2011 World Series of Poker

Event #28: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j7
Prize
$599,153
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,375,000
Entries
2,500
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
5,000

Kelly Off to a Nice Start

Level 3 : 50/100, 0 ante

J.P. Kelly raised to 250 preflop and an opponent called. The flop ran out {9-Hearts}{7-Spades}{5-Spades}. Kelly checked the flop and his opponent bet 525. Kelly reraised to 1,300 and his opponent made the call.

The turn brought the {7-Hearts} and both players checked. The {j-Hearts} hit on the river and Kelly led out with a bet of 1,100. His opponent quickly folded.

Tags: J.P. Kelly

Battle of the Blinds

After the table folded around the small blind limped, and it was Bertrand Grospellier in the big blind who raised to 300. The small blind called and it was off to the flop.

On a {4-Clubs}{8-Spades}{9-Clubs} board both players checked, it wasn't until the {Q-Clubs} turn that the small blind put out a bet of 425. Grospellier made the call and was allowed to see a river.

The {4-Hearts} on the river lead to another bet from the small blind of 600 and another call from ElkY. The small blind showed {A-Spades}{9-Hearts} for a pair of nines ace kicker and Grospellier mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
1,725 -1,375

Tags: Bertrand Grospellier

Seif's Nuts Don't Hold

Mark Seif and an unknown player raised back and forth to get all the money in on the {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} flop. Seif had flopped the nizzletons with the {Q-Spades}{J-Spades} for the Broadway straight. His opponent held a set of kings with the {K-Hearts}{K-Clubs}. The turn was the {J-Clubs} and the river the {10-Spades} to fill up Seif's opponent and give him the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Seif us
Mark Seif
WSOP 2X Winner
4,000

Tags: Mark Seif

Candio Bricks

Level 3 : 50/100, 0 ante

In a three way pot, the flop was {q-Spades}{10-Spades}{k-Hearts} and it was checked to Candio, who was in position on his two opponents. He bet 475 and the first player raised to 1,650. The other player folded and Candio quickly moved all in. His opponent, who had 8,500 in chips going to the flop, was covered but decided to make the call with {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}. Candio had {3-Spades}{8-Spades} and needed a spade and to miss the full house redraws in order to ship the pot. The turn bricked off with the {7-Spades} as did the {2-Clubs} river and Candio now falls back down to 3,800.

Tags: Filippo Candio

Tran Crippled

Level 3 : 50/100, 0 ante

Theo Tran was facing a raise from an early position player to 250. He decided to three-bet from late position to 800 and it folded back around to the original raiser who moved all in for 3,425. Tran made the call and the cards were on their backs.

Tran: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Opponent: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

Tran immediately tapped the table to give his opponent credit for good hand. His sportsmanship didn't win him any karma, however, as the board ran out {9-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{4-Spades}{7-Hearts}. He is now down to just 1,600 chips.

Tags: Theo Tran