No-Limit Level 14
Jun 18, '08
Note: Players take a twenty-minure break at the end of this level and will return at roughly 7:00 pm local time to resume play in Level 15.
Blinds/Antes: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Left: 66
Chip Leaders:
Jose Velador: 490,000
Donny Carlton: 315,000
Shane Stacey: 265,000
Andy Garza: 241,000
George Lind: 220,000
Richard Toth: 195,000
Scott Sitron: 195,000
Jimmy Tran: 190,000
Joseph Georges: 180,000
Joel Nichols: 170,000
Average Stack: 104,727
Eliminations: Phil Hellmuth, Beth Shak, Shawn Buchanan, Glyn Banks
Big Hands:
Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 71st Place ($6,604)
Hellmuth Makes Record 65th Cash
Jeff Norman raised to 20,000 on the button and Phil Hellmuth called all in form the short stack for his last 10,000. Hellmuth had been telling the rail all level how card dead he was and how much patience and discipline he had, so here was the big moment...Hellmuth had finally picked his spot.
Hellmuth: Q
J
Norman: 1010
Board: A
832K
Hellmuth was behind before the flop and failed to improve by the river. Phil Hellmuth was eliminated in 71st place, earning $6,604. This was Hellmuth 65th record WSOP cash.
Jose Velador Wins Monster Pot, Secures Huge Chip Lead
In a heads-up pot, with six-figures already in the middle, Jose Luis Velador made an 85,000 bet on the river and Richard Toth went into the tank. After several minutes of deliberation and counting and recounting his chips, Toth finally made the crying call for more than half of his stack.
Board: KJ954
Velador: KJ
Toth: K
Toth called and flashed a king for top pair while Velador showed top two pair, kings and jacks. Velador raked a monster pot, securing a healthy chip lead with just under 500,000 while Toth dropped down to just over 70,000 after the hand.
Beth Shak Eliminated in 62nd Place ($7,547)
James Lohmer shoved all in for about 35,000 and Shane Stacey called. Beth Shak called all in behind him for about 15,000 from the big blind. With two of the three players all in and facing elimination, everyone turned over their cards.
Lohmer: AQ
Stacey: AQ
Shak: 54
Board: 885QK
Beth Shak was trailing from the start, but flopped a pair of fives and took the lead. It looked good for her as both of her opponents were sharing a hand, reducing their outs, but a queen on the turn menat Shak was redrawing very slim. The river missed her and Both Stacey and Lohmer split the pot. Beth Shak was eliminated in 62nd place, earning $7,547.
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Beth Shak, Richard Toth, Luis Velador
Richard Toth entered the day in second place, but a series of misteps saw him lose a big chunk of his stack. On his final hand, Dan Heimiller raised to 22,000 and David Baker called behind him. Toth then reraised to 90,000 and Heimiller folded.
J
, but the board fell K
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