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

Benyamine Bounces Back

Level 8 : 250/500, 50 ante
David Benyamine
David Benyamine

David Benyamine was just all in for his tourney life, having committed his last 11,575 before the flop with {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} and hoping for his small pair to hold versus an opponent's {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}. The community cards came {2-Spades}{6-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}, and Benyamine managed to survive. He's now at about 25,000.

Tags: David Benyamine

Mercier Mucks

When we reached the table the flop had fallen {5-Clubs}{q-Spades}{k-Diamonds}. Jason Mercier was heads up with an opponent who checked, and Mercier tossed out 2,700. His opponent called.

Both players checked the {8-Spades} on the turn, and after the {q-Clubs} rivered Mercier's opponent led for 6,000. Mercier screwed up his face, tanked for thirty seconds, and folded his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
WSOP 6X Winner
18,000

Tags: Jason Mercier

Deeb Thoughts

Level 8 : 250/500, 50 ante

When we arrived at the table, Shaun Deeb had the button and 2,725 sitting in front of him, and his neighbor in the small blind had all of his stack -- 17,200 -- in front of him. Deeb was standing up and rubbing his chin, deep in thought over whether or not to call. Finally he dropped a stack of yellow chips out in front. His opponent tabled {A-Diamonds}{J-Spades}, and Deeb winced at the sight as he showed his {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds}.

The board came {5-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{2-Spades}, and the better hand preflop had held. Deeb still has about 40,000.

Tags: Shaun Deeb

Fair Chips Up

Level 8 : 250/500, 50 ante

Ryan Fair was involved in a pot against one other opponent. We caught action on the river with the board showing {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}{3-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{k-Spades}.

Fair bet 9,475 into a pot of over 15,000. His opponent tanked for awhile before making the call.

Fair turned over {3-Spades}{3-Hearts} for a flopped full house to take down the pot. He now sits with around 75,000 in chips.

Tags: Ryan Fair

Katchalov Out

Eugene Katchalov opened to 1,000 from middle position, a player in the cutoff three-bet to 2,300, Katchalov four-bet shoved for 7,000, and his opponent called.

Katchalov: {a-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Opponent: {j-Spades}{j-Hearts}

Katchalov was dominated, and couldn't catch up as the board ran {3-Clubs}{10-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{k-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
Busted

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Selbst vs. Grinder Part II

A player in the cutoff opened to 1,050, another player on the button three-bet to 3,000, Michael Mizrachi four-bet to 8,150 from the small blind, and Vanessa Selbst five-bet to 16,300 from the big blind. Only Mizrachi called, and the dealer fanned {2-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{k-Diamonds}. Mizrachi checked, and Selbst bet enough to put Mizrachi all in.

The Grinder tanked for a bit before eventually calling, turning over {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}. Selbst opened up {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}, and needed an ace or a queen to secure the knockout. The turn and rive came {k-Hearts}, {4-Clubs} respectively, and The Grinder doubled to 80,000 chips.

Selbst was steaming, and is left with less than 30,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mizrachi
Michael Mizrachi
80,000 22,000
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst
29,000 -7,000

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Bluffing Hellmuth (Hilarity Ensues)

Level 8 : 250/500, 50 ante

The board showed {2-Spades}{4-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{J-Hearts}. There was 18,000 in the middle. A short-stacked player in the big blind shoved all in for 9,975, prompting a fold from his neighbor sitting to his left. That just left Phil Hellmuth on the button, who brooded a bit before folding his {A-}{4-} face up.

The player in the big blind couldn't resist the opportunity, turning over his {5-}{3-}. Hellmuth looked over at his opponent's hand, smiled graciously, and complimented him for an inspired and well-timed bit of trickery.

Okay, perhaps it went a little differently there at the end. We'll let you elaborate on the theme yourself, delivered to us here by our intrepid reporter thusly: "Phil gives him crap for the bluff."

Hellmuth now has about 45,000.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

Chip Leader?

Level 8 : 250/500, 50 ante

"Hey!" Mclean Karr shouted to one of our live reporters on the floor. "Who's the chip leader?"

We told him that, at the moment, it appears as if Randy Dorfman is in the lead with 115,000.

"I have one-thirty," he responded.

Indeed he does, making him our new, unofficial chip leader.

Tags: Mclean Karr