both players checked the river.
Nitsche's was good against .
Hand #139: Nitsche raised to 100,000 and got three-bet by Bob Bounahra to 250,000. Nitsche folded.
Hand #140: Nitsche got a walk.
Hand #141: Gruneberg got a walk.
Hand #142: D'Alesandro raised to 105,000 and won the pot.
Hand #143: Bounahra raised to 110,000 in the small blind, and D'Alesandro defended. Bounahra bet 140,000 on the flop, and D'Alesandro again called. Two checks followed the turn, and Bounahra bet 300,000 on the end when the hit. D'Alesandro called, and Bounahra tossed into the middle for king-high. D'Alesandro dragged the pot with .
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 8:16 PM Local Time
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Tuesday, June 10, 2014 8:07 PM Local Time
Hands #130-135
Hand #130: Dominik Nitsche made it 100,000 and Bob Bounahra defended his big blind with a call. The flop came and both players checked to the turn where Bounahra check-folded to a 100,000 Nitsche bet.
Hand #131: Bob Bounahra bumped it up to 110,000 from the small blind and Dave D'Alesandro called from the big. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and Bounahra led out for 130,000. D'Alesandro raised to 300,000 total and Bounahra made the call. The river brought the and checks from both players.
D'Alesandro rolled over and his two pair was enough to beat Bounahra's .
Hand #132: Zach Gruneberg made it 100,000, Bob Bounarha shipped it in and Gruneberg folded.
Hand #133: Dave D'Alesandro made it 105,000 and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #134: Dominik Nitsche made it 100,000 and Bob Bounahra defended his big blind with a call. The flop fell and both players checked. The turn was the and Bounahra check-folded to 125,000 bet from Nitsche.
Hand #135: Zach Gruneberg made it 125,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 7:55 PM Local Time
Hands #123-129
Hand #123: Bob Bounahra raised to 105,000 and won the pot.
Hand #124: Zachary Gruneberg raised to 100,000 under-the-gun, but folded to a Dave D'Alesandro three-bet of 245,000 out of the small blind.
Hand #125: Dominik Nitsche raised to 110,000 and Gruneberg called. Both players checked the flop, and Nitsche bet 130,000 on the turn. Gruneberg called, and the completed the board. Nitsche bet 205,000 and Gruneberg counted down his stack before shoving all in. Nitsche folded.
Hand #126: D'Alesandro raised to 105,000 and took the pot.
Hand #127: Gruneberg raised to 125,000 on the button got shoved on by Bounahra. Gruneberg folded.
Hand #128: Nitsche got a walk.
Hand #129: Bounahra raised to 110,000, and it was Gruneberg's turn to shove on him. Bounahra folded, showing the .
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 7:45 PM Local Time
Hands #114-122
Hand #114: Zach Gruneberg made it 150,000 from the small blind and Bob Bounahra folded his big blind.
Hand #115: Bounahra limped the small blind and Dave D'Alesandro checked his option in the big. The flop fell and both players checked. Bounahra bet 65,000 after the turn and D'Alesandro called.
Bounahra then checked the river and folded to a 155,000 bet from D'Alesandro.
Hand #116: Dominik Nitsche got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #117: Nitsche shoved the small blind and Gruneberg folded his big blind.
Hand #118: D'Alesandro made it 100,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #119: Nitsche made it 100,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #120: Gruneberg made it 125,000 from the small blind and Bounahra folded his big blind.
Hand #121: Nitsche made it 110,000 from the small blind, Gruneberg upped it to 200,000 from the big blind and Nitsche folded.
Hand #122: D'Alesandro made it 105,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 7:33 PM Local Time
Thayer Rasmussen Eliminated in 5th Place ($76,443)
Hand #110: Dominik Nitsche opened to 100,000 before folding once more to a shove from Zachary Gruneberg in the blinds.
Hand #111: Thayer Rasmussen shipped all-in from the small blind and Bob Bounahra folded.
Hand #112: Gruneberg opened for 105,000 in the cutoff and won.
Hand #113: Rasmussen jammed it in from the cutoff. Dominik Nitsche peeked down at his cards and called.
