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2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker

Thursday, July 07, 2011 to Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Event #58: $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship

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  • Buy-in: $10,000
  • Prizepool: $64,540,858
  • Entries: 6,865
  • Remaining: 0

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:26 PM Local Time

Ryan D'Angelo

Ryan D'Angelo has built up a big stack over the last level, and is putting it to use as well.

Just now came a hand in which a player in the hijack seat opened for 1,600 and it folded to D'Angelo in the small blind who reraised to 4,600. The big blind stepped aside, then D'Angelo's opponent pushed it up to 7,600. D'Angelo promptly responded by setting out a pile of orange chips -- another reraise to 70,000. His opponent had but 27,000 behind, and after thinking a bit let his hand go.

"Good hand," he said, and in response D'Angelo showed one of his hole cards -- the  .

D'Angelo won another hand just after that, and has pushed up to 275,000 as we near the end of Level 7.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:26 PM Local Time

We managed to catch up to the action to find Lyle Berman checking from the big blind on a     flop. Action was then on Thomas Keller who bet out 4,500. Berman then raised and made it 22,0000 and Kellar moved all in for 57,825. A call was made and both players tabled their cards.

Keller:   
Berman:   

Keller was ahead for now with his top pair of tens as well as an open-ended straight draw to boot. Berman however could hit a king, an eight, or running flush cards to take the hand for himself. The   turn gave Keller the straight, but it also gave Berman a straight draw. A river   sealed the deal and Keller doubled up with his ten high straight.

Thomas Keller127,00053,200
Lyle Berman62,000-35,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:25 PM Local Time

We didn't catch the hand, but as Beth Shak walked past our table, she simply said "I'm out had Ace-King vs a set." That unfortunate stroke of luck has sent Shak to the rail, ending her WSOP.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:25 PM Local Time

We missed the hand, but are being told that Garry Gates opened to 1,400 and behind him, Maxim Lykov three-bet shoved all-in for his last 18,000. Action folded back around to Gates, who called.

Showdown:

Lykov:   
Gates:   

The board ran out      , leaving Gates with a better two-pair and sending Lykov to the rail.

Gates is up to 100,000.

Garry Gates100,0001,000
Maxim Lykov0-17,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:22 PM Local Time

Matt Matros had just moved to a new table when a hand arose in which he opened with a raise to 1,600 from the small blind. His opponent in the big blind -- busy collecting his green chips in racks in preparation for the upcoming color-up -- tossed out chips to call.

The flop came a coordinated    , and Matros bet 1,600 again. His opponent, still occupied with the chip collecting, quickly called. The turn was the   and Matros again fired, this time 3,100. Again came another quick call.

The river brought the  , putting a fourth spade on board. Matros bet 8,500 this time, and finally his opponent stopped collecting chips to think about the situation. After a half-minute, he let his hand go.

Matros, the Event No. 52 winner ($2,500 Mixed HE), is up to 108,000.

Playtika - Jason Alexander
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:19 PM Local Time
Kevin Saul324,000
Nicolas Fierro260,000
Scott Shelley230,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:15 PM Local Time

On the turn of a      board, the big blind checked it across to Matt Savage who bet 4,200 before being called. The river was the   and both players checked, Savage turned over    which was good enough to win the pot having seemingly got there on the end.

Savage has around 120,000.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:13 PM Local Time

In a recent hand with Liv Boeree we saw her and an unknown opponent battling it out on a      board. With 7,500 already in the pot Boeree's opponent bet out 2,600. Instead of calling or folding Boeree opted to raise and moved all in for 11,400. Her opponent called and flipped over    for a pair of aces. Boeree flipped over a meekly   . Boeree would need a river queen in order to stay alive today, she received no such luck as a   landed on the river and she was eliminated.

Liv Boeree0-12,200
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:10 PM Local Time

Tim West

Tim West came in for a raise in the cutoff to 1,500, and Francesco Nguyen made it 3,800 in the small blind. The big blind folded, and West made the call. The flop came out    , and Nguyen bet out 5,000. West thought for about 15 seconds before announcing all in. Nguyen asked for an exact count, and when he got it, he slid a stack of orange T5000 chips, making the call.

West:   
Nguyen,   

"Well that's not the hand I wanted you to have!" joked West who was clearly hoping for an overpair. West would need to dodge a nine or a four, and he survived the turn, the  . The river brought the  , filling West up, and he scored to double up to get himself back up close to 50,000.

Tim West46,00011,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:10 PM Local Time

Elie Payan and Jean-Robert Bellande were heads up with the board reading     . Payan bet out 4,000 from the small blind, and Bellande called. The river was the  , and Payan led for 16,000.

Bellande went into the tank. "Why such a big bet?" he repeated over, and over again.

He finally called, and Payan mucked. Bellande showed    for a pair of queens, and raked in the pot.

