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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 2:54 PM Local Time

Cory Huston has found his seat in the Purple Section of the Amazon Room. He strolled in towards the end of Level 6, and has since increased his stack to around 40,000 chips.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:51 PM Local Time
Ryan D'Angelo235,00072,500
-224,000-16,000
Elie Payan165,000
Javier Martinez153,300-7,700
David Williams124,00020,000
Steven Kelly104,30029,800
-102,5006,500
Bryan Colin90,00011,000
Jorge Arias79,0001,000
Chad Batista77,50018,200
Derek Lerner70,000
Kathy Liebert68,50030,500
Leif Force62,000
Greg Mueller55,00011,000
Jean-Robert Bellande53,500500
Pascal Lefrancois45,00012,000
Shawn Cunix26,300-93,700
J.C. Tran24,500-6,000
Berry Johnston24,0000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:48 PM Local Time

Shawn Buchanan open-shoved his last 9,825 on the button, and a player in the small blind made the call.

Buchanan:   
Small Blind:   

Buchanan's deuces held as the board ran      , doubling him to around 20,000 chips.

-20,92511,100
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:48 PM Local Time

We've been trying to catch Day 1b chip leader Ben Lamb in a big hand here on Day 2b, but so far no such luck. In a recent hand, the player in the hijack limped only to have Lamb make it 2,700 to go from the button. Both blinds folded and the limper followed suit.

While those small pots aren't amounting to much, they're allowing Lamb to hold steady at 225K.

Ben Lamb225,0000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:47 PM Local Time
Patrik Antonius180,00025,000
Jamie Gold120,000-8,000
Huck Seed90,0005,000
Garry Gates89,0009,000
Phil Galfond75,000-13,000
Maya Geller46,000-15,000
Dario Minieri40,000-19,000
Allen Cunningham37,000-1,500
Maxim Lykov17,000-20,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:47 PM Local Time

We don't know what the exact action was, but when we got to the table the small blind reraised a previous bet and made it 12,500. A player in late position then moved all in for 24,800 and Gaberiel Thaler flat called. Action was finally back on the small blind who moved all in for around 35,000. Thaler made the call and everyone flipped over their cards.

Thaler:   
Small Blind:   
Late Position:   

Thaler was in an unbelievable spot as both his opponent's had each other's outs. Thaler was ecstatic as he was essentially on the verge of tripling up, because he only had the other two players covered by about 10,000. A crowd was growing of players from other tables came over to witness the rare spot Thaler was lucky to be in. The hand wasn't over though and Thaler hadn't won the hand yet. It was still possible for either of Thaler's opponent's to take the hand from him.

The dealer then spread out a     flop which was just what Thaler needed, black cards and no chance for a run run straight. A   turn made things a little more interesting as a river nine would now chop the pot between all players. With the   landing on the river Thaler's second worst nightmare had come true he hit a straight, as did his two other opponents. Thaler didn't lose the hand, but he just chopped an almost guaranteed triple up with two players. Thaler was visible crushed as he walked away dejected and confused as the dealer split up all the chips equally.

Gabriel Thaler60,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:46 PM Local Time

We were standing at the table next to Ted Lawson when we heard him yell in a not so happy tone. We walked over, and saw that he was the victim of a cooler flop that would send him home. We don't know the action, but the flop read    . Lawson had   , but he was drawing dead to runner runner straight flush, as his opponent had   . The   on the turn ended his day, and the river came a meaningless  . Lawson entered the hand with over 50,000, but now he is on the rail, and his tournament has ended.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:34 PM Local Time

A gentleman opened on the button, Jamie Kerstetter three-bet from the small blind, and her opponent four-bet shoved. Kerstetter called.

Button:   
Kerstetter:   

Kerstetter was dominated, but the     flop gave her the nut-flush draw. The   on the turn completed said flush, and her opponent was drawing dead. The   completed the board, and Kerstetter chipped up to 125,000.

"Skill game," she joked to Scott Clements.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:34 PM Local Time

A player in the cutoff raised to 1,400 and got one caller in Odette Tremblay from the button. The flop came     and both checked. The turn was the  . The preflop raiser bet 2,500, and Tremblay quickly called.

The river brought the  . Tremblay's opponent fired a single orange chip for a bet of 5,000 this time, and after a few seconds Tremblay called. Her opponent showed   , while she had   . No pair for either, but Tremblay's cards were best and she dragged the pot.

She has about 40,000 now.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:33 PM Local Time

Mike Matusow

Mike Matusow had been having a rough day, unable to get anything going it seemed, and in a hand that was a microcosm of his whole day, he has been eliminated. Matusow and Terrence Chan were heads up on a flop of    . Chan checked to Matusow, and with about 3,500 in the middle, Matusow put out a bet of 3,000. Chan thought for just a few moments before putting out a stack that had Matusow covered. Matusow beat him into the pot with the call, and was in disbelief when he saw Chan's hand.

