Event #20: No-Limit Hold'em Shootout ($3,000)
It is yesterday that was played this tournament final table' $ 3,000. It finally is Kory Kilpatrick of Tennessee who finished first. For him, it was his first career bracelet and his 13th purse. With this award of $ 254,891, it brings the total of his earnings to 339,533 in WSOP tournaments.
Event #21: No-Limit Hold'em ($1,000)
This tournament interested us especially by the presence of 3 Quebecers in the batch of scholars. 3 chances of bracelet! Unfortunately, none was able to access the final table.
The scholarships are as follows:
95th - Jacques Iza ($2,574)
111th - Jean-Pascal Savard ($2,289)
154th - Sam Chartier ($2.059)
At this stage, there are still 16 players. Bob Bounahra of the Belize is 1 in chips with a little more than 1 M.
All players are guaranteed at least $ 12,245. The winner meanwhile will receive $ 335,659.
Event #22: H.O.R.S.E. ($10,000)
In this tournament, a single Quebecer was still in the race: Jonathan Duhamel. On the other hand, his carpet was thin (starting stack) and should know a day of fire to move to the next day.
Very quickly, Duhamel doubled his stack. Then, he was placed on the same table as Phil Hellmuth, who was at this stage very well placed in chips (200,000).
Duhamel who seemed not intimidated at all by Hellmuth played several pots against him and won the majority. A little later, Duhamel won a decisive pot and took the last tokens in Hellmuth who had to be eliminated.
Obviously, Hellmuth was not without Word say. Hellmuth endlessly criticized the Duhamel game which remained polite before Hellmuth reprimands. According to Hellmuth, he wasted no pot because it was tuned, Duhamel did that beat him on each hand.
Although he has not managed to be among the fellows, Duhamel seemed happy with his performance. Recently, he wrote on Twitter: "difficult departure at the WSOP this summer, but I've been reprimanded twice in three days by Phil Hellmuth then I am all smiling!" #waddupPhil".
At this stage, there are still 21 players in the tournament, led by Tommy Hang. The action will resume later during the day while the finalists will fight for a grant of $ 507,614 to the winner.
Event #23: No-Limit Hold'em Turbo ($1,000)
The formula was actually turbo. 1473 players took part in this tournament so that today ' today, there are more than 9. No Quebec is present on this final table, but note however that Jean-Pascal Savard made a second scholarship in his day by finishing 32nd of this tournament to Pocket $ 6,084.Érik Cajelais Meanwhile finished 75th for a prize of $ 2,850.
The winner of the tournament will win $ 251,969.
To watch today:
-The start of the event 24, a tournament No-Limit Hold'em 6 - max to $5,000 in which we hope to see a lot of Quebecers.
Discuss the performance of Quebecers to the WSOP 2014 on PokerCollectif forums: Duhamel is criticizing by Hellmuth and Savard won 2 awards in 1 day
