Six Left to the Bracelet
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2011 World Series of Poker
Event #40: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,440,400
Entries
732
Level
31
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Level: 26
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 5,000
Jarvis Six-Bet Jams
Robert Merulla opened the action, raising to 58,000 from early position. Justin Filtz three-bet to 150,000 from his direct left, Matt Jarvis four-bet to 356,000 on the button, and Merulla quickly folded. Filtz tanked before five-betting to 625,000, and Jarvis instantly moved all in for almost 2 million chips.
Filtz folded, and Jarvis took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,750,000 | -575,000 |
|
2,705,000 | 1,025,000 |
Pantling to the Nines
Level 25
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Justin Filtz opened for 57,000 from middle position, and it folded around to Wesley Pantling in the big blind who made the call. The flop came 
. Pantling checked, and Filtz promptly bet 78,000. Pantling paused, then called the bet. The turn was the 
, putting a second pair on board, and both players checked.
The river brought the 
and a hefty 250,000 bet from Pantling. Filtz considered for a half-minute, then made the call. Pantling turned over 
, and Filtz nodded and mucked.
Pantling is up to 1,530,000 now, while Filtz has 3,325,000.
Dan O'Brien Eliminated in 7th Place ($70,872)
Level 25
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Dan O'Brien open-shoved for a whopping 29,000 chips from under the gun. He was called by Matthew Vengrin in the cutoff seat, Robert Merulla in the small blind, and Justin Filtz in the big blind.
"I want an full-on investigation regarding this collusion," O'Brien joked.
The flop came down 
, Merulla checked, and Filtz tossed out 50,000 into a dry side-pot. Only Vengrin called.
The turn was the 
, and Filtz led for 200,000.
"Hope you got it," Vengrin said, mucking his hand.
Filtz did, opening 
for two pair, but O'Brien was very live with 
. O'Brien's rail, led by Jason Mercier, was on their feet, calling for a club as the dealer burned and turned one last card.
The 
.
O'Brien gave a smile, wished the remaining players good luck, and headed out of the Thunderdome.
The Magnificent Seven
Level 25
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
The final seven players are now situated around the main feature table here on the main stage. Here's how they are arranged and their chip counts as play resumes:
| Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Vengrin | 760,000 |
| 2 | Wesley Pantling | 1,880,000 |
| 3 | Robert Merulla | 2,550,000 |
| 4 | Justin Filtz | 3,590,000 |
| 5 | Dan O'Brien | 35,000 |
| 6 | Matt Jarvis | 1,680,000 |
| 7 | Tore Lukashaugen | 720,000 |
Pantling Pairs Turn, Picks Up Chips
Level 25
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
As the elimination of Mauro Stivoli was taking place and the remaining players were readying for the move over to the main feature table, a big hand developed between Justin Filtz and Wesley Pantling. After Filtz had led the flop and Pantling called, the turn made the board 
. The pair then got the rest of Pantling's chips in the middle, with Pantling holding 
for top pair of aces and Filtz 
for sevens and a flush draw.
The river was the , and Pantling ended up carrying a lot more chips over to the feature table than he would have otherwise. He sits with over 1.8 million now, while Filtz still has about 3.5 million.
There will be another pause in play while the players get situated on the main stage for the (not-quite-final) final table.
Mauro Stivoli Eliminated in 8th Place ($70,872)
Level 25
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Robert Merulla opened to 56,000 from under the gun, and Mauro Stivoli moved all in for 259,000 from the small blind. Merulla called.
Merulla: 
Stivoli:
There was a king on the [qd jh kj] flop, another on the turn which ended the hand, and the river was the 
. Stivoli was eliminated in 8th place, while Merulla now has 2.65 million chips.
...Then is Crippled
Wesley Pantling open-shoved for 357,000 in first position, and Dan O'Brien re-shoved for around 60,000 more right behind him. The players in the blinds released, and the hands were opened.
Pantling:
O'Brien: 
The all-diamond flop of 
left Pantling with just four outs, but unfortunately for O'Brien, the that came on the turn was one of them. O'Brien now needed a diamond or a nine to win the pot, but the 
bricked on the river.
"Brutal," Jason Mercier said from the rail as he watched his friend get crippled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
720,000 | 395,000 |
|
55,000 | -400,000 |
O'Brien Survives...
Level 25
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
When we first got back from the break, some time was taken over at Dan O'Brien's table to determine whether perhaps the stack to which he returned to was 20,000 short from what he had remembered when we went to break. The discussion lasted several minutes, with O'Brien ultimately deciding he must've miscounted. (A check of the video will be made nonetheless.)
Meanwhile, play resumed, and soon after O'Brien was moved to the neighboring table (following Daniel Hirleman's bustout), a hand arose in which he open-pushed all in from the small blind for his last 220,000 with 
and got a caller in Matthew Vengrin who held in the big blind.
The flop came 
, pairing O'Brien. His hand remained best through the 
turn and 
river, and he now sits with about 455,000. Vengrin now has 395,000.