2011 World Series of Poker

Event #18: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
$735,400
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,261,950
Entries
3,157
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Grinder Putting Distance between himself and the Field

It does not seem to matter how many people are in a pot versus Michael Mizrachi. In a recent limp pot with six players we found Mizrachi calling a bet from the Big Blind on a flop of {4-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}. Seeing that "The Grinder" was indeed going to see a turn the other four players folded.

After the {A-Diamonds} turn the big blind checked to Mizrachi who then put a bet out. The big blind folded and Mizrachi added more chips to his growing mountain.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
57,000
16,000
16,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Michael Mizrachi

Choppin' Up and Chippin' Up

Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi is crushing souls left right and center and we almost witnessed another victim being sent to the rail, but fortunately the poker gods showed some mercy this time around.

The player in the UTG +1 position raised to 800 preflop and the action folded around to Mizrachi who was the only caller from the small blind, making it heads-up to the flop of {8-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}. Mizrachi checked, letting the UTG +1 player led out for 2,500, but he came back with a check-raise of 5,000 total. The opponent snap-shoved and Mizrachi insta-called.

Mizrachi: {A-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Opponent: {A-Spades}{10-Spades}

The turn and river blanked out {4-Spades}, {3-Clubs} - chop it up!

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
59,000
2,000
2,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner

Apparently Grinding is Easy

Level 6 : 100/200, 25 ante

Michael Mizrachi opened in late position for 550 and the player on the button raised to 1,350. The action folded back around to Mizrachi and he called.

The flop hit {2-Clubs} {10-Spades} {4-Clubs}, Mizrachi checked and the button bet 1,450. Mizrachi called and the turn fell the {7-Hearts}. Again, Mizrachi checked and the button bet 2,650. Mizrachi called and the river card was the {8-Spades}. Mizrachi checked a third time and the player on the button decided to check as well.

The hands were tabled and the button player held {Q-Clubs} {5-Clubs} for a busted flush draw and Mizrachi turned over {A-Spades} {10-Hearts} for top pair. Mizrachi won the sizable pot and has his stack near 70,000.

Tags: Michael Mizrachi

Min-Raise Bluff?

We were able to get John-Robert Bellande's table just as the dealer flipped the turn to reveal a board of {2-Spades}{10-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}. Bellande's opponent then fired out a bet of 2,000. Bellande tanked for awhile before he ultimately put out a min raise.

Bellande's opponent folded, much to the delight of Jean-Robert who claimed he had just min-raised bluffed the player.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Robert Bellande
Jean-Robert Bellande
16,400
11,900
11,900

Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande

Bansi Beaten

The action folded around to Praz Bansi who raised to 550 from the button; the player in the big blind was the only caller, but both the big blind and Bansi checked down the board of {Q-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{2-Spades}.

The big blind player showed {Q-Hearts}{8-Spades} and Bansi tossed his hand into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
10,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 25

Bardah Busted

Facing a raise Ronnie Bardah moved all-in for his remaining stack. The player behind Bardah then moved in, and both players were called by the initial raiser.

Bardah {K-}{Q-}
Early Position Player {A-} {K-}
Late Position Player {A-}{Q-}

Bardah was in bad shape and needed some of Lady Luck's assistance. The cards came out {10-}{9-}{10-}{7-}{3-}, giving the player in early position the best hand with Ace-King high. Bardah along with the player in late position were eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ronnie Bardah