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The players are now on a 20-minute break.
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #22: $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
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
Griffin's Flush Wins
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Gavin Griffin and Liv Boeree checked the monotone 
flop before the third player in the hand bet 600. Only Griffin came along to see the turn, which was the 
. Both Griffin and his opponent checked.
The 
paired the board on the end and Griffin check-called a bet of 1,600 from his opponent. The player tabled the 
, but Griffin's 
for the diamond flush was the winner and he moved to 6,500 in chips.
Some Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,000 | 5,000 |
|
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10,000 | |
|
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8,500 | |
|
|
7,300 | 300 |
|
|
7,000 | 3,000 |
|
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6,100 | -400 |
|
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4,100 | |
|
|
3,800 | -700 |
|
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2,000 | -200 |
Brikis Check-Raised Off Turn
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Action folded to Josh Brikis in the cutoff seat and he raised to 350. An opponent in the big blind called and the flop came down 
. The big blind checked and Brikis checked to see the 
fall on the turn. After the big blind checked, Brikis fired 450. His opponent check-raised the pot and Brikis quickly folded, dropping back to 5,000 in chips.
One for Ramdin
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Victor Ramdin check-called a bet of 800 on the 
flop before seeing the 
land on the turn. Ramdin checked the turn and his opponent checked behind. The river was the 
and both players checked again.
Ramdin turned over the 
and won the pot. His opponent mucked.
Team PokerStars Update
Here's the counts of a few of the Team PokerStars Pros in the field today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,000 | 7,000 |
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9,500 | -2,500 |
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9,000 | |
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8,500 | |
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2,100 |
Shorr's Aces Hold
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After getting all of the chips in preflop, Shannon Shorr's opponent was all in and behind for his second add-on. The cards were turned up on the table:
Shorr: 
Opponent: 
The board fell 
and Shorr's pair of aces held up as the best hand. Shorr is sitting around 5,200.
Toth Taking Control
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We caught up with the action to see Richard Toth scooping a massive pot, eliminating a player in the process. The dealer stripped the board too quickly for us to capture all of the details, but we do know that Toth's defeated his opponent's 
when a third king hit the flop for Toth.
Toth's stack is now sitting pretty around 16,000.
Lee Eliminated
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Four players were in action on the 
flop with 1,200 chips in the middle. The first player was Ronald Lee and he checked. The next player checked and then Joel Merwick checked to the fourth, and last, player. That player bet 1,000. Lee check-raised and was all in for less than the pot. Everyone else folded.
Lee: 
Opponent: 
The turn was the and the river the . Both players finished with a full house, but Lee's opponent held fives full of fours to best Lee's fours full of kings and he won the hand. Lee was eliminated.
Failla Folds Flush to Zamani
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Will "The Thrill" Failla checked and the next player checked on the 
flop before action fell on Ben Zamani. He bet 650 and only Failla called.
The turn was the and Failla fired out 600. Zamani raised to 1,200 and Failla folded the 
face up. He dropped to 3,600 while Zamani climbed to 8,200.