5th Place: Brendan Wiley ($7,583)
From under the gun, Giedrius Bagdonas raised before Brendan Wiley moved all in on the button. Action folde back to Giedrius who said, "This is a bad call, I call." It indeed turned out to be a bad...
View ArticleChip counts at the break
The final four are on a 15 minute break. Here are updated chip counts in seat order:Michael Shea - 2,190,000Giedrius Bagdonas - 2,840,000Sotirios Tsiantoulas - 1,295,000Nick Palma - 3,165,000
View ArticleSotirios Tsiantoulas doubles through Michael Shea
Michael Shea raise preflop and Sotirios Tsiantoulas moved all in. Michael made the call and revealed the [9s][9d] which was racing against Sotirious's [Ah][Qs]. The [6d][7c][As] flop paired Sotirios,...
View ArticleMichael Shea doubles up
Only a few hands after losing a flip with pocket nines, Michael Shea showed up with the same hand. His [9s][9c] had Nick Palma's [Qd][9d] dominated, but the [Th][Jd][4s] flop gave him a bit of a...
View Article4th Place: Giedrius Bagdonas ($10,173)
Giedrius Bagdonas moved all in from the button and was snap called from Nick Palma in the big blind. Nick tabled [Ad][Qh] and Giedrius turned up [Kh][8s] proclaiming, "At least I'm live." The...
View Article3rd Place: Sotirios Tsiantoulas ($13,570)
Sotirios Tsiantoulas was all in from the button and Michael Shea called all in for less. Sotirios was in bad shape with [5s][5d] against Michael's [9d][9c]. Sotirios failed to produce a five on the...
View ArticleMichael Shea doubles through Nick Palma, and then gives the chips back
We saw two big hands since Michael Shea and Nick Palma got heads up, and each player doubled through the other.On the first hand, Nick Palma 3-bet and Michael made the call to see a [6d][Ks][2s] flop....
View Article1st Place: Michael Shea ($30,939)
After starting heads up as the shorter stack, Michael Shea made a comeback to have Nick outchipped. Nick doubled through him once, but that was the only time. On the final hand of play, Michael...
View ArticleOctober 2014 - World Poker Finals - Event #8 - $300 NLH - Final Results
PlaceNamePrize1Michael Shea, Drury, MA$30,9392Nicholas Palma, Bronx, NY$19,5563Sotitios Tsiantoulas, Medford, MA$13,5704Giedrius Bagdonas, Bristol, CT$10,1375Brendan Wiley, Danvers, MA$7,5836Michael...
View ArticleOctober 2014 - World Poker Finals - Event #8 - $300 NLH - Final Results
PlaceNamePrize1John Ruddy, Bronx, NY$5,0002Timothy McInerney, Grafton, MA$4,1813Stephen Friedrich, Tolland, CT$4,1814Meng Lu, Waltham, MA$2,0765Helen Balcom, Framingham, MA$1,5756Anthony Magistrale,...
View ArticleEvent #11 $300 NLH Ladies is Under Way
Cards are in the air in Event #11 $300 NLH Ladies. This tournament features 15,000 in starting chips and 30 minute blinds. A full structure is available here.At 12pm, cards will be in the air for...
View ArticleEvent #12 $1,650 NLH is Under Way
Cards will be in the air for Event #12 $1,650 NLH. This tournament has a $150,000 Guarantee and features 25,000 in starting chips. The first nine levels will be 40 minute levels, and then after they...
View ArticleCards are back in the air
Cards are back in the air in Event #12 $1,650 NLH. Levels will now last 50 minutes for the duration of the tournament, and the field will play 6 more levels today before bagging up for the night.You...
View ArticleBreak time
The field has been trimmed to 48 players from the original 119 entrants, and they are now on a 10 minute break. Blinds will be 600/1,200 when players return. Still in the hunt are many notables,...
View ArticleEvent #12 $300 NLH Ladies is on the bubble
There are 13 players left in Event #12 $300 NLH Ladies and they are now hand for hand as they approach the money bubble. The ladies are all smiles as it appears they made a deal to pay the bubble....
View ArticleJe Wook Oh has been eliminated
On a [7d][4c][9s][5d] board, Je Wook Oh moved all in and his opponent tanked for over a minute. He eventually made the call, and showed [8s][6c] for the nuts, raising the eyebrows of tablemate Nick...
View ArticleEvent #12 $1,650 Prize Pool & Payouts
There were a total of 119 entrants in Event #12 $1,650 NLH, creating a prize pool of $178,500. The top 15 players will make the money. Here are the full payouts:1st Place: $46,4032nd Place:...
View ArticleFinal 4 tables reached
The field has been narrowed to the final 36 players, so the tournament staff are breaking a table and players are filling in the empty seats. There are now four remaining tables in play.Blinds have...
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