2011 World Series of Poker

Event #38: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 4
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$540,136
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,959,200
Entries
2,192
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

WSOP Live

Level 32 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

For those of you following along at home, you can also watch a delayed live stream at WSOP.com.

There are no holecards, but with a view of the heads-up match in combination with our coverage, it definitely makes for excellent viewing.

Lets Play a Little Higher!

Level 32 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

As Tournament Director and Thunder-Dome announcer Robbie Thompson stated, "Lets play a little higher!"

With only sixty-big blinds shared between the two players, many will be expecting for this to end soon. But with the way these two have been playing, it could be a long day (and possibly) night for the players, railbirds and media members.

Level: 32

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 20,000

Tsinis Fights Back

Level 31 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante

Michael Blanovsky opened to 240,000 and Arkadiy Tsinis made the call before checking the {K-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} flop.

Blanovsky continued for 250,000 only to have Tsinis slide out a check-raise amounting to 750,000. Blanovsky folded and Tsinis raked in the pot.

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Nearly Even!

Michael Blanovsky opened for his usual 240,000 and Arkadiy Tsinis made the call to see a {9-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{K-Clubs} flop fall.

Tsinis led for 325,000, but Blanovsky responded by moving all in for roughly an additional 3.4 million. Tsinis folded while slipping to just over 5.3 million and Blanovsky moved to 4.5 million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Arkadiy Tsinis us
Arkadiy Tsinis
WSOP 1X Winner
5,360,000 -740,000
Michael Blanovsky
Michael Blanovsky
4,500,000 800,000

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Blanovsky Closing In

Level 31 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante

Arkadiy Tsinis limped the button only to have Michael Blanovsky bump it up an additional 240,000. Tsinis called as the {10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} flop was greeted by a Blanovsky continuation-bet of 545,000.

Tsinis opted to pass, and Blanovsky captured the pot to close the gap between the two.

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