Wednesday, June 25, 2014 8:34 PM Local Time
Jesse McEuen Wins $1,500 Ante-Only No-Limit Hold'em ($212,093)
After three days where players seemed to be learning and evolving their strategy at the tournament it was Jesse McEuen who emerged victorious, topping a field of 714 players. It was his first ever final table and he seized the day as well as the bracelet.
Arthur Pro lasted just seven hands after the resumption of play today, getting it in good with versus Rhys Jones, who had shoved with . Pro hit his ace on the turn, but the river brought Jones a queen-high-straight to send Pro out in ninth and $16,145 to take home.
There followed a flurry of eliminations as - in the space of four hands - Jeremy Joseph went out in eighth ($20,704), Herbert Yarbrough in seventh ($20,704) and Ryan D'Angelo fell in sixth ($35,143).
The remaining five players would swap chips as they tried to out maneuver each other in the battle for the antes in the middle at the start of each hand. There were a number of double ups, making it anyone's tournament.
Adam Levy was eventually the player eliminated in fifth place for $46,575. Levy got it all in with on the flop of against the of Rhys Jones. The turn and river flush for Jones felted Levy.
Again, it was Jones who dealt the fatal blow to the next player to be eliminated: Simeon Naydenov. Jones got it all in preflop with and Naydenov called it off with and was out in fourth for a $62,528 payday.
That put Jones in the lead, but a succession of bad river cards for him saw his active approach to the three-handed game fail to pay off, and he was the next player out when he three-bet-shoved his short-stack, holding and got looked up by Jesse McEuen with . A run out of meant Jones would have to settle for third place and $85,131.
Heads-up play between Jonas Lauck and Jesse McEuen started with pretty even stacks, but McEuen began to pull ahead by the time of the next break. When they returned, it was all over in one hand as they got it all in preflop.
Lauck had a good hand with but McEuen had the better one: . A run out of and a winner was decided. McEuen had his hands on $212,093 and a gold 2014 WSOP winner's bracelet.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 8:01 PM Local Time
Jonas Lauck Eliminated in 2nd Place ($130,955)
Hand #167: On the first hand after the short break, Jonas Lauck bet 35,000 and Jesse McEuen raised him to 135,000.
Lauck moved all in and McEuen made the call.
Lauck had the but had been coolered by the of McEuen.
The board ran out and it was all over.
McEuen immediately went over to shake the hand of the vanquished Lauck before the celebrations began.
| Jesse McEuen | 3,213,000 | 928,000  |
| Jonas Lauck | 0 | -930,000  |
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 7:50 PM Local Time
Level 25 started
Level: 25
Blinds: 5000/5000
Ante: 30000
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 7:47 PM Local Time
Chip Counts at the Break
| Jesse McEuen | 2,285,000 | 1,040,000 |
| Jonas Lauck | 930,000 | -1,040,000 |
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 7:33 PM Local Time
Hands #161-166: McEuen Takes Control
Hand #161: Jonas Lauck brought it in and Jesse McEuen called. The flop came and they checked to the turn. Lauck bet 35,000 at the and McEuen folded.
Hand #162: McEuen made it 35,000 and Lauck folded.
Hand #163: Lauck made it 30,000 and McEuen folded.
Hand #164: McEuen made it 55,000 and Lauck folded.
Hand #165: Lauck made it 30,000 and McEuen called. The flop came . Lauck bet 40,000 and McEuen called. The turn was the and Lauck bet 95,000. McEuen moved all in and Lauck folded.
Hand #166: McEuen brought it in. Lauck made it 30,000 and McEuen called. The flop fell . McEuen checked and Lauck bet 40,000. McEuen called and the turn came the . McEuen checked and Lauck bet 100,000. McEuen called. The river was the . They both checked and McEuen showed the .
Following the hand, the players went on a 17-minute break.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 7:33 PM Local Time
Break Time
Twenty-minute break folks.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 7:27 PM Local Time
Hands #156-160: Nuts For McEuen
Hand #156: Jesse McEuen brought it in and Jonas Lauck raised to 40,000 and took the pot.
Hand #157: Lauck brought it in, McEuen raised to 75,000 and took the pot.
Hand #158: Lauck got a walk.
Hand #159: Lauck made it 30,000 and McEuen called. The flop was . A 40,000 bet from Lauck got called and the turn was the . Lauck bet 80,000 and McEuen called. The river was and Lauck went for chips betting 140,000, McEuen raised to 370,000. Lauck stared at the board and wrung his hands before calling and getting shown the nut flush of McEuen.
