Thursday, June 16, 2011 6:02 PM Local Time
From under the gun, Nicolas Fierrogottner made it 90,000 to go and Scott Baumstein called from the small blind. The flop fell and Baumstein checked. Fierrogottner bet out 145,000 and Baumstein called.
The came on the turn and the action checked around. When the rivered, Baumstein bet out 125,000 only to have Fierrogottner raise it to 375,000. Baumstein made the call and Fierrogottner flipped over for a straight, and the winning hand.
| Nicolas Fierrogottner | 3,100,000 | 350,000  |
| Scott Baumstein | 1,650,000 | -800,000  |
Thursday, June 16, 2011 5:56 PM Local Time
Nicolas Fierrogottner bumped it up to 90,000 from the cutoff only to have Adam Junglen three-ball him to 290,000.
Fierrogottner quickly released and Junglen picked up the pot.
Thursday, June 16, 2011 5:54 PM Local Time
Scott Baumstein entered the pot from the cutoff with a raise to 90,000 and was met with a call from Nicolas Fierrogottner from the small blind.
With the action on Nikita Lebedev, he moved all in for roughly 1,200,000 to force folds from both Baumstein and Fierrogottner.
Thursday, June 16, 2011 5:53 PM Local Time
Adam Junglen opened to 80,000 only to have Mark Radoja three-bet next to act for 190,000.
Junglen quickly mucked and Radoja picked up the pot.
Thursday, June 16, 2011 5:49 PM Local Time
Adam Junglen raised to 85,000 and was called by Scott Baumstein from the big blind. The flop fell and Baumstein checked to Junglen who continued for 105,000. Baumstein made the call and checked once again when the turn fell the .
Junglen took a shot again, this time making it 185,000. Baumstein announced that he was all in and Junglen quickly called.
Junglen:
Baumstein:
The river bricked out from Baumstein, coming the and Adam Junglen doubled up. Junglen is now the table chip leader.
| Adam Junglen | 3,800,000 | 2,150,000 |
| Scott Baumstein | 2,450,000 | -1,850,000 |
Thursday, June 16, 2011 5:36 PM Local Time
Adam Junglen entered the pot from middle position with a raise to 80,000 which was called by the big blind in Nicolas Fierrogottner.
On a flop, Junglen's 105,000-chip continuation-bet would be enough to force a fold from Fierrogottner.
Thursday, June 16, 2011 5:34 PM Local Time
Nicolas Fierrogottner wasn't to happy at conceeding that last pot to Scott Baumstein and consequently followed it with back-to-back blind and ante steals.
On the first hand, Fierrogottner opened to 90,000 to collect the pot before following it with a 95,000-chip raise.
Thursday, June 16, 2011 5:32 PM Local Time
Scott Baumstein opened to 90,000 from early position and Nicolas Fierrogottner made the call from the cutoff to see a flop fall.
Baumstein pushed out a 115,000-chip bet and Fierrogottner kicked his cards to the muck.
Thursday, June 16, 2011 5:25 PM Local Time
Adam Junglen opened the action by raising to 80,000 only to be reraised by Mark Radoja to 190,000. It folded around to Tom Marchese who four-bet all in. Junglen got out of the way and Radoja made the call.
Marchese:
Radoja:
The board came and Tom Marchese was sent to the rail in 8th place.
This hand brings Mark Radoja up to around 2,000,000 in chips.
Thursday, June 16, 2011 5:17 PM Local Time
Current 2011 WSOP Player-of-the-Year Leaderboard
| Player | Points | Cashes | Bracelets | Winnings |
|---|
| John Juanda | 336 | 2 | 1 | $410,067 |
| Amir Lehavot | 330.75 | 2 | 1 | $578,454 |
| Viacheslav Zhukov | 315 | 1 | 1 | $465,216 |
| Jake Cody | 300 | 1 | 1 | $851,192 |
| Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier | 299.25 | 3 | 1 | $364,565 |
| Jason Sommerville | 291.50 | 2 | 1 | $525,274 |
| Sean Getzwiller | 280 | 1 | 1 | $611,185 |
| Eddie Blumenthal | 279.80 | 2 | 0 | $589,784 |
| Allen Bari | 279.50 | 1 | 1 | $877,262 |
| Richard Ashby | 273.60 | 2 | 0 | $305,212 |
*Standings through Event #23
Thursday, June 16, 2011 5:02 PM Local Time
Jeffrey Gross opened the cutoff with a raise to 80,000 with Tom Marchese smooth-calling from the button before Nicolas Fierrogottner three-bet to 230,000 from the small blind.
