2011 World Series of Poker

Event #22: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q987
Prize
$292,825
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,445,850
Entries
1,071
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

Kibrit Fires Pot on Turn

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Action folded to Emil Patel on the button and he raised to 24,000. Rafe Kibrit called out of the big blind and the flop came down {K-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}. Both players checked to see the {8-Spades} fall on the turn. Kibrit bet the pot for 54,000 and Patel folded.

Tags: Rafe KibritEmil Patel

Payan Leads Into Two

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Emil Patel kept up his aggressive ways with another opening raise, this time from the cutoff seat and to 24,000. Juha Vilkki called from the button and Elie Payan called from the big blind. With three players in action, the dealer slid the {6-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{3-Hearts} flop across the middle of the felt. Payan fired straight out for 42,000. Both of his opponents folded and Payan won the pot.

Tags: Elie PayanEmil PatelJuha Vilkki

Sarwer Shoves, Moves Israelashvili Off His Hand

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

After the action was folded around to him in the small blind, Jeff Sarwer limped in and Roland Israelashvili checked the action. The dealer spread a flop of {4-Spades}{K-Spades}{8-Hearts} across the table and Sarwer led out for a bet of 16,000. Israelashvili called and the turn card came {5-Hearts}.

After Sarwer fired a bet of 33,000 into the middle, Israelashvili calmly tossed a few chips worth 85,000 into the pot and stared straight at the board. Sarwer went deep into the tank and contemplated his next move for over three minutes, repeatedly glancing over at Israelashvili.

Eventually, the former chess master pushed his entire stack forward for a bet of nearly 350,000, which was enough to force Israelashvili all-in. The power move worked to perfection and Israelashvili tossed his cards into the muck. This pot boosted Sarwer's stack to 535,000 while Israelashvili dropped to 180,000 with the loss.

Tags: Jeff SarwerRoland Israelashvili

Six-Way Pot Goes to Patel

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

From under the gun, Stephen Wolfe limped in to start things off. That started a waterfall effect of Cody Munger limping in the next seat,. Jeff Sarwer following him and then Emil Patel joining the limp-fest from the button. Rafe Kibrit called from the small blind and Elie Payan checked his option in the big blind.

The six-way flop was {A-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Hearts} and action checked one by one all the way to Patel. He fired 42,000 and everyone folded.

Tags: Emil PatelStephen WolfeCody MungerJeff SarwerRafe KibritElie Payan

Quick Break

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Play has been halted for a quick ten-minute break and the cards will be back in the air shortly.

Long Tank for Wolfe

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Stephen Wolfe
Stephen Wolfe

From the button, Rafe Kibrit raised to 28,000. Stephen Wolfe made the call in the big blind to see the flop come down {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}. Both players checked.

The turn was the {6-Spades} and Wolfe fired 48,000. Kibrit made the call.

The river was the {6-Clubs} to pair the board and Wolfe fired 88,000 with 192,000 behind. Kibrit asked Wolfe how much he had behind and then raised the pot to put Wolfe all in. Wolfe began to tank. He tanked for the remaining seven minutes of the last level and about six more minutes into the unscheduled break. Eventually, he began talking out loud to try and get some sort of a reaction from Kibrit, but Kibrit wasn't moving a muscle. Everyone had left the stage except for the tournament announcer, the dealer and the two players involved in the hand while Wolfe tanked and tanked. Eventually, he folded his hand and Kibrit started to breathe again.

Tags: Rafe KibritStephen Wolfe