Elie Payan115,000-50,000
Jean-Robert Bellande53,000-500
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:10 PM Local Time

With the board showing     and about 3,000 in the middle, the small blind checked, the player in middle position fired 1,800, and Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri called from the button. The third player folded, and the remaining two players saw the turn come the  . Barbieri's opponent bet 3,625, and Barbieri made the call.

The river brought the   and another bet from the middle position player -- 7,300 this time. Looking out over the tops of his eyeglasses, Barbieri rolled his eyes, then let his hand go, preserving the 15,500 he has left.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:10 PM Local Time

We rolled up on this hand with 7,000 in the pot and a board reading     . David "Devilfish" Ulliott had bet 3,000 from the big blind only to have the hijack raise to 8,000. Devilfish thought for a few moments before announcing a raise and making it 6,000 more to go. "We're playing limit here aren't we," Ulliott joked as he put out the small raise.

Devilfish left himself just 17,000 behind while his opponent had a little less. The hijack thought long and hard before putting in a four-bet to 20,000. "Well, I'm on a stone-cold bluff," the Devilfish said as he showed the    and tossed them to the muck.

Not content and a little curious, Devilfish then grabbed the stub of the deck and rabbit hunted the   on the river. Ulliott is down to just 17,000.

David Ulliott17,000-11,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:08 PM Local Time

We don't know what the action was preflop, but we know there was a raise because there was a decent amount of chips already in the middle. With a     already in the spread out Barry Greenstein bet out 2,200 and received a call from a player on the button.

The   then made an appearance on the turn and it was here that Greenstein bet out 5,000. His opponent went into the tank for a minute or so, and then put out 15,000 worth of chips to put Greenstein all in. Greenstein made the call and flipped over    for a pair of queens while his opponent countered and showed    for a set of queens. Greenstein was drawing dead and already brought his book out and signed it, before the   river ever landed.

Barry Greenstein0-17,500
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:06 PM Local Time

A player opened the action on the button by raising to 1,600. Garry Gates made the call from the small blind and Maya Geller shoved all in from the big blind for 5,650 more. The original raiser made the call and Gates folded.

Geller:   
Opponent:   

The board ran out       and Geller was sent packing by her opponent's rivered pair of tens.

Maya Geller0-46,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:03 PM Local Time

Veronica Dabul - Eliminated

Veronica Dabul was crippled in a previous hand, and open shoved her last 6,700 on the button. A player in the small blind called, and the hands were opened.

Dabul:   
Opponent:   

Dabul remained ahead after the flop (   ), but the   spiked on the turn, giving her opponent a leading pair of aces. The   hit the river to give him two pair just for kicks, and Dabul was eliminated from the tournament.

She rapped the tabled, wished her opponents the best of luck, then exited the Amazon Room.

Veronica Dabul0-26,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:02 PM Local Time

We're not sure how the action exactly went down, but we came in when Ray Henson was scooping a pot that he played with Moshin Charania (both of whom have been very short all day).

Henson had    on a       board and Charania tossed the amount of Henson's stack in there, leaving him with only 2,300.

Two hands later, Charania was under the gun and put his last few chips in and got a call from the small blind. Charania had    against the    of his opponent. The board ran out       Charania sighed, wished his table good luck, and walked off into the sunset.

Henson is still super short (one third of average) with 19,500.

Ray Henson19,5007,500
Mohsin Charania0-14,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:00 PM Local Time

The flop fell     and Garry Gates lead out with a bet of 2,800. A middle position player folded and Dario Minieri made the call.

The   came on the turn and Gates checked. Minieri checked behind and the   hit the river. Gates fired out a bet of 5,500 and Minieri made the call. Gates tabled    for a flopped nut flush and Minieri mucked his hand.

Garry Gates99,00010,000
Dario Minieri11,000-29,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 3:00 PM Local Time
Tony Hachem145,00084,000
-129,00027,000
Matt Savage122,00051,000
Victor Ramdin110,00035,000
Lyle Berman97,000-14,400
Erik Cajelais91,00062,200
Vanessa Rousso77,000-6,000
Joseph Cheong75,000-4,000
David Bach68,100100
Raymond Davis68,00017,000
-58,00011,200
David Sands56,20017,800
Jennifer Harman36,000-6,000
Dani Stern28,450-550
Blair Hinkle24,500-27,650
Barry Greenstein17,5000
Liv Boeree12,200-2,400
George Lind0-33,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:59 PM Local Time

Greg Mueller

Two players, including Greg Mueller playing from middle position, saw a flop come    . Mueller's opponent checked from the small blind, and Mueller checked as well. The turn was the  . The small blind bet 3,100, and Mueller called.

The river brought the  . Mueller's opponent fired 7,500 this time, and Mueller called again. Mueller's opponent showed    for the rivered flush, and Mueller mucked.

Mueller is down to 24,000.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:54 PM Local Time

The tournament officials just got on the horn to provide the remaining players with a little information. According to them, Day 2b started with 2,490 runners and we're already down to 1,908. That outs the average chip stack at 59,544.

Gorilla Gaming