2011 World Series of Poker

Event #19: $2,500 Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
42
Prize
$213,431
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$805,350
Entries
354
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0

To the Vitch go the Spoils

Level 3 : 150/300, 0 ante

Chris Vitch opened the button with a raise. Jennifer Harman, from the small blind, three-bet and Vitch made the call. The two players saw the {8-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{3-Spades} flop heads up and Harman continued with a bet. Vitch made the call and the turn was the {q-Diamonds}. Harman bet again and Vitch called.

The river was the {j-Clubs} and this time Harman slowed down. Vitch responded with a bet of his own and Harman called. Vitch tabled {q-Clubs}{10-Spades} and it was good enough to win the pot.

Tags: Jennifer HarmanChris Vitch

Fashionably Late

Level 3 : 150/300, 0 ante

Some more players have come trickling in including Anh Van Nguyen, Zach Gruneberg, Alex Wise, Chau Giang and Maria Ho.

Chen Just Calls

Level 3 : 150/300, 0 ante

A player on the button raised Bill Chen's big blind and he just called. The flop came {2-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{4-Spades} and Chen check-called his opponents bet. The turn was the {k-Hearts} and again Chen check-called. The river was the {2-Diamonds} and for a third time, Chen opted for a check-call.

The opponent on the button turned over {5-Clubs}{5-Hearts} but Chen binked a pair on the turn with his {k-Spades}{8-Hearts}.

"You don't raise that?" his opponent asked. Chen just shrugged.

Tags: Bill Chen

Akenhead's Ace-High is No Good

...against ace-high.

A player in middle position raised, another player on the button called, and James Akenhead put in a third bet from the small blind. Both of his opponents called. The flop fell {8-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}, and Akenhead led out. Only the player on the button called.

The turn was the {7-Diamonds}, and Akenhead led again. His opponent called. Both players checked the {j-Spades} on the river, and Akenhead's opponent opened {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}. Akenhead laughed, flashed {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades} for a worse ace-high, and mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
James Akenhead gb
James Akenhead
5,900 -1,600

Tags: James Akenhead

Level: 3

Blinds: 150/300

Ante: 0

Chan Drops Some

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

Terrence Chan raised from under the gun, an opponent put in two bets from the hijack seat, and Chan called. The flop fell {6-Clubs}{k-Spades}{j-Spades}, and Chan check-raised his opponent. He called.

The turn was the {q-Diamonds}, Chan led out, and his opponent called. The river was the {k-Clubs}, and Chan slowed down, checking to his opponent who bet. Chan mucked, and is now down to 6,900 chips.

Tags: Terrence Chan

Greenstein Takes Down a Pot

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

A player from middle position opened up the betting and Barry Greenstein reraised. His opponent called. The flop ran out {j-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{4-Hearts}. The opponent checked, Greenstein bet, and the player called.

The {8-Hearts} fell on the turn. After his opponent checked, Greenstein bet, and his opponent called.

The river brought the {j-Clubs}. Both players checked down the river and Greenstein showed {6-Clubs}{6-Hearts} to take down the pot.

Tags: Barry GreensteinPokerStars

Why So Sirous?

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

A player made it two bets in the hijack seat, and Sirous Jamshidi called in the cutoff. The flop came down {6-Spades}{4-Spades}{j-Clubs}, and Jamshidi called a bet from his opponent. The turn was the {2-Spades}, and Jamshidi's opponent check-called a bet. The river was the {k-Clubs}, Jamshidi's opponent check-called one last bet, but then mucked when Jamshidi opened {j-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} for two pair.

Jamshidi is off to a nice start, chipping up to 8,500.

Tags: Sirous Jamshidi

Froehlich Eliminated

Level 3 : 150/300, 0 ante

Eric Froehlich bet from early position and was reraised by Chris Vitch from the cutoff position. Froehlich raised to 400 and Vitch pushed him all in for his remaining 25 chips.

Froehlich: {a-Spades}{2-Clubs}
Vitch: {q-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

The board ran out {9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}.

Vitch is now up to 12,000 in chips.

Tags: Chris VitchEric Froehlich