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Steve Billirakis raised from middle position, and he called a three-bet from Guillaume Rivet who had the benefit of the button. The flop came 
, and Billirakis check-called a bet. That's the only one, though; he'd check-fold to a second bullet on the 
turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
735,000 | 220,000 |
|
200,000 | -160,000 |
"Booing is not," reminds Robbie Thompson on the mic. We're off and running at the final table of Event #11.
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 0
The final nine are being introduced by T.D. Robbie Thompson right now. So far, it looks like Rivet has the strongest contingent of railbirds here tonight. They've already begun their "Guil-laume Ri-vet" chants in the bleachers.
Event #8 has just crowned the 2011 WSOP's newest bracelet winner, and we're on the move. As soon as the table clears, we're headed over to the main featured table to play out the rest of the night. We expect to be back in action in about five or ten minutes.
Here's how the final nine stack up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,190,000 | -260,000 |
|
840,000 | 40,000 |
|
725,000 | -15,000 |
|
695,000 | -55,000 |
|
650,000 | -20,000 |
|
600,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
515,000 | -225,000 |
|
|
485,000 | 115,000 |
|
|
360,000 | -260,000 |
Josh Arieh commented on the fact that the whole table is sweating the noise from the Event #8 final table in the arena nearby. He asked if they could take a break while that event finishes up, and everyone at the table liked the idea. We're taking our break one level early, and the players have been granted 20 minutes to go sweat the action or find a smoke spot.
Josh Arieh limped in from late position, Viacheslav Zhukov raised from the button, Richard Ashby called from the big blind, and Arieh splashed the extra bet into the pot for a three-way.
The flop rolled out 
, and Arieh took the lead. Zhukov called the bet, Ashby check-folded, and the 
hit the turn. Arieh bet again, and he did so one more time after the 
river. Zhukov called both times, and those were chips he'd not get back.
Arieh turned over 
, and that's a scooper. Just like that, he's back up to 890,000, while Zhukov slips to about 1.19 million.
On a 
flop, Jason Steinberg got his last 220,000 chips into the middle. Josh Arieh had the covering stack and the best hand, calling with 
. Steinberg was working with 
, and he needed to improve to stay alive.
The turn was a miss, but the river was the life saver. "Straight!" Steinberg realized after a momement, and he's found his double. Mark him down for 500,000 now, while Arieh slides back to 475,000.
