2011 World Series of Poker

Event #27: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j3
Prize
$378,642
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,428,800
Entries
152
Level Info
Level
26
Limits
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0

Schulman Fires Every Street

An under-the-gun player raised and cleared the field all the way back to Nick Schulman in the big blind. Not one to be pushed around, Schulman three-bet and the UTG made the call. Schulman proceeded to bet every street as the board ran out {Q-Spades}{K-Spades}{4-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}. As it turned out, the UTG paid him off every step of the way as he could not beat Schulman's {Q-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
100,000
30,000
30,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Nick Schulman

Smirnov Gets Lost in the Woods

Mikhail Smirnov raised from the hijack and Darren Woods re-raised from the small blind. Smirnov made the call and Woods led out on the {Q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} flop. Smirnov raised and Woods just called as both players checked the {8-Clubs} turn and {6-Hearts} river. Woods showed {A-Diamonds}{9-Spades} for a pair and Smirnov frustratingly turned over his {A-}{K-} which got cracked.

Player Chips Progress
Mikhail Smirnov ru
Mikhail Smirnov
143,000
17,000
17,000
Darren Woods us
Darren Woods
114,000
93,000
93,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Darren WoodsMikhail Smirnov

Level: 13

Limits: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

Big Slick Arieh

Josh Arieh raised from middle position and Nick Schulman called from the big blind. Both players checked the {J-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} flop and Schulman checked again when the {A-Spades} hit the turn. Arieh bet and Schulman made the call with the action the same on the {2-Diamonds} river. Arieh turned over {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} for top-top which was good as Schulman mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh
180,000
65,500
65,500
$25K Fantasy
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
70,000
-57,000
-57,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Josh AriehNick Schulman

More for Mortensen

A player in middle position raised and was quickly three-bet by Carlos Mortensen in the cutoff. The rest of the field got out of the way, and the MP player made the call. It went check-bet-raise-call on the {10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{K-Hearts} flop, which was follow by the {Q-Diamonds} on the turn.

This time the MP player led out and Mortensen called, which happened again on the {10-Diamonds} river. The MP player turned over {A-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for a missed flush draw, which mean the {K-Clubs}{5-Hearts} of Mortensen was as good as gold.

Player Chips Progress
Carlos Mortensen es
Carlos Mortensen
211,000
26,000
26,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Carlos Mortensen

Mortensen Takes a Small Hit

Carlos Mortensen raised on the button and Shunjiro Uchida called from the big blind. On the {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{7-Spades} flop, Uchida check-raised Mortensen who re-raised him. Uchida made the call and then moved all in when the {J-Diamonds} hit the turn. Mortensen called but threw his hand on top of the muck when Uchida revealed {7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} for bottom full house.

Daniel Negreanu pointed out that Mortensen’s hand had to be shown though since there was an all in. The dealer retrieved the cards from on top of the muck and turned over the {A-Hearts}{5-Hearts} of Mortensen which was drawing dead. The {J-Diamonds} on the river was merely a formality and Uchida doubled up although Mortensen still had one of the larger stacks remaining in the field

Player Chips Progress
Carlos Mortensen es
Carlos Mortensen
185,000
-67,000
-67,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Shunjiro Uchida us
Shunjiro Uchida
33,000
-40,000
-40,000

Tags: Carlos MortensenShunjiro Uchida

The Tale of Daniel Kelly

Dan Kelly
Dan Kelly

When action reached young Daniel Kelly in middle position, he mustered the strength and wisdom possessed only by an experienced play to execute a raise. Not to be outdone and intimidated, the player in the hijack made a stand by three-betting. Wisely, the innocent players in the blinds got out of harm's way as the dealer instituted flop procedures.

F: {3-Spades}{10-Spades}{A-Diamonds}

Perhaps it was fear, or a well-time trap, but Kelly rapped the table to signify a check. The hijack pounced on the opportunity with a bet, which his opponent called without so much as a flinch. The dealer burned and put out the next card.

T: {Q-Spades}

Again young Kelly checked, allowing the hijack to strategically place out a big bet. With the force of an unpredicted storm, Kelly moved in with a check-raise. Whether it was shock and awe or simple caution, the hijack decided just to call.

R: {4-Diamonds}

This was the penultimate moment young Kelly had waited for. He gather a bet and forcefully pushed it forward. Just when it seemed as if he was on the verge of victory, the hijack put in a raise! Kelly made the call and the moment everyone had waited for arrived. The hijack slowly turned over his cards . . . {A-Spades}{8-Spades} for the nut flush.

While Kelly was defeated, he lost neither his poise, grace, nor dignity. He just lost a few chips.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Kelly us
Dan Kelly
88,700
-71,300
-71,300

Tags: Dan Kelly

Quad Treys Crack Cowboys

Steven Kelly raised from under the gun and Antoine Saout re-raised from the hijack. David Baker took quite a while before he finally folded on the button while Kelly made the call. On the {Q-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{3-Spades} flop, Kelly led out and Saout raised all in. Kelly made the easy call and turned over {3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} for bottom set which had Saout’s {K-}{K-} crushed. The {9-Spades} on the turn changed nothing and the {3-Clubs} on the river gave Kelly quads to rub it in for Saout who was sent home.

Player Chips Progress
Steven Kelly us
Steven Kelly
98,000
33,000
33,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Antoine Saout fr
Antoine Saout
Busted

Tags: Antoine SaoutSteven Kelly

Maximum Value for Greenstein

Barry Greenstein raised under the gun and action folded all the way around the Shaw Buchanan in the big blind. After a call, the flop came down {Q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{8-Clubs} and Buchanan check-called a bet, as he did on both the {8-Diamonds} turn and {K-Spades} river.

Greenstein exposed his {9-Spades}{8-Spades} full house to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
86,000
-33,000
-33,000
Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
61,000
-21,000
-21,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Barry GreensteinShawn Buchanan