2011 World Series of Poker

Event #46: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
Prize
$1,158,481
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$4,455,600
Entries
474
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Event #46: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed Championship

Day 3 Completed

To Be Continued...

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Joe Ebanks is looking to close on Day 4.
Joe Ebanks is looking to close on Day 4.

Ten levels of poker were not enough to finish Event #46: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed Championship here on Day 3, so we will return tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. PDT for one final day.

Joe Ebanks and Chris Moorman are currently heads up for the bracelet and $1,158,481. Here's how the stacks look:

Ebanks11,015,000
Moorman3,215,000

We started this afternoon with 22 of the best short-handed poker players in the world, but as the hours passed, we lost great names like David Benefield, Chris Klodnicki, Greg Dyer, and the current 2011 World Series of Poker Player of the Year leader; Ben "Benba" Lamb.

Here's who finished where heading into the final table:

Early Day 3 Eliminations

PlacePlayerPayout
22Russell Carson$35,377
21Thorsten Schafer$35,377
20David Benefield$35,377
19Chris Klodnicki$35,377
18Daniel Reijmer$43,976
17Greg Dyer$43,976
16Lee Markholt$43,976
15Tyler Smith$43,976
14Gabe Patgorski$43,976
13William Thorson$43,976
12Ben Lamb$56,140
11Chris DeMaci$56,140
10Matthew Hyman$73,695
9Nick Grippo$73,695
8Jeremy Menard$99,493
7Ben Tollerene$99,493

We reached our official final table around 9:45 PDT, and it was stacked with young, talented players. We said goodbye to Mike Sowers, Taylor Paur, Tristan Wade and Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier in that order, leaving us with Moorman and Ebanks heads up for the cash and the bracelet.

Final Table Payouts

PlacePlayerPayout
1???$1,158,481
2???$716,282
3Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier$447,074
4Tristan Wade$292,866
5Taylor Paur$198,140
6Mike Sowers$138,301

Join us tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. PDT when we resume heads-up play and finally crown a champion!

Tags: Chris MoormanJoe Ebanks

Last Hand of the Night

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

In the last hand of the night, Joe Ebanks raised to 200,000 on the button and Chris Moorman called from the big blind. Both players checked through the {8-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{9-Hearts} flop and {Q-Hearts} turn, leading to the {10-Clubs} on the river. Moorman checked, Ebanks bet 250,000, and the Brit laid his hand down.

The players are currently bagging and tagging their chips, which means will have official counts soon.

Tags: Chris MoormanJoe Ebanks

One More Hand

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

The tournament staff has just announced that the players will play one more hand before ending for the night, which means we have reached the hard-stop time. Looks like this match will continue tomorrow.

Banks Over 11MM

Level 30 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Joe Ebanks limped on the button, Chris Moorman checked his option, and the flop came {a-Clubs}{5-Spades}{6-Spades}. Moorman led for 325,000, and Ebanks called.

The turn was the {2-Hearts}, and Moorman led again - this time for 750,000. Ebanks called.

The river was the {9-Clubs}, and Moorman checked for the first time. Ebanks fired 1.3 million, Moorman tank-folded, and Ebanks is now over 11 million chips.

Tags: Chris MoormanJoe Ebanks