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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 8:06 PM Local Time

With the board showing      and about 10,000 in the middle, Scott Clements bet 6,500 and his lone opponent made the call. The river brought the  , putting a third diamond on board to go with all of those Broadway cards. Clements didn't hesitate, firing another bet of 6,000, and after thinking a few seconds his opponent called again.

Clements showed    for the straight, and his opponent    for the same. After chopping that pot, Clements sits with about 70,000.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:05 PM Local Time

With a flop reading    , Huck Seed's opponent bet out 12,100, leaving himself with 25,000 behind. Seed contemplated his next move before saying "Alright, I'll gamble with ya", and tossing in enough chips to put the player all in. He made the call and the cards were turned up:

Seed:   
Opponent:   

"Ugggh", Seed groaned. "Why could you have had six-EIGHT of hearts?" Seed was behind and in need of an ace or a heart to take control of the hand. Unfortunately for him, the turn and river came   and  . Seed doubled up his opponent and fell to about 39,000.

Huck Seed39,000-51,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:02 PM Local Time
Ben Lamb320,000-5,000
Dan Kelly180,000-1,000
-155,000-65,000
Andrew Chen155,00035,000
Emil Patel150,00070,000
Mike Carson140,00020,000
Amanda Musumeci140,000-5,000
-140,00015,000
Derek Pasquarella140,000-10,000
-135,00020,000
-132,000-3,000
David Chiu130,000-17,000
Victor Ramdin125,000-5,000
-100,00041,000
Robert Varkonyi100,000-18,000
Andrew Lichtenberger100,0009,000
Tony Hachem95,000-35,000
Lyle Berman93,0007,000
Daniel Suied90,000-60,000
Matt Savage85,000-9,000
David Levi70,000-15,000
Amnon Filippi60,00010,000
Tim West60,0008,000
Will Souther56,00013,000
Vanessa Rousso56,00011,000
Bryan Micon53,000-10,000
Richard Lyndaker46,0004,000
Chau Giang37,000-1,000
-33,000-57,000
Lars Bonding31,000-51,000
David Bach31,000-4,000
Darvin Moon26,000-19,000
Paul Wasicka25,000-13,000
Amit Makhija22,000-6,000
David Ulliott21,0000
Terrence Chan14,000-8,500
Eric Mizrachi14,000-2,000
Alan Sternberg0
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:02 PM Local Time

Jonas Entin

We found the button all in preflop for 16,000 and at risk against Jonas Entin in the big blind. The players cards were as follows.

Entin:   
Button:   

Entin was in great position to knockout his opponent and did just that when the board ran out      .

Jonas Entin251,00047,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 7:59 PM Local Time
David Vamplew180,0000
Young Phan160,00082,000
Anthony Miller140,000-60,000
Rupert Elder140,000-30,000
Craig Sweden110,000
Blair Hinkle110,00010,000
Erick Lindgren110,0007,000
Carlos Mortensen95,0005,000
Ray Henson85,00037,000
Todd Brunson75,000-40,000
Jennifer Harman33,00016,500
Matt Marafioti30,0006,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 7:57 PM Local Time

Flop:    

Shankar Pillai led out for 3,100, and an opponent on the button called. Pillai slowed down, checking to his opponent when the   turned. His opponent tossed out 5,500, and Pillai called.

Both players checked after the   hit the river, and Pillai's opponent rolled over   . Pillai mucked, and saw his stack decrease to 130,000 chips.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 7:57 PM Local Time
Sam Simon235,000-9,000
John Racener208,0003,000
Paul Spitzberg201,000-21,000
Claudia Crawford187,00012,000
-170,00016,000
Shankar Pillai158,000-7,000
Joe Tehan154,000-6,000
Guillaume Rivet148,00010,000
Freddy Deeb145,00012,000
Mark Kroon140,00012,000
Doug Lee130,00058,000
Anthony Rivera125,00045,000
-125,000-55,000
Shawn Keller112,000-25,000
Phil Laak108,0002,000
Scott Palmer107,00032,000
Jeff Bryan106,000-8,000
Robert Cheung95,000-21,000
Ricky Fohrenbach90,0000
Patrick Eskandar90,000-10,000
Galen Hall89,00023,000
Leo Fernandez77,00017,000
Jamil Wakil75,000-95,000
Joseph Cheong74,000-3,000
-70,0005,000
Matt Matros70,000-11,000
Mathieu Clavet70,000-8,000
-68,000-22,000
Matt Stout66,000-9,000
Scott Clements65,0006,000
Chris Lindh64,00023,000
Mike Sexton63,00022,000
Mike Leah60,000
-55,000-5,000
Jake Cody40,00022,000
Erik Cajelais39,000-5,000
James Carroll33,000-25,000
Rayan Nathan32,000-6,000
Diego Brunelli31,000-19,000
Taylor von Kriegenbergh30,000-2,000
Eric Liu20,000-7,600
Eric Siegel17,000-16,000
Odette Tremblay0-26,000
Cole Swannack0-32,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 7:54 PM Local Time

Berry Johnston

We haven't seen former 1986 WSOP Main Event champ and five time WSOP bracelet holder Berry Johnston in many hands today and he's hovered around the original starting stack for most of the day. But we just found Johnston on the button and all in on the     flop against the player in the big blind.

