Tuesday, June 24, 2014 4:20 PM Local Time
Hands #54-58: Not Much Action
Hand #54: Paul Sokoloff received a walk.
Hand #55: Angela Prada-Moed called from the button, Paul Sokoloff folded from the small blind and Patrick Curzio raised to 90,000 from the big blind. Prada-Moed folded and Curzio showed .
Hand #56: David Hass raised to 65,000 from under the gun and everyone folded.
Hand #57: Will Givens opened to 70,000 from the small blind and David Hass folded from the big blind.
Hand #58: Will Givens called from the button, David Hass called from the small blind and Angela Prada-Moed checked her option from the big blind. The flop was andHass checked. Prada-Moed bet 55,000 and both opponents folded.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 4:14 PM Local Time
Hands #51-53: Curzio Doubles Through Givens
Hand #51: Angela Moed-Prada raised to 60,000 and Will Givens called in the big blind. On the flop, both players checked and Givens then bet 76,000 after the on the turn.
Prada-Moed called and they checked the . Givens announced a pair of queens and Prada-Moed won the pot with the .
Hand #52: David Hass received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #53: Patrick Curzio raised to 55,000 and Givens called from the button, Prada-Moed tossed in the extra chips out of the big blind.
On the flop, Prada-Moed checked and Curzio did so as well, Givens bet 75,000. Prada-Moed mucked her cards and Curzio moved all in for 311,000. Givens made the call after some consideration.
Curzio:
Givens:
Both the turn and the river failed to improve the hand of Givens and Curzio doubled up.
| Will Givens | 1,100,000 | -550,000  |
| Patrick Curzio | 785,000 | 285,000  |
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 4:06 PM Local Time
Hands #46-50: Givens Picks Off a Bluff
Hand #46: Patrick Curzio called from the small blind and Will Givens checked his option from the big blind. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the , Curzio checked and Givens bet 31,000. Curzio raised to 86,000 and Givens called. The river was the , Curzio bet 133,000 and Givens called. Curzio showed and Givens tabled for a pair and the pot.
Hand #47: Will Givens opened to 70,000 from the small blind and David Hass folded from the big blind.
Hand #48: Will Givens called from the button and David Hass moved all in from the small blind. Angela Prada-Moed folded from the big blind and Will Givens folded as well.
Hand #49: Angela Prada-Moed opened to 60,000 from the small blind and Paul Sokoloff folded from the big blind.
Hand #50: David Hass raised to 60,000 and took the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 3:54 PM Local Time
Hands #41-45: Three Flops
Hand #41: Paul Sokoloff raised to 85,000 from the button and Will Givens made the call out of the big blind. On the flop, Givens bet 100,000 and Sokoloff folded.
Hand #42: Angela Prada-Moed raised to 60,000 and Sokoloff called to see the flop. Prada-Moed made the continuation bet of 80,000 and won the pot.
Hand #43: Givens limped from the button, David Hass called as well and Prada-Moed checked her option in the big blind. On the flop, Givens bet 39,000 and that won the pot.
Hand #44: Prada-Moed raised from the small blind and got the big blinds and antes.
Hand #45: Prada-Moed raised from the button and claimed the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 3:47 PM Local Time
Thinking Poker Podcast Episode #83: Leo Wolpert
Leo Wolpert joins Nate and Andrew from Las Vegas to discuss safety precautions for staying in hotels, the Rio flu, and the trio beak down three hands that Wolpert played at the World Series of Poker.
- 0:00 — Intro and Rio Flu talk
- 16:00 — Discussion of safety at the Rio and in Las Vegas in general
- 30:45 — The trio discusses three hands that Leo has played at the WSOP
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014 3:43 PM Local Time
Level 24 started
Level: 24
Blinds: 12000/24000
Ante: 4000
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 3:39 PM Local Time
Chip Counts for the Five-Handed Feature Table
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|
| 2 | Will Givens | 1,442,000 |
| 3 | David Hass | 557,000 |
| 6 | Angela Prada-Moed | 2,228,000 |
| 8 | Paul Sokoloff | 567,000 |
| 9 | Patrick Curzio | 733,000 |
| Angela Prada-Moed | 2,228,000 | -72,000 |
| Will Givens | 1,442,000 | 482,000 |
| Patrick Curzio | 733,000 | 273,000 |
| Paul Sokoloff | 567,000 | 78,000 |
| David Hass | 557,000 | -843,000 |
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 3:22 PM Local Time
First Break For Day 3
All players are now on a 20 minute break and everyone is moving over to the ESPN feature table.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 3:18 PM Local Time
Hands #34-40: Givens Doubles
Hand #34: Angela Prada-Moed called from the small blind and Paul Sokoloff checked his option. The flop was and Prada-Moed bet 23,000. Sokoloff called and the turn was the . Prada-Moed bet 55,000 and Sokoloff folded.
