2011 World Series of Poker

Event #43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$675,117
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,856,950
Entries
2,857
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
40,000

Isra Short

Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

On a board of {2-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{8-Hearts} we found Roland Isra betting out 225. His opponent in the blinds - Event #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em tenth-place finisher Andrew Cohen - check-raised to 600.

Isra called, and when faced with a 1,000-chip bet on the turn of the {7-Clubs}, he proceeded to call that too before being faced with a 1,600-chip bet on the river of the {2-Clubs}. Isra folded and slipped to 1,700 in the process.

Tags: Roland IsraAndrew Cohen

Massage Anyone?

Level 1 : 25/25, 0 ante

"Massage anyone?" asked the dealer on table 36 as a masseuse waltzed past her table.

"Are you offering?" asked a player inquiring to the dealer if she would be paying or providing the masseuse.

The dealer laughed as the masseuse continued her walk down the aisle.

Level: 2

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Frederik Jensen dk
Frederik Jensen
8,100
3,600
3,600
Gavin Griffin us
Gavin Griffin
7,900
3,400
3,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Andrew Cohen us
Andrew Cohen
6,600
2,100
2,100
Gabriel Nassif
Gabriel Nassif
6,350
1,850
1,850
Bernard Lee us
Bernard Lee
5,700
1,200
1,200
Tom Franklin us
Tom Franklin
5,700
1,200
1,200
WSOP 1X Winner
Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
5,600
1,100
1,100
Matt Graham us
Matt Graham
5,500
1,000
1,000
Jonathan Plens ca
Jonathan Plens
5,300
800
800
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
5,125
625
625
$25K Fantasy
Maria Mayrinck br
Maria Mayrinck
4,900
-350
-350
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
4,800
300
300
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Dylan Linde us
Dylan Linde
4,600
100
100
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Jim Sachinidis
Jim Sachinidis
4,500
Dan Smith us
Dan Smith
4,500
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Adam Schoenfeld
Adam Schoenfeld
4,400
-100
-100
Neil Channing gb
Neil Channing
4,400
-100
-100
Ross Boatman gb
Ross Boatman
4,300
-200
-200
Mclean Karr us
Mclean Karr
4,200
-300
-300
David Vamplew gb
David Vamplew
4,100
-400
-400
Gavin Smith us
Gavin Smith
3,100
-1,400
-1,400
Matt Brady us
Matt Brady
3,100
-1,400
-1,400
Roland Isra
Roland Isra
2,900
1,200
1,200
Nichoel Peppe
Nichoel Peppe
2,800
-1,700
-1,700
Heath Herring us
Heath Herring
1,625
50
50

Hundred Dollar Bill Y'all!

Level 2 : 25/50, 0 ante

"Players. A floorman has just turned in a $100 bill. So if it's yours, please come and retrieve it!" announced Tournament Director Jimmy Sommerfeld in his Texan-sounding drawl.

"To claim it you'll have to tell me the serial number!" added Sommerfeld as the players and dealers burst into laughter.

Subtle Check

On a flop of {J-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{4-Hearts}, Jennifer Tilly fired a bet that was called by the player on the button. The turn came {6-Spades} and the action was checked by both players.

When the {Q-Spades} fell on the river, Tilly checked once again. Roughly a minute and a half passed without action from her opponent until Tilly finally remarked "I checked", followed by an "Oh!" from her opponent.

Everyone around the table shared a laugh as Tilly said "I guess I'm just too subtle with my checking". Her opponent bet out 350 and Tilly tossed her cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Jennifer Tilly us
Jennifer Tilly
2,100
-2,400
-2,400
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jennifer Tilly

Karr Can't Beat Three Pair

Level 2 : 25/50, 0 ante

Catching the action with the board reading {K-Spades}{6-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}, Mclean Karr was faced with a 400-chip bet.

Deliberating for a few moments, Karr made the call.

"Three-pair!" announced Karr's opponent tabling his {7-Spades}{6-Spades}. Karr mucked and slipped to 4,500 in chips.

Tags: Mclean Karr