Tuesday, June 10, 2014 3:21 PM Local Time
Hands #46-49: Break Time
Hand #46: Jonathan Hanner opened to 65,000 from the button, and Andy Philachack called in the big blind. A flop of was dealt, Philachack checked and Hanner bet 55,000. Philachack raised to 200,000; Hanner folded.
Hand #47: Philachack opened to 65,000 from the small blind and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #48: Philachack opened to 65,000 on the button, Hanner three-bet to 150,000 in the small blind, and Philachack folded.
Hand #49: Polk opened to 80,000 in the small blind, Philachack made it 250,000 in the big blind and Polk folded.
Players are now on their first 20-minute break of the day.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 3:15 PM Local Time
Hands #40-45: Hanner Back In It
Hand #39: Jonathan Hanner opened to 70,000 from the button, and Andy Philachack called from the big blind. The flop came , both players checked to the turn . Philachack checked, Hanner bet 90,000 and Philachack called. The fell on the river, Philachack checked, Hanner bet 300,000 and Philachack folded.
Hand #41: Doug Polk opened for a raise from the button and picked up the antes and blinds.
Hand #42: Hanner completed the small blind and Polk checked his option from the big blind. The flop came and Hanner checked. Polk bet 40,000 and Hanner called.
The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the and Hanner led out for 100,000 and Polk let it go.
Hand #43: Hanner opened for 65,000 and Philachack made it 130,000 to go from the big blind. Hanner made the call and the dealer put out a flop of . Both players checked.
The turn was the and Philachack led out for 100,000. Hanner called. The river was the and Philachack bet again, this time for 300,000. Hanner called and Philachack said, "You got it" and mucked. Hanner turned over for Broadway.
Hand #44: Philachack opened for 80,000 from the small blind and Hanner reraised from the big blind to 200,000. Philachack folded and Hanner took it down.
Hand #45: Hanner completed from the small blind and Polk raised to 105,000 from the big blind. Hanner called and we saw a flop of and Hanner checked. Polk put out a wager of 90,000 and Hanner called.
The turn was the and Hanner checked again. Polk placed another bet into the middle of the table, this time for 255,000. Hanner called. The river was the and both players checked. Hanner turned over for the nut flush and Polk mucked. Hanner won his fourth hand in a row - fifth out of the last six hands - putting himself in great position with three players left.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 3:02 PM Local Time
PokerNews Podcast Episode #223: Game Time feat. Greg Merson
Week three is underway at the 2014 World Series of Poker, and the crew is back to talk about the Venetian and Sheldon Adelson, some of the new bracelet winners, and more. The 2012 Main Event champion, Greg Merson, then joins the program to talk about his series thus far and play a game of Multiple Bracelet Winner vs. World Cup Footballer against Jason Somerville.
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Tuesday, June 10, 2014 2:56 PM Local Time
Chad Cox Eliminated in 4th Place ($73,894)
Hand #39: Chad Cox moved all in from the small blind for 270,000 and Doug Polk made the call.
Cox:
Polk:
Cox was ahead but the flop would change that quickly as it came to give Polk a pair of jacks. The turn was the changing nothing. The river then brought the , and Polk knocked out Cox in fourth place.
Doug Polk | 2,600,000 | 325,000 |
Chad Cox | 0 | -320,000 |
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 2:53 PM Local Time
Hands #34-38: Philachack Pushes Polk
Hand #34: Doug Polk opened to 70,000 under the gun and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #35: Jonathan Hanner and Polk were heads up to a flop of . Polk checked, Hanner bet 60,000, and Polk made the call. The turn brought the , both players checked to the on the river, Polk checked, Hanner shoved 250,000, and Polk folded.
Hand #36: Polk opened to 80,000 from the small blind, and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #37: Polk opened to 65,000 on the button, and Andy Philachack called from the small blind. The flop fanned out , Philachack checked, Polk bet 90,000 and Philachack called. Turn , both players checked to the river , both players checked again, Philachack showed , for a pair of jacks, and won the pot.
Hand #38: Hanner opened on the small blind and won the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 2:44 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts
Here are the approximate chip counts for the final four:
Doug Polk | 2,275,000 | 725,000 |
Andy Philachack | 1,395,000 | 127,000 |
Jonathan Hanner | 375,000 | -525,000 |
Chad Cox | 320,000 | -392,000 |
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 2:39 PM Local Time
Level 25 started
Level: 25
Blinds: 15000/30000
Ante: 5000
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 2:39 PM Local Time
Hands #29-33: Polk Flops Boat and Gets Paid
Hand #29: Doug Polk opened for 52,000 from the button and picked up the antes and blinds.