Hand #35: Paul Sokoloff called from the small blind and Patrick Curzio raised to 50,000 from the big blind; Sokoloff folded.
Hand #36: Will Givens received a walk.
Hand #37: David Hass received a walk.
Hand #38: Will Givens called from the tutton and David Hass raised to 80,000 from the small blind. Givens called and the flop was . Hass moved all in and Givens thought for a moment and then called. Givens turned over for a pair and Hass tabled for two overs and a flush draw. The board completed and Givens doubled.
Hand #39: Will Givens raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and Paul Sokoloff called from the big blind. The flop was and both players checked. After the turn, again both players checked. The river was the , Sokoloff checked and Givens bet 100,000. Sokoloff called, but mucked after Givens tabled for the set.
Hand #40: Paul Sokoloff called from the small blind and Patrick Curzio checked his option from the big blind. The flop was and Sokoloff checked. Curzio bet 25,000 and Sokoloff raised to 100,000. Curzio called and the turn was the . Sokoloff quickly moved all in for 312,000 and Curzio thought for a moment before folding.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 3:11 PM Local Time
Hands #29-33: Curzio Doubles Through Givens
Hand #29: David Hass raised to 55,000 from the button and Paul Sokoloff defended his big blind. On the flop, Sokoloff checked and then check-raised all in for 478,000 after Hass was making the continuation bet of 75,000. Hass folded with the words "good hand."
Hand #30: Angela Prada-Moed raised to 45,000 from the button and claimed the blinds and antes.
Hand #31: Will Givens received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #32: Givens raised to 60,000 from the small blind. Hass defended his big blind and then folded the flop to a continuation bet.
Hand #33: Patrick Curzio raised to 52,000 and Givens three-bet to 130,000 from the button. Curzio moved all in for another 272,000 on top. Givens pondered about his decision and then made the call.
Curzio:
Givens:
The board ran out and Curzio doubled up.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 3:05 PM Local Time
Hands #24-28: Rush Hour for Hass
Hand #24: Will Givens raised and took the blinds and antes.
Hand #25: Givens made it 50,000 to go and all opponents folded.
Hand #26: David Hass raised to 50,000 and both players in the blinds called. On the flop, all three of them checked. After the turn, Patrick Curzio and Givens checked. Hass bet 80,000 and that won the pot.
Hand #27: Curzio raised to 55,000 from the button and Hass called in the big blind to see the flop.
Curzio bet 65,000 after the check of his opponent and got called. After the turn both players checked and Hass then bet 110,000 after the river. Hass showed the and won the pot.
Hand #28: Givens limped the button and Hass raised to 65,000 in the small blind. Only Givens called and they saw the flop. Hass bet 90,000 and Givens called, the turn was checked through.
The river completed the board and Hass bet 200,000. Givens called and was shown to muck his cards.
| David Hass | 1,400,000 | 965,000 |
| Will Givens | 960,000 | -40,000 |
| Patrick Curzio | 460,000 | -295,000 |
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 2:55 PM Local Time
Duy Ho Eliminated in 6th Place ($51,198)
Hand #23: Duy Ho opened to 55,000 from the small blind and Angela Prada-Moed called from the big blind. The flop was and Ho bet 60,000. Prada-Moed raised to 120,000 and Ho reraised to 240,000. Prada-Moed called and both players checked after the turn.
The river was the and Ho quickly moved all in. Prada-Moed thought for a couple minutes. Ho stood and said "good luck," before Prada-Moed made her decision. Almost immediately after that comment, Prada-Moed threw in chips for the call and Ho said "king high," tabling . Prada-Moed turned over and Ho was done.
| Angela Prada-Moed | 2,300,000 | 950,000 |
| Duy Ho | 0 | -1,022,000 |
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 2:55 PM Local Time
Hands #19-22: Hass Doubles
Hand #19: Davis Hass moved all in from the cutoff and Duy Ho quickly called from the button. The blinds folded and they were heads up.
Hass:
Ho:
The board ran out and Hass doubled up.
Hand #20: Will Givens received a walk.
Hand #21: Duy Ho raised to 50,000 from under the gun and everyone folded.
Hand #22: Will Givens called from the button and David Hass moved all in from the small blind. Duy Ho folded from the big blind and Givens folded as well.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 2:50 PM Local Time
Dmitrii Shchepkin Eliminated in 7th Place ($38,423)
Hand#18: Will Givens raised to 50,000 from early position and Dmitrii Shchepkin moved all in from the button for 239,000. Angela Prada-Moed called from the small blind and Givens got out of the way.
