2011 World Series of Poker

Event #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$227,232
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,032,750
Entries
765
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of James Akenhead gb
James Akenhead
14,000
9,500
9,500
Profile photo of Jon Aguiar
Jon Aguiar
11,000
Profile photo of
9,200
4,700
4,700
Profile photo of James Carroll us
James Carroll
8,000
3,500
3,500
Profile photo of Masa Kagawa
Masa Kagawa
7,600
Profile photo of DJ Blanchard
DJ Blanchard
7,000
2,500
2,500
Profile photo of Sam Trickett gb
Sam Trickett
6,800
Profile photo of Romik Vartzar us
Romik Vartzar
6,500
2,000
2,000
Profile photo of Steve Billirakis us
Steve Billirakis
6,300
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Joseph Cheong us
Joseph Cheong
6,200
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Layne Flack us
Layne Flack
6,200
1,700
1,700
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Gavin Smith us
Gavin Smith
6,000
Profile photo of Shane Schleger us
Shane Schleger
6,000
1,500
1,500
Profile photo of Mark Seif us
Mark Seif
6,000
1,500
1,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Kathy Liebert us
Kathy Liebert
5,000
500
500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
4,900
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
Profile photo of Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
4,700
Profile photo of John Racener us
John Racener
4,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jared Solomon
Jared Solomon
4,300
Profile photo of Keith Hawkins
Keith Hawkins
4,300
Profile photo of Soi Nguyen us
Soi Nguyen
4,000
-500
-500
Profile photo of Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
2,050
-2,450
-2,450

Smith Giving It to Kessler

Level 3 : 50/100, 0 ante

Gavin Smith and Allen Kessler are seated at the same table and the first thing we heard when walking by was Smith's voice saying, "Am I going to need to put you on suicide watch if you don't cash ten times this year like last year?"

Kessler laughed and said he wouldn't need to be put on watch, but Smith kept talking. He went on to say to Kessler, "When are you going to start trying to win a tournament? Every time you make a final table you just don't play to win. You just play so tight you can tell the most ridiculous bad beat story when it's over."

The ribbing went on for a bit longer and everyone around got a good laugh out of it, even Kessler, as it's all in good fun.

Tags: Gavin SmithAllen Kessler

Brenes Loses Some

Level 3 : 50/100, 0 ante

On a flop of {5-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}, the player under the gun bet 300 and Humberto Brenes made the call. The {6-Spades} fell on the turn and the player under the gun checked to Brenes. Brenes took this opportunity to seize control of the pot by firing out a bet of 800. However, much to the chagrin of Brenes, his opponent check-raised him, making it 2,150 total. After some thinking, Brenes sent his cards into the muck, knocking his stack to around the starting size of 4,500.

Tags: Humberto Brenes

Slaughbaugh Misses

Level 3 : 50/100, 0 ante

We caught up with the board reading {3-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{6-Clubs} and Cody Slaughbaugh made a pot sized bet of 3,100. Slaughbaugh's opponent moved all in for 3,525 total and Slaughbaugh made the call, tabling {A-Clubs}{J-Hearts}, which was behind his opponents {Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}. Slaughbaugh needed an ace or a club to knock his opponent out, but the river did not comply when it fell {7-Spades}.

After this pot Slaughbaugh is now sitting with 5,300.

Tags: Cody Slaughbaugh

Hinkle and Blanchard Chop

Level 3 : 50/100, 0 ante

Grant Hinkle raised to 250 from the hijack seat and DJ Blanchard called out of the big blind to see the flop come down {K-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}. Blanchard checked and Hinkle fired a continuation bet of 250, the same amount he raised to preflop. Blanchard made the call.

The turn was the {9-Diamonds} and both players checked to see the {Q-Clubs} fall on the river and put a straight on the board. Blanchard paused, then checked. His opponent, Hinkle, fired 300. Blanchard called.

Hinkle tabled the {5-Clubs}{2-Clubs} to play the board. Blanchard showed the {J-Spades}{9-Spades} and also played the board. Chop it up boys.

Tags: Grant HinkleDJ Blanchard

Dwan Continues to Build Stack

Level 3 : 50/100, 0 ante

Tom Dwan made it 250 preflop and was called by both the small blind and the big blind. The flop came {J-Spades}{5-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and the action checked all around. When the {6-Spades} turned, the small blind checked and the big blind shot out a bet of 375. Dwan flat called and the small blind folded.

The river came the {5-Hearts} and the player in the big blind tossed out 1,000, which Dwan instantly called. Dwan flipped up {J-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} for a pair of jacks, which was ahead of his opponent's {A-Spades}{9-Hearts}. This pot brings Dwan up to about 14,500

Tags: Tom Dwan

Goodbye Maven

Level 4 : 75/150, 0 ante

David Chicotsky came by our desk to let us know how he busted from the event just a short while ago. He said he started the action with a raise to 250 and two players called behind him before the big blind made to 1,150. Chicotsky then reraised to 3,500 and the first flat-caller reraised to 8,000. Everyone folded back to Chicotsky and he called all in for about 6,000. He held two queens and his opponent two kings. Chicotsky was unable to improve and was eliminated.

Tags: David Chicotsky

No More Tricketts in this Bag

Level 3 : 50/100, 0 ante
Sam Trickett (Event #12)
Sam Trickett (Event #12)

After one player limped in from middle position, Sam Trickett raised to 250 from the hijack seat. Action folded over to the man on the button and he made the call. The limper called as well and the flop came down {A-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{5-Clubs}. The first player, who had limp-called preflop, fired 550. Trickett called and then the button announced that he would raise the pot. The dealer told the player to put out 2,000 and the player did, although if he really wanted to raise the pot, he would have to go to 3,100. Not much was said and the dealer OK'd the amount while play continued.

The first player then called all in for 1,125 and Trickett moved all in for 3,150. The player on the button made the call of the extra 1,150, but really he should have only been calling an extra 50. At any rate, here are the hands.

Limper: {Q-Hearts}{J-Hearts}
Trickett: {A-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Button: {5-Diamonds}{5-Spades}

The player on the button had flopped a set of fives and was in the lead. Trickett was in a lot of trouble, but the limper had a decent shot with his flush draw.

The turn was the {4-Diamonds} and the river the {3-Clubs} to complete the board. Neither of those cards were help against the set of fives the button held and he won the hand, eliminating the limper and Trickett in the process.

Tags: Sam Trickett