2011 World Series of Poker

Event #1: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q6
Prize
$82,292
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$382,500
Entries
850
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000

Savage And Pham At Same Table

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Defending Casino Employee champion Hoai Pham has just been moved to the same table as WPT Tournament Director Matt Savage. Savage is sitting with around 4,500 while Pham has a commanding lead of the table with about 14,000. Should be an interesting table to watch.

Tags: Hoai PhamMatt Savage

Stewart Doubles

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

When we arrived at the table, we found a short-stacked Ty Stewart all in for roughly 1,725 holding {6-}{6-} against an opponent's {K-}{Q-}. The board safely rolled out {10-}{2-}{2-}{2-}{5-} and Stewart doubled up to just under 4,000.

Tags: Ty Stewart

Lisa Wilkins Spikes a Ten on the Turn to Crack Kings

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

After a player in middle position raised to 600, Wilkins called from the hijack and the small blind came along for the ride. The dealer revealed a flop of {3-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} and the players checked around. When the turn brought the {10-Hearts}, the action heated up with the small blind betting 800 and the player in middle position raising to 1,650. Wilkins reraised all-in to 2,150, prompting a fold from the small blind and a call from the player in middle position, who showed {K-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}. Wilkins proudly flipped her {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and a {9-Clubs} on the river sealed the win.

Tags: Lisa Wilkins

Baker Scoops a Huge Pot

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

We missed the preflop action, but caught up to see Rich Baker debating a call of his opponent’s all in on a flop of {4-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}. Eventually Baker made the call, turning over {K-Spades}{K-Clubs}. His opponent flipped up {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades}.

The turn came a {K-Hearts}, giving Baker trip kings, but this also gave his opponent a heart flush draw. The river was filled with momentary drama as the {8-Hearts} fell, giving Baker’s opponent a flush, but this card also gave Baker kings full of eights, which was enough to scoop a fair sized pot and bring Baker’s stack up to about 16,000.

Tags: Rich Baker

Defending Champ Collects Another KO

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Hoai Pham may have recently changed tables, but he isn't showing any signs of slowing down after knocking out another player. Pham and his opponent got all the chips in preflop with Pham in a dominating position.

Pham: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}
Opponent:{7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}

The board ran out {10-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}, and Pham dragged the pot to boost his stack to around 20,000.

Tags: Hoai Pham

Jeff Suk Sucks Out

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Jeff Suk from Niagra Falls open-raised from the hijack position to 1,800 and the button moved in for 1825. After the blinds folded, Suk made the call with {K-Clubs}{10-Clubs} and his opponent revealed the {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}. The board ran out {K-Spades}{6-Spades}{8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} sending Suk's opponent to the rail.

Tags: Jeff Suk

Ray Tang's Rivered Flush Elimnates Opponent

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

With the flop reading {K-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}, Ray Tang and another player found themselves all in. Tang showed the {8-Clubs}{9-Clubs} and needed to make his flush or spike a gutshot straight to overtake the {J-Spades}{J-Clubs} held by his opponent. The {5-Spades} on the turn missed Tang and he needed to hit the river to avoid losing most of his chips. When the dealer peeled the {10-Clubs} on the river, Tang made a flush to eliminate his opponent, building his stack to 9,425 in the process.

Tags: Ray Tang

George Kouselas Doubles

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

The under-the-gun-player raised to 550 and the small blind called. George Kouselas from Santa Fe re-raised all in from the big blind for 1,450, prompting a fold from the under-the-gun player. The small blind made the call and revealed {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}, which needed help against Kouselas' {A-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}. No help came when the board ran out {A-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{9-Spades}{Q-Spades}, doubling Kouselas up.

Tags: George Kouselas

McClelland Spikes Two Outer to Survive

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

Still short stacked, Jack McClelland got his last 1,300 in preflop in with {10-Clubs}{10-Spades} and was called by an opponent with {a-Spades}{q-Spades}. The flop was a disaster for McClelland as it came {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}. The turn came the {7-Hearts} and McClelland was down to just two outs. One of them came on the river when it hit the {10-Diamonds} and the former WSOP tournament director doubled up to around 2,700.

Tags: Jack McClelland

Savage Doubles Through Pham

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante

It was folded around to Hoai Pham who made it 525 from middle position and Matt Savage was the only caller from the small blind. The flop came {Q-Spades} {Q-Diamonds}{6-Spades} and Savage checked. Pham announced 1,700 but before his chips were even in the pot, Savage moved all in for 4,375. Pham made the call with {K-Spades}{7-Spades} for a flush draw but was up against the trips of Savage who held {Q-Spades}{10-Hearts}. The turn and river were the {6-Hearts} and {9-Hearts} which doubled Savage up to 10,000.

Tags: Hoai PhamMatt Savage