Level: 10
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #36: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
Game On
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Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
We're back in action with the final level of the night.
Two Cards To Win
Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
After doing this for so long, it's pretty rare we see something that we've never seen. Today is our lucky day.
The action began with a player in middle position opening with a standard raise, and Tommy Vedes three-bet shoved for just more than 11,000 total on the button. That's important. As he told it later he "didn't expect a call," but the call came and the initial raiser showed 
. Vedes turned over the 
. That's all. It was the only card he was dealt, and only now did he ask for another card. The dealer slid it across the felt, and it was... the 
.
The board ran out 
, and Vedes' queens up earn him the double. There was some debate over the legality of the move, and the floor was called over for a chat. The hand was run past the supervisor as well, and both men ruled that Vedes already had a claim to that top card on the deck, and it was therefore his. The hand stood, and Vedes is back to 24,000.
Chippies
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
86,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
52,000 | |
|
|
49,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
46,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
44,000
8,300
|
8,300 |
|
|
43,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
38,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
38,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
33,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
27,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
||
|
|
23,000
-300
|
-300 |
|
|
18,000
-20,500
|
-20,500 |
|
|
17,000 | |
|
|
13,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Schwartzout
Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
A player in middle position opened with a raise, and Noah Schwartz had an easy three-bet shove for his last 8,000. He had 
, and the news would not be good as the caller turned up 
.
That news was bad for Schwartz, and the 
flop did him no good at all. The 
on the turn provided some chop outs, but the river 
means Schwartz's day is done early enough to beat the rush to the parking lot.
Big Stack Watch
We're scanning, and these are the big stacks we see right now:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
152,000
118,500
|
118,500 |
|
|
140,000 | |
|
|
118,000 | |
|
|
116,000 | |
|
|
110,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
105,000 |
A Little Mistake
Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
A player under the gun opened to 1,600, and he was called by both Jonathan Little (late position) and Mike Bennington (small blind). They three saw a 
flop, and the raiser continued out with another 2,700 chips. Little called, and Bennington check-raised to 10,000 straight. The raiser flatted now, and Little responded with an all-in shove, shipping his last 28,000 across the line. Bennington called, and that finally shook the under-the-gun player loose as he double-checked his cards and threw them into the muck.
Little was at risk with the mighty 
, and he was in a big hole as Bennington tabled 
for top and bottom pairs. The turn 
gave Little some outs, but the river 
was a blank, cueing his exit just before the end of the night.
Diaz Calls with Weak Ace
Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
We found this hand as David Diaz was making a tough decision. Diaz was in late position and had opened with a raise and the big blind moved all in on him for 13,700. Diaz took a few moments to think but then called. His opponent tabled 
and Diaz was all smiles as he turned over .
The board ran 
and Diaz didn't seem to mind shipping over the 13,700. He slipped down to 25,500.
Rettenmaier to the Front
Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
Marvin Rettenmaier opened to 1,700, and he found calls from both the small and big blinds to go three ways to the flop.
It came 
, and Rettenmaier continued out with 2,600 more chips. The small blind called, but the big blind check-raised to 10,400 total. Rettenmaier called that raise only to see the small blind shove all in for a few thousand extra. Not to be outdone, the big blind reshoved for a bit more than that, and Rettenmaier called down both opponents with a chance at the double knockout.
Showdown
Rettenmaier: 
Small Blind:
Big Blind: 
Rettenmaier's set was the best hand as the cards lay, but he needed to fade a deuce and nine spades to earn the knockout. The turn was a blank, and the 
river was, too. Red cards are just what Rettenmaier wanted to see, and the double knockout has pushed him up to chip-daddy territory with 165,000 now.
Three More Hands
Level 10
: 400/800, 100 ante
The tournament clock has reached the ten minute mark and the field will play three more hands. Then they will bag and tag for the night.