Hand#160: McEuen brought it in and they saw a flop of . Lauck bet 25,000 and got a call. They checked the turn and river . McEuen won with .
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 7:16 PM Local Time
Hands #151-156: Trading Jabs
Hand #151: Jonas Lauck brought it in for 5,000 and Jesse McEuen called. The flop was the and Lauck bet 40,000. McEuen folded.
Hand #152: Jesse McEuen made it 20,000 and Jonas Lauck raised to 70,000. McEuen called and the flop came . McEuen checked and Lauck bet 80,000. McEuen folded.
Hand #153: Jonas Lauck made it 30,000. Jesse McEuen called and the flop came . Lauck bet 35,000 and McEuen called. The turn was the and Lauck checked. McEuen checked and the river was the . Lauck bet 150,000. McEuen called and they chopped with both playing the board.
Hand #154: Jesse McEuen made it 60,000 and Jonas Lauck folded.
Hand #155: Jonas Lauck made it 30,000 and Jesse McEuen called. The flop came . Lauck led out for 40,000 and McEuen called. The turn was the . Lauck checked and McEuen bet 80,000 to take it down.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 7:10 PM Local Time
Hands #146-150: Swapping Pots
Hand #146: Jesse McEuen bet 75,000 and took the pot.
Hand #147: Jonas Lauck brought it in and McEuen called. They checked to the turn which saw a bet of 35,000 from Lauck and then a raise to 70,000 from McEuen which was called. The river was the . Lauck checked and McEuen checked. The won it for Lauck.
Hand #148: McEuen bet 65,000 and won the pot.
Hand #149: Lauck brought it in. The flop was . Lauck bet 35,000 and McEuen raised to 135,000 and won the pot.
Hand #150: McEuen brought it in. The flop was . McEuen bet 35,000 which got a call and the saw the turn which was checked. McEuen checked again on the river and Lauck bet 110,000. McEuen laid it down.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 7:00 PM Local Time
Hands #141-145: McEuen Finds Two Kings
Hand #141: Jonas Lauck brought it in and Jesse McEuen called. The flop came and they checked to the turn. Lauck bet 35,000 and took it down.
Hand #142: McEuen made it 55,000 and Lauck called. The flop came . They checked to the turn. Lauck bet 50,000 after a check and McEuen called. The river was the . McEuen checked again and Lauck bet 40,000. Lauck showed but McEuen took it with the .
Hand #143: Lauck made it 25,000. McEuen called and the flop came . Lauck bet 35,000 and McEuen called. The turn was the , and both Lauck and McEuen checked. The river was the . Lauck bet 105,000 and McEuen folded.
Hand #144: McEuen brought it in for 5,000. Lauck raised to 30,000 and McEuen called. They both checked the flop and the turn was revealed. They also checked to the river. It was checked down and McEuen won it with ace-high.
Hand #145: Lauck made it 25,000 and McEuen called. The flop fell and after a check, McEuen bet 35,000 to win it.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 6:49 PM Local Time
Heads-Up Chip Counts
| Jonas Lauck | 1,970,000 | 1,525,000 |
| Jesse McEuen | 1,245,000 | 25,000 |
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 6:48 PM Local Time
Rhys Jones Eliminated in 3rd Place ($85,131)
Hand #140: Jesse McEuen made it 30,000 and Rhys Jones moved all in for 175,000 in total.
McEuen thought about it for a while, but decided to put the chips in and put Jones at risk.
McEuen:
Jones:
The board ran out and the flopped two pair stayed ahead to the river to send Jones out in third place.
| Rhys Jones | 0 | -1,550,000 |
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 6:46 PM Local Time
Hands #135-139: Jones In Danger Zone
Hand #135: Rhys Jones brought it in, Jonas Lauck raised to 25,000 and the pot was shipped his way.
Hand #136: Lauck brought it in and Jones moved all in to take the pot.
Hand #137: Jesse McEuen brought it in and there was a three way flop of . Jones bet 15,000, McEuen made it 85,000 and Jones folded.
Hand #138: Jones brought it in and Lauck called. McEuen bet 100,000 and took it down.
Hand #139: Lauck brought it in, three ways to the flop again and it came out . Lauck bet 40,000 and won the pot.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 6:36 PM Local Time
Hands #130-134: Jones Crippled
Hand #130: Jonas Lauck folded, Jesse McEuen made it 10,000 and Rhys Jones raised to 45,000. McEuen called and the flop came . McEuen checked, Jones bet 50,000 and McEuen folded.
