2011 World Series of Poker

Event #18: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
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

Field Keeping Day 1's Pace

Level 11 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

After only 45 minutes of play 10 tables have already been broken. There is no sign that the action will slow until we reach the money bubble, which is at 324 players.

Turner Takes Out Tehan

Our field reporter picked up the action between Jon Turner and Joe Tehan on a board that read {5-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{K-Hearts}{Q-Spades}; Turner bet 15,000 into a 40,000-chip pot and Tehan called before Turner checked his option on the river of the {4-Clubs}.

Tehan moved all in for around 35,000 and Turner went deep into the tank. After what seemed like infinity, he called, showing down {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} for a turned two pair. Tehan sheepishly turned up {9-Spades}{6-Spades} for nothing but a small pair and that hand-in-the-cookie-jar moment cost him his tournament life.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Turner us
Jonathan Turner
137,000
91,900
91,900
Joe Tehan us
Joe Tehan
Busted

Kenny Keeps Climbing

The action folded around to Quang Tran who raised to 2,500 before the flop in middle position. The player in the small blind called, but Kenny Nguyen quickly reraised from the big blind, making it 8,500 to go.

Tran called and the small blind got out of the way to let them go heads up to the flop of {J-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{10-Spades}. Nguyen opened for 11,000 and Tran called, only to fold after Nguyen fired out a second shell worth 24,000 on the turn of the {5-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Kenny Nguyen us
Kenny Nguyen
178,000
67,400
67,400
Quang Tran
Quang Tran
75,000
3,600
3,600

Level: 12

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 200

Kennedy Doubles through Yaginuma

The action folded to Jesse Yaginuma who raised to 2,300 from middle position before Kerry Kennedy shoved from the button for 15,200. The blinds got out of the way before Yaginuma called, tabling {5-Spades}{5-Clubs} against Kennedy's {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}.

Fortunately for Kennedy, he won the flip for his tournament life after the dealer spread the board of {J-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} and doubled up, leaving Yaginuma with just a handful of chips.

Player Chips Progress
33,000
8,100
8,100
Jesse Yaginuma us
Jesse Yaginuma
12,500
-16,900
-16,900