Prada-Moed:
Shchepkin:
The flop paired Shchepkin and he stayed safe on the turn. The fell on the river, though, giving Prada-Moed the better pair and Shchepkin hit the rail.
| Dmitrii Shchepkin | 0 | -410,000 |
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 2:46 PM Local Time
Hands #14-17: No Flops
Hand #14: Will Givens opened to 55,000 from the button and the blinds folded.
Hand #15: Paul Sokoloff raised to 65,000 and took the blind and antes.
Hand #16: Patrick Curzio raised to 53,000 from early position and took the blinds and antes.
Hand #17: Will Givens raised to 50,000 from the hijack and took the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 2:25 PM Local Time
Ivan Saul Eliminated in 8th Place ($29,211)
Hand #12: Patrick Curzio raised to 38,000 from the small blind and Will Givens called out of the big blind.
On the flop, Curzio fired 48,000 and Givens made the call. They then checked down the turn and the river.
Curzio announced jack-high and Givens won the pot with the .
Hand #13: David Hass limped from early position, Curzio called from the button, and Givens folded the small blind. Ivan Saul then moved all in from the big blind for 53,000, and both active opponents called before checking down the board.
Saul:
Hass:
Curzio:
The ace-high won the pot for Curzio and Saul headed to the rail in eighth place for a payday of $29,211.
| Ivan Saul | 0 | -115,000 |
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 2:20 PM Local Time
Level 23 started
Level: 23
Blinds: 10000/20000
Ante: 3000
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 2:19 PM Local Time
Loren Klein Eliminated in 9th Place ($22,484)
Hand #9: Will Givens raised to 35,000 and took the blinds and antes.
Hand #10: Angela Prada-Moed raised to 34,000 and also took the blinds and antes.
Hand #11: Givens raised to 35,000 from early position and Loren Klein said "Seems to be that time," before raising to 135,000 and leaving only one T1,000 chip behind. All other opponents folded and Givens made the call.
On the flop, Klein moved all in with and Givens called with . The turn instantly completed the flush and both players shook hands before the river completed the board.
| Loren Klein | 0 | -182,000 |
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 2:15 PM Local Time
Hands #4-8: Prada-Moed's Shove Takes a Big One Preflop
Hand #4: The action folded around to Will Givens in the small blind and he moved all in, and Ivan Saul folded from the big blind.
Hand #5: Paul Sokoloff opened to 35,000 from the hijack and took the blinds and antes.
Hand #6: Angela Prada-Moed opened to 34,000 from middle position and took the blinds and antes.
Hand #7: Will Givens raised to 35,000 from the hijack and took the blinds and antes.
Hand #8: Angela Prada-Moed raised to 34,000 from under the gun and Will Givens reraised to 103,000 from middle position. Action folded back to Prada-Moed who put out a four-bet to 230,000. Givens five-bet to 391,000, then Prada-Moed moved all in for 391,000.
Givens couldn't believe it and said "first time, I've never folded kings in my life." After some thought, Givens did indeed fold his hand and Prada-Moed also claimed pocket kings at the conclusion of the hand.
| Angela Prada-Moed | 1,350,000 | 406,000 |
| Will Givens | 1,000,000 | -210,000 |
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 2:10 PM Local Time
Hands #1-3: Curzio Doubles Through Saul
Hand #1: Duy Ho raised to 36,000 and got a caller in Paul Sokoloff out of the big blind. On the flop, Sokoloff checked, Ho bet 55,000, Sokoloff check-raised to 155,000, and Ho folded to give Sokoloff the pot.
Hand #2: Will Givens raised to 35,000 and Dutch Boyd, who was with him on the final table of the $1,000 No Limit Hold'em (Event #33), walked by and wished him good luck.
Dmitrii Shchepkin three-bet to 76,000 and only Givens made the call. After the flop, Givens bet and took down the pot.
Hand #3: Ivan Saul raised to 35,000 from early position and got two callers in Patrick Curzio and Givens in the blinds. On the flop, both players in the blinds checked and Saul made the continuation bet for 65,000.
Curzio then check-raised all in and Givens quickly folded. Saul asked for a count and eventually made the call.
Saul:
Curzio:
On the turn, Curzio improved to a pair of eights and that would hold up after the river as well to see him double up and leave the Argentinian very short.
| Patrick Curzio | 755,000 | 378,000 |
| Ivan Saul | 115,000 | -343,000 |