2011 World Series of Poker

Event #43: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 2
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

Griffin Grabbin' Some

From early position Gavin Griffin raised to 2,900. Action folded around to the player in the big blind who made the call.

The two players saw a {9-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} flop and the big blind player checked. Griffin continued out for 3,400 and the big blind made the call. The turn came {5-Spades} and we saw a check from the big blind once more. Griffin decided on 8,900 this time and it seemed like it was too high of a price for the big blind, as he slid his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Gavin Griffin us
Gavin Griffin
WSOP 1X Winner
75,000 53,900

Tags: Gavin Griffin

In the Money!

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

And we didn't even need one round of hand-for-hand. The bubble has burst to much cheering from all the remaining players.

And now the real shovefest-based catastrophic carnage begins...

Bubble Boy

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

With less than one blind, Randall Bot called for his all in preflop. Cary Katz also called and another player made it 3,800. Katz called made the call and three players saw a flop.

The flop came {8-}{5-}{6-} and Katz bet out 3,000. The original raiser folded, saying that he had {A-}{Q-}. Katz and Bot flipped over their hands, with Bot's tournament life on the line.

Bot: {A-Spades}{8-Spades}
Katz: {9-}{7-}

Katz flopped a straight and Bot was unable to improve, making him our official bubble.

Tags: Cary KatzRandall Bot

Hand for Hand

Level 12 : 600/1,200, 200 ante

It appears we are either one or two players from the bubble as the dealers are now standing up while hands are completed.

Aguiar Folds, Still Has Plenty

Jonathan Aguiar opened the pot to 2,700 and was called in one spot before the cutoff moved all in for roughly 31,000.

"How many people get paid?" asked Aguiar before being told it was 297. Aguiar looked up at the clock before sliding his cards to the muck, and although he folded, he still retains an impressive 121,000-chip stack.

Player Chips Progress
Jonathan Aguiar pt
Jonathan Aguiar
WSOP 1X Winner
121,000 40,400

Tags: Jonathan Aguiar

Vedes Short

Tommy Vedes just strolled past our PokerNews reporter looking a little disgusted.

He detailed us a hand that occurred just a few moments prior where he flatted with kings from the blinds against a preflop raiser. The flop fell {J-}{4-}{4-} and both he and his opponent checked. Vedes then proceeded to check-call the turn and river as his opponent showed his {K-}{4-}.

Vedes however is still alive with roughly 24,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Tommy Vedes us
Tommy Vedes
24,000 7,000

Tags: Tommy Vedes