Coming into the 2011 World Series of Poker, Tony Cousineau held the record for most cashes without a gold bracelet. That streak will continue as Cousineau has cashed, but his dreams of a bracelet in this event have come to an end.
It happened when Tom "durrrr" Dwan raised on the button and Cousineau shipped his short stack from the small blind. Dwan made the call and the cards were turned up.
Cousineau:
Dwan:
The board ran out and Cousineau was sent to the rail.
We are down to six tables here late on Day 2, and with this being such a tough field, it's no surprise that some super tough tables have emerged.
At table 367 (which will be the next to break unfortunately) are LAPC champ and our chip leader Greg Brooks, Team PokerStars Pro (USA) and PLO bracelet winner Jason Mercier, winningest online tournament poker player of all time Chris Moorman, six-time bracelet winner Layne Flack, and last but not least, Team PokerStars Pro (USA) and PLO bracelet winner Vanessa Selbst. We will have our eyes on this table as long as it's assembled as it is no doubt the toughest table of the tournament so far.
On a flop that read , Jason Mercier checked to Chris Moorman who led out for 27,000. Mericer called, then checked the turn of the . Moorman deliberated for almost a minute before betting out 47,000, but Mercier announced that he was all-in. Moorman quickly folded and he's now down to almost 120,000 with the break fast approaching.
We came to the table with the flop reading . Erick Lindgren checked, and Steven Burkholder bet 12,000. Lindgren elected to raise to 52,000 total, and Burkholder tanked for a minute before calling for most of his chips. The turn came the , and the players got the rest of the money in.
Lindgren:
Burkholder:
Lindgren wasn't happy to see that Burkholder had turned the straight, but Lindgren still had full house outs and outs for a higher straight. He hit that higher straight when it came the . Lindgren scooped the pot to up his stack to 500,000.
Since that elimination, Issac Baron and Gregory Bastin have also been bounced from the tournament.
David Callaghan raised to 9,000 under the gun and was met with an all-in raise to 26,500 by Hac Dang on the button. The blinds got out of the way and Callaghan made the call.
Dang:
Callaghan:
Dang received some help when the flop fell , giving him two pair; however, the turn gave Callaghan a set and left Dang drawing dead. The was put out on the river for good measure, but Hang's day has come to an end.
We came in when there was 175,000 in the pot and Chris DeMaci put out a 62,000 chip bet on the river. The board read and Isaac Baron was in the tank for quite a while before folding what we can assume was a lower flush. DeMaci scooped the pot and showed the which was the only diamond in his hand.
After the big bluff, DeMaci is up to 250,000 and Baron is down to just under 100,000
We picked up the action between Gregory Brooks, Joseph Ressler and Jordan Cairns on a flop that read ; Brooks and Ressler checked to Cairns who opened the betting, but Ressler was the only caller, making it heads-up to the turn of the .
Ressler bet 39,000 and Cairns called all-in.
Ressler:
Cairns:
Kessler's straight held up after the blanked out on the river and Cairns was sent to the rail.
Isaac Baron raised to 9,000 on the button and was called by Chris Demaci in the big blind. Both players proceeded to check the flop, as well as the . When the rolled off on the river, Demaci bet out 16,500 and Baron insta-mucked.
When we came to the table, Tom Dwan and David Benefield were starting to build a pretty big pot. Dwan had checked the turn when the board read , and Benefield bet out 13,500. Dwan opted to raise, making it 35,500 on top. Benefield called, and the players saw the hit the river. Dwan bet the pot, and Benefield called fairly quickly, and was not happy to that Dwan had the nuts with . The pot pushed Dwan up to 400,000, while Benefield is left with just 20,000.
Vanessa Selbst raised to 8,000 and received a call from Chris Moorman in the big blind. Both players checked the flop, which was followed by the on the turn. This time Moorman bet out 12,000, Selbst called, and the appeared on the river.
This time Moorman fired out a considerable bet of 29,500 and Selbst tank-folded.
and Cousineau was sent to the rail.
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. Erick Lindgren checked, and Steven Burkholder bet 12,000. Lindgren elected to raise to 52,000 total, and Burkholder tanked for a minute before calling for most of his chips. The turn came the 
, and the players got the rest of the money in.
. Lindgren scooped the pot to up his stack to 500,000.
turn gave Callaghan a set and left Dang drawing dead. The 
; Brooks and Ressler checked to Cairns who opened the betting, but Ressler was the only caller, making it heads-up to the turn of the 
hit the river. Dwan bet the pot, and Benefield called fairly quickly, and was not happy to that Dwan had the nuts with 
flop, which was followed by the 
