2011 World Series of Poker

Event #43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$675,117
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,856,950
Entries
2,857
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
40,000

Dabul Doubles

Action folded around to Veronica Dabul in the small blind who raised the action to 1,000. The player in the big blind three-bet to 3,000 only to have Dabul come back over the top, four-betting to 8,000. The player in the big blind announced that he was all in and Dabul made the call.

Dabul: {J-Diamonds}{J-Spades}
Opponent: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}

The board came {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} and Veronica Dabul was able to win a sizable pot off of her opponent. She's now sitting with a healthy stack of around 37,000.

Player Chips Progress
Veronica Dabul ar
Veronica Dabul
37,000 20,200

Tags: Veronica Dabul

Cada Clipped

Facing a raise to 1,100 and a three-bet to 3,200 from the cutoff, Joe Cada four-bet the action to 6,000 from the button. The original raiser in the hi-jack folded, but the cutoff moved all in for 11,075. Cada instantly made the call as the cards were tabled.

Cada: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}
Opponent: {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}

The board ran out {4-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{8-Spades}{6-Spades}{K-Diamonds} to see Cada's opponent spike on the river to snag a double while sending Cada tumbling down to 29,500 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
29,500 -13,500

Tags: Joe Cada

Mayrinck Goes Busto

Maria Mayrinck moved all in from the cutoff for her last 5,200. The player on the button moved all in over the top and both blinds folded. Their hands were tabled to see Mayrinck was dominated by the player on the button.

Mayrinck: {A-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}
Opponent: {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}

The board ran out {10-Spades}{5-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and Mayrinck was sent packing.

Player Chips Progress
Maria Mayrinck br
Maria Mayrinck
Busted

Tags: Maria Mayrinck

Bustlin' Bellande Busts Big Blind

Joe Cada opened his button to 900 only to have Jean-Robert Bellande and the big blind make the call to see a {2-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} flop.

Bellande led out for 1,500 and the big blind made the call as Cada folded and the {J-Hearts} landed on the turn. Bellande fired out 4,000 and the big blind pushed all in with Bellande instantly calling.

Bellande: {J-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Big Blind: {10-Diamonds}{10-Spades}

The river landed the {A-Hearts} to see Bellande eliminate his opponent while moving to 38,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
43,000 26,500
Jean-Robert Bellande us
Jean-Robert Bellande
WSOP 1X Winner
38,000 26,500

Tags: Jean-Robert BellandeJoe Cada

Chainsaw Cut Out On The River

A player in middle position raised to 900, and Allen Kessler went all in 6,000 in the hijack. It folded to the small blind, who isolated by going all in himself. The original raiser folded, and the two players flipped their cards up.

Kessler: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Small Blind: {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Kessler survived the flop, though just barely, as it came {6-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{4-Hearts}. Kessler would need to dodge an ace, queen, or heart, and did that on the turn, as it came the {k-Diamonds}. However, the {a-Clubs} spiked on the river, and Kessler was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
Busted

Sands Snags Double

Facing a button raise to 900, David Sands pushed from the small blind to 3,250. Once the big blind folded, the button moved all in and Sands snap-called for his last 15,625.

Sands: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}
Opponent: {7-Spades}{4-Hearts}

The board was spread {A-Spades}{3-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{7-Hearts} to see Sands double through to roughly 33,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
David Sands us
David Sands
33,000 17,200

Tags: David Sands

More Chippies

Tables are breaking in the black section, and all the players are slowly making their way over to the white section. Here are a few updated counts.

Player Chips Progress
David Baker us
David Baker
WSOP 3X Winner
59,000 56,600
Theo Tran us
Theo Tran
53,000 46,500
Ryan D'Angelo us
Ryan D'Angelo
WSOP 1X Winner
49,000 44,500
Marco Johnson us
Marco Johnson
WSOP 2X Winner
49,000 44,500
45,000 40,500
Dean McIver
Dean McIver
30,000 20,000
James Mackey us
James Mackey
WSOP 1X Winner
17,000 8,700
Yueqi Zhu cn
Yueqi Zhu
WSOP 1X Winner
16,000 11,500
Todd Terry us
Todd Terry
15,500 7,600
Ross Boatman gb
Ross Boatman
11,000 -2,000
Elliot Smith ca
Elliot Smith
10,700 6,200
Carter King us
Carter King
8,500 4,000
Mikhail Savinov
Mikhail Savinov
7,000 2,500

Nguyen Chops

After a raise by Soi Nguyen, an opponent three-bet and the two managed to get it all in with Nguyen's opponent's tournament life on the line.

The flop came {2-Clubs}{A-Spades}{A-Diamonds} and both players turned over their hands. Nguyen held {A-Clubs}{K-Hearts} and his opponent held {A-Hearts}{K-Spades}. They both shared a chuckle as the turn and river came {3-Hearts}{9-Diamonds} and they chopped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Soi Nguyen us
Soi Nguyen
41,000 8,000

Tags: Soi Nguyen