2011 World Series of Poker

Event #4: $5,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
$874,116
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$4,065,500
Entries
865
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

$20 for a Bluff?

Level 1 : 50/75, 0 ante

Catching the action with the board reading {3-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{3-Spades} and roughly 9,000 in the pot, we found Dan Smith firing out a bet of 5,000.

His opponent from the button deliberated for several moments before kicking his cards to the muck.

"Show the bluff!" yelped David "The Dragon" Pham.

"$20" responded Smith.

Pham, or any of the other table members didn't bite, and consequently he tossed his cards at the muck.

"$5?" asked Pham, but it was too late.

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PokerNews Podcast: Rio Rookie feat. Zach Gruneberg

Level 1 : 50/75, 0 ante
Zach Gruneberg after winning an A$1,000 Limit Hold'em side event at the 2009 Aussie Millions.
Zach Gruneberg after winning an A$1,000 Limit Hold'em side event at the 2009 Aussie Millions.

WSOP Rookie Zach "HustlerGrune" Gruneberg is in the field today. This is his maiden voyage at the series, and he was kind enough to sit down with the PokerNews Podcast crew this morning to discuss his first summer in Vegas.

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Where You Get Those Chips?

Wondering over to Isaac Haxton's table we found that he had virtually tripled up during this first level.

With a seat empty, it would be logical to assume that he had stacked that player, but along with that he has managed to accumulate a further stack of chips to be the current chip leader of the day on a table that features Cody Slaubaugh and Brock Parker.

Player Chips Progress
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
44,000
29,000
29,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

Deuces for Negreanu

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

On a board of {4-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{2-Hearts} with roughly 2,000 in the pot we found Daniel Negreanu leading out for 1,725 into Sergey Rybachenko.

Rybachenko made the call, but when the {6-Spades} rolled off on the river, he folded to Negreanu's 4,100-chip bet.

As he did, Rybachenko flashed his pocket queens before Negreanu stated he spiked the deuce and flashed his {2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}.

"Thought you had fives" stated Rybachenko as he slipped to roughly 10,000 while Negreanu moved over the 26,000-chip mark.

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Dunst Delivers Busquet Blow

Tony Dunst and Olivier Busquet compete for best dressed in poker
Tony Dunst and Olivier Busquet compete for best dressed in poker

Arguably the best dressed man in poker - Tony "Bond18" Dunst - has some competition today with WPT Champion Olivier Busquet also donning his finest outfit for competition.

Dunst, wearing a baby blue shirt, dark red tie and signature suit has Busquet seated opposite him in a sky blue shirt, dark tie but a vest. Both men have definitely brought their A-game fashion sense to Event #4!

However, one can only assume that Dunst wouldn't be too happy in the fact that his award for best dressed may have a second runner, but he took it under his own wings to make sure today wouldn't be Busquet's day.

On a board of {A-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{J-Spades} and roughly 9,500 in the pot, we found Busquet announcing he was all in for 6,650. Dunst deliberated before tossing in seven yellow 1,000-denomination chips into the pot to make the call.

"You win!" announced Busquet tabling his {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for a busted straight draw. Dunst quickly flipped over his {A-Clubs}{K-Clubs} and raked in the pot to move to nearly double his starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Tony Dunst us
Tony Dunst
25,550
10,550
10,550
WSOP 2X Winner
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
Busted

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Andy Black an Early Casualty

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante
Andy Black
Andy Black

Andy Black was all in for his final 8,650 in a preflop pot that had already reached 2,500. Although we're not sure exactly what happened, Black's opponent inferred that he had pocket queens. Since talking about your hand against the rules a floor person was called over, not to issue a warning or penalty, but to clarify to rule. Black had no intention of having his table mate get reprimanded for his actions, but he did want the rule to be understood by everyone.

While the floor was explaining what was illegal and what was not, Black decided to use this opportunity to call the clock. A timer was placed in front of the opponent which drew more chatter from the table about how only the player with a decision could see how much time was left. With just a few seconds on the clock the opponent threw in the chips the hands were turned face up.

Black: {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}
Opponent: {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}

The flop nearly sealed Black's fate as it fell {10-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{Q-Spades} leaving him just four outs minus redraws. The turn was the {8-Clubs} and river {4-Diamonds} and Black is one of the first to hit the rails.

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No Napkins Here

Level 2 : 50/100, 0 ante

"Can I grab a bottle of water?" asked Nick Binger to the cocktail waiter Mario.

Handed a dripping wet bottle, Binger asked, "Can I grab a napkin from you sir?"

"Sorry, I don't have any. We aren't allowed to carry them." responded Mario the waiter.

"Huh? What? Well what am I supposed to do with a soaking wet bottle?" stated Binger, but it was too late as Mario had already vacated the table.

"New rule every year" quipped a fellow player on the table.

Tags: Nick Binger