2011 World Series of Poker

Event #40: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$808,538
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,440,400
Entries
732
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Cada Gone

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

Joe Cada moved all in for his remaining 9,575 from the big blind after facing a 1,500 raise from the player on the button. His opponent made the call.

Cada: {k-Spades}{7-Spades}
Opponent: {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}

The board ran out {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{2-Spades}{a-Clubs} and Cada was sent to the rail.

Tags: Joe Cada

Dabul Done

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

A short-stacked player on the button open-shoved all in from the button, then it folded to an even shorter-stacked Veronica Dabul in the big blind. Dabul checked her cards and quickly called, tabling {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} to her opponent's {2-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}.

The flop came {5-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{7-Spades}, and it appeared as though Dabul might be doubling back over 20,000. But the turn brought the {2-Spades}, giving her opponent a set. The river was the {6-Diamonds}, and Dabul is out.

Tags: Veronica Dabul

Young Gets Hero Called

The action folded to a player in the small blind who raised to 1,400. Jordan Young three-bet to 3,700, and his opponent called. The flop came down {4-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}, and Young's opponent check-called 6,000.

The turn was the {5-Diamonds}, and Young's opponent check-called another bet - this one was worth 7,700. The river was the {2-Spades}, and Young's opponent checked a third time. Young moved all in for effectively 15,000, and his opponent tanked before saying, "Alright, I'm all in.

Young showed king-high, and his opponent opened up {a-Spades}{4-Spades} for just a pair of fours. They were good, but the dealer accidentally mucked his hand and pushed the pot to Young. The entire table, including Young, protested, the hand was re-opened, and the pot was pushed to the correct player.

Player Chips Progress
Jordan Young us
Jordan Young
38,000
-23,000
-23,000

Tags: Jordan Young

Singer Sinks One

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

David Singer opened for 2,000 from late position and it folded to the big blind who reraised all in for about 20,000 total. Singer hesitated just a moment, then called, tabling {A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds} to his opponent's {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}.

The flop came {A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}, pairing Singer. The turn was the {7-Diamonds} and river the {4-Diamonds}, improving Singer's hand to a flush. Another player has been eliminated, while Singer now sits with about 68,000.

Tags: David Singer

Negreanu Picks Up a Nice Pot

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

We caught action on a flop of {10-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{9-Clubs} between Daniel Negreanu and Jason Koons. Koons bet 6,600 from the big blind and Negreanu called.

The {6-Diamonds} fell on the turn and Koons checked. Negreanu bet 16,500 and Koons made the call. The river brought the {7-Hearts} and Koons led out with 24,500. Negreanu moved all in and Koons quickly folded showing {10-Clubs}{7-Clubs}. Negreanu showed the {7-Diamonds}.

Negreanu now sits with 144,000 in chips.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuJason Koons

There's Always a Nine...or Two

A player moved all in for around 10,000 from middle position, and the action folded to Bill Klein in the big blind who made the call.

Opponent: {q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}
Klein: {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}

The board ran {4-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{8-Spades}{2-Spades}{j-Hearts}, and Klein recorded the knockout.

"There's always a nine," Klein said with a smile.

Player Chips Progress
33,000
18,000
18,000

Tags: Bill Klein

Jaka On the Move

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

A player under the gun opened with a raise to 1,700, the cutoff called, then Faraz Jaka reraised to 6,100 from the big blind. The original raiser folded, and the cutoff called.

The flop came {6-Spades}{2-Spades}{6-Diamonds}. Jaka bet 5,800 and his opponent called. The turn was the {10-Spades}. Jaka bet again, 9,500 this time, and again his opponent called.

The river brought the {2-Clubs}, putting a second pair on the board, and both players checked quickly. Jaka tabled {9-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}, and his opponent mucked.

The table broke at the completion of the hand, leaving Jaka alone to stack up his newly won chips. Jaka, who finished third in this same event in 2009, is carrying nearly 80,000 chips to his new table.

Tags: Faraz Jaka

Ho Doubles

Maria Ho was all in for her last 13,000 preflop holding {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}. Her opponent opened up {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}, and it was off to the races!

Board: {8-Spades}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{k-Spades}.

The king on the river saved Ho, doubling her to 27,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
27,000
15,000
15,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Maria Ho

O'Brien Takes Down Huge Pot

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

We caught action between Dan O'Brien and an opponent with a board ran out {6-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{j-Spades}{3-Diamonds}. O'Brien checked and his opponent bet 24,500. O'Brien reraised all in and his opponent tanked for a while before folding. O'Brien let him see one card and he turned over the {10-Spades}.

O'Brien now sits with around 115,000 in chips.

Tags: Dan O'Brien

Ainsworth Ascends

Level 10 : 400/800, 100 ante

Jude "j.thaddeus" Ainsworth has made a late push here at the end of the day. Just now we saw him adding more to his stack following a hand in which he had led following a {8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{5-Spades} flop, his short-stacked opponent shoved all in for 17,300 total, and Ainsworth called. Ainsworth had {10-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and his opponent {A-Spades}{2-Spades}.

The turn brought the {8-Hearts}, and Ainsworth's opponent still had the lead, but the river came the {3-Diamonds}, giving Ainsworth the flush and sending another to the rail.

Ainsworth is now up to 119,000.

Tags: Jude Ainsworth