Hand #131: McEuen folded, Jones made it 50,000 and Lauck called. The flop came . Jones bet 85,000 and Lauck called. The turn was the . Jones bet 175,000 and Lauck called. The river was the . Jones bet 290,000 and Lauck called. Jones showed , but it was no good against Lauck's .
Hand #132: Jones brought it in. Lauck called and Jesse McEuen made it 80,000 to take it down.
Hand #133: Lauck made it 40,000 and won the antes.
Hand #134: McEuen folded and Jones moved all in. Lauck folded.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 6:29 PM Local Time
Hands #125-129: Jones Pays Off McEuen On River
Hand #125: Jesse McEuen made it 70,000 to go and won the pot.
Hand#126: Rhys Jones brought it in, Jonas Lauck made the call and so did McEuen. The flop was . McEuen raised Lauck's bet to 120,000 and it was back to Lauck who folded.
Hand #127: McEuen made it 75,000 and won the pot.
Hand #128: McEuen brought it in and it was three way to a flop of . McEuen bet 20,000 and after a fold from Jones Lauck called. The turn was the and McEuen bet 85,000 which Lauck called. The river was the . McEuen checked and Lauck bet 200,000 which won the pot.
Hand #129: Jones brought it in and it went three way to a flop of [r4c ks js] which was checked around. The turn was the and Jones bet 25,000. McEuen called and the river was the . Checked to McEuen who bet 40,000 and Jones called. McEuen showed and Jones mucked.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 6:28 PM Local Time
PokerNews Podcast Episode #229: Pura Vida feat. Humberto Brenes
Team PokerStars Pro and Team BlueShark Optics member Humberto Brenes joins the podcast to talk about his eight cashes thus far in the 2014 WSOP, chasing records, and Costa Rica's success at the FIFA World Cup. Rich, Donnie, and Jason then break down all of the latest news at the Rio, including the $50,000 Poker Players' Championship, and play an impromptu game that Jason and Rich fail miserably at.
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Wednesday, June 25, 2014 6:18 PM Local Time
Level 24 started
Level: 24
Blinds: 5000/5000
Ante: 20000
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 6:18 PM Local Time
Hands #121-124: Quads!
Hand #121: Jonas Lauck brought it in, Jesse McEuen called and Rhys Jones raised it to 40,000. Lauck moved all in and after McEuen folded, Jones asked for a count. After a few moments pondering it, Jones folded to give Lauck the pot.
Hand #122: McEuen folded, Jones brought it in and Lauck raised to 35,000. Jones called and the flop came down . Jones checked, Lauck bet 45,000 and Jones called. The turn brought the . Jones checked and Lauck bet 100,000. Jones called and the river was the . Jones checked again and Lauck made it 260,000. Jones called and was shown by Lauck. Quads were good.
Hand #123: Jones folded, Lauck made it 25,000 and McEuen let him have it.
Hand #124: Lauck folded, McEuen brought it in and Jones called. The flop was . McEuen checked, Jones bet 15,000 and McEuen called. The turn was the . They both checked to the river. They checked again and McEuen showed to drag the pot.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 6:08 PM Local Time
Hands #116-120: Cautious Play Three Handed
Hand #116: Rhys Jones bet 40,000 and won the pot.
Hand #117: Jonas Lauck bet 20,000 and he won the pot.
Hand #118: Jesse McEuen brought it in, Jones made it 25,000 and McEuen called. The flop was and a 35,000 bet from Jones was check-raised to 95,000 by McEuen. Jones called to see a turn card . Jones bet 145,000 and won the pot.
Hand #119: McEuen made ut 35,000 and Lauck called. The flop was with two checks to the turn. Checked again to the river. McEuen bet 5,000 and got called. McEuen had but lost to the of Lauck.
Hand #120: Jones brought it in, Lauck made it 35,000 and won the pot.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014 6:00 PM Local Time
Hands #111-115: Jones Gets There
Hand #111: Rhys Jones made it 35,000 and took it down.
Hand #112: Jonas Lauck folded, Jesse McEuen brought it in and Jones called. The flop came and McCuen took it down with a 15,000-chip bet.
Hand #113: McEuen made it 15,000. Jones folded and Lauck called. The flop came . McEuen checked and Lauck bet 45,000. McEuen called. The turn was the . McEuen checked again. Lauk bet 65,000 and it was enough to force a fold from McEuen.
Hand #114: Jones brought it in. Lauck called and McEuen did the same. The flop came they checked to the turn; Jones bet 25,000. Only Lauck called. The river was the and Jones bet 50,000. Lauck called and mucked when he was shown by Jones.
Hand #115: It folded to Jones, who took down the antes.