2011 World Series of Poker

Event #18: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j9
Prize
$735,400
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,261,950
Entries
3,157
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000

Dwan Double Up

Level 2 : 25/50, 0 ante

Tom Dwan was all in for 925 and was called by a player holding {8-Hearts} {8-Spades}. Dwan tabled {A-Clubs} {9-Clubs} and the board rolled out {2-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} {10-Spades} {8-Clubs} {4-Spades}. Dwan made the nut flush and is up to 2,300.

Tags: Tom Dwan

Table 28 Hijinks

"Man, you should have been over here earlier, PokerNews," said a player on Table 28. "We got people bustin' left and right, three-way all ins, callin' the floor ... Barry Shulman almost flipped the table!"

The chuckles all round dissipated when the cards were dealt out and the action folded to Shulman, who limped in from the hijack before the player on the button raised to 150. Daniel Neilson called from the small blind and the big blind folded to make it heads up to a flop of {6-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}.

Neilson and Shulman checked to the button, who led out for 200, but Neilson came back with a check-raise, making it 575 to go. Shulman and the button folded and Neilson picked up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Neilson au
Daniel Neilson
7,800 3,300
Barry Shulman us
Barry Shulman
WSOP 2X Winner
4,800 300

Tags: Daniel NeilsonBarry Shulman

Affleck Gifted Some Early

We caught up to the action to find Matt Affleck, Scott Montgomery, and two others see a flop of {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}. After everyone checked it was the cutoff who bet 500. Only Affleck was willing to make the call.

On the {4-Hearts} turn Affleck moved all in for 1,900 and was called by the cutoff. Affleck held {A-Spades}{Q-Spades} and was way ahead of his opponent's {3-Clubs}{3-Spades}.

The river {6-Hearts} rolled off the deck, giving Affleck's trip queens the win.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Affleck us
Matt Affleck
7,000 2,500

Tags: Matt Affleck

Selbst Slips

The action folded around to Vanessa Selbst, who raised to 150 from middle position preflop. An opponent called from the hijack and the others got out of the way before Selbst bet 250 at the flop of {10-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}.

The hijack called, then both players checked the turn of the {5-Hearts} before Selbst check-folded on the {a-Spades} river.

Player Chips Progress
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
2,900 -1,600

Tags: Vanessa Selbst

Pack 'Em In!

Level 2 : 25/50, 0 ante

A quick check of the tournament clock gives us an unofficial count of 2,797 players with more on the way. Most, if not all of the tables in the Pavillion Room have now been made 10-handed. It's a jungle out there!

Level: 2

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 0

Still A Line At Registration

The massive line for registration has shortened considerably. Checking with a few people in line, they said they've spent about 45 minutes waiting. They seemed in good spirits and said the line is moving quickly.