Hand #30: Chad Cox received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #31: Jonathan Hanner raised to 55,000 from the button and Polk called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked.
The turn was the and they again checked. The river was the and this time Polk led out for a bet of 82,000. Hanner called. Polk turned over for aces and nines and Hanner mucked.
Hand #32: Cox opened for 50,000 and Andy Philachack reraised to 100,000 from the big blind. Cox called. The flop came , Philachack led out for 150,000, and Cox folded after a few seconds of deliberation.
Hand #33: Polk opened to 52,000 from the button and Hanner called from the big blind. The flop came and Hanner checked. Polk did as well and the turn was the . Hanner put out a bet of 24,000, the minimum bet allowed. Polk called.
The river was the and Hanner bet 100,000. Polk looked at Hanner, his arms crossed in front of him. Hanner had his head down, looking straight ahead. Polk put together a raise and placed it in front of him — a total of 365,000. Hanner quickly called. Polk turned over for a flopped full house, aces full of nines, and Hanner showed the for trips.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 2:26 PM Local Time
Hands #24-28: One-Bet, Two-Bet, Three-Bet, Four-Bet!
Hand #24: Jonathan Hanner opened to 50,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #25: Doug Polk opened to 52,000, Andy Philachack three-bet to 125,000, and Polk folded.
Hand #26: Polk opened to 54,000 under the gun, and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #27: Polk got a walk.
Hand #28: Hanner opened to 50,000, Chad Cox called from the button, Polk three-bet to 175,000 out of the small blind, Hanner four-bet shoved, and Polk folded.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 2:20 PM Local Time
Liam Alcock Eliminated in 5th Place ($54,088)
Hand #21: Liam Alcock raised to 51,000 when it was folded to him on the button and Andy Philachack made the call from the small blind. The flop came and Philachack asked Alcock how much he had behind before leading out for 100,000. Alcock folded and Philachack picked up the pot.
Hand #22: Philachack opened for 55,000 from the button and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #23: Alcock opened for 52,000 from under the gun. Doug Polk in the big blind reraised all in and Alcock snap-called for his last 332,000. The players turned over their hands:
Polk:
Alcock:
The flop came to give Alcock top set. The turn was the and Polk said "that's not good for me."
The river was good for him though as it was one of his four outs — the . Polk ran over to his rail, giving one of his friends a huge embrace as Alcock was eliminated in fifth place. "So sick," said Polk as he sat down.
Doug Polk | 1,550,000 | 351,000 |
Liam Alcock | 0 | -400,000 |
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 2:12 PM Local Time
Hands #17-20: Hanner Doubles
Hand #17: Doug Polk opened to 52,000, Andy Philachack called on the button, and Chad Cox called from the big blind. The flop was dealt , Cox checked, Polk bet 68,000, Philachack raised to 225,000, and both players folded.
Hand #18: Philachack opened to 55,000, and Polk called in the big blind. The flop came , and both players checked. The turn brought the . Polk checked, Philachack bet 60,000, and Polk called. The fell on the river, Polk bet 167,000, and Philachack made the call. Polk tabled for a full house and Philachack mucked.
Hand #19: Jonathan Hanner opened to 50,000 on the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #20: Hanner opened to 50,000 from the cutoff, Liam Alcock three-bet to 111,000 in the small blind, Hanner four-bet shoved 416,000, and Liam called, putting Hanner at risk.
Hanner:
Alcock:
The dealer rolled out a board and Hanner doubled up to almost 900,000.
Jonathan Hanner | 900,000 | 512,000 |
Liam Alcock | 400,000 | -441,000 |
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 1:56 PM Local Time
Level 24 started
Level: 24
Blinds: 12000/24000
Ante: 4000
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 1:55 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts For the Final Five
Andy Philachack | 1,268,000 | 68,000 |
Doug Polk | 1,199,000 | 228,000 |
Liam Alcock | 841,000 | 62,000 |
Chad Cox | 712,000 | 465,000 |
Jonathan Hanner | 388,000 | -54,000 |
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 1:51 PM Local Time
Tony Gregg Eliminated in 6th Place ($40,168)
Hand #16: Tony Gregg raised from under the gun to 40,000 leaving himself with just 5,000 behind. Andy Philachack made the call from the button and Chad Cox called from the big blind.
