Monday, June 9, 2014 11:31 PM Local Time
Ted Gillis Wins Event #19: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em ($514,027)
Ted Gillis started out this day third in chips with about 1.1 million with some real talent to contend with in the final 12. It took us a few hours to get down to an official final table of nine, but when we got there players started falling quickly. At the end of the day, Gillis was the man with his hands on the WSOP gold bracelet and the top prize of $514,027.
Gillis is new on the tournament scene. He has a single WSOP cash prior to this one — a small cash in an event just like this one last summer. His lifetime earnings are just $10,538 ... until today. From Houston, Texas, Gillis has just earned himself some truly life-changing money.
The bulk of Gillis' chips came to him late in the day. He coasted through the final table at about the middle of the pack, but by the time he knocked out Dejan Divkovic in third place, Gillis had gained about two thirds of the chips in play to enter heads-up play. Just 27 hands later and Gillis had claimed his victory.
Day 1 on Saturday received 2,086 total entries to create a prize pool of $2,816,100. 233 players survived the initial day and it was only half an hour into Day 2 that 216 players made it in the money. 10 levels later and only 12 players remained to bag up chips for the final time in the event.
It was an event of double knockouts. 14th- and 13th-place finishers Matt Ditonto and Max Silver were both eliminated in the same hand. Then, on Day 3, 12th- and 11th-place finishers Ron Mcmillen and Gregg Merkow both met their demise when they ran into John Hennigan's kings. Not to miss out on the trend, Dylan Thomassie and Edison Shields (ninth and eighth) both exited the tournament at the same time when Divkovic turned quad kings.
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Monday, June 9, 2014 11:03 PM Local Time
John Hennigan Eliminated in 2nd Place ($319,993)
Hand #140: John Hennigan's run in the tournament has come to an end, as he was just defeated heads up. Hennigan pushed all in and Ted Gillis made the call with the huge chip advantage.
Hennigan:
Gillis:
The board ran out in Gillis' favor with . Hennigan, a two-time bracelet winner with six cashes in last year's WSOP, was eliminated in second place and headed to the cashier to collect $319,993.
| Ted Gillis | 9,390,000 | 1,490,000  |
| John Hennigan | 0 | -1,300,000  |
Monday, June 9, 2014 10:57 PM Local Time
Hands #134-139
Hand #134: Ted Gillis got a walk.
Hand #135: Ted Gillis raised to 160,000 and John Hennigan pushed all in to win the hand.
Hand #136: Ted Gillis got a walk.
Hand #137: John Gillis got a walk.
Hand #138: Ted Gillis got a walk.
Hand #139: Ted Gillis raised to 160,000 and Hennigan called to go to a flop of . Hennigan check-called Gillis' bet of 160,000 and the turn came . Both players checked and the river was the . Hennigan bet 150,000 and Gillis made the call with . Hennigan mucked.
Monday, June 9, 2014 10:48 PM Local Time
Hands #128-133: Gillis Takes Command With Huge Pot
Hand #128: Hennigan raised to 160,000 and Gillis called. The flop was the and Gillis checked. Hennigan bet 100,000 and Gillis called. The turn was the and Gillis again checked. Hennigan bet 225,000 and Gillis folded.
Hand #129: Gillis raised to 160,000 and Hennigan three-bet to 350,000; Gillis folded.
Hand #130: Hennigan raised to 160,000 and Gillis three-bet to 350,000. Hennigan called and the flop was and both players checked. The turn was the and Gillis bet 750,000. Hennigan called and the fell on the river. Gillis put out a big bet of 1,500,000 and Hennigan quickly called. Gillis tabled for the full house and Hennigan mucked.
Hand #131: Hennigan walked.
Hand #132: Hennigan raised to 160,000 and Gillis called. The flop was the and Gillis checked. Hennigan bet 100,000 and Gillis called. The came on the turn and Gillis checked. Hennigan moved all in and Gillis folded.
Hand #133: Hennigan walked.
| Ted Gillis | 7,900,000 | 2,300,000 |
| John Hennigan | 1,300,000 | -2,500,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 10:41 PM Local Time
Hands #118-127
Hand #118: Ted Gillis raised to 150,000 and won the pot.
