2011 World Series of Poker

Event #42: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
6542
Prize
$814,436
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$3,393,400
Entries
361
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0

Melting Away

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

This group seems more focused on the impending money bubble than most $10k fields. Plenty of short stacks are getting shorter and shorter and shorter, and other players, even those with sizable stacks, seem to taking an extra few seconds (or minutes) to make every decision. We've heard the clock called in a few spots and expect that some fed-up players will be using it more often. They're still 17 players out of the money.

Tony Cousineau isn't going to be able to blind away for that long, but he's looking for the right spot to risk his chips. Action folded to Vanessa Selbst in the small blind in one hand we just witnessed, and she raised to 12,000. Rather than let her steal his blind or ship, Cousineau called, leaving himself about 55,000 behind. The flop came {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{8-Spades}, and Selbst bet. Cousineau folded, much to Selbst's disappointment. She showed {q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for a flopped boat.

Tags: Vanessa SelbstTony Cousineau