2011 World Series of Poker

Event #40: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em / Six Handed
Day: 2
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

"Asshole" On My Forehead

Hafiz Khan started the action by raising to 4,500. Anthony Ruberto three-bet to 11,500, and the action folded back to Khan who made it 20,500 - a little more than a min-raise.

"Is that a min-raise?" Ruberto said quizzically. "What are you doing, man? If you just jam, I beat you into the pot."

Khan said nothing. He sat silently with his left hand over his mouth, shuffling a stack of purple T500 chips in his right.

"Shoulda just jammed," Ruberto repeated before folding.

"The bet was the same as a shove, right?" Khan finally spoke.

"Stop saying all that B.S.," Ruperto retorted.

"You were the one talking during the hand," Khan fired back.

"Does it look like I have 'asshole' on my forehead?" Ruberto asked sarcastically. "You cost yourself some chips."

Player Chips Progress
Hafiz Khan us
Hafiz Khan
135,000 11,000
Anthony Ruberto us
Anthony Ruberto
41,000 -45,100

Tags: Anthony RubertoHafiz Khan

102 Remain

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 300 ante

"Let's see... 17 times 6... that should be..."

The tournament director is doing some math out loud as he passes between the tables. His calculations tell us there are 102 players remaining. We're presently 24 eliminations away from the cash.

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 300

Fair Takes Down Huge Pot

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Ryan Fair moved all in preflop from the small blind after a player from the button raised. His opponent made the call.

Fair: {a-Spades}{q-Spades}
Opponent: {k-Clubs}{k-Spades}

The flop ran out {7-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{10-Spades} to put Fair ahead with a pair of aces. The {5-Spades} fell on the turn and the {7-Diamonds} hit on the river.

Fair now sits with around 185,000 in chips.

Tags: Ryan Fair

A Few Chip Counts From Around the Room

Player Chips Progress
Dan Santoro us
Dan Santoro
250,000 86,000
Matt Jarvis ca
Matt Jarvis
245,000 -122,000
Dobromir Nikov bg
Dobromir Nikov
207,000 85,300
Justin Filtz
Justin Filtz
175,000 -40,000
Grayson Ramage us
Grayson Ramage
170,000 116,700
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
153,000 99,000
Shane Schleger us
Shane Schleger
129,000 -1,000
Hafiz Khan us
Hafiz Khan
124,000 38,100
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
110,000 54,800
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
110,000 -32,000
Russell Carson ca
Russell Carson
110,000 56,000
Matthew Vengrin
Matthew Vengrin
82,000 -9,300
Steve Sung us
Steve Sung
WSOP 2X Winner
36,000 -71,900
Jim McManus us
Jim McManus
Busted

Hellmuth Chips Up

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Eugene Todd raised to 3,800 from the button preflop and Phil Hellmuth called from the big blind. The flop came {10-Hearts}{2-Spades}{a-Hearts} and both players checked.

The {5-Clubs} hit on the turn and Hellmuth bet 6,000. Todd made the call. The river brought the {6-Spades} and Hellmuth bet out 15,000. Todd made the call.

Hellmuth turned over {a-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} to take down the pot. He now sits with around 155,000 in chips.

Tags: Eugene ToddPhil Hellmuth

Miller Time

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Nicholas Blumenthal opened to 3,200 from early position, Faraz Jaka re-raised to 8,800 on his direct left, and Miller Dao moved all in for around 30,000 from the blinds. Blumenthal immediately called with around 20,000 behind, and Jaka mucked.

Blumenthal: {j-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}
Dao: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

"Come on," Blumenthal lamented. "Yack!"

He did not find a "yack" on the {2-Spades}{5-Hearts}{10-Spades}{8-Hearts}{7-Hearts} board however, and the man who sits 15th on the 2011 World Series of Poker Player of the Year list was eliminated just short of the money, and some extra points.

Tags: Faraz JakaMiller DaoNicholas Blumenthal

I Am Not Results Oriented Except When I Am

Level 13 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Samad Rashid raised to 3,900 from the cutoff, and it folded to Viktor Zsemlye in the small blind who after some deliberation set his remaining 28,100 before him. Haralabos Voulgaris folded from the big blind, then Rashid thought out loud a bit about the situation. As he spoke, Zsemlye sat wordlessly with his head down.

Finally he called, and Zsemlye looked up as he tabled his {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds}. "That's a good call," said Rashid of his decision as he turned over his {6-Clubs}{6-Spades}. Then came the flop -- {A-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{3-Spades}. "That's a bad call," said Rashid, not missing a beat at the sight of Zsemlye's two pair.

The dealer burned and turned the next card -- the {6-Diamonds}! "Oh," said Rashid, as if humbled by the surprising turn of fortune. The river was the {8-Diamonds}, and Zsemlye has been eliminated.

"Dealer, you have been forgiven for all of your past sins," smiled Rashid afterwards as he stacked his chips. He now has about 128,000.

Tags: Samad RashidViktor Zsemlye

Schulman Falls

With the board reading {A-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{5-Spades}, we arrived at the table to find Nick Schulman having check-raised a bet of 5,000 to 12,800. Massimiliano Martinez, though, was next to act and he shoved with the big stack. The better folded, putting the decision on Schulman for his remaining 54,000ish.

After about 30 seconds Schulman called and tabled {A-Spades}{J-Spades}. Martinez showed {3-Clubs}{2-Clubs} for flush and straight draws and while he didn't get there on the {6-Hearts} turn, he did when the {7-Clubs} river fell.

Player Chips Progress
Massimiliano Martinez it
Massimiliano Martinez
210,000 93,800
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
WSOP 4X Winner
Busted

Tags: Massimiliano MartinezNick Schulman