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Friday, June 17, 2011 5:36 PM Local Time
Steve Landfish raised under the gun and Isaac Haxton three-bet him from the hijack. Landfish made the call and check-called Haxton's bet on the flop. The action was the same on the turn until Landfish check-raised Haxton's bet. Haxton made the call and called Landfish's bet on the river. Landfish turned over which was good for another pot.
Friday, June 17, 2011 5:32 PM Local Time
Justin "Boosted J" Smith raised and received a call from Isaac Haxton in the big blind. Both players then checked the flop, leading to the on the turn. Haxton decided to take control of the pot and led out, which Smith called. The same action occurred on the river and Haxton revealed . It was good enough to win the pot as Boosted J mucked his hand.
Friday, June 17, 2011 5:30 PM Local Time
Steve Landfish raised in the hijack and Richard Brodie defended from the big blind. On the flop, Brodie checked and Landfish bet. Brodie came back with a check-raise but Landfish three-bet him. Brodie shutdown the raising with a call and check-call Landfish's bet on the turn. Both players checked the on the river and Landfish showed to take down the pot. Brodie's short-stack just got a little slimmer.
| Steve Landfish | 780,000 | 131,000  |
| Richard Brodie | 250,000 | -134,000  |
Friday, June 17, 2011 5:22 PM Local Time
Nick Schulman has raised the past three hands and managed to take down the blind each and every time. They're certainly not big pots, but those blinds add up quick, especially to the player on the short stack.
Friday, June 17, 2011 5:17 PM Local Time
When it comes to poker players, it is hard to find a player who specializes in limit hold'em; however, that is exactly what we have in our chip leader, Dan Idema, who finished runner-up in this very event last year for $263,243. Idema has three other WSOP cashes including one just a couple of weeks ago in Event #6 $1,500 Limit Hold'em (23rd- $6,096), a 16th-place finish in the 2010 Event #53 $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shotout ($4,135), and a 7th-place finish in the 2010 Event #44 $2,500 Mixed Hold'em event ($35,601).
As you can see, Idema is well versed in limit hold'em and no doubt looking to capture the coveted title that slipped his grasp just one year ago.
Friday, June 17, 2011 4:59 PM Local Time
| Daniel Idema | 977,000 | 127,000 |
| Steve Landfish | 649,000 | 214,000 |
| Matthew Gallin | 514,000 | 99,000 |
| Justin Smith | 484,000 | 14,000 |
| Domenico Denotaristefani | 461,000 | 121,000 |
| Barry Greenstein | 428,000 | -192,000 |
| Isaac Haxton | 409,000 | 9,000 |
| Richard Brodie | 384,000 | -16,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 252,000 | -168,000 |
Friday, June 17, 2011 4:54 PM Local Time
Steve Landfish raised from early position only to have a short-stacked Hoyt Corkins reraise all in from the small blind for about 45,000 total. Landfish made the call and the cards were turned up.
Corkins:
Landfish:
It was a race for Corkins' tournament life, but he was the one who needed to catch to stay alive. The flop kept Landfish in the lead, as did the turn. In order to survive, Corkins needed either a queen or nine on the river. Unfortunately for him, the blanked and he was eliminated in tenth place.
With that, the remaining players are on a brief break while the WSOP staff calculates the chip counts for the official final table.
| Hoyt Corkins | 0 | -110,000 |
Friday, June 17, 2011 4:47 PM Local Time
Over the first orbit, every single hand was won before showdown until the last one. Daniel Idema raised from middle position and Steve Landfish three-bet in the cutoff. On the flop, Idema checked and Landfish bet. Idema raised and Landfish made it three bets. Idema made it four and Landfish just called. On both the turn and river, Landfish called Idema's bets only to be shown the of Idema at the end. Landfish mucked his hand and Idema took down the first showdown of the unofficial final table to increase his chip lead.
| Daniel Idema | 850,000 | 110,000 |
| Steve Landfish | 435,000 | -215,000 |
Friday, June 17, 2011 4:33 PM Local Time
The players seem to be adjusting to their new surroundings and taking in the spectacle that is the WSOP feature table; as such, play has been extremely tight the past ten minutes. As a matter of fact, we have yet to see a single showdown.
Friday, June 17, 2011 4:24 PM Local Time
The remaining ten players have taken their seats at the feature table and the cards are back in the air. With so many notable names still remaining, the chairs here in the "Thunder Dome" are beginning to fill up.
Friday, June 17, 2011 4:16 PM Local Time
| Daniel Idema | 740,000 | 190,000 |
| Steve Landfish | 650,000 | 100,000 |
| Barry Greenstein | 620,000 | 220,000 |
| Justin Smith | 470,000 | 170,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 420,000 | -200,000 |
| Matthew Gallin | 415,000 | -60,000 |
| Richard Brodie | 400,000 | 80,000 |
| Isaac Haxton | 400,000 | 200,000 |
| Domenico Denotaristefani | 340,000 | 40,000 |
| Hoyt Corkins | 110,000 | 0 |
Friday, June 17, 2011 4:05 PM Local Time
Unfortunately we didn't catch the hand, but we can confirm that 2011 WSOP bracelet winner Darren Woods has been eliminated in 11th place at the hands of Isaac Haxton, bringing us down to the unofficial final table. Players have racked their chips and are moving to the ESPN Main Stage. Action is set to resume in about 20 minutes.
