2011 World Series of Poker

Event #26: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Oleksii Kovalchuk
Winning Hand
77
Prize
$689,739
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$3,134,950
Entries
1,378
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Back In Action

Level 5 : 100/200, 25 ante

the field has returned from their second 20 minute break of the day. Two more levels and they will have a 90 minute dinner break.

Level: 5

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 25

Huge Double For Kling

Lauren Kling
Lauren Kling

Lauren Kling just doubled up to most likely take the chip lead in the event.

Preflop, Kling raised to 425 on the button, the player in the big blind re-raised to 1,750, then Kling re-raised to 4,225, the big blind put out a fourth bet to make it 6,660, and Kling eventually went all in and got a call from the big blind.

Kling showed {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} and the big blind had {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

The board ran out {2-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{j-Spades} and Kling moved up close to 40,000 in chips after the hand, a monster stack at this stage of the tournament

Player Chips Progress
Lauren Kling us
Lauren Kling
39,000 31,500

Tags: Lauren Kling

ElkY Starting Back-To-Back Journey Slowly

Bertrand Grospellier
Bertrand Grospellier

We just saw Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier receive his bracelet for winning the $10,000 Seven Card Stud World Championship, and he has now hopped into our event but lost some chips early.

On a flop of {9-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{k-Spades} ElkY checked and a player in late position bet out 600, ElkY called. The turn was the {2-Clubs} and ElkY again checked, the late position player bet out 1,600 and ElkY called.

The river was the {10-Spades} and ElkY checked for a third time, the late position player bet out 3,000 and ElkY let it go.

A slow start here in the 6-max as he is down to 5,500 early.

Player Chips Progress
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
5,500

Tags: Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier

Moorman vs Nguyen

Chris Moorman just took a nice sized pot off of Men Nguyen at Table 49.

On the flop of {2-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-Hearts} Moorman bet 600 and Men called. The turn came {9-Spades} and Moorman bet out 1,425 and again Men called. The river was the {4-Diamonds} and Moorman bet out again for 3,500 and yet again, Men called.

Moorman showed {K-Clubs}{K-Spades} and Men mucked.

Moorman is up to 21,000 and Men is down to just 8,000

Player Chips Progress
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
WSOP 1X Winner
21,000
Men Nguyen us
Men Nguyen
WSOP 7X Winner
8,000 -6,000

Tags: Chris MoormanMen Nguyen