Event #27: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 3 Started
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #27: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,428,800
Entries
152
Level
26
Limits
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0
Day 3 Table and Seat Draw
Table #286
| Seat | Player | Chip Counts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | -empty- | |
| 2 | Tam Hang | 454,000 |
| 3 | Darren Woods | 240,000 |
| 4 | Richard Brodie | 218,000 |
| 5 | Matthew Gallin | 575,000 |
| 6 | Barry Greenstein | 251,000 |
| 7 | Justin "Boosted J" Smith | 330,000 |
| 8 | -empty- | |
| 9 | Isaac Haxton | 153,000 |
Table 279
| Seat | Player | Chip Counts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoyt Corkins | 172,000 |
| 2 | Marwan Abdelal | 208,000 |
| 3 | Nick Schulman | 297,000 |
| 4 | Daniel Idema | 524,000 |
| 5 | -empty- | |
| 6 | -empty- | |
| 7 | Matt Hawrilenko | 210,000 |
| 8 | Steve Landfish | 493,000 |
| 9 | Domenico Denotaristefani | 354,000 |
Stacked Field will be Reduced to a Single Champion!
What was once a field of 153 limit-hold’em aficionados and professionals is now down to just over a dozen players. Yesterday, the field reached the money at 18 players, which was followed by four bust outs: Michael Schneider (18th- $20,274), Ian Johns (17th- $20,274), Mikhail Smirnov (16th- $20,274), and Carlos Mortensen (15th- $24,060). Today, just 14 players will return in attempt to capture the prestigious WSOP gold bracelet and the accompanying $378,642 first-place prize. Matthew Gallin is the man best positioned to do so as he begins Day Three as the chip leader with 575,000.
There are some interesting storylines to keep an eye on here on Day Three. For instance, last year’s runner-up, Daniel Idema, is alive and well in this event, no doubt looking for redemption. Standing in his way is a laundry list of established pros including Richard Brodie, Hoyt Corkins, Nick Schulman, Isaac Haxton, Justin “Boosted J” Smith, and Barry Greenstein. Will any of these players emerge victorious and join the following prestigious list of Limit Hold’em Champion?
Former $5,000-$10,000 Limit Hold’em Champions
| Year | Event | Entrants | Player | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Event #28 ($5,000) | 269 | Dan Schmeich | $404,585 |
| 2007 | Event #18 ($5,000) | 257 | Saro Jason Getzoyan | $333,379 |
| 2008 | Event #30 ($10,000) | 218 | Rob Hollink | $496,931 |
| 2009 | Event #33 ($10,000) | 185 | Greg Mueller | $460,836 |
| 2010 | Event #29 ($10,000) | 171 | Matt Keikoan | $425,969 |
| 2011 | Event #27 ($10,000) | 152 | ??? | $378,642 |
Day Three is set to begin at 3:00 PM local time, which is just over a half an hour away. Be sure to join us then as well look to crown the next $10,000 Limit Hold’em Champion.
Level: 19
Limits: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 19
: 12,000/24,000, 0 ante
The remaining 14 players have taken their seats and the cards are back in the air. The plan for the day is to play down to a winner or ten levels, whichever comes first.
Big Pot for Landfish
Steve Landfish raised from middle position and was soon three-bet by Marwan Abdelal in the big blind. Landfish four-bet, Abdelal called, and the flop came down 
. It went bet-call, as it did on the 
turn and 
river.
"Tens up," Landfish said as he flipped 
. Abdelal double checked his cards before tossing them in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000 | 107,000 |
|
60,000 | -148,000 |
Barry Good Start
Barry Greenstein raised in the cutoff and Tam Hang defended from the big blind. On the 
flop and 
turn, Hang check-called Greenstein’s bets. Both players checked the river and Hang showed 
for a pair of queens. Greenstein turned over a superior pair however with 
to win the pot.
The next hand, Greenstein raised again and Darren Woods called from the big blind. Like Hang before, Woods check-called Greenstein’s bets on the 
flop and 
turn. However on the river this time, once Woods checked, Greenstein fired one more bet which got his opponent to fold.
Greenstein was off to a solid start to the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000 | 89,000 |
|
330,000 | -124,000 |
|
220,000 | -20,000 |
Hang Gets Boosted
Justin Smith raised in the hijack and Tam Hang three-bet on the button. Smith made the call and check-called Hang’s bet on the 
flop. Both players checked the 
on the turn which prompted Smith to take a stab on the river. Hang picked Smith off however as Smith announced “jack high” and Hang turned over 
for ace high to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
480,000 | 150,000 |
|
220,000 | -110,000 |
Gallin Grows Lead
We missed most of the action but saw Tam Hang bet the river and Matthew Gallin make the call. Hang immediately mucked and Gallin produced 
for a club flush on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000 | 125,000 |
|
|
380,000 | -100,000 |
Images from a Championship
A view from this Day 3 action.
