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Day 2 of event 31
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #31: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$1,870,050
Entries
685
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 0
Schwartz Stein'd
Wondering over to table 282 we found Sam Stein raking in an absurd amount of chips while Noah Schwartz's chair was vacated.
Speaking to Paul Volpe, he informed of the hand that saw Schwartz eliminated.
Stein opened to 3,000 and found one caller before Noah Schwartz three-bet the button to 13,000. Stein called, as the player in the middle folded before a 
flop fell. Stein check-called a bet roughly amounting to 17,000 as the 
landed on the turn.
Stein took the lead by pushing out 50,000 only to have Schwartz move all in for roughly an additional 70,000. Stein made the call to put Schwartz at risk.
Schwartz: 
(with nut clubs)
Stein: 
With Schwartz trailing, but holding a million outs as the table stated, he would need any ace, six, five, three or club to take the lead.
Although the river did land a club, it was the 
which gave Stein a full house and the pot as he moved to 326,000 in chips as Schwartz was sent packing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
326,000
151,000
|
151,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Bird In The Room
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
This is by far not the strangest of things to happen at the WSOP, but there is a bird flying and hopping around the Blue section in the Amazon room.
"Whoever the bird craps on will win this thing," someone said at a table.
Most of the field has ignored it but some are amused.
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
370,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
225,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
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|
130,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
110,000 | |
|
105,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
75,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
65,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
50,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Fast Tournament Action
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
Through 3.5 levels the field has been cut in half. Eight of the 16 starting tables remain in play and it looks like we may hit the money bubble before dinner.
Manabe Flushed with Chips
Tex Barch opened with an under the gun raise which Tsubasa Manabe called next to act before the small blind bumped it up to an additional 13,600. Both Barch and Manabe called as the small blind pushed his last 10,500 into the pot when the flop fell 
.
Barch and Manabe made the call, but when the 
landed on the turn, Barch check-folded to Manabe's 41,300-chip shove.
Manabe: 
Opponent: 
Fortunately for Manabe, the river landed the 
to see him make a flush and send his opponent to the rail while moving to 1245,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000
102,900
|
102,900 |
|
104,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
Clock Called on Chen
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
Patrick Miles, Andrew Chen and another player all saw the flop of 
. All three players checked and the came on the turn. The unknown player checked, Miles bet 6,000, Chen called and the unknown player folded. The came on the river and Miles bet 18,500.
Chen sat motionless, deep in thought. Maybe two minutes had passed, not an exorbitant amount of time, and another player -- not in the hand -- called for a clock on Chen. Chen had 70 seconds to act on his hand and with about 15 seconds left he folded.
Harder Halted
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 0 ante
Catching the action with the board reading 
, we found Christian Harder betting out 22,800 into his opponent.
His opponent deliberated for quite a while before eventually raising his last 17,100 all-in. Harder made the call.
Harder: 
Opponent: 
With Harder in the lead with his flopped straight, he would need to avoid both a spade and the board pairing to snag the whole pot.
Unfortunately it would be the 
on the river that would see the pot shipped to his opponent as Harder slips to 175,000 in chips.
Kowssarie Pushes Flop
Catching the action on the 
we found a check from the preflop raiser before Chris Back fired out 12,000.
Matthew O'Donnell pumped it up to 35,000 from the button only to have Mohamad Kowssarie move all in for 105,100. The original raiser folded, as did Bach before O'Donnell paused slightly before also tossing his cards into the muck.
As Kowssarie was pushed the pot, he moved to 175,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
30,000
|
30,000 |