Color Up
Level 16
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
We are on a 20-minute break while they color up the 100 chips.
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #20: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,857,500
Entries
3,175
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000
Ten Minutes, One Hand
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We found Douglas Lang's stack a bit diminished but by no means small. In our most recent walk around we saw him reraising an opponent in middle position. Action managed to get to the Big Blind player who took almost 5 minutes to make his decision to fold. After that it was back on the initial raiser who slowly made the call.
We were shown a 
flop and after a minute or so Lang's opponent checked. Lang then after taking his time put out a bet. Lang's opponent again thought for awhile before eventually folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
270,000 | -50,000 |
Phan Crippled
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
The player on the button opened for 6,200 and the small blind went all-in for 40,000. John Phan called from the big blind and the button re-shoved for about 80,000 total. Phan fell hard into the tank and after several minutes, the small blind called the clock.
Phan weighed his options but eventually decided to call with about 20 seconds remaining.
Phan: 
Small: 
Button: 
The board came 
, eliminating one opponent and crippling Phan, who only had the button covered by 12,000.
Phan Folds to Pressure
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
John "The Razor" Phan opened to 6,400 from middle position and was called by the button.
Phan c-bet to 8,000 on the 
board and his opponent flatted.
The turn brought a 
and Phan fired a second barrel, this time for 12,000. His opponent again called.
When the 
paired the board, Phan slowed down and checked, prompting a 30,000 bet from his opponent. Phan fell hard into the tank, but eventually landed on a fold. His opponent mucked without showing.
With that hand, Phan has slipped to just under 100,000.
Table of Stacks
In two hands, Dujuante Alexander added nearly 100,000 chips to his stack and busted one in the process. James Shaf busted one the very next hand and made the table six-handed. As they waited for more players, they quickly realized just how many chips each player had. While the average has not reached 100,000 yet, five of the six players have passed or are nearing the 200,000 plateau. The sixth player, Friend of PokerStars Pierre Neuville, is also is well above average with 120,000.
Here were the counts of the six stacks remaining before they added three more players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000 | -5,000 |
|
212,000 | 191,700 |
|
195,000 | 165,600 |
|
190,000 | 104,300 |
|
170,000 | 129,300 |
|
120,000 | 62,300 |
Darian Takes Down 200k Pot
We came in on the turn when the board read 
Yashar Darian from the big blind bet out for 21,000 (there had clearly been alot of bets in the pot from previous streets) and Joseph Couden from the button re-rased all in. Darian insta-called to show the nut flush with 
and have Couden's 
beat. The river was a meaningless 
and Darian scooped the 200,000 chip pot.
Darian moves up into the 200,000 club after that hand and Couden is left with less than 20 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | -116,000 |
|
|
40,000 | -105,000 |
Notable Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
265,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
216,000 | -19,000 |
|
190,000 | -50,000 |
|
122,000 | 47,000 |
|
108,000 | -22,000 |
|
92,000 | -13,000 |
|
64,000 | 12,000 |
Cards Back in the Air
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Dinner break is now over and play has resumed.
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 400
Dinner Break
Level 14
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
We're now on a one-hour dinner break. Cards back in the air at 7:55 PST