2011 World Series of Poker

Event #31: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aqj6
Prize
$420,802
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,870,050
Entries
685
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0

Lindgren Looking Up

Level 7 : 250/500, 0 ante

Erick Lindgren raised to 1,200 and was called by the players in the hijack and big blind. The flop came {a-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{4-Spades} and all three players checked. The turn was the {6-Hearts} and the big blind bet 2,500. Lindgren called and the other player folded. After the {4-Diamonds} fell on the river the big blind put out a small bet of 1,500 and Lindgren raised to a more respectable 8,000. The big blind folded his hand and Lindgren's stack grew to 25,000.

Tags: Erick Lindgren

Bansi Busts

After a flop of {k-Hearts}{q-Spades}{2-Spades}, Praz Bansi ended up all in against another player but Bansi was going to need a lot of help to stay alive.

Bansi: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
Opponent: {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}

The turn and river of the {4-Clubs} and {5-Spades} couldn't save Bansi and he was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Praz Bansi gb
Praz Bansi
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Praz Bansi

Updated Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
82,000
56,000
56,000
Andrew Chen ca
Andrew Chen
70,000
14,000
14,000
Leif Force us
Leif Force
51,000
21,000
21,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Brock Parker us
Brock Parker
41,000
-5,000
-5,000
Dan Heimiller us
Dan Heimiller
30,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
24,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Nick Binger us
Nick Binger
23,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Erick Lindgren us
Erick Lindgren
22,000
-2,000
-2,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Erica Schoenberg us
Erica Schoenberg
19,000
3,000
3,000
Eric Froelich
Eric Froelich
16,000
-8,000
-8,000
John Racener us
John Racener
16,000
4,000
4,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
14,500
-7,500
-7,500
Andrew Lichtenberger us
Andrew Lichtenberger
13,000
4,000
4,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Tony Cousineau us
Tony Cousineau
12,000
3,000
3,000

Chinese Anyone?

Level 7 : 250/500, 0 ante

Apparently the exciting action of Omaha isn't enough for some of the players in the tournament.

We just spotted Eli Elezra, Josh Arieh and Ben Lamb passing an iPad back and forth between their tables to play a game of virtual Chinese Poker.

We're not sure who's winning, but Elezra's masseuse seems to be more interested in watching him play than rubbing his shoulders.

Tags: Ben LambEli ElezraJosh Arieh

Queens-Up for Lisandro

Level 7 : 250/500, 0 ante

In a multi-way pot, four players saw a {Q-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} flop with Jeffrey Lisandro pushing out a 2,250-chip bet from the cutoff.

Finding a caller on the button and two folds, the {3-Spades} on the turn saw Lisandro check before facing a 5,700-chip bet. Lisandro made the call before the {K-Spades} landed on the river and both players checked.

Lisandro tabled his {7-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and collected the pot with his two-pair to move to 39,000 in chips.

Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro

Arieh Exits

On a flop of {K-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}, Josh Arieh saw his last 8,525 enter the pot against Ben Lamb.

Arieh: {9-Clubs}{9-Spades}{8-Hearts}{2-Clubs}
Lamb: {K-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}

With Arieh in terrible shape, the {Q-Spades} on the turn changed little, and when the {8-Spades} landed on the river, Arieh was sent to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh
Busted
WSOP 6X Winner

Tags: Josh AriehBen Lamb

A Set of Sets

With nearly 5,000 already in the pot and the board reading {q-Spades}{10-Spades}{2-Clubs}, betting action on the flop culminated with Eli Elezra betting 4,000, Andrew Watson raising to 12,000, and the player in the big blind going all in. Elezra and Watson both followed suit going all in as well and it was fairly clear to see why after the hands were tabled.

Watson: {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}
Elezra: {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-Hearts}
Big Blind: {5-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{2-Diamonds}

Each player had flopped a set with Watson's hand dominating the other two. Because Elezra held a deuce in his hand the big blind was drawing dead and Elezra would need the case ten in the deck to win the entire pot.

The turn and river brought the {3-Spades} and {7-Diamonds} and Watson's hand held. Because Watson was the short stack of the three players, he won the main pot tripling his stack to around 60,000 and Elezra won the side pot putting his stack at 19,000.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Watson us
Andrew Watson
60,000
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
19,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Andrew WatsonEli Elezra

Level: 8

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 0