2011 World Series of Poker

Event #41: $1,500 Limit Hold’em Shootout
Day: 2
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k4
Prize
$167,060
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
538
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0

Burner Blasting Through Table

With Karen Manfrede bet preflop, we saw Dale Burner make the call to see a {A-Spades}{2-Spades}{k-Clubs} flop. It was here that Manfrede bet and Burner called.

The {9-Diamonds} on the turn brought checks from both players.

A river {10-Diamonds} lead to Manfrede checking and Burner putting out a bet. Manfrede called and showed {K-}{J-}. Sadly a pair of kings was not going to be enough to win this pot as Burner held {A-}{4-}.

Player Chips Progress
Dale Burner
Dale Burner
180,000 60,000
Karen Manfrede
Karen Manfrede
50,000 2,000

Tags: Dale BurnerKaren Manfrede

Dale Eberle Wins Table In Dominating Fashion

When we came back from the dinner break, Dale Eberle started with a commanding chip lead on his table and he never let up. Now, only 35 minutes into Level 15, he has won his table and earned the first spot on tomorrow's final table. As the players at his table had been complaining the entire level, "You always have it man, it's unreal."

We came in when Todd Witteles was down to 18,000 and David Speicher was down to 10,000.

Eberle in the small blind raised it up and Witteles in the big blind re-raised with Eberle calling. The flop came down {k-Hearts}{3-Spades}{8-Clubs} Eberle checked, Witteles bet, and Eberle called.

The turn came {10-Clubs} and Eberle bet out with Witteles calling. The river was the {6-Spades} and Eberle bet out again and Witteles put in his last 2,000 chips and Eberle instantly turned over {q-Diamonds}{10-Spades} and Witteles' head fell to the table and he flipped over his {a-}{8-}. Witteles was knocked out and Eberle went heads-up with Speicher

Two hands into heads-up play, Speicher got his last chips in preflop and was called by Eberle. Speicher had {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts} and Speicher had {a-Spades}{j-Clubs} After the cards were flipped over Speicher said, "I have you dominated right now, and that kind of worries me."

Sure enough, the flop came {2-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{a-Clubs} and Speicher just laughed, the turn and river came {4-Diamonds} and {3-Clubs} and Witteles who was still standing on the rail said, "That's as fitting an end as we could've expected."

The two heads-up opponents shook hands and Eberle gets to call it an early night in preparation for tomorrow's final table. We still only have one other heads-up table so there is still plenty of time before we know who will fill out the last nine spots.

Player Chips Progress
Dale Eberle us
Dale Eberle
270,000 100,000
Todd Witteles us
Todd Witteles
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
David Speicher
David Speicher
Busted

Tags: Dale EberleDavid SpeicherTodd Witteles

Slow and Steady Siegal

Jeffrey Siegal
Jeffrey Siegal

Jeff Siegal bet in first position, action then folded around to Stephen Bass in the big blind who made the call. A flop of {9-Spades}{4-Spades}{5-Clubs} was spread out. We then saw Bass check-call a bet from Siegal.

On the {j-Clubs} turn both players checked.

The river {A-Hearts} brought a bet from Bass and a call from Siegal. Siegal stated "you probably have me" and Bass countered with "I doubt it" and flipped over {J-}{10-} for a pair of jacks. Siegal then tabled {A-}{3-} for a pair of aces which was enough to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Stephen Bass
Stephen Bass
108,000 -2,000
Jeff Siegal us
Jeff Siegal
46,000 6,500

Tags: Jeff SiegalStephen Bass

Still Hungry? Have More Chips

Player Chips Progress
Noah Boeken nl
Noah Boeken
240,000 154,000
Randy Lew us
Randy Lew
138,000 46,000
Sergey Rybachenko ru
Sergey Rybachenko
134,000 57,000
Christoph Kwon
Christoph Kwon
115,000 -11,000
Stephen Bass
Stephen Bass
110,000 65,000
Kirill Rabstov
Kirill Rabstov
69,000 27,000
Matthew Schreiber us
Matthew Schreiber
WSOP 1X Winner
60,000 -14,000
Dom Denotaristefani
Dom Denotaristefani
58,000 -47,000
Jeff Siegal us
Jeff Siegal
39,500 -15,500
Jameson Painter us
Jameson Painter
38,000 -9,000
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
36,000 6,000
Christopher Woodbury
Christopher Woodbury
26,000 9,000
Markus Herbel
Markus Herbel
25,000 3,000
Luke Nettles us
Luke Nettles
20,000 -40,000

Borteh Busted

Being short stacked Alexander Borteh raised under the gun, and action folded around to James Cohn in the big blind who two bet. Borteh called and liked what he saw on a {6-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{7-Hearts} flop because he came out betting after Cohn checked.

