2011 World Series of Poker

Event #38: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$540,136
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$2,959,200
Entries
2,192
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

The Mexican Stand-Off Continues

There appears to be no end in sight for this heads-up battle, but when you're battling for a WSOP bracelet, you expect nothing less. You just gotta keep on keeping on.

Earlier, Arkadiy Tsinis raised to 180,000 from the button and Michael Blanovsky called before both players checked the flop of {Q-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{7-Spades}. From there, Tsinis check-folded after Blanovsky's bet of 150,000 on the turn of the {10-Diamonds}, then in the next hand, he called Blanovsky's raise of 180,000 from the big blind to go to the flop of {3-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{9-Hearts}.

Tsinis opened for 250,000 and Blanovsky called, then both players checked down the turn of the {J-Hearts} and the river {2-Hearts} before Tsinis showed {K-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for a pair, which was good enough to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Arkadiy Tsinis us
Arkadiy Tsinis
6,000,000
-390,000
-390,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Blanovsky
Michael Blanovsky
3,900,000
460,000
460,000

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