That's two levels in the books, and the players are off for a 20-minute break.
2011 World Series of Poker
Because you love them.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
108,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
107,000
36,300
|
36,300 |
|
|
||
|
|
102,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
98,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
95,000
51,700
|
51,700 |
|
|
90,000
47,700
|
47,700 |
|
|
||
|
|
71,000
11,800
|
11,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
65,000
18,100
|
18,100 |
|
|
||
|
|
56,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
54,200
13,200
|
13,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
50,100
15,200
|
15,200 |
|
|
50,000
23,700
|
23,700 |
|
|
||
|
|
36,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
27,000
1,600
|
1,600 |
|
|
||
|
|
24,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
24,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
21,000
9,900
|
9,900 |
|
|
||
|
|
18,000
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
|
15,000
1,800
|
1,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
12,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
12,000
100
|
100 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
55,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
44,000
15,400
|
15,400 |
|
|
||
|
|
40,000
23,400
|
23,400 |
|
|
||
|
|
28,000
11,200
|
11,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
26,400
9,500
|
9,500 |
|
|
13,000
13,900
|
13,900 |
|
|
8,700
1,800
|
1,800 |
Alex Kostritsyn raised in early position, and Dario Alioto three-bet a couple seats over. Kostritsyn called, and off they went to the flop heads-up.
It came
, and Kostritsyn led right back out with a bet. Alioto called there, and he called again after the turn brought the
. Kostritsyn bet one more time after the
river, and it was there that Alioto finally raised to two bets. Kostritsyn probably knew what was what, but he splashed the last 3,000 into the pot to see for sure.
Alioto turned over
, and his queens full of aces gets him the full pot. After that exchange, Alioto is up to 40,000, and Kostritsyn is back down to 69,000 -- about where he started the day.
In a three-bet pot preflop, PokerStars Team Pro's Daniel Negreanu and Anton Allemann saw a flop of 

against a third opponent. Allemann led out, the player in the middle called, Negreanu made it two bets and Allemann made it three. The player in the middle folded, and Negreanu made the call.
The turn was the
, and Negreanu slowed down, opting to just call Allemann's bet. The river was the
, and it was Allemann's turn to pump the breaks. He check-called a bet from Negreanu, who opened 


for the nuts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,500
8,300
|
8,300 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000
2,300
|
2,300 |
|
|
100,000
38,800
|
38,800 |
|
|
69,000
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
54,000
11,200
|
11,200 |
|
|
41,000
400
|
400 |
|
|
||
|
|
24,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
20,000
25,300
|
25,300 |
|
|
19,000
18,800
|
18,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
15,500
1,700
|
1,700 |
|
|
||
|
|
8,000
32,400
|
32,400 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
||
Andrew Brown, Shawn Buchanan, Jason Lester and a fourth opponent saw a flop of 

. Brown lead out, the fourth opponent called, Buchanan made it two bets, and Lester made it three bets. The action folded back to Buchanan who called, and the turn was the
. Both players checked.
The river was the
, and both players checked again. Buchanan tabled 


, Lester mucked, and Buchanan was shipped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000
100,800
|
100,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
4,000
7,900
|
7,900 |
|
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
81,000
17,600
|
17,600 |
|
|
64,000
9,800
|
9,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
34,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
23,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
21,500
14,100
|
14,100 |
|
|
21,000
5,900
|
5,900 |
|
|
||
|
|
17,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
11,500
35,600
|
35,600 |
|
|
||
|
|
5,000
18,800
|
18,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Three people saw a flop of 

including Todd Brunson, Erick Lindgren and Dan Kelly. The three got in enough bets to put Brunson all in, and the turn brought the
. Lindgren checked, Kelly bet into a dry pot, and Lindgren called.
The river was the
, and Lindgren decided to lead out this time. Kelly folded, and Lindgren opened 


for two-pair; kings and fives. Brunson showed 


, mucked his hand, and headed for the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
124,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
54,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
53,000
1,200
|
1,200 |
|
|
||
|
|
46,000
5,800
|
5,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
44,000
9,100
|
9,100 |
|
|
||
|
|
41,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
25,000
43,600
|
43,600 |
|
|
||
|
|
23,000
6,700
|
6,700 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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