The flop came and Cox and Gregg checked to Philachack who bet 50,000. Cox folded and Gregg put the last of his chips in with which was well behind Philachack's . Gregg would pick up some hope on the turn but the river would not be the club he needed as it was the and Gregg was eliminated in sixth place.
Tony Gregg | 0 | -475,000 |
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 1:45 PM Local Time
Hands #13-15: Cox Doubles
Hand #13: Chad Cox opened to 53,000, Tony Gregg raised all in, and Cox made the call.
Cox:
Gregg:
The dealer fanned a board reading and Cox scored the double-up.
Hand #14: Cox opened to 52,000, everyone folded, and Cox won the blinds and antes.
Hand #15: Cox opened to 52,000, Polk three-bet to 128,000, and Cox folded.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 1:43 PM Local Time
Gianluca Cedolia Eliminated in 7th Place ($30,252)
Hand #11: Andy Philachack opened for 45,000 and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #12: Gianluca Cedolia moved all in for 116,000 from the small blind and Doug Polk called from the big blind.
Cedolia:
Polk:
Cedolia was at risk and ahead with his ace-high. The flop of would change that, though, moving Polk into the lead with a pair of queens. The turn and river were the and , respectively, and Cedolia was eliminated in seventh place.
Gianluca Cedolia | 0 | -202,000 |
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 1:38 PM Local Time
Dash Dudley Eliminated in 8th Place ($23,093)
Hand #10: Dash Dudley raised under the gun to 40,000, Andy Philachack made the call, Chad Cox called from small blind, then Tony Gregg called from the big blind. Four-way to the flop, Cox shoved all-in, Gregg folded, Dudley called all in putting himself at risk, and Philachack folded.
Dudley:
Cox:
The turn was the and the river brought the , and Dash Dudley was eliminated in eighth place.
Dash Dudley | 0 | -67,000 |
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 1:31 PM Local Time
Hands #8-9: Tony Gregg Doubles Up
Hand #8 Doug Polk opened to 42,000 from the cutoff. Liam Alcock raised from the button to 82,000. Polk called and the dealer put out a flop of . Polk quickly checked, Alcock made a bet of 105,000, and after a few seconds of thought Polk folded.
Hand #9 Tony Gregg moved all in for 214,000 and Dash Dudley one seat to his left followed suit, moving all in for 281,000. It was folded to Andy Philachack who thought it over for a few moments and counted out the chips to make the call, but ultimately he decided to lay it down. The hands were turned over for all to see:
Gregg:
Dudley:
Gregg would take the lead on the flop, but Dudley had the for a flush draw plus two overs. The turn was the to keep Gregg ahead. The river was the and Gregg doubled up while Dudley was clipped down to less than four big blinds.
Tony Gregg | 475,000 | 204,000 |
Dash Dudley | 67,000 | -271,000 |
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 1:23 PM Local Time
Hands #3-7: Stealing the Blinds
Hand #3: Liam Alcock opened to 42,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #4: Andy Philachack opened to 43,000, everyone folded, and Philachack won the blinds and antes.
Hand #5: Doug Polk got a walk.
Hand #6: Jonathan Hanner raised to 40,000, everyone folded, and Hanner won the blinds and antes.
Hand #7: Polk raised to 46,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 1:18 PM Local Time
Andrew Mackenzie Eliminated in 9th Place ($17,857)
Hand #1: Doug Polk opened to 43,000 and picked up the blinds and antes. Andy Philachack smiled and said "take it down Doug" and Polk responded "you got the goods, you got the goods" as the dealer pushed him the pot.
Hand #2: Andy Philachack opened to 43,000 from the hijack and Andrew Mackenzie called from the big blind. The flop came and Mackenzie checked. Philachack bet 50,000 and Mackenzie moved all in for 218,000 total. Philachack made the call and the crowd was stunned when the hands were turned over:
Mackenzie: — an open-ended straight draw
Philachack: — a gut-shot straight draw and two overs
Philachack was actually ahead with his jack-high and it would stay that way when the turn was the and the river was the . Mackenzie failed to improve and was eliminated in ninth place.
Philachack stood up, put his hands in the air and said "it's still a turbo guys" and cautioned Doug Polk to not steal his blinds. "I'm not afraid to call with jack-high," he said with a grin.
Andy Philachack | 1,200,000 | 294,000 |
Andrew Mackenzie | 0 | -267,000 |