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2011 World Series of Poker
Event #23: $2,500 Eight-Game Mix
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,112,475
Entries
489
Level
28
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Level: 17
Blinds: /
Ante:
Eric vs. Eric
Level 17
Stud
We just caught the tail end of this stud pot, walking up as Eric Baldwin and Eric Froehlich were checking through sixth street. Baldwin was showing the 
and three diamonds on his board, and Froehlich had 
up. On seventh, Baldwin check-called a bet from Froehlich, and the big pot was up for grabs.
Froehlich showed 
as his down cards, and his heart flush was the winner.
"Ouch," Baldwin said, mucking his cards and dropping all the way down to just 35,000. Froehlich is on the move, up now to about 170,000.
Buchman Katches Queen
No Limit Hold'em
When we reached the table, the board read 
, and there was about 10,000 already in the middle. Eugene Katchalov led out for 8,500, and Eric Buchman made the call.
The river was the 
, and after a moment for thought, Katchalov slid out 21,000. Buchman shrugged, grabbed a stack of yellow T1,000 chips, and made the call.
"Ace," Katchalov said timidly, wondering if it was good.
"No good," Buchman said, tabling 
for trip queens.
Katchalov flashed 
before mucking his hand, and Buchman shipped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
|
49,000
-44,009
|
-44,009 |
|
||
Table 364 Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
127,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
||
|
108,000
51,000
|
51,000 |
|
||
|
97,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
70,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
67,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
14,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
Busted | |
Boukai Can't Pull a Card
Level 17
2-7 Triple Draw
We picked up a battle of the blinds between Adam Geyer and Rami Boukai after the first round of betting. It looked like there were three or four bets in the pot apiece, but we walked up just as the dealer was raking them into the middle.
On the first draw, each player took one card and checked, and Geyer patted for the second draw. Boukai took one card and called a bet, and he needed one more card on the last draw. Geyer patted and fired again, and this time Boukai took pause before surrendering his cards into the muck.
Boukai is down to just 36,000 now, while Geyer climbs into contention for the lead with 220,000 there or thereabouts.
Kornuth Still Dancing
Adam Kornuth: (
) / 
Gebrehiwet Goitom: () / 
We caught the action on fourth street, where Kornuth check-called a bet from Goitom. Once he paired, Kornuth led out on fifth, and was called by Goitom. Goitom did not call on sixth however, and the pot was shipped to Kornuth.
Kornuth started to do a little dance - despite the fact that he can no longer wear headphones - and is now above the 200,000-chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Table 370 Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
241,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
240,000 | |
|
161,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
95,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
||
|
92,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
51,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
35,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
Katchalov Out
Level 17
2-7 Triple Draw
Marco Johnson, Eugene Katchalov and Ylon Schwartz all went to the first draw in a raised pot. Johnson drew two, and Katchalov and Schwartz both drew one. Schwartz bet out, Katchalov raised enough to go all in, Johnson released and Schwartz called.
Schwartz then opened his hand, revealing an eighty-six, because he forgot that Katchalov still had two draws.
"Well," Katchalov said through laughter. "I guess you're staying pat. I'll take two."
He discarded two, and Schwartz stood pat. Katchalov needed to discard two again, and tabled his other three cards - 
- before sweating the next two. Schwartz opened 
.
"You're good," he said after sweating the first one.
He opened 
for an ace-eight, and got up to look for the nearest floorperson so he could get paid.
Blow Your Bankroll
Level 17
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