2011 World Series of Poker

Event #7: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$573,456
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,340,600
Entries
249
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

Mizzi Eliminated

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Sorel Mizzi
Sorel Mizzi

Sorel Mizzi and Jennifer Tilly got in a preflop raising war that resulted in the latter being all in. Lucky for her, she held {A-}{A-} against Mizzi's {8-}{8-} and never fell behind. While MTilly doubled to 280,000, Mizzi was left with just 12,000 after the hand.

He was eliminated on the very next hand.

Tags: Sorel MizziJennifer Tilly

Oliver Loses Huge Pot; Eliminated Right After

Chris Oliver
Chris Oliver

We didn't catch the betting, but we do know that Amir Lehavot and Chris Oliver created a pot worth 640,000 on a flop of {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{2-Clubs}. Oliver had flopped top two pair with {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} while Lehavot had the nut flush draw with {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs}.

With the chip lead at stake, the {10-Clubs} spiked on the turn to give Lehavot the said flush; however, Oliver could still boat up on the river with any queen or king. Unfortunately for the one-time chip leader, the {4-Hearts} blanked and he lost the massive pot.

A couple hands later, Toby Lewis raised to 13,000 from the cutoff and Oliver reraised from the button. They ended up getting the money all in with Oliver at risk for his last 82,000.

Oliver: {9-Clubs}{8-Clubs}
Lewis: {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}

The board ran out {K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and Oliver was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Amir Lehavot il
Amir Lehavot
640,000
350,000
350,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Christopher Oliver
Christopher Oliver
82,000
-348,000
-348,000

Tags: Amir LehavotChris OliverToby Lewis

Gross vs. DeWitt

On a flop of {8-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{7-Spades}, Steve Gross checked and allowed Jason DeWitt to bet 24,000. Gross then check-raised all in for about 104,000 and DeWitt tank-called.

Gross: {Q-Spades}{J-Diamonds}
DeWitt: {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

Gross was ahead with his pair of queens but needed to sweat DeWitt's open-ended straight draw. The {2-Hearts} turn changed nothing, living just the river. Being so close to the money, you could tell Gross breathed a sigh of relief when the {5-Hearts} blanked, allowing him to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Jason DeWitt us
Jason DeWitt
260,000
-90,000
-90,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Steve Gross us
Steve Gross
240,000
118,000
118,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jason DeWittSteve Gross

Level: 18

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 0

The Ladies Like Stein

Darren Kramer raised to 14,000 from early position and Thorsten Schafer called from the hijack. When action reached Sam Stein in the big blind, he reraised to 59,000. Kramer came over the top, Schafer folded, and Stein called all in for 44,000 more.

Stein: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}
Kramer: {9-Spades}{9-Clubs}

Stein was out in front and stayed there as the board ran out {J-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}. With that double, Stein appears primed to survive the money bubble.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Stein us
Sam Stein
220,000
124,000
124,000
Darren Kramer za
Darren Kramer
130,000
-38,000
-38,000

Tags: Darren KramerSam SteinThorsten Schafer

Vinas Doubles Through Crowe

On a flop of {5-Spades}{10-Hearts}{A-Clubs}, Tommy Vinas checked and opened the door for Owen Crowe to bet 22,000. Vinas then check-raised to 44,000 and Crowe made the call. The dealer then burned and turned the {7-Hearts}. Vinas led out for 60,000, Crowe moved all in, and Vinas called off for a total of 138,000.

Crowe: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}
Vinas: {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

Vinas had flopped a set and was guaranteed a double as Crowe was drawing dead. The meaningless {K-Diamonds} was run out on the river as Vinas raked in the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Tommy Vinas
Tommy Vinas
360,000
200,000
200,000
Owen Crowe ca
Owen Crowe
195,000
-200,000
-200,000

Tags: Tommy VinasOwen Crowe

Stern's Elimination Brings Us to the Bubble

Dani Stern raised to 16,000 from middle position and received a single call in the form of Jonathan Jaffe in the big blind. Both players proceeded to get all the money in on the {J-Spades}{3-Spades}{A-Hearts} flop and it became obvious why when the cards were turned up:

Jaffe: {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts}
Stern: {A-Spades}{J-Hearts}

Jaffe had flopped bottom set while Stern had top-two pair. While behind, Stern could still catch an ace or jack on the river to steal the pot. The {4-Hearts} turn was no help and neither was the {9-Spades} river. Stern was eliminated in 29th place, just two shy of the money.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Jaffe us
Jonathan Jaffe
510,000
135,000
135,000
Daniel Stern us
Daniel Stern
Busted

Tags: Dani SternJonathan Jaffe