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2012 43rd 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 9:15 PM Local Time

Noah Boeken

In a recent hand we found Noah Boeken in the big blind calling a bet from a player on the button. With a     flop being put out both players checked. It wasn't until the   turn that Boeken fired out 2,800, the button called fairly quickly.

Both players were granted access to the   river where Boeken bet out 8,200. After a quick tank session the button folded. As Boeken started stacking his chips he said "just the nuts" with a sigh.

Noah Boeken52,000-38,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 9:14 PM Local Time

Andy Frankenberger- Busto

We missed the details but can confirm that Andy Frankenberger, winner of this year's Event #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em has busted from the tournament. Although his Main Event has come to an end here on day 2, Frankenberger has had a successful series, taking down the $599,153 first prize for Event #28.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 9:13 PM Local Time

Matt Jarvis

Former November Niner Matt Jarvis has been eliminated, he bet 5,200 on the turn of a      board only to be check-raised to 14,600 by Paul Volpe. Jarvis then moved in over the top with    and was quickly called by Volpe's   .

An   on the river didn't help anyone and Jarvis was eliminated.

Paul Volpe170,000
Matt Jarvis0-60,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 9:12 PM Local Time

Galen Hall opened with a raise to 2,200 from middle position and got three callers -- the cutoff and both blinds, including Matt Matros in the SB. The flop came     and it checked to Hall who continued for 6,000, and all three folded.

Hall is up to 94,000.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 9:11 PM Local Time

Will another amateur win? Or perhaps Robert Varkonyi or Jaime Gold will win their second Main Event.

Amateurs Who Have Won the Main Event

YearPlayerOccupation
1979Hal FowlerAdvertising Executive
1983Tom McEvoyAccountant
1989Phil HellmuthStudent
1990Masour MatloubiHotel Investor/Manager
1992Hamid DastmalchiReal Estate Investor
1993Jim BechtelFarmer
1995Dan HarringtonAttorney
1999Noel FurlongCarpet Company Owner
2002Robert VarkonyiInvestor
2003Chris MoneymakerAccountant
2004Greg RaymerCorporate Attorney
2005Joe HachemChiropractor
2006Jamie GoldTalent Agent
2007Jerry YangPsychologist/Social Worker
2008Peter EastgateStudent
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 9:10 PM Local Time

A player under the gun raised to 2,300 and got two callers, including Freddy Deeb. The flop came    . The preflop raiser checked, then the player to Deeb's right bet 4,000. Deeb rechecked his cards, then decided that flop was friendly enough to raise to 10,000. The UTG player got out, and after a bit of thought the third player folded as well.

Deeb has been steadily adding to his stack today, and now sits with 148,000.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 9:09 PM Local Time

Sandra Naujoks

We caught up with the action on a      board, where Sandra Naujoks bet 5,300 from late position. Her lone opponent on the button flatted.

The   completed the board and both players checked. Naujoks opponent tabled    for a top pair, but Naujoks flipped over    for a rivered straight and scooped the pot.

Naujoks is up to 46,000.

Sandra Naujoks46,0009,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 9:05 PM Local Time

Counts from Amazon Blue that is

-324,5004,500
Jonas Entin270,00019,000
-262,000112,000
Ryan D'Angelo238,500-1,500
Leif Force165,000-10,000
Steven Kelly158,000-17,000
Chad Batista150,00025,000
David Williams145,000-1,000
Javier Martinez132,00012,000
Kevin MacPhee130,000-15,000
-126,000-6,000
Thomas Keller122,000-1,500
Jorge Arias77,000-8,000
Jeffrey Gross73,00023,000
Minh Nguyen70,000-48,000
Matt Jarvis60,000-26,000
Bryan Colin53,000-55,000
Derek Lerner46,00022,000
Greg Mueller43,00020,000
Arthur Walker40,000-93,000
Berry Johnston35,000-27,000
J.C. Tran22,0008,400
Salvatore Bonavena15,000-11,000
Pascal Lefrancois0-26,500
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:58 PM Local Time

We didn't catch all the specifics, but we do know that Paul Wasicka was eliminated from the Main Event after slow playing aces and allowing his opponent to flop a flush.

It was a less than spectacular WSOP for Wasicka, who needs only $3,149 to qualify for the Epic Poker League, as he failed to cash at this year's Series.

Paul Wasicka0-25,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:58 PM Local Time

We just reported to you how table #261 in Amazon Tan had been playing eight cards short for about 40 minutes, but we just got the full story from some of the tournament directors.

Apparently what happened is that when everyone went on dinner break, one of the dealers noticed that some of the cards in their red deck had been dented and she asked for replacement cards. When they replaced the cards, they replaced them with the wrong color and the replacement cards never made it to the correct deck. According to the floor, this meant that they had only been playing short for six or seven hands (after they reviewed surveillance etc.) and that was it. The floor also maintains that for the first half an hour, they were playing with a 52 card deck, but the players at the table are still convinced they were playing with 60, and then 44 (due to the eight replacement cards being the wrong color and being added to the wrong deck). After those "six or seven" hands is when the dealer who pushed noticed the short deck. Obviously there is still a little confusion amongst everyone and the whole section is buzzing about it, but for now there is nothing to be done but for them to continue play with the standard deck.

They did ask for some extra food vouchers for their troubles though. Seems fair.

Gorilla Gaming
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:57 PM Local Time

Robert Varkonyi made a bet from late position and made it 2,500. Action folded around to Daniel Suied on the button who made the call, both blinds folded and we got to see a     flop. It was here that Varkonyi bet out making it 2,500 again. Suied then wasted little time and raised to 5,700. Varkonyi seemed a bit distraught but still decided to make the call.