Hand #119: Gillis got a walk.
Hand #120: John Hennigan raised to 130,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #121: Hennigan got a walk.
Hand #122: Hennigan raised to 130,000 and Gillis called to go to a flop of . Gillis checked and Hennigan bet 60,000. Gillis raised to 200,000 and took down the pot.
Hand #123: Gillis raised to 155,000 and Hennigan three-bet to 400,000 to win the hand.
Hand #124: Hennigan raised to 130,000 and Gillis three-bet to 400,000 and scooped up the pot.
Hand #125: Hennigan got a walk.
Hand #126: Hennigan raised to 160,000 and Gillis called. The flop came and Gillis check-folded Hennigan's bet of 100,000.
Hand #127: Gillis bet 160,000 and Hennigan made the call. The flop was dealt and Hennigan check-folded the bet of 225,000.
Monday, June 9, 2014 10:32 PM Local Time
Level 29 started
Level: 29
Blinds: 40000/80000
Ante: 10000
Monday, June 9, 2014 10:26 PM Local Time
Hands #114-117
Hand #114: Gillis raised to 120,000 and Hennigan called. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the , Hennigan bet 100,000 and Gillis folded.
Hand #115: Hennigan called and Gillis checked his option. The flop was , Gillis led and Hennigan folded.
Hand #116: Gillis raised to 150,000 and Hennigan called. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the and Hennigan bet 150,000 and Gillis called. The river was the and Hennigan bet 275,000. Gillis raised to 675,000 and Hennigan folded.
Hand #117: Hennigan raised to 130,000 and Gillis called. The flop was and Gillis checked. Hennigan bet 130,000 and Gillis folded.
Monday, June 9, 2014 10:20 PM Local Time
Chip Updates During Quick Break
The two remaining players took a quick 15-minute break as they reached heads-up play. These are their chip counts as play resumes:
| Ted Gillis | 5,600,000 | 3,550,000 |
| John Hennigan | 3,800,000 | -200,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 10:14 PM Local Time
Dejan Divkovic Eliminated in 3rd Place ($222,429)
Hand #113: Dejan Divkovic has been eliminated from the tournament. John Hennigan raised to 120,000 from the button and Divkovic pushed all in from the small blind. Ted Gillis was sitting in the big blind and pushed his big stack all in over the top to force Hennigan out of the way.
Divkovic:
Gillis:
Both players made two pairs on the flop of . The turn of and river of didn't help Divkovic catch up and he lost all of his chips. He headed to the cashier to collect $222,429 for his third-place finish.
Monday, June 9, 2014 10:09 PM Local Time
Hands #109-112
Hand #109: Ted Gillis raised to 125,000 and Dejan Divkovic shoved his stack in the middle to win the pot.
Hand #110: Divkovic pushed all in from the small blind and won the hand.
Hand #111: John Hennigan got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #112: Hennigan limped in the small blind and Divkovic raised to 100,000 from the big blind, which Hennigan called. The flop was dealt and Divkovic led out for 70,000 to win the hand.
Monday, June 9, 2014 10:00 PM Local Time
Hands #107-108
Hand #107: John Hennigan opened to 120,000 and Ted Gillis three-bet to 250,000. Hennigan called and the flop came . Gillis bet 700,000 and Hennigan folded.
Hand #108: John Hennigan received a walk.
Monday, June 9, 2014 9:59 PM Local Time
Jacobo Fernandez Eliminated in 4th Place ($160,193)
Hand #106: Jacobo Fernandez raised all in from the button for approximately 680,000 and John Hennigan made the call from the small blind. It was the classic race as Hennigan turned over and Fernandez tabled .
The flop came and Hennigan vaulted ahead. The completed the board and Fernandez was sent to the rail.
| John Hennigan | 4,000,000 | 1,920,000 |
| Jacobo Fernandez | 0 | -1,050,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 9:58 PM Local Time
Hands #104-105
Hand #104: John Hennigan opened to 130,000 and everyone folded.
Hand #105: Dejan Divkovic raised all in and everyone folded.
