Level: 5
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 0
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #2: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$3,040,000
Entries
128
Level
8
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0
Paredes Picks Off Kojo's Pure Bluff
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Level 11
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
With the board reading 
, Kunimaro Kojo made a huge bet of nearly 200,000 chips. Paredes contemplated his decision for a few moments before announcing a call. Kojo was clearly disappointed in this development and showed 
for a busted open-ended straight draw. Paredes proudly flipped his 
for middle pair and an astonishing call, vaulting him to a 2:1 chip lead.
Uh-Oh
Level 11
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
There's a bit of a problem in the Billirakis/Marafioti match right now.
Billirakis ran through his first 200,000 chips, and he cashed in both of his lammers to add on the other 400,000 chips. Matt Marafioti elected to do the same thing, and now both men are out of second (and third) chances. A problem, though. The two men proceeded to play one hand following the add-on, and Billirakis suddenly noticed he had just 300,000 chips in front of him. The floor was called, and neither of the two men could settle on a solution.
Two members of the floor staff, including Steve Frezer had a quick meeting about the situation, and Billirakis eventually stepped in to offer his side of the story. We didn't want to get unnaturally close to the conversation, but we could see Billirakis gesuring and shrugging with both palms up in confusion.
During this encounter, Matt Marafioti has been sitting quietly by himself for the most part. We heard him say something about the issue not being his fault, but it's most certainly going to be sorted out before they continue.
It looks like Frezer is over there counting the stacks right now, and he's already told Billirakis he'll check the tapes. Their match has been paused, and they'll be on a separate time clock once the issue is sorted.
Level: 6
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 0
Busquet Finds New Life
Level 11
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
After hovering near 100,000 chips for about ten hands, Olivier Busquet decided to make his stand with . Yevgeniy Timoshenko made the call with 
and the two were off to the races. A flop of 
was a pleasant sight for Busquet, as Timoshenko went from eight live outs to only six. The 
on the turn was no help to Timoshenko and the 
on the river sealed the win for Busquet, who now has approximately 340,000 chips.
Sorted Out, More or Less
Level 11
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Steve Frezer came back from viewing the tapes, and he told the two player what he saw. As it turns out, it was a dealer error that occurred (long story short) because Billirakis sat out for a minute or so. Both men were given their 200,000 in green chips, but Billirakis' stack was broken in half and divided again for some reason. So Billirakis got quartered, basically.
The staff took the 100,000 chips back from Marafioti's stack and put it in Billirakis', but things still weren't right. On the one hand they played, Billirakis' stole the blind for 8,000, but he only had 403,000 chips in his stack after the recount. That error was corrected as well, and it's now officially 408,000 to 792,000 in favor of Marafioti.
Break
Level 11
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
That's enough poker for now. The players have been sent off for a 15-minute break.
Level: 7
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 0
Back From Break and the Action Begins
Level 11
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
In the first hand after returning from break, a raising war developed between Anthony Guetti and Richard Lyndaker and the players quickly had all the chips in the middle. Guetti was unhappy to be called and glumly showed his 
, but found himself ahead of Lyndaker's 
. A flop of 
was good for Lyndaker, pairing his hand and pushing him into the lead. The 
on the turn gave both players gutshot straight draws, but a 
on the river sealed the hand for Lyndaker.
Paredes Knocks Out Kojo
Level 11
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Kunimaro Kojo called a preflop min-raise from David Paredes to see the flop fall 
. Kojo checked, Paredes bet 50,000 and Kojo raised to 125,000. Paredes moved all in over the top to put Kojo's last 388,000 at stake. Paredes held 
and Kojo had 
.
The turn and river came 
and Kojo was eliminated from the tournament.