
2014 World Series of Poker


On a board of with 72,000 in the middle, Kory Kilpatrick checked from the big blind and Phil Laak bet out 68,000.
Kilpatrick paused for a few moments and check-raised to 225,000 to put Laak into the tank for a few minutes.
Eventually Laak would make the call and Kilpatrick tabled his for a full house - the third nuts.
Laak then tossed his cards into the muck, and Kilpatrick sheepishly rolled over his for the nuts to soar to the chip lead with 1,060,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,060,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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515,000
-335,000
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-335,000 |
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Sorel Mizzi raised to 32,000 on the button and Demis Hassabis called form the big blind to see a flop of .
Hassabis check-called 35,000 from Mizzi, the hit the turn and Hassabis check-called 80,000 from Mizzi. The
river was checked by both players and Hassabis tabled
for sixes full of deuces. Mizzi mucked and Hassabis collected the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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910,000
-120,000
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-120,000 |
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360,000
120,000
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120,000 |

From under the gun, David Baker raised pot to 56,000 only to have Richard Ashby push in a stack of green 25,000-denomination chips. Baker called all-in for a further 32,000 and the cards were tabled.
Baker:
Ashby:
The board ran out to see Ashby make a flush to send Baker to the rail in 12th place for a $27,192 payday as Ashby soars into the chip lead with just under 1 million in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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980,000
380,000
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380,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 22
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante:
Darius Studdard entered the pot with a raise and Kory Kilpatrick defended from the big blind to see a flop fall.
Kilpatrick check-called 52,000 as the landed on the turn and Studdard bet out 94,000. Kilpatrick again made the call as both players checked the
on the river.
"I have a flush and a full house!" announced Kilpatrick triumphantly as he tabled his to scoop the pot and move to over 800,000 in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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810,000
205,000
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205,000 |
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385,000
-225,000
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-225,000 |

With the board reading , Joseph Leung checked from the big blind and Michael Drummond bet 54,000 from under the gun. Leung called, the
river completed the called and Lueng check-called 112,000 from Drummond.
Drummond tabled for threes full of eights, Leung mucked and Drummond collecthe pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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780,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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545,000
-305,000
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-305,000 |
Demis Hassabis opened to 25,000 and Darius Studdard defended his big blind to see a flop.
Hassabis continued for 27,000 and Studdard called as both players checked the on the turn.
The river landed the and Studdard check-called a 52,000-chip bet from Hassabis.
"One pair!" announced Hassabis, and with that, Studdard tabled his and scooped the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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585,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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340,000
-120,000
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-120,000 |

Darius Studdard raised on the button and Sorel Mizzi called from the big blind
The flop fell and Mizzi check-called 43,000 from Studdard to see the
turn, which both players checked. The
river completed the board and Mizzi checked again. Studdard bet 85,000 and after about 30 seconds in the tank Mizzi called.
Studdard tabled for quad sevens, Mizzi mucked and Studdard collected the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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640,000
-40,000
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-40,000 |
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515,000
165,000
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165,000 |
Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
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446 | 1 | David Baker | 140,000 |
446 | 2 | Brant Hale | 660,000 |
446 | 3 | Joseph Leung | 960,000 |
446 | 4 | Michael Drummond | 670,000 |
446 | 5 | Richard Ashby | 650,000 |
446 | 6 | Brandon Crawford | 196,000 |
450 | 1 | Phil Laak | 940,000 |
450 | 2 | Darius Studdard | 350,000 |
450 | 3 | Ryan Schmidt | 445,000 |
450 | 4 | Sorel Mizzi | 680,000 |
450 | 5 | Kory Kilpatrick | 605,000 |
450 | 6 | Demis Hassabis | 460,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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960,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
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940,000
-147,000
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-147,000 |
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680,000
-55,000
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-55,000 |
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670,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
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660,000
-5,000
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-5,000 |
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650,000
224,000
|
224,000 |
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605,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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460,000
-55,000
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-55,000 |
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445,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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350,000
-205,000
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-205,000 |
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196,000
-18,000
|
-18,000 |
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140,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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