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2011 World Series of Poker
Event #46: $10,000 No-Limit Hold’em / Six Handed Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$4,455,600
Total Entries
474
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Players Left 1 / 474
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We don't know what the action was preflop, but we can assume that there was a raise and a call. When we did get to the table we saw Daniel Reijmer check-call a bet of 8,000 from Bjorn Verbakel.
On the 
turn card both players knuckled and were granted access to the 
river where Reijmer came out and put 14,500 in the middle. After about two minutes of thinking it over Verbakel threw his cards away.
We're not sure how the action went, but Michael Pesek ended up all in preflop holding 
and was up against the 
of Kevin Saul. It was another flip, but Pesek's jacks held as the board ran out 
. Pesek was pleased as punch to survive the hand while Saul was left with just 6,000.
In the very next hand, action folded to Saul in the small blind and he committed his stack and was called by Pesek in the big blind.
Pesek: 
Saul: 
Saul was ahead although he wasn't too excited. The 
flop gave Pesek a gut-shot straight draw, which happened to fill when the 
spiked on the turn. The insignificant 
was put out on the river as Saul grabbed his things and exited the tournament floor.
Michael "Gags30" Gagliano opened to 6,500 from middle position, Daniel Alaei three-bet to 14,000 on the button, and Dmitry Gromov four-bet to 27,500 from the small blind. Gagliano shoved for 144,000, Alaei folded, and Gromov called.
Gagliano: 
Gromov: 
The 
flop was fairly harmless, but the on the turn gave Gromov the nut-flush draw. The 
on the river was a brick though, and Gagliano doubled to over 300,000 chips.
The flop was 
, and when we reached the table Ariel Schneller had bet enough to put Bassel Moussa all in. Moussa tank-called.
Schneller: 
Moussa: 
The 
spiked on the turn, giving Moussa a straight, and all Schneller could do was hope for a nine to chop. The river was the however, and Moussa doubled to over 200,000 chips.
An under-the-gun player raised to 7,000 and was called by Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier in the cutoff. Ryan Fair then moved all in for 62,000 from the small blind, which inspired the original raiser to fold. However, Grospellier made the call to put Fair at risk.
Fair: 
Grospellier: 
Grospellier was ahead and had Fair dominated. The 
flop was no help to Fair, and neither was the 
turn. In order to stay alive, Fair needed to catch a jack on the river. The dealer burned and out out the 
. It was a bittersweet end for Fair as he made his way to the door.
Calling a raise preflop Phil Laak got to see a flop where his opponent put out a bet of 12,500. After some quick contemplation Laak put the chips in and was allowed to see a turn.
With the 
rolling off the deck for fourth street Laak's opponent checked. It was here that Laak came out firing, and put a stack of chips in the middle worth 27,500. His opponent thought for a second or two before throwing his cards away.
It is a dangerous thing to go Swimming with the Devilfish, the namesake of Des Wilson's book on David Ulliott, but that is exactly what Matt Marafioti tried to do in a recent hand. One a flop of 
, Matt Marafioti bet 3,500, Thorsten Schafer folded from middle position, and Ulliott called from the button.
Marafioti then bet 6,000 on the turn, and again the Devilfish just called. When the appeared on the river, Marafioti slowed down with a check, Ulliott bet 22,000, and Marafioti instantly folded.
The Devilfish has been on quite the heater as of late, chipping up to over 350K.
