Event #40: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day 3 Started
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
Day 3 Table and Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 280 | 1 | Wesley Pantling | 273,000 |
| 280 | 2 | Matthew Vengrin | 632,000 |
| 280 | 4 | Massimiliano Martinez | 1,022,000 |
| 280 | 5 | Mauro Stivoli | 265,000 |
| 280 | 6 | Daniel Negreanu | 217,000 |
| 286 | 1 | Shane Schleger | 199,000 |
| 286 | 2 | Kevin Iacofano | 866,000 |
| 286 | 3 | Russell Carson | 87,000 |
| 286 | 5 | Jude Ainsworth | 450,000 |
| 286 | 6 | Jonathan Duhamel | 347,000 |
| 292 | 1 | Tore Lukashaugen | 445,000 |
| 292 | 3 | Daniel Hirleman | 650,000 |
| 292 | 4 | Matthew Jarvis | 995,000 |
| 292 | 5 | Brendon Rubie | 373,000 |
| 292 | 6 | Martins Adeniya | 266,000 |
| 298 | 1 | Robert Merulla | 505,000 |
| 298 | 3 | Grayson Ramage | 611,000 |
| 298 | 4 | Dan O'Brien | 350,000 |
| 298 | 5 | Justin Filtz | 2,017,000 |
| 298 | 6 | Hafiz Khan | 446,000 |
20 Players, One Bracelet
Welcome to Day 3 of Event No. 40, where just 20 players from our original field of 732 remain. This $5,000 buy-in, short-handed NLHE event attracted a star-studded field of top poker talent, so it is no surprise that a number of poker's most known and respected players will be gathered around the final tables when play resumes a little over an hour from now.
All will be chasing Justin Filtz to start the day. Filtz grabbed the chip lead midway through Day 2 and never let it go, building a stack of just over 2 million chips by day's end. That's almost a full million ahead of second place Massimiliano Martinez, with 2010 WSOP Main Event eighth-place finisher Matt Jarvis close behind in third.
There are a number of other tough players, however, who'll be looking to climb up the counts page to challenge Filtz, and while their stacks will be smaller the blinds/antes still are, too, meaning there remains time for many to make a move. Among those starting today from the bottom ten are Shane "Shaniac" Schleger, 2010 WSOP ME champion Jonathan Duhamel, and four-time WSOP bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu who will be racing back and forth today between Event No. 40 and Day 2 of Event No. 42, the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship.
The first hands of Day 3 are scheduled to be dealt at 2:30 p.m. PT. Come back then for nonstop coverage here at PokerNews.
Level: 21
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
Khan Doubles
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When we reached Table 298, the board read 
and Justin Filtz was heads up with Hafiz Khan. Filtz led out for 100,000, and Khan called.
The river was the 
, and Filtz announced all in. Khan snapped it off.
"You win," Filtz sighed.
Khan showed 
for a flopped straight, and Filtz went to muck his hand, but the cards fell short. The table asked to see his hand, and it was a couple of black fours.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000 | -817,000 |
|
900,000 | 454,000 |
Big Slick Fails Negreanu, Out in 20th
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
With a below-average stack, Mauro Stivoli opened for 23,000 from the cutoff, and Daniel Negreanu, sitting to his left on the button, promptly announced he was all in for his last 171,000. It folded back around and Stivoli went into the tank. To call would risk much of his stack as well.
While Stivoli thought, Abe Mosseri wandered over to take a look, and Negreanu engaged him in conversation. Finally Stivoli called, tabling 
. Negreanu flipped over 
.
The flop came 
, immediately snatching the advantage away from Negreanu by giving Stivoli a pair of nines. The turn was the 
and river the 
, and Negreanu leaves in 20th place.
"You're a sick sweater, Abe!" said Negreanu to Mosseri as he jumped up and took off to rejoin Event No. 42 (the $10K PLO). Stivoli now has about 425,000.
Duhamel Double
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
With the board showing 
and a considerable pot already built, Jude Ainsworth led with a bet, then Jonathan Duhamel raised all in for 143,000 more. Ainsworth cut out the calling chips, thought about 20 seconds, and made the call.
Duhamel showed 
for top pair of queens, while Ainsworth had 
for a flush draw. The river brought the , and Duhamel survived with the double-up.
Duhamel jumps to about 375,000 while Ainsworth slips to 230,000.
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Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
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Filtz Flops Two Pair
Four players saw a flop of 
including Grayson Ramage, Dan O'Brien, Justin Filtz, and Haviz Khan.
The action checked to Filtz who tossed out 52,000. Only Ramage called, and the turn was the . Ramage checked, and Filtz slid out 130,000. Ramage tank-called.
The river was the 
, and Ramage checked a third time. Without thought, Filtz tossed out 240,000.
"How much is that?" Ramage sighed.
The dealer confirmed the amount, and Ramage called.
"King-six," Filtz announced. "Two pair."
Ramage mucked, and the pot was shipped to our current chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,750,000 | 550,000 |
|
120,000 | -491,000 |
Adeniya Out, 18 Remain
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Martins Adeniya committed his entire stack of about 210,000 with 
and got a quick call from Daniel Hirleman who held 
.
The board ran out 
, giving both players straights but Hirleman's the better one. Adeniya is out in 19th place.
We were readying for a redraw for the final three six-handed tables, but it looks as though we've had another elimination before that could happen. Stay tuned.