2011 World Series of Poker

Event #36: $2,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Mikhail Lakhitov
Winning Hand
k2
Prize
$749,610
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$3,944,850
Entries
1,734
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Don't Look Now . . . Hellmuth Leads WSOP Player-of-the-Year Race

Level 6 : 150/300, 25 ante

Current 2011 WSOP Player-of-the-Year Leaderboard

PlayerPointsCashesBraceletsWinnings
Phil Hellmuth393.7520$500,140
Sam Stein385.7531$690,451
John Juanda33621$410,067
Amir Lehavot330.7521$578,454
Sean Getzwiller32521$647,854
Steve Landfish317.7020$330,044
Viacheslav Zhukov31511$465,216
Jake Cody313.1321$856,427
Eric Rodawig311.5021$446,954
Daniel Idema309.5021$384,738
Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier299.2531$364,565
Allen Bari292.6331$883,469

*Standings through Event #33

Level: 7

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

Tom Dwan's One Hand Tournament

Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

Tom Dwan finally showed up to play a hand in this event. The first hand after dinner break his unmanned stack was on the button. He had been blinded down to around 4,000 in chips as he got to his stack he took what Eric Baldwin described as a runner's stance.

He moved all in on the button was called by the player on his right.

Dwan: {7-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds}
Other Player: {K-Clubs} {9-Clubs}

The board ran {8-Spades} {9-Diamonds} {K-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} {3-Clubs} and Dwan bolted from the Pavilion Room before the dealer even finished spreading the deck. He's currently eighth in chips in the $5,000 PLO 6 Max event and we believe he's going to play in the $10,000 HORSE Championship.

Thanks for playing Tom!

Tags: Tom Dwan

Duhamel Busted

Jonathan Duhamel busted with a dry ace.
Jonathan Duhamel busted with a dry ace.

Jonathan Duhamel moved all in from the small blind after the player on the button raised to 1,050. Action folded all the way around back to the player on the button and he called.

Duhamel: {A-Spades} {3-Diamonds}
Small Blind: {J-Spades} {J-Clubs}

The board ran {K-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {Q-Spades} {7-Hearts} and the 2010 Main Event Champ was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
Busted

Tags: Jonathan Duhamel

Le Calls His Way to a Win

We caught this hand going to the flop with Nam Le and an unknown player. They had about 4,000 in the pot when the flop rolled {2-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {8-Clubs}. The unknown player bet 1,700 and Le called. The turn came {3-Clubs} and both players checked. The river was the {4-Clubs} and the unknown player bet out 2,225, Le called and tabled {7-Hearts} {7-Spades}. The other player had {A-Clubs} {J-Diamonds} and Le took the pot and bumped his count to 24,000.

Player Chips Progress
24,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: Nam Le

O'Brien Doubles With a Boat on the River

Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

We caught this hand taking place on the river with a big pile of chips in the pot. The board was at the river reading {Q-Diamonds} {K-Spades} {9-Hearts} {A-Spades} {9-Spades}. Dan O'Brien moved all in for 15,825 after his opponent bet 4,500. His opponent called and O'Brien turned over {Q-Hearts} {Q-Spades} for a full house.

His opponent complained, "What a sick river. Just sick." And then he counted out the 15,825 and shipped it over to O'Brien.

Tags: Dan O'Brien

Myriad Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
78,000
63,600
63,600
69,000
8,000
8,000
66,000
52,900
52,900
65,000
31,000
31,000
55,000
8,000
8,000
51,000
33,500
33,500
45,000
34,500
34,500
39,000
12,000
12,000
38,500
Rob Perelman us
Rob Perelman
38,000
-9,000
-9,000
35,700
6,700
6,700
Noah Schwartz us
Noah Schwartz
33,000
19,925
19,925
WSOP 1X Winner
32,000
18,300
18,300
Jake Cody gb
Jake Cody
32,000
21,700
21,700
WSOP 1X Winner
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
31,000
7,000
7,000
30,000
15,900
15,900
30,000
13,000
13,000
30,000
6,000
6,000
28,000
19,100
19,100
27,000
4,500
4,500
27,000
5,400
5,400
26,000
-15,000
-15,000
26,000
13,000
13,000
25,000
3,000
3,000
Melanie Weisner us
Melanie Weisner
25,000
13,500
13,500

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Pilgrim Runs Down Two Pair

Level 8 : 250/500, 50 ante
Dwyte Pilgrim
Dwyte Pilgrim

We missed the betting action on the {K-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} flop, but we know all three players in the pot put 2,200 in there heading to the {8-Clubs} turn. A gentleman we don't recognize checked from the big blind, and Amanda Baker checked too. Dwyte Pilgrim knocked the table in position, and everyone got a free {6-Clubs} river. It checked to Pilgrim, and he made it 6,000 to call. The big blind called, Baker folded, and Pilgrim showed {6-Spades} {8-Spades} to win the pot. Easy game.

Pilgrim is up to 41,000.

Tags: Amanda BakerDwyte Pilgrim

The Razor Was Nicked

Level 7 : 200/400, 50 ante

We found this hand after the flop of {10-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} and the under the gun player bet 1,200. John "The Razor" Phan raised to 3,000 in the cutoff and the UTG player shoved all in. Phan called and tabled {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts} the UTG player showed {A-Spades} {7-Hearts}.

The turn came {4-Diamonds} and the river {A-Clubs} ended Phan's day when it gave his opponent two pair.

Tags: John Phan