With the {9-} on the turn Borteh bet again, putting himself all in. Cohn made the call and flipped up {A-}{K-} for ace high. Somehow Cohn was ahead, because all Borteh was able to produce was {A-}{4-} for ace high with a worse kicker. The river {8-} changed nothing and Cohn won the hand.

Player Chips Progress
James Cohn
James Cohn
142,000 12,000
Adam Tyburski
Adam Tyburski
80,000 50,000
Ricky Fohrenbach
Ricky Fohrenbach
35,000 7,000
Alexander Borteh us
Alexander Borteh
Busted

Tags: Alexander BortehJames Cohn

Katchalov Gettin Low

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Eugene Katchalov opened from the button and found one caller in Markus Herbel from the big.

The flop came {3-Hearts}{5-Spades}{4-Clubs} and both players checked. Both checked again on the {6-Clubs} turn. However, Herbel led out on the {J-Hearts} river. Katchalov callled and Herbel tabled {A-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} for the straight. Katchalov mucked and is down to just 30,000.

Tags: Eugene KatchalovMarkus Herbel

Who's Hungry for Chips?

Player Chips Progress
Justin Pechie us
Justin Pechie
WSOP 2X Winner
180,000 -10,000
Michele Limongi it
Michele Limongi
150,000 117,500
James Cohn
James Cohn
130,000 30,000
Dale Burner
Dale Burner
120,000 45,000
Eric Crain us
Eric Crain
93,000 33,000
Brock Parker us
Brock Parker
85,000 25,000
Jordan Rich us
Jordan Rich
85,000 -4,000
JJ Liu tw
JJ Liu
54,000 22,000
Karen Manfrede
Karen Manfrede
48,000 14,000
Steven Hustoft
Steven Hustoft
43,500 24,500
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
WSOP 4X Winner
36,500 36,500
35,000 -48,000
Hal Lubarsky
Hal Lubarsky
32,000 13,000
Leonardo Fernandez
Leonardo Fernandez
32,000 -3,000
Adam Tyburski
Adam Tyburski
30,000 4,000
Ricky Fohrenbach
Ricky Fohrenbach
28,000 -30,000
Alexander Borteh us
Alexander Borteh
23,000 -11,000
Mathieu Jacqmin
Mathieu Jacqmin
15,000 -28,000

Nettles Gets the Best of Kwon in Back-to-Back Hands

Level 5 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

In the first hand, Christoph Kwon raised out of the small and Luke Nettles flatted from the big. The flop came {4-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} and Kwon flung in a bet. Nettles raised and Kwon immediately re-raised. Nettles called. Nettles then called a bet on both the {2-Diamonds} turn and {Q-Spades} river. Kwon flipped his hand over in defeat, showing {7-Hearts}{6-Spades}. Nettles tabled {9-Hearts}{7-Clubs} for a pair of nines and dragged the pot.

In the very next hand, Kwon raised from the button and Nettles re-raised from the small. Lew folded in the big and Kwon called. The flop came {Q-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{6-Hearts} and Nettles led out. Kwon called. Nettles fired another bet on the {3-Hearts} turn and Kwon again called. However, Kwon folded when Nettles fired again on the {3-Diamonds} river.

Nettles has chipped up nicely since being on the verge of elimination. He is up to 60,000.

Tags: Luke NettlesRandy LewChristoph Kwon

"I Got an Ace!"

Todd Witteles put out a bet and was called by Dale Eberle preflop. On a {3-Hearts}{A-Spades}{4-Clubs} flop Eberle check-called a bet from Witteles. The {8-Clubs} on the turn lead to another bet from Witteles and a raise from Eberle. After Witteles called we got to see the {k-Hearts} on the river where both players checked.

Eberle declared "I have an ace!" with some confidence and showed {A-}{5-}. Witteles responded with "so do I" and flipped over {A-}{J-} for a pair of aces with a better kicker.

Player Chips Progress
Dale Eberle us
Dale Eberle
170,000 -20,000
Todd Witteles us
Todd Witteles
WSOP 1X Winner
67,000 29,000
David Speicher
David Speicher
30,000 -5,000

Tags: Dale EberleTodd Witteles