Johnston:   
Big Blind:   

Johnston was in dominant position for the double up unless his opponent could nail running kings or running straight cards. The   on the turn did help the big blind to make a Broadway draw but the river was the   to give the player an inferior top pair to Johnston's over pair of aces who doubled up.

Berry Johnston62,00034,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 7:49 PM Local Time

Mark Gregorich raised it up in the cutoff, and the player on the button made it 5,300 to go. Tony Hachem tank folded in the small blind, and action went back to Gregorich, who went all in for around 24,000. His opponent thought for about a minute before making the call.

Gregorich:   
Opponent:   

"I folded eights. I hope there's not one on the flop," said Hachem. Well there wasn't but it still would have been a good flop for his hand, coming    . Gregorich was way out front, and it stayed that way on the turn, the  , and the river, the  . Hachem groaned when he saw the river, saying "If he doesn't raise I call and I'm not getting away from my hand on the flop." Regardless, Gregorich scored the double up, getting himself some much needed chips.

Mark Gregorich51,00022,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 7:47 PM Local Time

By the turn, the board read      and there was already over 50,000 in the middle. Iulian Jacob bet 25,000, and after pausing a few seconds, John Racener called.

The river brought the  . Jacob soon was all in for his last 35,000 or so, and Racener quickly called. Racener didn't wait for Jacob to show his hand, tabling his    for tens full just a moment after calling. Jacob mucked his hand and headed to the rail.

Racener is now up around 205,000.

Gorilla Gaming
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 7:45 PM Local Time

We only got to the table when the hand was already over but the board read       and an player had doubled through Bryan Colin when her    flopped a set against Colin's   . After paying off what looked to be around 36,000 to his opponent at the end, Colin's stack was left quite a bit lighter.

Bryan Colin108,000-55,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 7:42 PM Local Time

David Sklansky

We missed the hand, but we saw David Sklansky heading for the rail. There was nothing but empty felt in front of where he was sitting so we have to assume the renowned gambling and poker author was eliminated.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 7:33 PM Local Time

The players have returned from their dinner break, and cards are back in the air. Four more hours of play and then the players will bag up their chips.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 7:33 PM Local Time
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1000
Ante: 100
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 6:07 PM Local Time

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Playtika - Jason Alexander
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 6:05 PM Local Time

The players have finished level 8, and they now have 90 minutes to grab a kit kat, or something more substantial, for dinner. Cards will be back in the air around 8:30.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 6:03 PM Local Time

Jason Lester

On a flop of    , all the money got in between Jason Lester and Amit Makhija, both of who were short stacked.

Showdown
Makhija:   
Lester:   

Both players had flopped a set of queens, but Makhija's kicker had him out in front. Neither the   turn nor   river changed a thing and Lester was eliminated right before the dinner break.

Amit Makhija28,0007,000
Jason Lester0-47,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 6:01 PM Local Time

Juan Carlos Mortensen

Carlos Mortensen has been up and down all day but maintaining a well above-average stack in the process.

In this hand, a late position player raised it up to 2,200, Mortensen re-raised to 5,100, and the big blind re-raised all in for 15,700. The late position player folded and Mortensen made the call with    The all in player showed    and the board came down      

The pair of aces was enough for the all in player to double up and Mortensen went back to violently stacking his chips as he fell under 100,000.

Carlos Mortensen90,0005,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 6:01 PM Local Time

From the Blue section of the Amazon Room

-320,00065,000
Ryan D'Angelo240,000-27,000
Ashley Mason225,00030,000
Jonas Entin204,000-1,000
Steven Kelly175,00063,000
Elie Payan170,00025,000
Bryan Colin163,000-24,000
-150,00043,000
David Williams146,0003,000
Arthur Walker133,00082,000
-132,00020,000
Chad Batista125,00015,000
Javier Martinez120,00010,000
Jean-Robert Bellande87,0007,000
Jorge Arias85,00020,000
Leif Force75,000-2,000
Jeffrey Gross50,000-77,000
Berry Johnston28,0000
Pascal Lefrancois26,500-19,500
Salvatore Bonavena26,000-9,000
Derek Lerner24,000-57,000
Kathy Liebert23,000-30,000
Greg Mueller14,000-8,000
J.C. Tran11,5001,400
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 6:01 PM Local Time

Patrik Antonius raised to 2,200 from late position and was immediately three-bet by the player in the hijack who made it 6,000 to go. Action folded back around to Antonius and he made the call.

The flop fell     and Antonius checked to his opponent who continued out with a bet of 10,000. Antonius slowly and deliberately counted out chips before making a raise to 24,000. His opponent called and the turn came  .

Antonius pushed out a bet of 30,000 and his opponent tanked for a while before eventually mucking his hand. Antonius is now sitting on a stack of 266,000.

Patrik Antonius266,00046,000
Gorilla Gaming