2011 World Series of Poker

Event #20: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$493,091
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,857,500
Entries
3,175
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Deeb Drags One

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

A player opened to 2,700 from early position and Shaun Deeb pushed for his last 23,000 from middle position. The action folded around back to Deeb's opponent, who mucked and some consideration.

"Pocket threes?" Deeb said as he mucked his cards.

"Nah, ace-three suited," his opponent said.

After a fairly break-even first level, Deeb is now up to 30,000.

Tags: Shaun Deeb

Phan Gets There

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

On a {9-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{5-Clubs} board, John Phan fired out 2,800 in position and his opponent called. The turn was the {a-Hearts} and once again, the opponent check-called a bet, this time for 5,000. The river was the {4-Clubs} and Phan fired out 9,000. The opponent, who had less than 20,000 left at this point, rolled in the chips and Phan flipped over {2-Spades}{3-Spades} for a turn-river wheel.

With that pot, Phan has now reached 70,000.

Tags: John Phan

West...Winning!

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

Tim West opened to 2,900 from under-the-gun and found one caller in the big blind.

The flop came {6-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} and the player in the big blind checked, prompting a 3,800 c-bet from West. His opponent called.

His opponent again checked when a {K-Diamonds} fell on the turn. Not backing down, West fired again, this time for 8,800. His opponent landed on a fold.

It appears Tim West doubled his stack from when we last counted. After this hand, West has climbed to 61,000.

Tags: Tim West

Smit is Smitten with Gaining Chips

We don't know the action preflop, but when we got to our Dutch chip leader's table he was facing a bet of 3,500 on a board of {7-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}.

Smit then went on to check-raise his opponent and make it 9,500 total. After a couple of seconds of contemplation Smit's opponent folded and donated a few more chips to the monster stack of Smit's

Player Chips Progress
Sybe Smit nl
Sybe Smit
202,000
2,000
2,000

Tags: Sybe Smit

A French Flush

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

A player in middle position opened the action with a raise to 3,000 which was called by two players behind him, including Mark French on the button, and the big blind.

The flop came {5-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{8-Diamonds} and the first two players checked. The third player bet 9,000 and French raised it to 22,000. It folded back around to the flop bettor who moved all in. It was another 14,000 for French to make the call and he moved in the chips.

French: {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Opponent: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}

The {6-Clubs} turn bricked French's flush draw but the {2-Diamonds} river nailed it. With the pot he has easily cleared the six-figure mark with 110,000.

Tags: Mark French

Level: 13

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

Lang Lasting Longer than Most

We don't know the action preflop, but what we do know is Douglas Lang called the all ins of two opponents in front of him.

Lang: {K-Clubs}{J-Spades}
Button: {4-}{4-}
Big Blind: {K-Hearts}{J-Hearts}

The board came out {9-}{8-}{6-}{5-}{K-} giving both the Big Blind and Lang a pair of kings with a jack kicker. The button was not so lucky as his fours failed to hold up, and he was eliminated. Both Lang and the Big Blind will split the Buttons chips. Lang has a mountain of chips in front of him and is clearly one of the current chip leaders with almost 200,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Douglas Lang
Douglas Lang
175,000
19,000
19,000

Tags: Douglas Lang

Andrews Stack is Growing

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

In a raised pot preflop, Cherish Andrews was in the big blind and heads up going to the flop. The dealer put out {j-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and Andrews check-called the 4,000 chip bet of her opponent. The turn was the {9-Clubs} and this time she led out for 6,900 before her opponent raised to 13,900. Andrews wasted little time in making the call and the river was the {5-Diamonds}. Andrews announced she was all in and her opponents cards hit the muck. With that pot she has now crossed the six-figure mark and sits with 115,000.

Tags: Cherish Andrews