Nitsche:
Rasmussen:
Both players had similar equities, and that stayed true after the flop gave Rasmussen a flush draw. The dealer placed the on the felt, leaving "THAY3R" down to his last card needing an ace, king, or heart that wasn't . The river gave Nitsche a boat, and Rasmussen shook hands with his opponents before exiting.
| Dominik Nitsche | 2,050,000 | 250,000 |
| Thayer Rasmussen | 0 | -1,240,000 |
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 7:22 PM Local Time
Level 27 started
Level: 27
Blinds: 25000/50000
Ante: 5000
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 7:16 PM Local Time
Hands #103-109
Hand #103: Bob Bounahra made it 85,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #104: Bounahra made it 85,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #105: Dave D'Alesandro made it 80,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #106: Dominik Nitsche made it 80,000. Thayer Rasmussen pushed all-in and picked up the pot.
Hand #107: Nitsche made it 80,000, Bounahra called from the small blind and D'Alesandro pushed all-in from the big blind. Both players folded and D'Alesandro took it down.
Hand #108: D'Alesandro made it 100,000 from the small blind and took it down after Nitsche folded his big blind.
Hand #109: Nitsche made it 90,000 from the small blind and Zach Gruneberg gave up his big blind.
The players have taken a 10-minute break.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 7:10 PM Local Time
Bounahra Ships to Nitsche, Then Doubles Through D'Alesandro
Hand #100: Thayer Rasmussen got a walk.
Hand #101: Dominik Nitsche raised to 80,000 in the cutoff and got one caller in Bob Bounahra in the big blind. Bounahra check-called 85,000 on the flop, and a turned. Bounahra checked again, and this time Nitsche saw his 160,000 bet check-raised to 415,000. Nitsche called, and both players checked the river.
Bounahra showed for top pair, but Nitsche shot that down with bullets: .
Hand #102: Bounahra raised to 90,000 in the small blind, and Dave D'Alesandro shoved from the big blind to put Bounahra at risk for his 800,000 or so stack. Bounahra instantly called.
Bounahra:
D'Alesandro:
D'Alesandro was dominated, and the flop didn't give immediate help. The dealer burned and turned the .
"God," yelled a frustrated Antonio Esfandiari from Bounahra's rail, clearly thinking it was a six. He calmed down when someone informed him Bounahra was still ahead. The river was a brick, and Bounahra doubled up.
| Dominik Nitsche | 1,800,000 | 300,000 |
| Bob Bounahra | 1,600,000 | -50,000 |
| Dave D'Alesandro | 1,100,000 | -900,000 |
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 7:01 PM Local Time
Hands #91-99
Hand #91: Dominik Nitsche made it 80,000, Zach Gruneberg pushed all in and took it down after a Nitsche fold.
Hand #92: Gruneberg made it 85,000 and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #93: Thayer Rasmussen pushed all in and found no callers, taking down the blinds and antes.
Hand #94: Bob Bounahra made it 85,000 and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #95: Dave D'Alesandro made it 80,000 before Gruneberg three-bet to 180,000 and D'Alesandro released.
Hand #96: Bob Bounahra got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #97: Rasmussen pushed all in and found no callers, taking down the blinds and antes.
Hand #98: D'Alesandro made it 110,000 from the small blind to pick up the blinds and antes.
Hand #99: D'Alesandro made it 80,000 and took down the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 6:48 PM Local Time
D'Alesandro Doubles Through Nitsche
Hand #84: Bob Bounahra won with a raise to 85,000 in the cutoff.
Hand #85: Bounahra opened to 90,000 under the gun and took the pot.
Hand #86: Dominik Nitsche opened in the cutoff before folding to a shove from Zachary Gruneberg, who continues to jam over Nitsche's raises.
Hand #87: Nitsche opened to 80,000 under the gun and won the pot.
Hand #88: Nitsche got a walk.
Hand #89: D'Alesandro raised on the button and took the pot.
Hand #90: D'Alesandro opened to 80,000 in the cutoff and Nitsche moved all in. Everyone else folded, and D'Alesandro called right away.
D'Alesandro:
Nitsche:
The door card was the , but the dealer revealed the behind it, giving Nitsche a flush draw. The turn was no help to him, though, and likewise for the river.
| Dave D'Alesandro | 2,000,000 | 700,000 |
| Dominik Nitsche | 1,500,000 | -250,000 |
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 6:38 PM Local Time
Hands #75-83
Hand #75: Thayer Rasmussen got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #76: Dave D'Alesandro raised to 85,000 and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #77: Nitsche raised to 80,000 and Bob Bounahra made the call from the small blind before D'Alesandro pushed all-in from the big blind for close to 900,000. Both players folded.