Chan:   
Matusow:   

When he saw Chan's hand, Matusow could only stare up at the ceiling for a few moments before tabling his hand. He would need one of the two remaining kings in the deck to survive, and he wouldn't get it on the turn, the  . Rubbing salt in the wound, the river came the  , giving Chan unnecessary quads. Matusow spoke briefly with the ESPN cameras, before quickly making his final exit out of the Amazon room for this WSOP.

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:31 PM Local Time
David Vamplew105,0000
Carlos Mortensen98,00013,000
Todd Brunson85,000-15,000
Rupert Elder85,00010,000
Vivek Rajkumar67,0007,000
Mohsin Charania14,000-24,000
Ray Henson12,000-8,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:27 PM Local Time

Victor Ramdin - on Day 1d

Well, we might not see a bigger pot than this over the next hour or so, perhaps not even at all today, but you never know what may happen.

It started with a wet looking flop of    , one player bet 5,000, Ramdin made it 15,000 before another player check-raised all in for 41,000 total. The first player then moved all in for 120,000 and Ramdin snap-called faster than a cobra.

Player 1:    for top pair and an open-ended flush draw
Ramdin:    for the nut straight
Player 2:    for the nut flush draw

Ramdin had both players covered and if his hand held he would move up to about 375,000 in chips - which would be far and away the chip lead at this point. The turn was the   but the   on the river was a card Ramdin didn't want to see.

The second player trebled up to about 140,000 with his nut flush while the other made a slight profit, moving up to 165,000. Ramdin lost more than half his stack but still has move than average with about 75,000 remaining.

Victor Ramdin75,000-90,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:26 PM Local Time

An under-the-gun player raised to 1,700 and received calls from David "Devilfish" Ulliott in the cutoff and the player in the small blind. When the flop came down    , the small blind checked while the UTG continuation bet 3,500. Devilfish was the only one to make the call and it was heads up to the   turn.

The UTG continued his aggression with a bet of 8,000, which Ulliott quickly called as he chowed down on a bowl of salmon and rice. When the   appeared on the river, UTG slowed down with a check, but quickly called Ulliott's bet of 8,500.

"Ace-king," the UTG player said as he tabled   .

"Of course you have ace-king, buddy," Devilfish complained as he flashed his   and sent it to the muck. Ulliott hasn't had much success here on Day 2b and is down to 28,000.

David Ulliott28,000-34,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:22 PM Local Time

With the board reading     , Dario Minieri bet out 4,150. Garry Gates raised the action to 11,000 and Minieri announced all in. Gates snap called, tabling    for a set of fives. Minieri flipped up   .

The river brought the   and Gates was able to score a double up, boosting him to 80,000.

Garry Gates80,00049,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:20 PM Local Time

After a player from early position made it 1,800 action folded around to Barry Grenstein in late position who opted to move all in for 8,100. When it was back on the player in early position he quickly made the call and cards were flipped.

Greenstein:   
Opponent:   

Greenstein was in a great spot and basically needed to avoid a king in order to double up. The dealer then flattened out five cards in the middle and they came out       and with an ace on the river Greenstein was able to double up.

Barry Greenstein17,5005,100
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:15 PM Local Time

With the board showing       and about 5,000 in the center, Freddy Deeb tossed out chips from the blinds for a bet of 3,000, and his middle-positioned opponent thought a while before making the call.

Deeb showed    for jacks and sevens and his opponent mucked. Deeb has added a few to his stack here during the first level-and-a-half today, and presently sits with 114,000.

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

According to Joe Sebok's twitter, he ran    into    in the blinds and lost a majority of his stack. We recently caught up to see him get it all in for his last 4,000 and was behind.

Sebok:   
Opponent:   

The board fell       and Sebok was able to chop the pot with a wheel. He's still on thin ice, however, with around 4,000 in chips.

Joe Sebok4,000-35,975
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:12 PM Local Time

Allen Cunningham has been fairly quiet for the past level, but we managed to catch him in some action recently.

Cunningham opened to 1,600 from middle position and found callers in both the small and big blinds.

The flop came     and both blinds checked to Cunningham, who fired a c-bet for 2,000 and change. Both blinds quickly folded.

Cunningham is up to 38,500.

Allen Cunningham38,5002,500
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:09 PM Local Time

Scott Clements was faced with an 8,000-chip bet with the board reading      . He tossed in two orange T5,000 chips to call, and his opponent rolled over    for a king-high flush.

Clements mucked, and his stack slipped to 36,000 chips.

Scott Clements36,000-13,875
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 2:06 PM Local Time

We missed the action, but were able to see chips pushed in the direction of Daniel Alaei. Alaei was holding    and was all in for 16,250. The board fell       and his opponent was unable to best the pocket queens.

Daniel Alaei34,00020,650
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