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Level 6
: 150/300, 0 ante
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2011 World Series of Poker
Event #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,032,750
Entries
765
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
Level: 7
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 0
Play Resumes
Level 7
: 200/400, 0 ante
Cards are back in the air and we'll be playing four more levels tonight!
Some Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000
24,300
|
24,300 |
|
||
|
22,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
||
|
18,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
||
|
13,000 | |
|
|
8,000
5,800
|
5,800 |
Some Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
|
37,000
17,500
|
17,500 |
|
12,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
||
|
|
11,500
-3,250
|
-3,250 |
|
10,500
8,700
|
8,700 |
|
8,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
||
|
|
5,700
1,200
|
1,200 |
|
5,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
||
Kessler Comes Over the Top
Level 7
: 200/400, 0 ante
A player in early position raised to 1,200 and it was folded around to Kessler's big blind. Kessler made the call and we were off to a flop of 
. Kessler check-called his opponent's bet of 1,800. The 
came on the river and Kessler checked once again. This time his opponent fired out 3,600, and Kessler responded by moving in a large stack of 500 chips, raising a significant amount. His opponent looked disheartened as he mucked his cards and Kessler scooped up a sizable pot.
Boeree Takes Down Aces
Level 7
: 200/400, 0 ante
We caught up with the action just as Liv Boeree had bet a bit under 4,000 on the river with the board reading 
. Her lone opponent reluctantly tossed in a call and Boeree showed 
for the flopped nuts. Her opponent said, "I knew it," and tabled 
for cracked rockets.
Boeree is now up to 19,000.
Hawrilenko Bests Eslami
From middle position, Ali Eslami raised and Matt Hawrilenko called from the big blind. The flop came down 
and both players checked to see the 
land on the turn. Hawrilenko bet 1,500 and Eslami made the call.
The river was the 
. Hawrilenko checked first and Eslami checked behind. Hawrilenko tabled the 
for a pair of nines and Eslami mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,000
19,700
|
19,700 |
|
14,000
-6,400
|
-6,400 |
|
|
||
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
36,000
21,300
|
21,300 |
|
|
26,000 | |
|
22,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
20,000 | |
|
|
||
|
19,000 | |
|
|
19,000
-12,000
|
-12,000 |
|
|
||
|
16,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
16,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
15,000 | |
|
12,500 | |
|
|
||
|
|
11,500
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
11,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
8,000 | |
|
|
8,000 | |
|
|
7,000 | |
|
|
Busted | |
McDonald Makes a Misstep
Level 7
: 200/400, 0 ante
Steve O'Dwyer made a raise to 900 in late position and was called by Mike McDonald from the cutoff as well as the player on the button. The flop came 
and the action checked around. When the hit the turn the action checked around once again.
The river fell 
and O'Dwyer and McDonald checked once again. The player on the button bet 1,700, causing O'Dwyer to muck. McDonald, however, made the call, but tossed his hand into the muck after the player flipped up 
.
Losing this pot knocked McDonald down to 8,000.