Level: 4
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #45: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
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
Arnett Chips Up
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Level 3
: 50/100, 0 ante
A player in middle position raised to 375 and Kristy Arnett reraised to 925. Action folded back around to the original raiser and he shoved all in. Arnett made the call.
Arnett: 
Opponent: 
The flop ran out 
keeping Arnett in the lead. The 
hit on the turn, and the 
hit on the river.
Arnett now sits with around 8,000 in chips.
Pocket Rockets Go Down In Flames
Level 3
: 50/100, 0 ante
We heard a player announce "all-in," another player declare "I call," and hurried over to see 
turned over. With the inconspicuous board reading 
, the aces appeared to be a great hand, but Mike Marks revealed 
for the nut straight.
The player holding pocket aces stood up and shot out of the tournament area, not bothering to see the river card come 
. He hit the rail while Marks built his stack to over 5,500 with his deceptive hand.
Mitchell Runs Into Aces
Level 3
: 50/100, 0 ante
We caught action on the flop of 
between Nicholas Mitchell and the player in the small blind. Mitchell bet 375 after the player in the small blind checked. His opponent made the call.
The 
hit on the turn and both players checked. The river brought the 
and the player in the small blind checked. Mitchell bet 650 and his opponent made the call.
Mitchell turned over 
and his opponent turned over 
to take down the pot. Mitchell now sits with around the starting stack of 3,000.
A Few More Notables Found
As Day 1 moves forward, the professionals are starting to take their seats via the late registration process. We just spotted World Series of Poker B-listers Josh Arieh and Jean-Robert Bellande among the field, as well as noted Australian pro Cliff Lee.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,800 | |
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2,100 | |
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1,900 | |
Tens For Emmons
Level 3
: 50/100, 0 ante
David Emmons raised from late position but then the player on the button and the player in the big blind both moved all in. Emmons had both the other players covered but was faced with whether he wanted to risk a portion of his stack against two opponents. After deliberating for a bit, Emmons decided to call.
Emmons: 
Opponent 1: 
Opponent 2: 
As it turned out, Emmons had made a great call and when the board ran out 
, the other two players headed to the rail and Emmons' stack grew to 6,500.
Action from the floor
A few faces from event #45: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Trying to Ride the Rush
After making deep runs in Event # 38, the $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em tournament, both Metin Kose and Ryan Laplante are in the house today looking to run the gauntlet one more time.
Kose finished in 23rd place after navigating the field of 2,192 players, earning $15,950 for his work.
Laplante made it all the way to the final table, ultimately succumbing in 8th place for a $51,771 score.
After dodging bad beats and tough table draws to defeat over 2,100 other players less than a week ago, both Kose and Laplante are both here to see if their rush will continue.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,000 | |
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3,000 | |
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Lew Chips Up
Action folded around to the player in the small blind who made it 250 to go and Randy Lew called from the big blind. The flop came out 
. After the player in the small blind checked Lew made it 350. His opponent called.
The turn brought the and the player in the small blind checked again. Lew made it 700 to go and his opponent made the call. The hit on the river and the player in the small blind checked again. Lew bet 1,250 and his opponent called.
Lew turned over 
for a flush and his opponent folded his cards into the muck. Lew sits with around 8,600 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,600
5,600
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5,600 |
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Victor Ramdin Runs Into a Better Two-Pair
We spotted Team PokerStars Pro Victor Ramdin and hung around long enough to catch him in a hand. After a player in middle position raised to 150, Ramdin called from the small blind and the big blind defended as well.
The flop fell 
and Ramdin checked, as did the big blind. The preflop aggressor continued his line, firing a bet of 325 into the middle. Ramdin made the call, the big blind released, and we were heads-up going to the turn.
After the hit the table, both players tapped the table and the dealer revealed the 
on the river. Ramdin decided to lead out this time, tossing 1,050 into the pot. His opponent quickly made the call and Ramdin announced "kings up." The other player countered that by showing his for a better two pair and the pot was shipped his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,475
-1,525
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-1,525 |