A river   allowed for Varkonyi to check and Suied to fire out 11,500. Varkonyi played with his cards mixing and matching, moving them over the felt while he stared down the pot deciphering the best maneuver. In the end Varkonyi folded and Suied was awarded the pot.

Robert Varkonyi93,500-6,500
Daniel Suied85,000-5,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:57 PM Local Time

With the flop reading    , Randall Flowers' opponent bet out 4,000 and Flowers made the call. The turn brought the   and both players checked.

The   fell on the river, completing the flush draw and pairing the board. Flowers' opponent checked and Flowers counted out a bet of 10,600. Rather quickly, Flowers' opponent tossed out a raised, making it 30,000 to go. Flowers went into the tank and began talking to himself about the hand. Eventually he mucked his cards face up, showing    for a king high flush.

"You have to show now," said Flowers to his opponent. His opponent did not comply, however, and instaed opted to quietly stack his newly won chips.

-115,00033,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:55 PM Local Time

Jonathan Spinks isn't enjoying his day very much. Earlier he suffered having a set of kings against a set of aces to cripple him. Then having worked his stack back up to around 75,000 he has just been re-crippled for a 110,000 pot when he lost with    to    all in preflop with the door card an unlucky lady...

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:53 PM Local Time

A H0 Fa Sh0

Mark "P0ker H0" Kroon opened to 2,600 from early position, a player called directly behind him, and the rest of the players released. The flop fell    , and Kroon led for 2,600. His opponent called.

The turn was the  , and Kroon quickly tossed out 3,600. His opponent again called.

Both players knuckled after the   was dealt on the river, and Kroon tabled    for a pair of tens. His opponent mucked, and the P0ker H0 picked up the pot.

Mark Kroon170,00030,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:53 PM Local Time

David Ulliott

With 17,000 in the pot and a board reading      , David "Devilfish" Ulliott bet 5,000 from middle position only to have the player on the button make it 25,000 to go. Ulliott only had 17,200 total, and decided to call off. Unfortunately for him, it proved to be an unwise decision as the button turned over    for a set.

Ulliott could only shake his head as he sent his cards to the muck. After he collected his patented knuckledusters, the Devilfish made his exit from the 2011 World Series of Poker.

David Ulliott0-21,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:47 PM Local Time

The board read       and about 25,000 rested in between Mike Sexton and his lone opponent, sitting to his right on the button. Sexton, playing out of the small blind, checked, and his opponent fired 19,000 into the space in front of them. Sexton sat quietly, his hands folded over his cards, then grabbed the chips to call and tossed them alongside those of his opponent.

The player on the button quickly flipped over his    for fives full of eights, and Sexton nodded silently, acknowledging he was beat. He slid his cards face down to the dealer, and looked back at his stack which has slid a bit as well. He's down to about 35,000.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:46 PM Local Time

Allen Cunningham

A player opened for 2,300 from early position and Allen Cunningham three-bet to 6,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back around to the original raiser, who stared down Cunningham's stack. He eventually pushed out a four-bet to 16,500 and Cunningham quickly mucked.

Cunningham has chipped up nicely since last we checked and, despite the small hit, is sitting with 80,000.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:43 PM Local Time

Darvin Moon

Unfortunately, we didn't catch the hand, but we can confirm that Darvin Moon, runner-up in the 2009 Main Event, will not be making a return trip to the November Nine. Moon has been eliminated from the tournaments.

Darvin Moon0-26,000
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:42 PM Local Time

Eric Mizrachi has been grinding a short stack virtually all day, and he just survived another all in. And survived is the important word there, as he got the last of his 6,100 in preflop, and got one caller, who had him dominated.

Mizrachi:   
Opponent:   

The flop came out    , and Mirachi started repeating outloud "any five will do." Well he didn't get the five on the turn, the  , but the river slammed down the  , giving Mizrachi his three outer and allowing him to live on for another hand. Mizrachi is still in the danger zone, floating just over 14,000.

Eric Mizrachi14,400400
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 8:41 PM Local Time

We just heard an uproar from Table #261 as they demanded a count of the deck they had been playing with. Apparently, after 40 minutes of play with the same deck and dealer, a new dealer pushed and immediately felt the deck being short some cards. Then, one of the players at the table demanded a count of the deck and it was in fact eight cards short. One of the players at the table said jokingly, "Yeah, I mean I figured something was wrong when no one was hitting any flops at all."

The player who noticed the deck said, "When she seemed like something was wrong with the deck, I told her 'You better count those cards before you deal them out', and sure enough I was right. The floor just ran away with the setup and gave us a new one, but it's kind of ridiculous you know?"

Another player at the table asked the media members surrounding the table, "What do you think we should get in compensation?" Everyone seemed to agree an apology was in order to which she said, "Not on my watch, we better get something!" The table echoed her sentiments.

Players at the table next to them including 2006 Main Event Champ Jamie Gold, and Ray Henson were also curious as to what was going on, especially whether the cards had been found. Henson said, "I'm pretty sure I could feel a deck and know if it was short some cards, especially if it was that many." Gold then chimed in, "They can't just let this go, they should be searching every player at that table to make sure they weren't taking cards out of the deck the whole time."

The table is now playing with a new deck, and you better bet they are sure they have all 52 this time. If we hear anything else as to what happened to those missing eight cards or where the mystery setup has run off to, we'll let you know.

Gorilla Gaming