ESPN Main Stage
| Seat | Player |
|---|
| 1 | Hoyt Corkins |
| 2 | Nick Schulman |
| 3 | Daniel Idema |
| 4 | Domenico Denotaristefani |
| 5 | Steve Landfish |
| 6 | Justin "Boosted J" Smith |
| 7 | Barry Greenstein |
| 8 | Matthew Gallin |
| 9 | Richard Brodie |
| 10 | Isaac Haxton |
| Darren Woods | 0 | -200,000 |
Friday, June 17, 2011 4:01 PM Local Time
As Matt Hawrilenko was being eliminated at one table, Tam Hang was hit the rail at the other. We didn't catch the details, but Hang has been eliminated in 12th place, for which he'll take home $28,990.
| Tam Hang | 0 | -100,000 |
Friday, June 17, 2011 3:57 PM Local Time
After having doubled through Domenico Denotaristefani in the previous hand, Matt Hawrilenko was all in and at risk again the very next hand against the same opponent.
Board:
Hawrilenko:
Denotaristefani:
Denotaristefani had flopped a set while Hawrilenko had turned top two. Hawrilenko would need a king or a nine on the river to survive.
The on the river was of no help to Hawrilenko and he was eliminated.
| Domenico Denotaristefani | 300,000 | 67,000 |
| Matt Hawrilenko | 0 | -100,000 |
Friday, June 17, 2011 3:45 PM Local Time
| Daniel Idema | 550,000 | 50,000 |
| Steve Landfish | 550,000 | 75,000 |
| Matthew Gallin | 475,000 | -225,000 |
| Barry Greenstein | 400,000 | -10,000 |
| Richard Brodie | 320,000 | 80,000 |
| Justin Smith | 300,000 | 80,000 |
| Domenico Denotaristefani | 233,000 | -7,000 |
| Darren Woods | 200,000 | 0 |
| Isaac Haxton | 200,000 | -15,000 |
| Hoyt Corkins | 110,000 | -100,000 |
| Tam Hang | 100,000 | -120,000 |
| Matt Hawrilenko | 100,000 | -140,000 |
Friday, June 17, 2011 3:42 PM Local Time
Barry Greenstein raised from early position on to face a three-bet from Isaac Haxton in the cutoff and a four-bet from Darren Woods in small blind. Greenstein called, as did Haxton, and it was three-handed to the flop. Woods led out, both his opponents called, and the appeared on the turn. Again Woods bet, Greenstein called, and Haxton folded.
Woods bet yet again on the river and Greenstein quickly called. "You're a sick man, Barry," Woods said. "You got an ace?" he asked as he turned over .
Sure enough, Greenstein flipped over for the winning hand. "I'm not sick. I had a reason," Greenstein said with a smile.
| Barry Greenstein | 410,000 | 190,000 |
| Isaac Haxton | 215,000 | -45,000 |
| Darren Woods | 200,000 | -20,000 |
Friday, June 17, 2011 3:33 PM Local Time
Steve Landfish raised on the button and Hoyt Corkins called from the big blind. On the flop, Corkins led out and Landfish called. The action was the same when the hit the turn except this time Corkins was all in.
Corkins:
Landfish:
Landfish would need any seven, nine, jack or queen to eliminate Corkins. The river was the to pair the board though and Corkins would survive as yet another short-stack doubled up.
| Steve Landfish | 475,000 | -225,000 |
| Hoyt Corkins | 210,000 | 158,000 |
Friday, June 17, 2011 3:29 PM Local Time
On a flop of , Barry Greenstein checked, Tam Hang bet, and Greenstein threw in a check-raise. Hang made the call to see the peel off on the turn, which both players checked. Greenstein then led out on the river, causing Hang to hit the tank hard. Eventually he laid down his hand and allowed Greenstein to take down the pot.
| Tam Hang | 220,000 | -160,000 |
| Barry Greenstein | 220,000 | -120,000 |
Friday, June 17, 2011 3:24 PM Local Time
Hoyt Corkins raised from middle position and received a single call in the form of Steve Landfish, who checked the flop. Corkins bet, Landfish check-raised, and Corkings made the call. Landfish then led out on the turn, Corkins called, and both players checked the river.
"One pair," Landfish said as he revealed . It was good as a resigned Corkins flipped over his .
| Steve Landfish | 700,000 | 95,000 |
| Hoyt Corkins | 52,000 | -108,000 |
Friday, June 17, 2011 3:20 PM Local Time
After a series of raises, we found Isaac Haxton all in and at risk on a board against Richard Brodie.
Haxton:
Brodie:
Brodie would need a queen or eight on the river to eliminate Haxton. However it came the and Haxton doubled up.
| Isaac Haxton | 260,000 | 107,000 |
| Richard Brodie | 240,000 | -110,000 |