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

Cohen Fills Up

Jesse Cohen opened to 6,500 from under the gun, and found four callers including Matt Jarvis in the cutoff, and Haralabos Voulgaris on the button. The flop came down {5-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}, and the action checked to Jarvis who bet 12,500. Only Cohen called.

The turn was the {a-Clubs}, and both players checked.

The river was the {5-Clubs}, and Cohen led out for 27,500. Jarvis quickly called, and Cohen opened up {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} for aces full of fives.

"Nice hand," Jarvis told him after mucking his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse Cohen us
Jesse Cohen
185,000 97,000
Matt Jarvis ca
Matt Jarvis
110,000 -65,000

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Hanks Checks Out

Hafiz Khan started the action by opening to 6,500, Samad Rashid three-bet to 14,000 on the button, and Brent Hanks moved all in for 102,500 from the small blind. Khan re-shoved, Rashid folded, and the hands were opened.

Hanks: {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}
Khan: {j-Clubs}{j-Spades}

Hanks was crushed, and couldn't find an eight, straight, or flush when the board ran {7-Clubs}{2-Spades}{3-Spades}{k-Hearts}{4-Clubs}.

"I folded ace-king," Rashid admitted after the hand.

Hanks started packing his things, paid his masseuse, said goodbye to his friend Dan O'Brien, then finally hit the rail, out in 57th.

Player Chips Progress
Hafiz Khan us
Hafiz Khan
235,000 125,000
Brent Hanks us
Brent Hanks
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Brent HanksHafiz Khan

One Justin Out, One Justin Up

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Justin Young open-pushed his last 39,500 and got a caller in our chip leader Justin Filtz. Young had {K-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and Filtz {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds}.

The flop came {2-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{4-Clubs} and turn {A-Clubs}, giving Filtz a pair of aces and leaving Young asking for a fifth club. But the river was the {A-Diamonds}, and Young is out in 56th place.

Meanwhile, Filtz just keeps adding to that massive stack. He's now moved up over the 700,000-chip mark.

Tags: Justin FiltzJustin Young

Alaei Eliminated

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Daniel Alaei
Daniel Alaei

Daniel Alaei moved all in preflop for 22,500 and Dan O'Brien called from middle position. Justin Filtz reraised to 55,000 from the small blind. O'Brien folded.

Filtz: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}
Alaei: {2-Spades}{2-Diamonds}

The board ran out {j-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{7-Spades}{9-Diamonds} and Alaei was sent to the rail in 58th place.

Filtz has close to 500,000 in chips.

Tags: Daniel AlaeiJustin Filtz

Some for Schleger

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

The board read {2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{3-Spades}{7-Clubs} with about 35,000 in the middle. Jeremy Ausmus (UTG) pushed out a bet of 26,000, then Schleger (UTG+1) raised to 56,000. Ausmus made the call. The river then brought the {9-Diamonds}. This time Ausmus checked, and Schleger carefully pushed out four towers of yellow chips -- a bet of 80,000. Ausmus took two solid minutes before deciding to let it go.

Schleger bounces up to about 260,000, while Ausmus sits with 156,000.

Tags: Jeremy AusmusShane Schleger

Negreanu Busts Harvalis

Nicholas Harvalis was all in and at risk against Daniel Negreanu preflop. Harvalis held {k-Spades}{j-Clubs}, and was racing against Negreanu's {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}.

"Of course you have overs," Negreanu joked.

"I'm a good player like that," Harvalis responded.

The flop was {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}.

"An ace would be really stupid," Negreanu blurted.

The turn and river came {6-Spades}, {5-Hearts} respectively though, securing the knockout for Negreanu, and eliminating Harvalis from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
226,500 39,500
Nicholas Harvalis
Nicholas Harvalis
Busted

Tags: Daniel NegreanuNicholas Harvalis

A Few Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Brendon Rubie au
Brendon Rubie
330,000 55,000
Randy Dorfman us
Randy Dorfman
285,000 -45,000
Tyler Smith us
Tyler Smith
WSOP 1X Winner
265,000 170,000
Haralabos Voulgaris ca
Haralabos Voulgaris
230,000 56,000
Manuel Bevand fr
Manuel Bevand
230,000 -5,000
Matt Jarvis ca
Matt Jarvis
175,000 -75,000
Jacob Schindler us
Jacob Schindler
WSOP 1X Winner
155,000 70,000
David Gent
David Gent
145,000 65,000
Peter Gilmore
Peter Gilmore
125,000 -105,000
Kenneth Shelton
Kenneth Shelton
105,000 69,800
Jesse Cohen us
Jesse Cohen
88,000 25,000
Joshua Bergman
Joshua Bergman
85,000 -75,000
Olivier Busquet us
Olivier Busquet
85,000 31,900
Ty Reiman us
Ty Reiman
35,000 -87,000

Alaei Crippled

When we reached Table 365, the board read {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}. Daniel Alaei checked to Dobromir Nikov who bet 8,500, and Alaei check-raised to 24,000. Nikov called.

The turn was the {4-Hearts}, and Alaei checked again. Nikov slid out a tower of 26 yellow T1,000 chips, and Alaei tank-called.

The river was the {5-Clubs}, and Alaei checked a third time. Nikov announced all in, and pushed his remaining 70,000 in the middle. Alaei moved chips forward, signaling a call, and Nikov opened up {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts} for trip aces. Alaei never showed his hand, rather he cut out enough chips to make the call, sent them over to Nikov, and mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Dobromir Nikov bg
Dobromir Nikov
265,000 58,000
Daniel Alaei us
Daniel Alaei
WSOP 5X Winner
14,000 -101,000

Tags: Daniel AlaeiDobromir Nikov

Serock Eliminated

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Joseph Serock
Joseph Serock

Joe Serock has been surviving on a short stack for a while -- since before the bubble burst -- but just now saw his fortunes finally run dry.

We arrived on the river, with Serock holding {A-Spades}{4-Spades}, Dan O'Brien {6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}, and the board reading {2-Spades}{6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{8-Clubs}. Serock is out, while O'Brien is up around 265,000.

Tags: Joe SerockDan O'Brien