2011 World Series of Poker

Event #13: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k2
Prize
$369,371
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,944,000
Entries
1,440
Level Info
Level
7
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
5,000

David Pham Eliminated in 9th Place ($26,185)

Level 3 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
David Pham eliminated.
David Pham eliminated.

Only two hands into our final table, David Pham is out.

The first hand of the table, Pham in early position raised to 32,000 preflop. Robbie Verspui called and Vitaly Lunkin re-raised to 100,000. Pham counted out his chips and then four bet to 235,000. Lunkin didn't think very long before he re-raised all in. Pham folded and was down to 303,000

The very next hand, Robbie Verspui raised to 32,000 from early position, Erik Cajelais re-raised to 75,000 from the button and David Pham went all in for his remaining stack of 301,000. Verspui folded and Cajelais quickly made the call with {Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades}. Pham showed {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} and they were off to the races.

The board ran out {10-Spades}{6-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{2-Spades} with no help for Pham, and almost as soon as he started the final table, he was finished with it. Cajelais moved over the 1,000,000 chip mark after that hand

Tags: David PhamErik CajelaisRobbie VerspuiVitaly Lunkin

Level: 4

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Spinks Five Bets, Cajelais Folds Queens

Level 3 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Jonathan Spinks
Jonathan Spinks

Robbie Verspui opened to 25,000 UTG and Andrew Badecker made it 57,000 from UTG+1, it was passed Erik Cajelais in the hijack and he made it 125,000 to go. But then if that wasn't enough, Jon Spinks in the small blind rechecked his cards before moving all in for 550,000 in total. Verspui and Badecker quickly got out of the way and Cajelais tanked for about two minutes before folding {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs} face up.

Spinks almost nodded at this but kept his hand firmly face down as it went into the muck

Tags: Robbie VerspuiAndrew BadeckerErik CajelaisJon Spinks

(In the) Black, Russian

Level 3 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Vitaly Lunkin - Russian to Victory?
Vitaly Lunkin - Russian to Victory?

More chips for Vitaly Lunkin, who opened under the gun and had Dan Kelly call him in the big blind. Kelly check-called bets of 28,000 on the {J-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades} flop, then 52,000 on the {A-Spades} turn and finally 104,000 on the {7-Diamonds} river.

Lunkin quietly turned over {J-Hearts}{J-Spades} for flopped top set and shipped the pot.

Tags: Dan KellyVitaly Lunkin

Action, Action, Action

Level 4 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

It has been an action day so far and the final table has been no different.

In one particular hand, Andrew Badecker raised to 27,000 from under-the-gun with a call from Makowsky and a re-raise to 85,000 from Jonathan Spinks. The action was back to Badecker and he re-raised to 175,000. Daniel Makowsky who had only called to start the hand, then re-raised again to 350,000 inciting insta-folds from Spinks and Badecker. Makowsky scooped the huge pot without ever seeing a flop.

A few hands later, Joseph Webber raised it up to 50,000 from middle position with a call from Andrew Badecker in the cutoff. On the flop of {Q-Spades}{6-Spades}{A-Clubs} Webber bet 105,000 and Badecker smooth called.

The turn came {3-Spades} and Webber bet out again, this time 225,000. Again, Badecker just called.

The river was a {5-Diamonds} and Webber slowed down with a check. Badecker took the opportunity to make a big bet of 590,000 and Webber folded to give Badecker the massive pot

Tags: Andrew BadeckerDaniel MakowskyJonathan SpinksJospeh Webber

Spinks Beats Kelly

Level 4 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Jon Spinks raised to 33,000 from the cutoff and Dan Kelly defended in the big blind. Both players checked the {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{6-Clubs} flop before Kelly led out for 60,000 on the {4-Clubs} turn, Spinks made the call and both players checked the {J-Hearts} river.

Kelly showed {4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} but Spinks had him dominated with {6-Diamonds}{4-Spades} to win the pot.

Tags: Dan KellyJon Spinks

Joseph Webber Eliminated in 8th Place ($33,864)

Jonathan Webber reacts negatively to the flop.
Jonathan Webber reacts negatively to the flop.

Jon Spinks opened to 33,000 from UTG and it was passed around to Joseph Webber in the big blind who moved all in for 605,000. Spinks took a deep breath, thought for a moment and made the call.

Spinks: {J-Hearts}{J-Spades}
Webber: {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}

The flop gave Spinks an almost certain lock coming {J-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{7-Clubs}, Webber needed a ten and nothing else but the {K-Spades} turn and {6-Diamonds} river didn't help him and he went out in 8th place. Spinks, winning the huge pot is now join chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Spinks
Jonathan Spinks
1,450,000 600,000
Joseph Webber
Joseph Webber
Busted

Tags: Jon SpinksJoseph Webber