Event #45: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Day 3 Started
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #45: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,601,000
Entries
2,890
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000
Day 3 Table and Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 280 | 1 | Antonio Esfandiari | 663,000 |
| 280 | 2 | Jonathan Driscoll | 1,247,000 |
| 280 | 3 | Jonathan Lane | 509,000 |
| 280 | 4 | Michael Marks | 224,000 |
| 280 | 5 | David Haiman | 528,000 |
| 280 | 6 | David Baker | 252,000 |
| 280 | 9 | Jeremiah Siegmund | 512,000 |
| 286 | 1 | Stuart Fischbein | 141,000 |
| 286 | 3 | Jean Luc Marais | 224,000 |
| 286 | 4 | Jelger Wiegersma | 215,000 |
| 286 | 5 | Nicolo Calia | 150,000 |
| 286 | 6 | Philip Hammerling | 650,000 |
| 286 | 7 | Eric Baudry | 266,000 |
| 286 | 8 | Paulo Gomes | 308,000 |
| 292 | 1 | Andrew Teng | 723,000 |
| 292 | 2 | Manuel Labandeira | 226,000 |
| 292 | 3 | Tamas Lendvai | 169,000 |
| 292 | 4 | Kenneth Griffin | 1,133,000 |
| 292 | 6 | Aaron Massey | 413,000 |
| 292 | 7 | Manuel Davidian | 106,000 |
| 292 | 8 | Kent Novick | 91,000 |
Final Day of Event # 45: No-Limit Hold'em Set to Begin
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Heading into the third and final day of Event # 45: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em, the narrative of the tournament has been defined by contrast. Day 1 witnessed thousands of amateurs with little experience trying to overwhelm the professionals in the field, and players being culled at a dizzying pace. In one of the last chances to take home gold in this year’s WSOP, both the average joes and the grizzled pros flocked to the Rio for their chance to win a bracelet.
During the more methodical Day 2, a pair of poker greats emerged from the wreckage and built commanding chip stacks. Phil Hellmuth and Antonio Esfandiari both displayed distinctly different styles as they made their runs, and the Poker Brat’s vocal play eventually saw him exit in 28th place.
Now that Day 3 has arrived, our chip leader Jonathan Driscoll (1,247,000) has stamped his name on the tournament with authority. After moving to Hellmuth’s table late in the night, Driscoll proceeded to dismantle the 11-time bracelet winner with devastating precision. The native of Quebec, who is sharing a house with friend and defending Main Event champ Jonathan Duhamel, managed to get under Hellmuth’s skin. He eventually finessed an ill-timed semibluff shove from the legend and claimed his entire stack in stunning fashion.
Driscoll will do battle with fellow million dollar man Kenneth Griffin (1,133,000), as well as young tournament pro Andrew Teng (723,000). His most formidable opponent, however, may just be Antonio Esfandiari (663,000). The Magician burst on the poker scene in 2004 by winning both the $10,000 L.A. Poker Classic ($1,399,135) and the $2,000 Pot Limit Hold'em ($184,860), and after a bit of a dry spell, he has retaken his seat at the table of poker’s best players. A win here today would give Esfandiari his second bracelet, elevating him to the upper echelon of poker players who have climbed the mountain twice.
The PokerNews team will be here until the final hand is dealt, so check in with us throughout the day to follow all of the action as a new champion is crowned here at the WSOP.
Level: 21
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 2,000
Manuel Labandeira Eliminated in 21st Place ($13,031)
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
It was the very first hand of Day 3. In fact, Aaron Massey hadn't even finished stacking his chips after unbagging them when he opened with a raise to 30,000 from middle position. The table folded around to Manuel Labandeira in the small blind who reraised all in with the 218,000 he had left. Tamas Lendval folded from the BB, and Massey quickly called.
Ladandeira 
Massey 
The board ran out 
, and Ladandeira is out in 21st. Massey, meanwhile, has a lot more chips to stack. He up to 645,000.
Manuel Davidian Eliminated in 20th Place ($13,031)
Tamas Lendvai and Manuel Davidian got all the chips in the middle preflop with Davidian needing some help to stay alive.
Lendvai: 
Davidian: 
The board ran out 
and Davidian hit the rail in 20th place while Lendvai chipped up to 330,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000 | 161,000 |
|
Busted |
Michael Marks Eliminated in 19th Place ($13,031)
After Antonio Esfandiari raised to 26,000 from the hijack, chip leader Jonathan Driscoll took a moment to ponder before making the call. Michael Marks looked down at his short stack and decided to make his move. He shoved all-in for his last 176,000 and step one of the plan worked when The Magician mucked his hand.
Driscoll did not release, however, and asked the dealer to count the stack. He eventually shrugged and said "I call" while flipping up his 
. Marks stood and turned over his 
, telling a friend on the rail "It's nines versus king-ten ... he called with king ten."
Both players watched the flop fall 
and Marks threw his hands up in frustration, telling the same friend "He flopped two par, that's it!" When he saw the in the turn he knew it really was over and turned to make a hasty exit. The 
on the river made it official and Driscoll notched his first knockout of the day, building his stack to nearly 1,500,000 in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,475,000 | 228,000 |
|
Busted |
Seating for Final Two Tables
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
There has been a redraw and the final 18 are now seated thusly:
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 280 | 1 | David Haiman |
| 280 | 2 | Jonathan Driscoll |
| 280 | 3 | Kenneth Griffin |
| 280 | 4 | Stuart Fischbein |
| 280 | 5 | Antonio Esfandiari |
| 280 | 6 | Eric Baudry |
| 280 | 7 | Andrew Teng |
| 280 | 8 | Nicolo Calia |
| 280 | 9 | David Baker |
| 286 | 1 | Aaron Massey |
| 286 | 2 | Philip Hammerling |
| 286 | 3 | Kent Novick |
| 286 | 4 | Tamas Lendvai |
| 286 | 5 | Jean Luc Marais |
| 286 | 6 | Paulo Gomes |
| 286 | 7 | Jeremiah Siegmund |
| 286 | 8 | Jonathan Lane |
| 286 | 8 | Jelger Wiegersma |
A Look at the Current WSOP Player-of-the-Year Leaderboard
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Current 2011 WSOP Player-of-the-Year Leaderboard
| Player | Points | Cashes | Final Tables | Bracelets | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Lamb | 486.25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | $1,074,354 |
| Phil Hellmuth | 420.75 | 3 | 2 | 0 | $517,410 |
| Sam Stein | 402.63 | 4 | 2 | 1 | $716,342 |
| Mikhail Lakhitov | 401.80 | 5 | 2 | 1 | $851,058 |
| Mitch Schock | 364.81 | 5 | 3 | 1 | $406,018 |
| John Juanda | 336 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $410,067 |
| Amir Lehavot | 330.75 | 2 | 1 | 1 | $578,454 |
| Sean Getzwiller | 325 | 2 | 2 | 1 | $647,854 |
| Jason Mercier | 323.45 | 4 | 2 | 1 | $670,471 |
| Mark Schmid | 317.75 | 3 | 1 | 1 | $499,861 |
| Steve Landfish | 317.70 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $330,044 |
*Through Event #42
Kent Novick Eliminated in 18th Place ($16,256)
Level 21
: 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Kent Novick was just all in for his tourney life, playing out of the big blind with 
versus Aaron Massey on the button with 
. The flop came -X, giving both pairs but Massey's the better of the two. The turn and river bricked for Novick, and he hits the rail in 18th.
Massey keeps amassing chips. He's up to about 730,000 now.