2011 World Series of Poker

Event #34: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 2
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
$488,283
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,829,600
Entries
3,144
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Back to Back Aces

While we were getting names and chip counts just before, we couldn’t help but catch some crazy hands as well. In one of those hands, we found three players all in preflop.

Genefredo Legaspi: {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}
Jorge Arriola: {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}
Robbie Verspui: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}

We didn’t catch the board but neither players with queens caught a straight or flush meaning Legaspi eliminated Arriola and doubled off Verspui.

We were also told that in the previous hand, Legaspi had asked the dealer for aces and had doubled up against the {A-}{Q-} of Jonas Mackoff.

Player Chips Progress
Genefredo Legaspi
Genefredo Legaspi
315,000
245,000
245,000
Robbie Verspui nl
Robbie Verspui
240,000
-160,000
-160,000
Jorge Arriola us
Jorge Arriola
Busted

Tags: Genefredo LegaspiJonas MackoffJorge ArriolaRobbie Verspui

Dramatic Bustout

It was "suckout city" during a hand we just witnessed between Jake Flores and Kien Tieu. The two players got all the chips in the middle preflop with Flores' hand dominating.

Flores: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Tieu: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}

The flop gave Tieu some flush outs when it came {5-Spades}{2-Spades}{2-Diamonds}. A simutaneous "ooooh" came from the table and rail when the {k-Spades} fell on the turn completing Tieu's flush. That wasn't the end of the drama though as the {2-Hearts} came on the river giving Flores a full house. Flores pounded the table in excitement and Tieu looked absolutely devastated.

Tieu hit the rail and Flores stack grew to 325,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jake Flores
Jake Flores
325,000
195,000
195,000
Kien Tieu
Kien Tieu
Busted

Tags: Jake FloresKien Tieu

Findlay Separating Himself From Field

We caught up with the action on a {4-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{3-Spades} board where the chip leader Alex Findlay checked from the big blind and Hai Chu bet 25,000 on the button. Findlay made the call and then led out for 35,000 when the {A-Spades} hit the river. Chu made the call only to be shown Findlay’s {6-Spades}{4-Spades} for a flush which was good to increase his lead.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Findlay
Alex Findlay
675,000
150,000
150,000
Hai Chu
Hai Chu
100,000
-170,000
-170,000

Tags: Alex FindlayHai Chu

Level: 20

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 1,000

One Level Left

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Players are back from their break and will play one more level before we bag and tag for the night. There are only 35 players remaining so it is conceivable that we will reach the final three tables before the end of the night. Only time will tell!

Most Recent Eliminations

Level 20 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

These players were the most recent ones to head to the payout table.

36th - Jason Fuller ($11,290)
37th - David Stefanski ($9,224)
38th - Kien Tieu ($9,224)
39th - Paul Chollet ($9,224)
40th - William Jobe ($9,224)
41st - Donald Marchi ($9,224)
42nd - Hans Michaelsen ($9,224)
43rd - Ryan Snickles ($9,224)
44th - Shahab Shahbazzadeh ($9,224)
45th - Jorge Arriola ($9,224)
46th - Anthony Miller ($7,611)
47th - Gualter Salles ($7,611)
48th - Alan Fixel ($7,611)
49th - Christopher Mcclung ($7,611)

Rushton Rushes Up the Leaderboard

Adam Cader went all in for 53,000 from under the gun with Lee Satterwhite and Michael Rushton calling from the button and small blind respectively. Both players playing for a potential sidepot checked on the {Q-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} flop and Satterwhite checked again when the {2-Diamonds} hit the turn. Rushton however went all in himself for 163,000 and Satterwhite quickly made the call as all three players exposed their hands.

Rushton: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}
Satterwhite: {J-Clubs}{J-Spades}
Cader: {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}

Rushton held top set and had both players drawing dead which eliminated Cader and took a huge hit to Satterwhite’s stack.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Rushton
Michael Rushton
500,000
235,000
235,000
Lee Satterwhite
Lee Satterwhite
72,000
-318,000
-318,000
Adam Cader ca
Adam Cader
Busted

Tags: Michael RushtonLee SatterwhiteAdam Cader