Monday, June 9, 2014 9:57 PM Local Time
Hands #100-103: Double Double
Hand #100: Dejan Divkovic raised to 125,000 from the button and Ted Gillis three-bet to 500,000 from the small blind. Divkovic pushed all in and Gillis snap-called. Divkovic showed to Gillis' . The board ran out and Divkovic was left very short after Gillis' double up.
Hand #101: John Hennigan got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #102: Hennigan raised enough to put Divkovic all in and he called. Hennigan flipped over to Divkovic's . The jacks held on the board and Divkovic made the double.
Hand #103: Hennigan raised to 125,000 from the button and Gillis called in the big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The turn was the and Gillis led out for 250,000. Hennigan called and the river came the . Gillis bet 300,000 and Hennigan quickly called. Hennigan won the hand when he showed for a straight.
| John Hennigan | 2,080,000 | -620,000 |
| Dejan Divkovic | 505,000 | -2,245,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 9:43 PM Local Time
Hands #94-99
Hand #94: John Hennigan opened to 155,000 from the small blind and Dejan Divkovic folded.
Hand #95: Divkovic opened to 130,000 from the small blind and Ted Gillis made the call. The flop was the and both players checked. The turn was the , Divkovic bet 150,000 and Gillis folded.
Hand #96: Divkovic raised to 125,000 and took the blinds and antes.
Hand #97: Jacobo Fernandez called from the small blind and Hennigan raised to 150,000 from the big blind. Fernandez put out a three-bet all in for approximately 800,000 more and Hennigan folded.
Hand #98: Gillis opened to 150,000 and everyone folded.
Hand #99: Hennigan raised to 120,000 from the button and Gillis three-bet to 270,000 from the big blind. Hennigan folded.
| John Hennigan | 2,700,000 | -390,000 |
| Jacobo Fernandez | 1,050,000 | -25,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 9:36 PM Local Time
Hands #84-93: Fernandez Doubles
Hand #84: Dejan Divkovic raised to 120,000 and Ted Gillis three-bet to 360,000 to win the pot.
Hand #85: John Hennigan got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #86: Gillis raised to 120,000 from under the gun and Divkovic three-bet to 325,000 from the big blind. Gillis four-bet all in and won the pot preflop.
Hand #87: Divkovic limped in the small blind and Gillis checked. The flop came and Divkovic led out for 75,000, good enough to win the chips.
Hand #88: Hennigan raised to 120,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #89: Gillis raised to 150,000 on the button and won the hand.
Hand #90: Jacobo Fernandez pushed all in from the button and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #91: Divkovic raised to 150,000 in the small blind and won the hand.
Hand #92: Fernandez got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #93: Divkovic raised to 140,000 from under the gun and Fernandez pushed all-in from the small blind. Divkovic made the call and we had a race. Divkovic held and Fernandez needed to hit with . The board ran out and Fernandez secured the double up with two pairs.
| Dejan Divkovic | 2,750,000 | -970,000 |
| Jacobo Fernandez | 1,075,000 | 520,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 9:30 PM Local Time
Level 28 started
Level: 28
Blinds: 30000/60000
Ante: 10000
Monday, June 9, 2014 8:19 PM Local Time
Chip Counts at the Dinner Break
Here are the updated chip stacks for the four remaining players as they break for dinner:
| Dejan Divkovic | 3,720,000 | 220,000 |
| John Hennigan | 3,090,000 | 1,200,000 |
| Ted Gillis | 2,050,000 | 1,500,000 |
| Jacobo Fernandez | 555,000 | -1,325,000 |
Monday, June 9, 2014 8:12 PM Local Time
Dinner Break
The remaining four players are on a 60-minute dinner break.
Monday, June 9, 2014 8:12 PM Local Time
Hands #81-83
Hand #81: Ted Gillis raised to 100,000 and John Hennigan called from the big blind. The flop was the and Hennigan checked. Gillis bet 115,000 and Hennigan called. The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the and Hennigan led for 100,000 and Gillis called. Hennigan showed and won the pot.
Hand #82: Gillis raised to 100,000 and Dejan Divkovic called from the big blind. The flop was the and Divkovic checked. Gillis moved all in and Divkovic folded.
Hand #83: Divkovic called from the small blind and Gillis checked his option. The flop was the and both players checked. The turn was the and Divkovic bet 100,000; Gillis folded.