2011 World Series of Poker

Event #55: $50,000 Poker Player's Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$1,720,328
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$6,144,000
Entries
128
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
30,000

Clemencon Takes One Off Buchanan

No-Limit Hold'em

Shawn Buchanan raised to 4,000 from under the gun and Tristan Clemencon flatted from the hijack seat. Everyone else folded and the flop produced the {Q-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}. Buchanan fired 5,100 and Clemencon made the call.

The turn was the {Q-Hearts} and paired the board. Both players checked to see the {2-Hearts} land on the river. Buchanan checked and Clemencon bet 9,000. Buchanan folded and Clemencon won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
180,000
19,000
19,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Tristan Clemencon fr
Tristan Clemencon
95,000
-101,000
-101,000

Tags: Tristan ClemenconShawn Buchanan

Cannot Tell a Ly

Level 8

Stud

Minh Ly: (X)(X) / {a-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{q-Clubs} / (X)
Chad Brown: (X)(X) / {q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{9-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} / (X)

Ly completed, Brown raised, and Ly called. Ly check-called a bet on fourth street, then led out on fifth. Brown called.

On sixth, both players checked, and Ly led on seventh. Brown mucked.

Ly showed {2-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for an ace-high flush, and raked in the pot.

Tags: Chad BrownMinh Ly

Boukai Boasts Big Stack

Rami Boukai is among our chip leaders
Rami Boukai is among our chip leaders

Stud-8

Rami Boukai: (X)(X) / {2-Spades}{3-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{2-Clubs} / (X)
Brett Richey: (X)(X) / {6-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{j-Spades} / (X)
Tom "durrrr" Dwan: (X)(X) / {q-Spades}{k-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} / (X)

Richey completed, Dwan raised, and Boukai and Richey called. The action checked to Richey on fourth street, he bet, and both Boukai and Dwan called. The same action occurred on fifth, and on sixth, Dwan bet when checked to. Boukai raised, and both Richey and Dwan called.

Boukai led on seventh, both of his opponents called, and Boukai fanned {6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds} for trip deuces and a seven-six low. Dwan and Richey mucked, and Boukai now nears 400,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Rami Boukai us
Rami Boukai
395,000
165,000
165,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Tom Dwan us
Tom Dwan
97,000
-23,000
-23,000
Brett Richey us
Brett Richey
95,000
-110,000
-110,000

Tags: Brett RicheyRami BoukaiTom Dwan

Three-Way PLO All In, Juanda Busts

Pot-Limit Omaha

We didn't catch the action, but when we reached the table, John Juanda, Sebastian Ruthenberg and Dario Alioto were all in.

Juanda: {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{3-Spades}
Ruthenberg: {k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}
Alioto: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}{j-Clubs}{6-Clubs}

The board ran {a-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{7-Spades}, giving Alioto queens full for the main pot and Ruthenberg Broadway for the side.

Player Chips Progress
Sebastian Ruthenberg de
Sebastian Ruthenberg
460,000
260,000
260,000
Dario Alioto it
Dario Alioto
130,000
68,000
68,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
John Juanda id
John Juanda
Busted
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Dario AliotoJohn JuandaSebastian Ruthenberg

Hellmuth Flops Gold

Cheer up Phil! You flopped the nuts!
Cheer up Phil! You flopped the nuts!

Pot-Limit Omaha

When we reached Table 366, the flop had already fallen {10-Hearts}{7-Spades}{6-Spades}. Lee Goldman checked, Phil Hellmuth bet, and Goldman potted. Hellmuth got it all in, and Goldman called.

Hellmuth: {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{4-Hearts}
Goldman: {a-Spades}{8-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}

Hellmuth had the nuts, but Goldman was drawing to the nut flush. The turn and river both bricked {5-Clubs}, {9-Hearts} respectively, Goldman was eliminated and Hellmuth shipped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
263,000
88,000
88,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Lee Goldman
Lee Goldman
Busted

Tags: Lee GoldmanPhil Hellmuth

Level: 9

Blinds: /

Ante:

Bonomo Eliminated Before Dinner Break

Level 9

No-Limit Hold'em

Before the dinner break, this hand went down between Rami Boukai and Justin Bonomo. The end result was Bonomo hitting the rail.

From late position, Boukai raised to 4,000. Bonomo called from the small blind and the flop came down {J-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{4-Clubs}. Bonomo checked and Boukai bet 5,000. Bonomo check-raised all in for 29,100 and Bouki called.

Boukai held the {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts} to Bonomo's {Q-Spades}{J-Clubs}. The turn was the {9-Clubs} and the river the {6-Clubs} to send Bonomo out the door.

Tags: Justin BonomoRami Boukai