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2011 World Series of Poker
Event #48: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,662,550
Entries
2,713
Level
33
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
30,000
Papola Doubles Up
Level 2
: 25/50, 0 ante
Jeffrey Papola was heads up against one other player on a flop of 
. His opponent checked and Papola made it 275. His opponent reraised to 700 and Papola made the call.
The turn brought the 
and Papola's opponent made it 1,250. Papola reraised all in for another 2,375. His opponent made the call.
Papola turned over 
and his opponent turned over 
. The 
hit on the river and Papola took down the pot.
Papola sits with around 10,000 in chips.
Timoshenko Extracts Some Value
Level 2
: 25/50, 0 ante
On a flop reading 
, the player in the small and Yevgeniy Timoshenko in the big checked to the player on the button, who bet 150. The small folded, but Timoshenko called.
Both players checked the 
turn, however, it would be Timoshenko who led out for 250 on the 
river. His opponent called and Timoshenko revealed 
for a pair of queens. His opponent mucked and Timoshenko dragged the pot.
Timoshenko is up to 5,200.
Bellande's Time?
Level 2
: 25/50, 0 ante
We were watching one table but turned around for a second and noticed Jean-Robert Bellande in a hand at another table. With the board reading 
, it was presumably checked to Bellande on the button who bet 475 on the river. It was only left up to his opponent in the big blind and he folded. Although Bellande took down the pot, he was still quite a bit below the starting stack with 2,700.
Jarvis off to a Strong Start
Level 2
: 25/50, 0 ante
We spotted Matthew Jarvis against one other player with the board ran out 
. Jarvis bet 1,000 on the river and his opponent made the call. Jarvis turned over 
to take down the pot of about 4,000.
Jarvis won the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em event last week for the bracelet and $808.538. We'll be keeping an eye on him to see if he can make another deep run.
Shorr Busts with Rags
Shannon Shorr went to a four-handed flop of 
. Shorr check-raised a 150 bet to 1,025 and got one call. The turn came 
, Shorr shoved and the other player called, who immediately turned over 
. Shorr held 
and the river fell 
and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 2
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
No Chomping for Humberto Yet
Level 2
: 25/50, 0 ante
The action was four-handed for 75 apiece as the players saw an 
flop. The small blind checked to the player under the gun who bet 200. Humberto Brenes threw in the call on the button while the other two players folded. On the turn, UTG bet a strong 600. Brenes laid his hand down and dropped to 3,850 in the early going.
Madsen Off to Slow Start
Level 2
: 25/50, 0 ante
The player in the hijack raised to 75 and Jeff Madsen called on the button. On the 
flop, the hijack led out for 150. After sizing up his opponent, Madsen decided to fold and was down to 2,750 after the first level.
Jaka (Nearly) Doubles
Level 1
: 25/25, 0 ante
On a flop reading 
, a player from the big and Faraz Jaka appeared to have gotten into a raising war, with Jaka being the last to go all-in for a little over 4,000. His opponent seemed reluctant, but eventually slid his remaining stack into the middle.
Jaka:
Opponent:
Jaka's opponent would need a ten to survive, but the 
turn and 
bricked, sending him to the rail and chipping Jaka up to 8,200.