Event #19: $2,500 Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day 2 Started
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #19: $2,500 Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day: 2
Event Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$805,350
Entries
354
Level
26
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 354
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Yesterday, Event #19 $2,500 Limit Hold’em/Six Handed drew 354 runners and created a prizepool of $805,350. Headed into Day 2 of the tournament, only 130 players remain in contention for the $213,431 first-place prize. Unfortunately, only 36 of those players will get paid. Leading the way is Samuel Golbuff with 63,900 in chips, followed closely by Mark Gryglik’s 57,000. Interestingly, the latter player fresh of a 15th-place finish in Event #14 $3,000 Limit Hold’em.
Among the most interesting storylines to watch today is that of 2009 WSOP Limit Hold'em World Champion Greg Mueller (41,700), and his fellow countryman Shawn Buchanan (45,200). Both are sitting on top-ten chip stacks and are poised to make a run at the title. Some other notable names who’ll be in action this afternoon include Michael "Squeakzilla" Winnett (38,000), Isaac Haxton (39,000), David Benyamine (28,400), and Jennifer Harman (3,600).
The tournament resumes in just over 15 minutes at 3 p.m. PST, so be sure to stay tuned for all the up-to-the-minute hands, action, and eliminations from the $2,500 Limit Hold’em/Six Handed.
Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 0
Level 9
: 300/600, 0 ante
After a raise from JJ Liu, Justin Young and Shawn Buchman proceeded to get into a raising war that put the short-stacked Young all in. Liu got out of the way, and the two were heads up at the showdown.
Showdown
Young: 
Buchman: 
The flop came down 
.
"Chop it up," Young said sarcastically.
The turn was kind of scary for Young though - the .
"Oh no," he said.
The 
on the river was a clean card though, and Young more than doubled to 8,000 chips.
Jennifer Harman got her short stack all in preflop holding 
against the 
of Matt Schreiber. It was a classic race for Harman's tournament life, one she was destined to win as the board ran out 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
6,000
2,400
|
2,400 |
|
||
We found Sam Grizzle a few moments ago betting out on a flop of 
, the player in the Cut Off made the call.
A 
turn slowed Grizzle down as he check-called his opponent's bet. A river 
lead to both players checking and Grizzle flipping over 
for a pair of aces. His opponent mucked and Grizzle won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,000
8,100
|
8,100 |
Action folded to Marco Traniello in the small blind and he decided to put in a raise. I Alexander Freitez was in the big blind and decided to fight back with a three-bet. Traniello made the call and then check-called the 
flop. When the 
hit the turn, Taniello was the one to bet out, and Freitez came along for the ride.
It went check-bet-call on the 
turn, and Traniello showed 
for a pair of aces; however, Freitez held 
for a flopped two pair to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,500
2,800
|
2,800 |
|
7,500
13,000
|
13,000 |
After Dan Heimiller had raised and Stephanie Nguyen made the call, Andrew Rosskamm three-bet from the button. Heimiller got out of the way while Nguyen made the call. Nguyen proceeded to check-call bets on every street as the board ran out 
.
Rosskamm proudly revealed for trip aces, which was good as Nguyen tossed her hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
32,500
10,700
|
10,700 |
|
16,000
3,700
|
3,700 |
Sitting in the small blind, Zachary Gruneberg raised the Button's bet preflop. The Button called and both players got to see a flop of 
.
Gruneberg then check-raised his opponent on who made the call. After a series of bets Gruneberg got all-in on a turn. Gruneberg showed the table 
, and was in good shape against the Button's 
.
A river sealed the deal and Gruneberg doubled-up with a set of kings.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,600
7,700
|
7,700 |
|
|
||
On a board reading 
, Justin Young led out with a bet and was called by Shawn Buchanan. "Good call," Young said as soon as his opponent's chips hit the felt. Buchanan quickly rolled over 
to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
53,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
||
|
4,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
