The 2014 World Series of Poker is at it's halfway point with 34 events in the books. Time to see if you've paid attention! Dan Heimiller (2014 WSOP bracelet winner), David Tuchman (WSOP livestream commentator), Nolan Dalla (Media Director of the World Series of Poker), Marcel Vonk (2010 WSOP bracelet winner), Jessica Welman (Managing Editor of WSOP.com) and Calvin Anderson (2014 WSOP bracelet winner) battle it out today. Check back in the next few days for more trivia questions and answers from this elite group of poker involved people!
The show gets off to a bumpy start with thanks to a few technical difficulties, but a great story about a David Williams bluff and another about "hood" poker get the ball rolling again. Dan O'Brien then joins the program to talk about his jet ski accident, his Me vs. U challenge against Danielle Andersen, and more.
Hand #135: Steven Norden opened on the button for 110,000. Dutch Boyd in the big blind called. The flop was which Boyd cheked as did Norden. The turn was the and Boyd led for 110,000 and Norden laid it down.
Hand #136: Paul Cogliano called on the button, Boyd folded and Norden in the big blind raised to 150,000. Cogliano Laid it down.
Hand #130: Dutch Boyd and Steven Norden saw the flop and Boyd took down the pot with a check-raise from 55,000 to 165,000 chips.
Hand #131: Paul Cogliano received a walk and showed .
Hand #132: Norden raised to 110,000 from the button and Boyd made the call out of the big blind. We went to the heads-up flop and both players checked. The turn triggered was checked through as well.
Once the river completed the board and both checked, Boyd announced he had eight-high. Norden flipped over the and won the pot.
Hand #133: Cogliano limped from the button and Boyd called from the small blind, Norden checked. We had three-way action to the flop and Cogliano bet 65,000 after it was checked to him. Both opponents mucked their cards and Cogliano picked up the pot.
Hand #134: Boyd made it 100,000 to go and Cogliano three-bet to 265,000 out of the big blind. Boyd surrendered and Cogliano claimed the chips.
Hand #125: Dutch Boyd opened for 100,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #126: Steven Norden opened for 105,000 on the button and Boyd called in the big blind. The flop was . Check from Boyd and Norden bet 110,000. Boyd called and the turn card was the . Check again from Boyd and a 175,000 bet from Norden saw Boyd call. The river card saw both players check. for Boyd and for Norden. Chop the chips, dealer.
Hand #127: Paul Cogliano raised to 100,000 and Norden made the call in the big blind. The flop was the [4kc js 4d]. Cogliano bet 85,000 and Norden called to see a turn card. Check-check. The river was the . Norden led for 350,000 and Cogliano let his hand go.
Hand #120: Paul Cogliano limped from the small blind and Dutch Boyd checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked the flop and Cogliano then bet 50,000 on the turn. Boyd called and did so for a second time after the river for 65,000. Cogliano showed but that was only second best to the of his opponent.
Hand #121: Cogliano limped from the button, Boyd folded the small blind and Steven Norden checked his option in the big blind. On the flop, Norden bet 55,000 but quickly folded when Cogliano raised it up to 165,000.
Hand #122: Boyd raised to 100,000 from the button and Cogliano defended his big blind to see the flop. Cogliano checked, Boyd did so as well. The showed up on the turn. Now Cogliano bet 90,000 and Boyd made the call.
The river completed the board. Cogliano checked, Boyd glanced at his stack and then bet 200,000. Cogliano let go and the rail once again started cheering for Boyd.
Hand #123: Boyd received a walk in the big blind. More applause from the rail followed.
Hand #124: Cogliano raised to 100,000 and Norden called out of the big blind to see the flop. Both players checked and the followed on the turn. Norden bet 90,000 and Cogliano called.
The river card was the and Norden led for 165,000, resulting in a quick call from Cogliano. Norden had been caught bluffing and Cogliano won the pot with the .
Hand #116: Steven Norden opened in the small blind for 100,000 and Paul Cogliano called. The flop was . Norden led out for 105,000 and Cogliano called. The turn was the and they both checked. The river was the . Norden bet 155,000 and Cogliano moved all in. Norden folded.
Hand #117: Norden made it 110,000 from the button. Boyd in the big blind mad the call. The flop was and a check from Boyd saw Norden bet 90,000. Boyd raised to 270,000. Norden folded.
Hand #118: Norden got a walk.
Hand #119: Norden limped the small blind and Cogliano checked, they went to a flop of . Cogliano bet 50,000 from the big blind and Norden called. The turn was the . Cogliano bet 80,000 and Norden called. The river was the . Check-check. Norden showed the and Cogliano the . Pot to Cogliano.
Hand #113: Dutch Boyd raised to 100,000 from the button and Steven Norden called from the small blind. On the flop, Norden checked to Boyd and then check-raised to 250,000 after the continuation bet of his opponent.
Boyd paid the additional 150,000 chips and they both saw the turn.Norden checked again and Boyd grabbed some chips, then reconsidered and checked behind.
The river completed the board. Now Norden took the lead and bet 150,000. Boyd studied the board and his opponent for a good three minutes before tossing in the chips with a sigh and turning slightly to the side. Norden flipped over the and that was good enough to win the pot.
Hand #114: Paul Cogliano moved all in from the small blind and won the pot without showdown.
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which Boyd cheked as did Norden. The turn was the 
and Boyd led for 110,000 and Norden laid it down.
flop and Boyd took down the pot with a check-raise from 55,000 to 165,000 chips.
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flop and both players checked. The 
turn triggered was checked through as well.
river completed the board and both checked, Boyd announced he had eight-high. Norden flipped over the 
. Check from Boyd and Norden bet 110,000. Boyd called and the turn card was the 
. Check again from Boyd and a 175,000 bet from Norden saw Boyd call. The 
river card saw both players check. 
for Norden. Chop the chips, dealer.
turn card. Check-check. The river was the 
. Norden led for 350,000 and Cogliano let his hand go.
turn. Boyd called and did so for a second time after the 
but that was only second best to the 
flop. Cogliano checked, Boyd did so as well. The 
river completed the board. Cogliano checked, Boyd glanced at his stack and then bet 200,000. Cogliano let go and the rail once again started cheering for Boyd.
and Norden led for 165,000, resulting in a quick call from Cogliano. Norden had been caught bluffing and Cogliano won the pot with the 
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. Norden bet 155,000 and Cogliano moved all in. Norden folded.
. Cogliano bet 80,000 and Norden called. The river was the 
and Cogliano the 
turn.Norden checked again and Boyd grabbed some chips, then reconsidered and checked behind.