Hand #78: Nitsche got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #79: Rasmussen open-shoved and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #80: Nitsche shoved the button to take down the blinds and antes.
Hand #81: Nitsche raised to 80,000 and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #82: Gruneberg raised to 80,000 and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #83: Nitsche got a walk in the big blind.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 6:33 PM Local Time
Bonomo Out to Early Lead in 2014 WSOP POY Race
According to PokerNews' latest WSOP Player of the Year update, Justin Bonomo is out to an early lead in the 2014 World Series of Poker Player of the Year standings. Bonomo reached his eighth career final WSOP final table last week and finally claimed his first WSOP bracelet, removing his name from the list of the best players without poker's most prestigious piece of hardware.
Bonomo is followed closely in the standings by Brandon Shack-Harris, a cash game player who virtually came out of nowhere to win a bracelet of his own. Shack-Harris won the largest pot-limit Omaha event in Event #3, and followed that up with a runner-up finish in the $10,000 Razz Championship event.
Sitting third in the POY standings through 20 events is George Danzer, who defeated Shack-Harris heads-up in the Razz Championship on Sunday. It was also the first bracelet for Danzer, wideley considered one of the top mixed-games minds in the game.
Rounding out the top five through the first two weeks of the series are Brock Parker and Jonathan Dimmig. Parker picked up his third career bracelet in Event #10, and Dimmig collected the first seven-figure score of the 2014 WSOP with his victory in the Millionaire Maker.
WSOP PLAYER OF THE YEAR TOP 10 (through 20 events)
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|
| 1 | Justin Bonomo | 399.00 |
| 2 | Brandon Shack-Harris | 389.00 |
| 3 | George Danzer | 372.60 |
| 4 | John Brock Parker | 349.50 |
| 5 | Jonathan Dimmig | 300.00 |
| 5 | Vanessa Selbst | 300.00 |
| 7 | Paul Volpe | 272.25 |
| 8 | Tuan Le | 270.00 |
| 9 | Kyle Cartwright | 251.50 |
| 10 | Jeffrey Smith | 230.00 |
With more than 40 events still to come at the WSOP in Las Vegas, plus several events taking place later this year in Australia, the Player of the Year race is still wide open.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 6:26 PM Local Time
Hands #68-74
Hand #68: Dave D'Alesandro limped in from the small blind, and Dominik Nitsche checked. D'Alesandro bet 40,000 on the flop and won the pot.
Hand #69: Nitsche raised from the small blind and took down the pot.
Hand #70: Thayer Rasmussen got a walk.
Hand #71: D'Alesandro opened to 85,000 under the gun, and Bob Bounahra called from the big blind. Bounahra led out 105,000 on the flop, and D'Alesandro folded.
Hand #72: Nitsche opened under the gun and won the pot.
Hand #73: Bounahra opened to 95,000 on the button, and the blinds folded.
Hand #74: Nitsche announced a raise from the small blind, and the second the words left his mouth, Zachary Gruneberg moved all in. Nitsche didn't even put the chips in the pot, tossing them instead to his neighbor as he mucked his hand.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 6:11 PM Local Time
Level 26 started
Level: 26
Blinds: 20000/40000
Ante: 5000
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 6:06 PM Local Time
Hands #60-67
Hand #60: Dominik Nitsche raised to 60,000 and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #61: Dominik Nitsche raised to 60,000 and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #62: Dominik Nitsche raised to 60,000, Zachary Gruneberg pushed all-in and Nitsche folded.
Hand #63: Thayer Rasmussen open-shoved for more than 500,000 to take down the blinds and antes.
Hand #64: Dave D'Alesandro made it 65,000. Dominik Nitsche three-bet to 165,000 and D'Alesandro let it go.
Hand #65: Dominik Nitsche raised to 60,000 and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #66: Dominik Nitsche raised to 60,000 and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #67: Bob Bounahra raised to 60,000 from the small blind and Dave D'Alesandro came along in the big blind. The flop came and Bounahra check-folded to a 75,000 bet from D'Alesandro.
The players are now on a 10-minute break.