Gross passed, but Marchese made the call as the flop landed and both players tapped the table. When the turn of the landed, Fierrogottner pushed out 380,000 and Marchese made the call as the completed the board.
Fierrogottner announced a bet of 500,000 as Marchese went into the tank for not one, not two, not even three minutes. Falling just shy of seven minutes, Marchese eventually would make the call, only to muck when shown Fierrogottner's for two pair.
As Marchese slips to 530,000, Fierrogottner moves to 2,750,000 in chips.
Thursday, June 16, 2011 5:00 PM Local Time
Nikita Lebedev opened to 75,000 only to have Adam Junglen three-bet to 180,000 from two seats over.
Lebedev's early position raise couldn't handle the heat of the Junglen three-bet as the Russian's cards were angled to the muck as he slipped below the 900,000-chip mark.
Thursday, June 16, 2011 4:52 PM Local Time
Adam Junglen raised to 65,000 and was called by Scott Baumstein, Nicolas Fierrogottner, and finally Todd Terry from the big blind. The flop fell and Terry checked to Junglen who fired out 160,000.
Baumstein made the call and the rest folded, making them heads up for the pot. The turn came and the action went check-check. The river fell and Junglen led out for 200,000. Baumstein quickly raised to 425,000 and after some pondering, Junglen made the call only to see Baumstein turn over a winning .
| Scott Baumstein | 4,300,000 | 790,000 |
| Adam Junglen | 1,650,000 | -775,000 |
Thursday, June 16, 2011 4:44 PM Local Time
Adam Junglen opened to 65,000 only to have Mark Radoja three-bet next to act to 170,000.
From the next seat over in the cutoff, Scott Baumstein pushed out a four-bet amounting to 395,000 as the action swiftly returned to Junglen.
He eyed up both player's chip stacks before announcing a raise to 3,000,000. Radoja kicked his cards to the muck, but Baumstein quickly re-checked his hand before announcing a call for his 1,630,000-chip stack.
Junglen:
Baumstein:
With a cooler in progress, the board was spread to see Baumstein improve to a set while doubling through to 3,510,000 while Junglen slips to 2,425,000 in chips.
Thursday, June 16, 2011 4:36 PM Local Time
Jeffrey Gross managed to get his whole stack in the middle against Scott Baumstein preflop holding against Baumstein's
The flop came down and Gross' aces were still good. The turned, giving Baumstein chop outs, but his hopes for a chop were dashed when the hit the river. Gross is now sitting on about 2,500,000.
Thursday, June 16, 2011 4:31 PM Local Time
From the button, Adam Junglen opened to 60,000 only to have Sean Getzwiller move all in from the small blind for 660,000. Junglen deliberated for a few moments before eventually making the call.
Getzwiller:
Junglen:
The flop gave Getzwiller no immediate outs, but with plenty of runner-runner combinations, the on the turn was perfect for Getzwiller as he needing any ace, queen, nine, eight or spade to survive.
Unfortunately for the Event #8: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Champion, the river would fall the to end his double-bracelet chase in 9th place for a $36,669 payday. With that pot, Junglen moves to roughly 4,050,000 in chips.
Thursday, June 16, 2011 4:26 PM Local Time
Scott Baumstein opened to 70,000 from middle position only to have Todd Terry move all in for 580,000 in chips from the small blind.
Baumstein contemplated his decision for a few moments before eventually making the fold.
Thursday, June 16, 2011 4:24 PM Local Time
Todd Terry raised from the cutoff to 75,000 only to be quickly three-bet by Adam Junglen to 180,000. It folded back to Terry who quickly mucked his cards, awarding Junglen the pot.
The next hand Scott Baumstein made it 70,000 to go from late position only to have Tom Marchese make it 185,000 from the cutoff. Baumstein folded and gave Marchese the pot.
It seems that at this table so far, three-betting preflop has been enough to take down pots.
Thursday, June 16, 2011 4:08 PM Local Time
Todd Terry opened to 75,000 only to have Nicolas Fierrogottner three-bet the small blind to 205,000.
Terry took his full measure of time before kicking his cards to the muck.
Thursday, June 16, 2011 4:06 PM Local Time
Raise to 70,000, raise to 70,000 and a walk.
The start of this level is fairly sombre.