2011 World Series of Poker

Event #29: $2,500 10-Game Mix / Six Handed
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
10x9x8x4x2x
Prize
$254,955
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$980,525
Entries
431
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Hachem Hits a Hand

Level 7

2-7 Triple Draw

Joe Hachem raised, and he found action from three players. Only one of them ended up making it to showdown with Hachem, the other two ducking out after the second and third draws, respectively. So we'll focus on the two active players, Hachem and Mr. Opponent.

Hachem took two cards on the first draw, and his opponent took just one. Hachem's bet was called (all the way around), and he bet again after standing pat on the second round. His opponent took one card again and called, and both men patted on the last draw. The betting action was the same with Hachem getting in one more bet.

He showed {7-}{6-}{4-}{3-}{2-}, and the seventy-six was good for the pot. It's a pretty big one, and it moves Hachem up to 19,000.

Tags: Joe Hachem

Bellande or Brunette?

Level 7

2-7 Single Draw

An unknown player opened to 600 from early position, and Jean-Robert Bellande three-bet to 1,800 from the cutoff seat. The button called, Daniel Makowsky called from the big blind, and the initial raiser folded to let them draw three-handed. Bellande patted while the other two took one card apiece. The table checked to the player in position, and he fired 5,400 at the pot. That folded the Makowsky in the middle, but Bellande was not folding. He took his time squirming in his chair, then said something like, "I feel like I'm slowrolling, because I'm definitely calling." After another squirm or two, he made the call, and his opponent made a motion to muck.

Bellande showed his {9-}{8-}{7-}{6-}{3-}, and it was easily good. The other player indicated he'd been drawing to a seven perfect, but the pot goes to Bellande, pushing him up to 43,000.

Tags: Daniel MakowskyJean-Robert Bellande

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
John D'Agostino us
John D'Agostino
35,400
22,400
22,400
John Cernuto us
John Cernuto
34,000
17,000
17,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller
33,500
17,500
17,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
33,000
Alex Wice
Alex Wice
31,000
5,500
5,500
Steve Sung us
Steve Sung
29,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz
25,600
8,600
8,600
$25K Fantasy
Team Lucky
Sam Grizzle us
Sam Grizzle
24,700
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
23,500
8,500
8,500
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
19,300
9,300
9,300
WSOP 3X Winner
Brandon Adams us
Brandon Adams
19,000
StakeKings
David Chiu us
David Chiu
18,400
6,900
6,900
WSOP 5X Winner
Bryan Devonshire us
Bryan Devonshire
17,500
1,500
1,500
Robert Mizrachi us
Robert Mizrachi
15,200
8,200
8,200
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
13,200
-100
-100
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Jen Harman
Jen Harman
13,200
2,800
2,800
Jimmy Fricke us
Jimmy Fricke
12,600
5,600
5,600
Alex Kostritsyn
Alex Kostritsyn
12,000
9,000
9,000
Terrence Chan ca
Terrence Chan
11,500
-500
-500
WSOP 1X Winner
Ashton Griffin us
Ashton Griffin
11,500
3,500
3,500
10,800
Allen Cunningham us
Allen Cunningham
8,100
2,200
2,200
WSOP 5X Winner
Michael Binger us
Michael Binger
7,300
5,300
5,300
Kyle Bowker us
Kyle Bowker
7,200
WSOP 1X Winner
David Baker us
David Baker
6,200
4,000
4,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Griffin's Good

Level 7

Limit Hold'em

We picked up a three-way flop as the dealer spread out {Q-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} {9-Hearts}. Ashton Griffin put out the first bet, and unknown player called, and Prince Gaspard came along as well. The action repeated just like that after the {5-Clubs} turn, and the river {8-Spades} checked all the way around. Griffin showed just {A-Hearts} {J-Clubs}, and his high card was good. The other two mucked in turn, and that pot moves Griffin up to 14,000.

Tags: Ashton GriffinPrince Gaspard

Level: 8

Blinds: /

Ante:

The Board Says...

Level 8

We're heading off into Level 8, the last level of the night.

The big blue board tells us that just 204 of our 431 starters have survived to this point.

Bellande Moves North

Pot-Limit Omaha

We were late to the party for this hand, only walking up as the dealer put the turn card down on a {3-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {K-Hearts} {A-Hearts} board. Cole South checked, then called a bet of 1,900 from Bellande. On the river, the {2-Spades} was pretty safe, and Bellande bet another 4,300. South check-called there, too, and Bellande showed him {Q-Hearts} {4-Hearts} {A-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} for the nuts.

That pot pushes JRB up to 51,000, the big stack in the room.

Player Chips Progress
Jean-Robert Bellande us
Jean-Robert Bellande
51,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Cole South us
Cole South
25,000

Tags: Jean-Robert BellandeCole South

Karr Gets Into Gear

Level 8

2-7 Single Draw

When we walked up to the table, McLean Karr was squeezing all in for 5,325 in front of a raise and a call. The initial raiser called the shove, the caller folded, and Karr was heads-up for his tournament life.

The caller turned stood pat and turned up {10-}{9-}{8-}{7-}{2-}, and Karr showed his first four cards: {8-}{6-}{5-}{3-} He was drawing live to the eight, and he peeled his last card: {10-}.

"Wee," Karr said, the beneficiary of a fresh double-up. He's back over 11,500 now, back in the game.

Tags: McLean Karr

It's Going to Be a Grind Now

Level 8

2-7 Single Draw

A player opened to 600 before Michael Mizrachi three-bet to 1,500. A couple seats over, a third player reraised all in for 4,875. Mizrachi called him down, and both players took one card. Mizrachi broke a jack, and the at-risk player broke a queen.

The player all in drew to {10-}{6-}{5-}{4-}{2-}, and MIzrachi's {8-}{5-}{3-}{2-} was live for the knockout. His last card paired though, and another {3-} on Mizrachi's board means his opponent has doubled up.

After that slip, Mizrachi is left with just about 3,300 chips.

Tags: Michael Mizrachi

More Chips

Player Chips Progress
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
40,000
26,000
26,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Stuart Rutter gb
Stuart Rutter
38,500
Rob Hollink nl
Rob Hollink
36,000
11,000
11,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Chris Bjorin se
Chris Bjorin
34,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
34,000
22,000
22,000
$25K Fantasy
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner
Steve Sung us
Steve Sung
30,000
1,000
1,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Marco Traniello it
Marco Traniello
29,000
13,000
13,000
Joe Hachem au
Joe Hachem
28,000
20,000
20,000
Brian Powell us
Brian Powell
24,000
Freddy Deeb lb
Freddy Deeb
24,000
11,000
11,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Matt Vengrin us
Matt Vengrin
23,000
15,700
15,700
Jason Potter
Jason Potter
23,000
-1,800
-1,800
David Bach us
David Bach
22,000
14,000
14,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Daniel Alaei us
Daniel Alaei
20,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Steve Zolotow us
Steve Zolotow
20,000
16,000
16,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Huck Seed us
Huck Seed
19,500
5,100
5,100
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Erica Schoenberg us
Erica Schoenberg
17,200
4,200
4,200
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
16,800
12,900
12,900
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Noah Boeken nl
Noah Boeken
16,000
-4,500
-4,500
15,000
9,000
9,000
Jon Aguiar
Jon Aguiar
14,700
7,200
7,200
John Juanda id
John Juanda
12,700
6,700
6,700
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
McLean Karr us
McLean Karr
12,000
John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
10,700
-200
-200
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
10,300
WSOP 1X Winner