Three-Bet from Kibrit
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
From the button, Juha Vilkki raised to 40,000. Rafe Kibrit three-bet to 140,000 from the small blind and won the pot.
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #22: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,445,850
Entries
1,071
Level
27
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
Vilkki Re-Pots, Patel Folds
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Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
After the action folded around to him in the small blind, Emil Patel raised the pot and made it 60,000 to go. Juha Vilkki announced a re-pot and pushed 180,000 into the middle.
After some consideration, Patel tossed his cards towards the muck and Vilkki claimed the pot.
Schedule Note
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
The players have decided to take their one-hour dinner break at the completion of this level, which is in approximately ten minutes.
Cody Munger Eliminated in 7th Place ($34,642)
Cody Munger raised to 40,000 from the cutoff seat and Emil Patel reraised to 140,000 from the small blind. Action got back to Munger and he made the call to see the flop.
The first three community cards were the 
and Patel checked. Munger fired the pot for 300,000 and Patel raised the pot to put Munger all in. Munger called and put his entire 455,000-chip stack at risk.
Munger: 
Patel: 
Needless to say, Patel pretty much flopped the mother of all hands. He flopped the nuts with the nut flush redraw. The turn brought the 
and gave Patel a flush. The river completed the board with the 
and officially ended the hand, sending Munger out the door in seventh place for nearly $35,000 in prize money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,625,000 | 525,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Wolfe Doubles Through Vilkki
From under the gun, Juha Vilkki raised to 45,000. Rafe Kibrit was in the next seat and called. Stephen Wolfe called from the cutoff seat and everyone else folded.
The flop came down 
and action checked over to Wolfe. He bet 150,000 with 181,000 behind. Vilkki looked confused for a minute while he tanked. He then reraised the pot. Kibrit folded and Wolfe quickly called all in for 331,000 total.
Wolfe: 
Vilkki: 
The turn brought the 
and the river completed the board with the 
, keeping Wolfe's set of nines the winning hand and doubling him up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
827,000 | 452,000 |
|
375,000 | -345,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,550,000 | 125,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | 209,000 |
|
|
720,000 | 315,000 |
|
|
600,000 | -90,000 |
|
|
375,000 | 35,000 |
|
265,000 | -33,000 |
|
207,000 | -30,000 |
Jeff Sarwer Eliminated In 8th Place ($26,704)
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Jeff Sarwer opened for a pot-sized raise of 70,000 and Juha Vilkki instantly announced that he was re-potting, making it 240,000 to go. Sarwer shot the Finn a rueful glance and smiled slightly while making the call to put his tournament life at risk.
Sarwer asked "You got aces man?" and Vilkki answered by turning over his hand: 
. Sarwer was immediately crushed to see that his intuition was correct and tabled his 
with discouragement written across his face. His pocket kings were crushed and to add insult to injury, Vilkki held a king of his own. He also had Sarwer's diamond-draw blocked and Sarwer knew he was drawing extremely thin.
The flop rolled out 
and no help arrived. Sarwer was left hoping for a seven on the turn or river, but when the 
and hit the board, his run had ended. He will collect $26,704 for his finish today while Vilkki climbed to 720,000 chips with the bustout.
Kibrit Fires and Wins
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
From under the gun, Juha Vilkki raised to 40,000. Rafe Kibrit called from the next seat and then Cody Munger called from the cutoff seat. The three players took the flop of 
and Vilkki checked. Kibrit fired 110,000 and both of his opponents folded.
Patel Staying Active
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Emil Patel has easily been the most active player at this final table, especially since he doubled up earlier to get his hands on a larger stack. Four hands in a row just happened where Patel opened with a raise to 40,000 preflop. On the first and third, everyone folded and he won the blinds. On the second hand, Juha Vilkki three-bet to 150,000 and Patel folded.
On the fourth one, he was called by both blinds, Cody Munger in the small blind and Jeff Sarwer in the big blind. After the flop came down , Munger checked and Sarwer bet the pot for 120,000. Patel and Munger folded and Sarwer picked up the pot.
Roland Israelashvili Eliminated In 9th Place ($20,863)
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
After the action folded to him in late position, Roland Israelashvili raised the pot, making it 70,000 to go. Juha Vilkki sized up his opponent's remaining chips and then dramatically heaped a stack of 25,000 denomination chips into the middle for a pot-sized reraise. This forced Israelashvili all-in and he made the call to put himself at risk.
Showdown:
Israelashvili: 
Vilkki: 
Israelashvili was in the lead for the moment but Vilkki's hand had plenty of potential and we were off to the flop. The dealer spread the 
across the felt and Vilkki took the lead with his pair of kings. The 
on the turn gave Israelashvili a lifeline with a club flush draw, but the 
on the river missed him entirely and Vilkki's two pair were best.
Roland Israelashvili will pocket $20,863 for his run to the final table, while Juha Vilkki rebuilt his once dominant chipstack slightly with the win.