Recent Eliminations
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Busted |
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #32: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,242,000
Entries
2,828
Level
30
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Two Hands with Flowers
On the 
flop, one player checked before Randal Flowers fired 1,500. The third player in the hand raised to 3,500 and the first player folded back to Flowers. Flowers thought about it and then mucked his hand, dropping back to 43,000 in chips.
On the next hand, Flowers raised an opponent's 3,000-chip bet on the 
board to 7,300. A third player in the hand folded before the original bettor was back up. That player tanked and tanked. In fact, he put on such an acting scene that we started to contemplate whether or not he was up for an Oscar. Finally, the player moved all in and Flowers quickly called.
Flowers: 
Opponent: 
Flowers and his opponent held the same hand, although Flowers held a redraw to hearts. The river completed the board with the 
and both players chopped up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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43,000 |
Newhouse Burned Down
Mark Newhouse bet 1,500 on the 
flop and his opponent raised to 3,675. Newhouse made the call to see the pair the board on the turn. Newhouse checked and his opponent bet 5,600. Newhouse thought things over and then check-raised all in for approximately 19,000. His opponent quickly called and showed the 
for trip fours against Newhouse's 
.
The river completed the board with the 
and Newhouse was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted |
Bardah Opts for the Limp
Level 8
: 200/400, 50 ante
Ronnie Bardah limped in from early position. His limp surprised everyone at his table as they commented on how it was Bardah's first of the day. Action folded to Maya Gellar in the small blind and she completed before the big blind checked.
The flop came down 
and action checked to Bardah. He fired 525 and both Gellar and the other player folded. Bardah moved to 22,000 in chips.
It is Time for a Break
Level 8
: 200/400, 50 ante
Players are on their final 20-minute break of the night
Level: 9
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Chippers
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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37,000
21,500
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21,500 |
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27,000
2,000
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2,000 |
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19,000
-1,000
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-1,000 |
|
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14,000
-7,000
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-7,000 |
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13,000
-3,000
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-3,000 |
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11,000
-2,000
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-2,000 |
Taylor Forced to Fold
On the paired flop of 
, Anders Taylor called a bet of 4,100 from his opponent to see the fall on the turn. Both players checked and the river completed the board with the 
. The first player fired 13,000 and Taylor tanked. He had just over 20,000 behind and tanked for a couple of minutes. Eventually, he folded and gave up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,625
-5,375
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-5,375 |
West is the Best
Tim West was playing a hand with a 
board when a short stack in early position moved all in for 8,700. After some contemplation West moved all in for 12,900 with two players still to act behind him. The player on the button after weighing his decisions moved all in, he had all players in the hand covered, the fourth player folded and cards were turned over.
The initial short stack all in player held 
for a pair of eights.
The button held for an open ended straight draw and a flush draw to boot.
Tim West had the worst of it with 
for a measly pair of sevens.
When all the chips were accounted for and all the side pots put in place the dealer burned and turned a 
, Tim West's miracle card. West now had the lead and the angry glares of angry player at the table.
A river 
failed to deliver on anyone and West essentially tripled up and now has plenty of chips to make it to day two.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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36,000
26,000
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26,000 |
Goodbye Bardah
Action folded to Ronnie Bardah in the small blind and he limped in. The player in the big blind raised to 1,500 and Bardah made the call to bring them to a monotone flop.
Bardah checked the flop and his opponent bet 1,700. Bardah check-raised to 4,700 and then his opponent moved all in, having Bardah's 22,000-chip stack covered. Bardah made the call and put himself at risk.
Bardah flopped a flush with the 
. He also had an open-ended straight flush draw. His opponent tabled the 
for an ace-high flush draw.
The turn was the and nailed the big blind's higher flush straight away. Still, Bardah could hit one of his two outs to a straight flush to stay alive. The river blanked off though and Bardah was eliminated from the tournament.
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Busted |