2011 World Series of Poker

Event #2: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k9
Prize
$851,192
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$3,040,000
Entries
128
Level Info
Level
8
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0

Froehlich Defeats Zolotow

Level 9 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Eric Froehlich
Eric Froehlich

The last stages of Eric Froehlich and Steve Zolotow match saw Zolotow short-stacked, but then rallied to make a comeback. In the final hand Zolotow opened for 26,000 and Froelich got it all in. Zolotow held king eight offsuit and Froehlich held ace four.

The board ran {A-} {A-} {7-} {K-} {K-} and Froehlich's full house sent Zolotow to the rail.

Tags: Eric FroehlichSteve Zolotow

Level: 10

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 0

The Best of Vegas Volume 1

Level 10 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Sarah Grant is on a serious mission to find out all the dirty details on what is happening in Sin City. In this edition she explores the best things to do, the best places to eat and the best places to stay.

Tags: allen kesslerdavid williamsdwyte pilgrimjake codylas vegasolivier busquetsam trickettsarah grant

Marafioti Over Maxim

Level 10 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Matt Marafioti and Maxim Lykov found themselves all-in preflop with Marafioti holding {10-}{10-} and Lykov holding {8-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}. The Russian was far behind Marafioti's pair of tens, and a final board of {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{K-Spades} offered no help, eliminating Lykov and sending Marafioti on the next round of competition. All players who reach the Round of 16 have earned themselves a payday of at least $67,436.

Tags: Matt MarafiotiMaxim Lykov

Guetti's Goes Runner-Runner to Pull Even With Benyamine

Level 10 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Anthony Guetti pushed all-in preflop and after squeezing his cards slowly, David Benyamine made the call, flipping over {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}. Guetti showed the {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} and the players were off to the races. A flop of {K-Clubs}{4-Spades}{J-Hearts} seemed to be a great development for Benyamine, as he made top pair/top kicker. The Frenchman grimaced aloud when the turn brought the {Q-Diamonds}, a card which gave Guetti an open ended straight draw and 7 additional outs. The {A-Clubs} on the river was one of those outs, and Guetti's runner-runner Broadway straight gave him a pot in excess of 250,000 chips. Benyamine had yet to utilize his last 100,000 add-on however, so these two could be in for a lengthy duel.

Tags: Anthony GuettiDavid Benyamine

Three Matches Left

Level 10 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Guetti is beginning to open up a bit of a lead in his match with Benyamine. Here's how the three remaining matches stack up right now.

Anthony Guetti - 430,000
David Benyamine - 170,000

Kunimaro Kojo - 340,000
Nick Schulman - 260,000

Gus Hansen - 338,000
Daniel Alaei - 262,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 0

Third Time Isn't a Charm

Level 10 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Daniel Alaei and Gus Hansen had a seesaw battle much of the afternoon. Hansen was low early, but worked his way back to a small chip advantage. Three times in a row Alaei moved all in preflop and twice Hansen didn't call. But the the third time Aleai was on the button and shoved for 236,000.

Hansen called and tabled {K-Hearts} {6-Hearts} and Alaei held {J-Hearts} {8-Spades}. The board ran {4-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {K-Spades} and Alaei's day was done.

Tags: Daniel AlaeiGus Hansen

Chop Only Delays the Inevitable, Kojo Downs Schulman

Level 10 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

With both players all-in before the flop, Kunimaro Kojo held {Q-}{10-} and Nick Schulman tabled {Q-}{4-}. The final board read {J-}{4-}{9-}{8-}{10-} and both players stood, with Schulman offering a "nice hand sir". The dealer was ready to push the pot to Kojo when Schulman realized that they both held the same straight, and after some study of the board, the chips were split and the players resumed the match.

On the very next deal, however, the players were all-in again before the flop. Kojo held {Q-Spades}{10-Diamonds} and Schulman flipped up the {6-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}. The dealer ran a final board of {3-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and Kojo finally earned the victory.

Tags: Kunimaro KojoNick Schulman