Graham Eliminated
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Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
Matt Graham moved all in preflop for his remaining 8,550 chips against one other opponent.
Graham: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Graham was sent to the rail.
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #40: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,440,400
Entries
732
Level
31
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Mercier Picks Up Small Pot
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
Jason Mercier raised to 800 from the cutoff and the player in the big blind called. The flop ran out 
and both players checked.
The 
hit on the turn and the player in the big blind checked. Mercier made it 1,050 to go. His opponent made the call. The river brought the and after his opponent checked, Mercier bet 2,800. His opponent folded and Mercier took down the pot.
Rousso Tripped Up
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
Vanessa Rousso has slipped back to short-stack status of late. Just now we picked up a hand in which she was trying to turn things around.
Rousso had opened with a UTG raise and got one caller in the big blind. The flop came 
, and Rousso's opponent check-called her continuation bet of 2,000. Both then checked the 
turn.
The river brought the 
and a bet of 4,000 from Rousso's opponent. Rousso thought about it, then called, tabling 
. But opponent had 
for trip nines, and thus claimed the pot.
Rousso now sits with 9,100.
Hellmuth Holds
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
A player in middle position opened to 800, another player on the button three-bet to 2,200, and Phil Hellmuth cold-called from the small blind. The original raiser came along for the ride, and the dealer fanned 
. Hellmuth led out for 2,000, and only the original raiser called.
Both players checked the 
on the turn, and the 
on the river. Hellmuth opened up 
for a pair of threes, they were good, and the Poker Brat was awarded the pot.
Negreanu Fills Up, Busts Opponent
When we reached Table 6, Daniel Negreanu and an opponent were heads up with the board reading 
. Negreanu check-called a 10,000-chip bet, and the turn brought the . Negreanu checked again, his opponent moved all in for 15,000, and Negreanu snapped it off.
Negreanu: 
Opponent: 
The river was paint, but the changed nothing. Negreanu's opponent hit the rail, while Kid Poker raked in a massive pot to push his stack above 60,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000 | 31,000 |
Some Grins from the Grinder
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
A player under the gun raised to 900 and it folded around to Michael Mizrachi in the small blind. The Grinder grabbed a handful of chips off his stack and tossed them forward, a reraise to 4,200. The player in the big blind then checked his cards, waited a beat, and announced he was all in, setting the 25,000 or so he had before him. The original raiser folded and Mizrachi quickly called.
Mizrachi showed 
and his opponent . The board ran out 
, and soon the dealer began the business of dividing the chips in half. As he did, Mizrachi reached over and with a wry smile slid his king over to his opponent, then slid his opponent's ace over to match his, pushing the hands forward as if to fool the dealer. While neither player picked up much in the way of chips that hand, all at the table gained a few laughs.
Mizrachi is sitting with about 60,000 at the moment.
Marchese Rockets Back to Starting Stack
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
Facing a raise to 850 and a call, Tom Marchese moved all in for about 7,000 chips. The original raiser re-shoved for more than 30,000, the third opponent folded, and the hands were tabled.
Marchese: 
Opponent: 
Marchese held, and now has about 15,000 chips.
Shulman Gone
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
We caught Barry Shulman all in on a flop of against Jonathan Duhamel.
Shulman held 
and Duhamel held 
.
The board ran out with the on the turn and the on the river. Duhamel sits with around 35,000 in chips.
Swidler Trending Up
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
In one of the first hands beck from dinner, Carter Swidler had a short-stacked opponent all in preflop. Swidler's 
was racing against his opponent's 
, but he flopped a boat when the dealer fanned . Swidler's opponent didn't hit running sevens, and the Canadian is now up to 54,000 chips.
Ladny Out
Level 7
: 200/400, 50 ante
"Hey Wretchy!" Eric Ladny shouted at Dan Martin right before dinner break. "Wanna watch me get knockout out?"
Ladny was faced with an all-in bet with the board reading 
. He called, and his opponent opened up for a rivered straight. Ladny laughed, mucked his hand, and exited the tournament.